My Disappointment - KJW Glock 23

captainafternoon · June 22nd, 2005, 20:38

So i got my first gas blow back as a gift for my birthday a month ago from Will at Specarms. A KJWorks Glock 23 ABS Ver. and i was quite proud of it. It is a very solid pistol and i've probly shot over 500 bbs from when i got it till now.

The last few days its been shooting strangely, the mag would be full of gas and i would get a "plunk" sound that usualy only happens when im out of gas. Some other problems were that the slide wouldnt stay back on the last shot and the power of the gun would go from dreadfully low than back to normal throughout the shots.

I decided to strip the pistol down and something caught my eye. It was a crack right where the rear sight was and down to the rails. Ive been bummed out ever since my discovery.

Now i'm just sitting here with a useless pisol that i broke just a month after i had it to me. I'm thinking about getting a metal slide for the gun but i dont know where to start. Maybe Will if you can see this you can help me get a metal slide for my KJW Glock 23 as its not in your product inventery. If anyone has any ideas for me please post them for me.

Thanks

SockMonkey · June 22nd, 2005, 20:44

were you using green gas in a plastic pistol? check WGC.

Freedom Fighter · June 22nd, 2005, 20:44

Uh oh, you may be in for a pretty big let down here ... My good friend Rick has the exact same gun and the slide is also broken. He has tried for months to find a slide for it. He has not been able to find one anywhere. Not Canada, not the US, not HK ... nowhere.

Valdes · June 22nd, 2005, 20:47

I don't really know much about GBBs but almost any crack with plastic can be resealed (joint is stronger than before) with krazy glue + clamp/vice.

captainafternoon · June 22nd, 2005, 20:55

SHIT. So basicaly my only option is buying a tube of crazy glue...
Ive been searchign for sites for hours, Does anyone know what other sites sell Metal slides for my gun or if any other glock 19/23 slides from other companies work with mine? Maybe theres still a chance that i can fix my gun. Maybe i shouldnt have used propane. Maybe i shouldnt have shot my gun at all.

I feel like shit.

Valdes · June 22nd, 2005, 21:02

No worries, krazie glue is not all that expensive

I truly feel bad for what has happened to you, I hate when something pops my balloon

I'm sorry but there is likely no available replacement slide for a KJWorks Glock 23(I looked myself). Your best bet(its a long shot) is to fix the plastic slide and have it replicated in steel (using mouldes).

captainafternoon · June 22nd, 2005, 21:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valdes

No worries, krazie glue is not all that expensive

I truly feel bad for what has happened to you, I hate when something pops my balloon

I'm sorry but there is likely no available replacement slide for a KJWorks Glock 23(I looked myself). Your best bet(its a long shot) is to fix the plastic slide and have it replicated in steel (using mouldes).

Do you know of any places that can do that?

Freedom Fighter · June 22nd, 2005, 21:09

The cost to have such an item machined would be pretty incredible. Your better off keeping that gun for spare parts and grabbing another, but one that comes with a metal slide. You could also sell what you have as a parts kit to someone else and use the money to go toward the purchase of your next GBB.

Sometimes this stuff happens and you learn from it. Sometimes the lesson is expensive, trust me I know.

silent_lemon · June 22nd, 2005, 21:11

not for a nominal fee...

dont use krazy glue...use better quality stuff, there's that 2 part epoxy, mix it together, and presto, glue that will last. Well, that's waht i would use anyways.

captainafternoon · June 22nd, 2005, 21:11

I guess thats my only option after i try crazy glueing it. Thanks for helping but if anyone else has any imput at all please do so.

Freedom Fighter · June 22nd, 2005, 21:29

KSC Glock 23F Plastic Slide ... not sure if it can be modded for you gun. The only GBB's I really know anything about are M11's and M9's ...

http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=10499

Raw Deal · June 22nd, 2005, 21:35

Look for a type of glue called kleebfix, this stuff is from switzerland.
Ive repaired small blocks of marble with it, great for plastics too.
My 2 cents.

Grim Fandango · June 22nd, 2005, 21:38

I've contacted STTI in Taiwain about metal slides for the KJ G23 as well as the upgraded springs for the metal slide, i'm waiting to hear back from them. If anyone is looking for one of these PM me so I know how much interest there is in these.

captainafternoon · June 22nd, 2005, 21:45

OMG. GRIM!

You just brought hope back to me. PM'd you, i would do it more than once but that could annoy you :-P

ill be looking for that Kleebfix when i go to canadian tire tomarow.

I dont think any of the full auto slides would work with my gun because theres a big gap for the compensater ports and a round hole where the slide grips are for the select fire switch but thanks for lookin.

Now another thing keeps bugging me. I cant seem to figure out if the cracked slide was the cause of the weak shots. Its strange but the first shots are soo week they cant go through one side cardboard box than the next shots are powerfull enough to pierce two pieces of cardboard....

v82slo · June 22nd, 2005, 23:52

PM me if you want a G19 plastic slide and outer barrel. I've got a set from my gun when it was upgraded to full metal. No sites included but slide is in great shape and I believe previous owner upgraded to metal almost immediately. $25 and the set is yours, located in Markham/GTA area.

Of course if you run propane on any of the plastic glocks the slide will break. Stick with duster unless you go metal.

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June 22nd, 2005, 20:38	#1
captainafternoon mrlexmark Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakville, Ontario	My Disappointment - KJW Glock 23 So i got my first gas blow back as a gift for my birthday a month ago from Will at Specarms. A KJWorks Glock 23 ABS Ver. and i was quite proud of it. It is a very solid pistol and i've probly shot over 500 bbs from when i got it till now. The last few days its been shooting strangely, the mag would be full of gas and i would get a "plunk" sound that usualy only happens when im out of gas. Some other problems were that the slide wouldnt stay back on the last shot and the power of the gun would go from dreadfully low than back to normal throughout the shots. I decided to strip the pistol down and something caught my eye. It was a crack right where the rear sight was and down to the rails. Ive been bummed out ever since my discovery. Now i'm just sitting here with a useless pisol that i broke just a month after i had it to me. I'm thinking about getting a metal slide for the gun but i dont know where to start. Maybe Will if you can see this you can help me get a metal slide for my KJW Glock 23 as its not in your product inventery. If anyone has any ideas for me please post them for me. Thanks

June 22nd, 2005, 20:44	#3
Freedom Fighter Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mississauga, ON	Uh oh, you may be in for a pretty big let down here ... My good friend Rick has the exact same gun and the slide is also broken. He has tried for months to find a slide for it. He has not been able to find one anywhere. Not Canada, not the US, not HK ... nowhere. __________________ Few individuals would view themselves as barbarous, no, instead they view themselves in a different light, a distorted reality that justifies who they are and what they have done.

June 22nd, 2005, 21:09	#8
Freedom Fighter Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mississauga, ON	The cost to have such an item machined would be pretty incredible. Your better off keeping that gun for spare parts and grabbing another, but one that comes with a metal slide. You could also sell what you have as a parts kit to someone else and use the money to go toward the purchase of your next GBB. Sometimes this stuff happens and you learn from it. Sometimes the lesson is expensive, trust me I know. __________________ Few individuals would view themselves as barbarous, no, instead they view themselves in a different light, a distorted reality that justifies who they are and what they have done.

June 22nd, 2005, 20:44	#2
SockMonkey Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Vancouver	were you using green gas in a plastic pistol? check WGC.

June 22nd, 2005, 20:47	#4
Valdes Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario	I don't really know much about GBBs but almost any crack with plastic can be resealed (joint is stronger than before) with krazy glue + clamp/vice.

June 22nd, 2005, 20:55	#5
captainafternoon mrlexmark Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakville, Ontario	SHIT. So basicaly my only option is buying a tube of crazy glue... Ive been searchign for sites for hours, Does anyone know what other sites sell Metal slides for my gun or if any other glock 19/23 slides from other companies work with mine? Maybe theres still a chance that i can fix my gun. Maybe i shouldnt have used propane. Maybe i shouldnt have shot my gun at all. I feel like shit.

June 22nd, 2005, 21:02	#6
Valdes Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario	No worries, krazie glue is not all that expensive I truly feel bad for what has happened to you, I hate when something pops my balloon I'm sorry but there is likely no available replacement slide for a KJWorks Glock 23(I looked myself). Your best bet(its a long shot) is to fix the plastic slide and have it replicated in steel (using mouldes).

June 22nd, 2005, 21:11	#9
silent_lemon Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Vancouver, BC	not for a nominal fee... dont use krazy glue...use better quality stuff, there's that 2 part epoxy, mix it together, and presto, glue that will last. Well, that's waht i would use anyways.

June 22nd, 2005, 21:29	#11
Freedom Fighter Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mississauga, ON	KSC Glock 23F Plastic Slide ... not sure if it can be modded for you gun. The only GBB's I really know anything about are M11's and M9's ... http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=10499 __________________ Few individuals would view themselves as barbarous, no, instead they view themselves in a different light, a distorted reality that justifies who they are and what they have done.

June 22nd, 2005, 21:35	#12
Raw Deal Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Taranna	Look for a type of glue called kleebfix, this stuff is from switzerland. Ive repaired small blocks of marble with it, great for plastics too. My 2 cents. __________________ Gary Paul Johnston: on selecting a new MEU (SOC) 1911 pistol-Whatever happens,there's no doubt that a "few good men" will once again carry the finest combat pistol in the world and we can only pray that a lot of bad men will regret it. Coyote tan is the new black...

June 22nd, 2005, 21:38	#13
Grim Fandango Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario	I've contacted STTI in Taiwain about metal slides for the KJ G23 as well as the upgraded springs for the metal slide, i'm waiting to hear back from them. If anyone is looking for one of these PM me so I know how much interest there is in these.

June 22nd, 2005, 21:45	#14
captainafternoon mrlexmark Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakville, Ontario	OMG. GRIM! You just brought hope back to me. PM'd you, i would do it more than once but that could annoy you :-P ill be looking for that Kleebfix when i go to canadian tire tomarow. I dont think any of the full auto slides would work with my gun because theres a big gap for the compensater ports and a round hole where the slide grips are for the select fire switch but thanks for lookin. Now another thing keeps bugging me. I cant seem to figure out if the cracked slide was the cause of the weak shots. Its strange but the first shots are soo week they cant go through one side cardboard box than the next shots are powerfull enough to pierce two pieces of cardboard....

June 22nd, 2005, 23:52	#15
v82slo Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2003	PM me if you want a G19 plastic slide and outer barrel. I've got a set from my gun when it was upgraded to full metal. No sites included but slide is in great shape and I believe previous owner upgraded to metal almost immediately. $25 and the set is yours, located in Markham/GTA area. Of course if you run propane on any of the plastic glocks the slide will break. Stick with duster unless you go metal. __________________

My Disappointment - KJW Glock 23

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