KSC Glock 26C

[Bigmack]

well, guys...guess Ballista talked me into it.

Description:

without the magazine, the G26 is as long (the slide length) as a dollar bill. it's height is about 2/3's of that same bill.

the weight of the gun itself is fairly light... just the pistol weighs in at around the same weight as my Nokia cell phone.

The G19 mags with extensions that i have are about as heavy as the gun itself. As i stated before, i can coax about 3 clips out of each full gas charge on semi, and about 2 clips on full auto.

the weight distribution is excellent...the mass of the gun is pulled into your palm by the weight of the magazine...allowing your hand to grasp the gun easily.

the 26C sports a ported barrel and slide...disassembly is exactly the same as the G18...leading me to believe that that is all the 26C is...a scaled down 18.

Trades are non-existant...just a sylized 'G' instead of the Glock logo.. 9x19mm is on the chamber. 'G26 Mil-Spec 9x19 is on the left side of the slide. the right side of the slide sports a DEA serial number. 'DEA147'.


Shooting the G26C:

The G26C is fast, accurate, and a bitch to be shot with... (i'm guessing around 300-320 with green gas...as it hurt more than my AK at the same range.)

Typically, i can hit a 1.5 foot wide beach ball in my pool from about 60 feet with every BB.

on full auto, i can hit the same beach ball at around 40 feet with every BB.

the BB's are in a tight grouping.. at about 60 feet, i've hit the KSC target with every BB from a mag on semi... and about 2/3rds the mag hit the target on full auto.

mags empty very quickly... about a second and a half per 20 round mag.

the blowback is crisp and heavy...kicking the pistol around in your hands with every shot. In a Recoil comparison versus the tac master, the G26 carries about 30% more recoil. the gun reaaaaallly bucks around in your hands if you don't have a firm grip.

i'd say that it gained 1-2 rounds per second over the G18 due to the lighter and less massive slide.

it's not as accurate as my tac master...but i attribute that to the shorter barrel. at around 100 feet (as far as i can get from the target in my yard) i can hit the target with around 18 shots out of 20 with the tac...and 14 with the G26. The tac's barrel is about 1.5 inches longer than the 26's.

when they say that this gun is a 'pocket rocket'...that's no joke. the 26 fits quite nicely in my pocket...and i can see why it's a prefered CCW weapon for those with real steel versions.

so far as the G19 mags with extensions...they're a bit cumbersome. i need to remove the extension to load BB's into the magazine. they slide on and off...but i can forsee loosing one in the field to a reload under fire.

overall... i see it about as useful as my tac. the tacs long range ability evens out against the full auto of the 26. i can just see myself sticking the 26 around the corner into Viking's chest... ;D

anywho...i'm throughly pleased...and with the drop-leg tactical mag holsters coming from Mike... should be quite interesting in the coming gas games....

i'll havto compare it to my next purchase... which is designed to fill the same space as the G26C. first who guesses it gets a cookiee.

i'll see if i can get over to Slick's house after work and grab some pics of the bastage.

[Minky]

Gun stealer! I wanted the G26C first...now I just might have to get something else..but what, hmmmm.

Quick question, do the grip extenders stay on the mags, or is there any way to affix them to the mag well? I know in one of KSC's promotional pics for the 26C it shows the gun with the 50 round mag, and the grip extender is still in place around the mag well...

[Viking]

Gezzious bigmack, stop day dreaming, you know I would have my TMP pressed against your nose before you could even unholster the G26C hehe.

Seriously though, I have never seen you with the gun (yet) but seeing this gargantuan of a marine with this little dinky gun makes me giggle each time. Oh and I know what your getting next! Does it start with a B and end with erretta 93r? Just a guess =) or is it maybe an mp5k? Hmm, which ever could it be? I know you want them both you gun totting bastard! How do you think Minky will feel when you buy up all the elite weapons?


-V I K I N G
SEMTEX Operative[/color]

[Bigmack]

*Gives Viking a Cookiee*
;D

the grip extenders are just pieces of plastic that fit tightly over the magazine...one comes with each G19 mag. they slip up and down with little effort, though...

Edit: oh...i stopped by Slick's house and his Girlfriend Heather let me use her camera...so i got a handfull of pics coming.


2nd Edit: got the pics...no way to host them...offers....anyone? anyone? beuller?

[Hadoken]

Here's another review I stole from ASP. ;D

My friend just got the Glock 26C today, its a great gun!

My mini Review on the Glock 26C

Looks

They used the same packaging as the KSC Glock 26 (which is also , but added a sticker saying it was the "c" version. Since this was the Taiwanese version; there was only a leaflet, with how to load the gas, shooting the gun, selecting firing modes, and a parts diagram, very basic instructions (a couple pics to aid people who don’t understand Japanese). A plastic hop-up adjustment tool, a speed loader, and of course the Glock 26c; packaging very similar in theme and design with other KSC Glocks.

An interesting side note, is that KSC uses the same size boxes for all their Glocks...(so the Glock 34 barrel/slide barley fits, and the Glock 26c, has excessive room length for the barrel)

I was expecting to find the same HW material found on the Glock 19...However they used the ABS frame. But they did make improvements; they made it so it wasn't as glossy, and slightly heavier/feel better than the previous versions of the Glock 17,18c, and 34.

The slide has a more combat look to it, with the front of the slide curved in. The ported barrel with cuts in the outer barrel also make it look very interesting and different .

When I took out the mag to fill it up (gas and bb's), I noticed that it was a Glock 19 mag, with an enlarged valve button (and also probably bigger valve opening (aka more powerful valve) cause its quite powerful).

KSC redesigned their recoil spring, so that it its 2 springs put together, making it sturdier and stronger (probably to compensate for the full auto firing).

Also, the infamous shaky outer barrel (as found on the G18C) is not apparent in the Glock 26C (possibly due to the new redesigned recoil spring?), however yet to see if it will happen later on.

Performance

Having spent my money on the Glock 26C, I was short on cash, and did not have access to a chronograph, I used the poor mans chrono (as found on red wolf airsoft www.redwolfairsoft.com/images/bite/BiteFeb00/bitefeb00.htm ). The gun at point blank range went through both sides of a coke can, so its about 350 to 370fps (the mags were pre-warmed and the ambient temperature was about 27 C). Now for such a small guns that is really powerful!

Now for the best part of this gun...Full auto. Having fired the first version Glock 18c about 2 years ago, I'm guess that the recoil is slightly stronger that the 18c (probably because this is a smaller gun). The ROF is insane, my shortest burst possible was 6 rounds. A 50 round extended magazine is a must, if you are going to use this gun a lot on full auto. The accuracy/consistency was decent with a 2 to 3 inch grouping at 5 meters (estimate). With time, this could be a formidable weapon even against AEGs. Just imagine 50 rounds fired at about 350-370 FPS, in salvos of 15 shots per second....Now that’s a killer!

The hop up adjustment is modified, so that instead of having 2 notches as on the previous models, it has little notches all over it, so that IN THEORY its easier to adjust the hop up. However since the hop up adjustment tool was plastic (the hop up is hard to turn, and I was afraid of braking the adjustment tool) ,adjusting to hop up was harder then expected (would of better if the adjustment tool was metal)

Not sure if you have to do this on the Glock 18C, but to change from safe, semi, and full auto, you have to rack the slide (pull it back) to change the modes. So if I was firing semi, and wanted to fire full auto; I would have to eject the magazine, pull the slide back push the switch to the very bottom, return the slide to battery, and reinsert the magazine.

Conclusion

To sum it up, I would have to say this is a great gun with a great price (got it for 530 HKD (about 70 USD)). Shoots hard and shoots fast...a dream gun in CQB IMHO (epically with a 50 round mag). However its powerful enough and has enough range to use as a primary in woodland areas too.

If you don't mind the Glock look, and is looking for a cheap and powerful secondary, you should get the Glock 26C.

Packaging: 7/10
Appearance: 9/10
Build Quality: 8/10
Performance: 10/10
Value for Money: 10/10
Overall Score: 8.8/10

Yet to see it is sturdier/improvements were made over the Glock 18C.
(selector (area) parts falling off, shaking outer barrel etc.)

Review by Guts80

[Hadoken]

Biggie sent me a couple of pics for your viewing pleasure, so um.. enjoy!

(Yes the quality of the pics is poor, but my god man you should have seen them BEFORE the photoshop touch-up)

[Bigmack]

garr...her (Slick's Girlfriend) camera sucks...I have nothing else to say.