Review KJW M9 Elite IA

After one month, I think it's time to write the review of it. It has a great Full-Metal airsoft gun, blow-back and accuracy.The M9 has the standard double/single action trigger configuration. When the hammer is un-cocked, the trigger is in DA position, and it has a long, hard, but smooth trigger pull. When the hammer is cocked, trigger moves to the SA position, and the trigger pull is much shorter, and provides easy rapid successive shooting. During normal shooting, the hammer is automatically cocked by the blowback action of the slide every time the gun is shot.

The magazine release button is on the left side of the frame, and can be easily accessed by the right thumb if holding the gun right handed. I heard that the mag release button can be moved to the right side for lefties, but I have not confirmed this. The mag falls out freely once the mag release button is pressed. BBs can be easily loaded into the magazine by pulling down the magazine spring lever, and dropping the BBs in from the top. The Mag holds 25 BBs in double stacked formation. Inserting the mag is smooth, and the mag clicks in place easily.

The slide pull is light and smooth. With an empty mag in, the slide locks back. The slide release lever can be easily accessed by the right thumb without the need to shift my grip position, and this is nice when I need to rapidly change mag and resume shooting since I can keep the gun trained on target at all time.

Field stripping the M9 is quite simple: release the mag; cock back the hammer; push down the button above the trigger guard on the right side while rotate the take down lever on the left side clockwise by 90 degrees; and slide the slide assembly right out. One thing I'm surprised to see is how much metal weight the internal has. It's really built like a rock. Getting the spring guide rod out can be a bit more trickier. You need to first pull out the end that's inserted inside the chamber, then rotate the springer guide rod by 180 degrees, and then slide it back out under the chamber.

So, this is a nice gas pistol airsoft gun. I recommend it to you, even for the accuracy; better 1911.

(COURTESY: http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk)