I’ve never been a big fan of the MP5 series, both toy and real steel for numerous reasons, most of which have to do with the size of the weapon not justifying it’s lack of barrel length and firing strength. I would normally choose an M4A1 over an MP5 due to relative size similarity while the M4 has a much longer barrel and, in real steel, much better performance.

But alas, one cannot go for 12 years of airsofting and not ever get an MP5 and about two months ago I took the plunge and picked up a Classic Army B&T Sportline MP5A3. Once again, as I had with the CA M15A4 Sportline, I needed a gun that had a lower (sub 350) FPS stock, decent build that if dropped on concrete wouldn’t shatter, and could handle getting wet better than my Zinc alloy friends. Thus a CA Sportline (having been a long time CA Fanboy) seemed an obvious choice and on top of that, finding an MP5A3 Sportline, unused.

Initial Impression
Opening the box I was please to see a very clean looking replica, in addition to the normal KWA stuff (dropper bottle of silicon oil, hopup adjusting tool, packet of BBs). It comes in a styrofoam encasing with a carboard cover.

The gun itself is very well presented. Short of the Beretta trademarks and durable orange painted tip, it is indestigushable from the "real steel" version. Even the weight is extremely close to its real counterpart.

The action is crisp and defined with minimal drag to the mechanism. The hammer comes down with a satisfyingly clean "click" when the trigger is pulled (it is dual action like the real thing). When the hammer is back, the trigger pull is extremely light and responsive.

The TM 1911 is a beautiful pistol. When I first saw it in the shop, I was immediately struck by how realistic it looked. Don't let the photos fool you, the finish is very nice and the only thing that belies the plastic constriction is the somewhat shiny plastic out barrel. (Sadly, the flash on my camera accentuates the differences between plastic and metal much more so than is normally visible).

Fit, Finish, and Feel

I’ve been waiting for a long time to write this but Iv never had the opportunity until now. I was surprised to see that no one has written a review on the 5.1 thus far. I would just like to note that pictures will be added as soon as I get a good camera. I have a camera now, but its pretty bad. I will also be putting the finishing touches on it later, so bare in mind that this is the first writeup. That being said, on to the review.

I decided to go with this instead of the Systema PTW CQB-R simply because I love GBB guns (and I could afford it being half the price of a PTW)

The gun we've all been waiting for - the Western Arms M4 with blowback feature is finally here and it's better than we could've expected! Take it out of it's packaging and you'll be pleasantly surprised that it has a decent weight to it, despite not having a metal body. The main receiver is not any ordinary ABS plastic though, but fiber-reinforced polymer as found on many real firearms. The rigidity of this material exceeds die-cast metals, so the choice of material is a means to an end.