My Armory...So Far

I didn't know when and where to put this group shots of my guns, so here goes.

This is not all of them. I still have a Tokyo Marui CQB-R (Dark Earth version). Actually, it's my wife's. She is also now the owner of the MRP, which we rarely use now. Not in the photos is my KJ Works KC02, also known as the Hawkeye. Also not in the photos above were my Tokyo Marui 1911A1 and Hi-capa 5.1.

Glock18C: Ti-Tan-ium

This would seem to be my fourth Glock18C, but you know too well that I just swapped the slides and frames to get different looks. Here now is the last (for now) of the series of my Glock18C photo galleries.

This is the one with the tan Guarder frame and the Shooter's Design metal slide kit. I didn't realize that there was just one photo of this particular gun during that whole photoshoot - and it's not even alone in the photo. Maybe because of the endless swaps that I did. Oh well, more pictures next time. Here it is with the Kimber Tactical Entry II.

Glock18C: Black on Tan

This now is a gallery of the second Glock18C swapped with the black PGC metal slide from the first Glock18C.

You probably noticed that the dark earth frame now sports a magwell and a thumb-rest. I got the magwell in a stack of second hand items in a local airsoft shop that specializes in handguns parts and upgrades. And the thumb-rest is something I got from my friend. He owns a Tokyo Marui Glock17 Custom and he wanted to get rid of the thumb-rest because he didn't like it. That's luck working in my favor. I really wanted to have a thumb-rest on my Glock so he gave it to me!

Glock18C: Titanium on Black

This entry showcases my first Glock18C, now swapped with the Titanium slide from my second Glock18C.

This set-up seems to be a close cousin of Will Smith's Glock17s in the movie Bad Boys II.

Glock18C: Black on Black

This is a start of a series of Glock18C photography entries featuring my Glock 18Cs.

In this entry are the photos of one of my Glock18Cs, with the orignal frame, and the slide upgraded with the PGC black metal slide and barrel. This Glock also sports the NineBall Tritium sights.

Tokyo Marui New Products

Following are obscured snapshots of new products from Tokyo Marui.

A new MP7, it could be gas blowback.

A P90 OD version.

A new Beretta from the looks of it. Again, it could be electric.

A new Smith & Wesson revolver.

All of these will be revealed in the Shizuoka Hobby Show on May 16-17.

SOURCE: http://echigoyaworks.militaryblog.jp/

Tokyo Marui M&P Pistol

I don't exactly remember when Tokyo Marui announced (at least in a teaser in the form of mock models) that they will be making the XDM, M&P and HK45 pistols in the future. In the photo below, these resin mock models of the guns in the to-be-released-in-the-future list are some of the latest models (as far as I know) in the real steel handgun industry. The XDM was already out a few months ago and a lot of people are waiting for the other two.

Photo credit here.

I am particularly excited about the M&P. I really like it and I can't wait to see it in its Tokyo Marui glory. In the above photo, I can say that the model they (Tokyo Marui) are trying to show is the 45 caliber M&P. But, I was surprised to see that in another photo (shown below) in a website, it seems the model have been changed from the 45 caliber to the 40 caliber model or a 9mm. Now I'm not sure which one they're producing. I hope they make them both. And the Shield, as well. I am hoping, too, that they'll make two-tone models, especially the one with the dark earth frame.

Photo credit: Hyperdouraku

Right now, here's my wish list of M&P Pistols that I'm looking forward from Tokyo Marui.

M&P45 full-size in Dark Earth Frame

M&P45 in full-size black frame and slide

M&P 9mm

M&P Shield 9mm

M&P45c (Compact Size)

M&P45c (Compact Size) Dark Earth Frame

I believe the 2012 edition of Shot Show Japan will be on May 26th thru 27th and to be held in Osaka, Japan.  That is just a couple of weeks from now. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on this one.

M&P Real Steel gun photos were taken from the Smith&Wesson website.

Glock 18C Slide & Frame Replacement

This entry will discuss the process of how I built my "Ti-Tan-ium" Glock18C. And because I just previously posted an entry showing how to change the plastic slide to metal slide, I will skip the major parts of that process.

Now, after dismantling the slide, I replaced the original barrel and hop rubber with their NineBall counterparts. I mentioned in my previous post that the reason for using a NineBall inner barrel is to compliment the color of the outer barrel and slide. Another reason is that I had planned on experimenting which barrel (PDI Raven or NineBall) will work better with the NineBall hop up rubber. I will post the results in the future.  

With the inner barrel/chamber assembly reassembled, it was inserted into the outer barrel.

In the photo below, you can see that the front sight screw is already thread-locked into the slide. The screw is included in the set of the metal slide along with the front and rear sights. Originally, I had planned to have the NineBall Tritium sights installed in this Titanium slide but apparently, the Shooter's Design slide has a screw slot that will accomodate only the screw that came in with the whole set. As much as I really wanted to have the tritium sights in the titanium slide, I can't really do it. So I made do with the black iron sights.

After everything has been installed in the slide, it is then reassembled together. The NineBall recoil spring was replaced by a RCC 130% recoil spring. The two spacers that came with the recoil spring guide was removed.

Next is replacing the frame. This was the exciting part for me. Again, I've heard and read lots of good things about the Tokyo Marui Glocks, especially the 18C compared to its KSC counterpart, so I was really excited to see how this will turn out.

The first step is to remove the screw at the rear corner of the frame.

Then punch out the pin that holds the rear chassis in place.

Next up, the slide lock was removed from the frame. It's really easy to figure out how to remove it once you've seen the internals.

The main frame screw was then undone.

The magazine catch was removed from the frame. Again, it's easy to figure out how to do this. In case you still don't know how, just unhook the wire/spring from inside the frame that keeps the catch in place.

You can now remove the main frame pin from the mid-section of the frame.

With all the pins and screws removed, you can take out the whole chassis.

Working on the new frame, undo the screw that was included in the frame set.

Notice that the original screw and the one that comes with the frame has different thread pitches. You can't use the original screw with the new frame. And vice-versa, of course.

Place the magazine catch spring/wire inside the frame.

Install the magazine catch.

Put the serial number plate/safety into place.

The front chassis can now be installed in the frame. It was then held tight by the main frame screw and the mid-section pin. The tricky part in here is to align the holes of the chassis with the parts of the magazine release lever and the frame holes. It's tricky...but not hard to do.

The next step is to install the slide lock.

The rear chassis was now installed into the frame and it was then kept in place by the rear frame pin.

After that, the chassis was finally firmly held into the frame by the rear screw.

Based on my 2 experiences of customizing a Tokyo Marui Glock, I can say that there is totally no lapping needed to make the slide rack smoothly on the frame. I can also attest to the articles I've read, videos I've watched and people I've talked to: It is very easy, indeed, to customize a Tokyo Marui Glock. I had encountered no problem at all doing both my Glock custom works.