Kuan Ju Works (KJW) Full Metal 1911 gas blow back
Written by Tyler

What we are going to talk about though is the airsoft version of this gun.  Not to long ago, the plastic version of the 1911 was introduced and airsoft players around the nation went crazy.  Two of my team members went out of there way to purchase them (I'm a Glock guy myself).  The problem that we found though, was that the balance was 'just not right' and to ad insult to injury, at least to us, we found the after only 20 rounds through the gun a spring that held loader in place would 'dislodge'.  This caused the gun to obviously misfire.  The plastic version of the 1911 gas blow back would shoot hard.  We never did get a chance to chrono it, but I would speculate that it shot in the area of 300 FPS.

Well with all of the problems that were arising, the 'craze' for the 1911 dropped off, until now.  KJW just introduced their full metal version of the famous 1911.  This gun is awesome.  As I stated above, I'm a Glock guy but after reviewing this GBB, I want one.  Everything on the KJW 1911 is metal and when I say 'everything' ... I MEAN EVERYTHING. 

Not only does the full metal version solve the 'balance' problem, but it makes every shot crisp and clean.  Again, we haven't had a chance to chrono the gun yet (patience.. we will) but I suspect that it is shooting near the area of 300 FPS as well.  The gun has multiple safety's just like the real 1911 does.  It has a rear thumb safety that needs to be depressed in order to fire.  It also has a top thumb safety for holstering your sidearm while you have a round chambered.

The sights on the KJW 1911 are very clear and easy to see for quick acquisition.  The slide snaps quick and clean for fast chambering.  There is no 'rattle' in the grip from the magazine.  The safety's, at least at this time, seem to be stable and deliberate.  This is good so that they don't accidentally engage while in a CQB situation.

Speaking of the magazine, one thing that I noticed about the magazine is that it has a slow 'taper' to it.  This allows the bb's to 'direct' themselves to the chamber without the 'shock' factor found on other airsoft blow back guns.  In case you don't know what I'm talking about look at your magazine in your GBB, do the bb's continue to be 'double stacked' all the way up to the top of the mag?  That can hurt your game in the event you are in a rapid fire situation.  The magazine in the KJW 1911 is full metal.  Yes.. I said full metal, no more worrying about breaking the tops of your gas magazine if you accidentally slip while loading your bb's.  Commonly, you would only find a completely full metal gas blow back magazine in a full automatic airsoft gun.  The magazine holds a total of 23 bb's so figure if you chambered a round and set the safety, you would have about the same capacity as an M92.

The only thing that I have found (so far) to my disliking is that the trigger is a bit stiff.  I don't know if that is because it is new and eventually will 'wear in' or if will always be that way but personally I like to have a 'softer' trigger pull.  It helps in accuracy and speed.  I found that in rapid fire the all metal magazine gets cold quick and stays cold for a little longer than I would like... BUT... we rapid fired a full magazine 5 times in a row and it did not 'run out of gas' (pressure) due to condensing gas..  You all know about the gas condensing right?.. Yeah, we'll talk later.  The last thing that I didn't like was that currently there are no extra magazines available.  That's pretty obvious because it is a new gun, but hey.. I'm picky.  Especially since I host 'pistol only' games quite frequently.

So, my final review of the KJW - Kuan Ju Works full metal 1911 is that it is definitely worth the wait AND the money that it is selling for, which is about $129.99.  So, grab your gun now, wear your safety glasses and have fun.

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Here are some pictures we took of the gun