Monday, October 19, 2009

Airsoft Type 89 Gun Repairs

The type 89 Japanese assault rifle has recently been cloned by airsoft gun manufacturers. I benched one of the Both Elephant brands recently for an internal review, plus I wanted to see how BE's new mechanical 3 shot burst was configured mechanically. The type 89 airsoft gun sports a full metal body, barrel and gearbox and features the mechanical 3 shot burst feature. Other "airsoft replica cloners" have incorporated 3 shot burst features by using an electronic MOSFET control which seems to be prone to premature failure due to the extreme field use most airsoft guns are subjected to. I was delighted to discover that the type 89 uses M4/M16 standard magazines. I tried out JG, TM and AGM brands and all worked fine. I did find it disappointing that...