KJW MK1 Carbine turned into sidearm
 

Not intentionally made this weird though, mind you.

I had an MK1 Carbine around for a while that I never used, but I knew I could use an NBB sidearm.

So out came the tools (pipecutters mostly) and here was the result.

I didn't originally intend to leave the "handgrip" on, but the barrel was JUST long enough and it gives some extra stability, so why not?

In the end it turned out looking a little like a space gun. It's not quite what I had in mind, but it works.

http://unconventional-airsoft.com/gf...ile/mk1mod.jpg

better be careful with your side arm, it shoots 500 fps+

thats insane, and i would'nt want to be on the receiving side of it.

Part of the reason the MK1 carbine shoots hot(*) is the long barrel. The BB accelerates until it exits the muzzle. With the barrel cut down, that's thankfully not the case any more - most of the barrel is now gone.

(* 500fps for the stock version sounds like an awful lot though, you serious about that number? I never did actually measure it myself.)

Ya, that thing is still going to be shooting way too hot for a side arm. The pistol version shoots around 350-400. Some people have chrono'd the carbine at 600 fps with propane on a good day here in Miami.

Pop that handguard off and put on a can.
Look like a ruger .22 with a silencer. Nam Stee.

DonP, stock MK1 carbine does have ridicilously high FPS on propaine. I saw one going over 500 on a hot day.

I have one. Gave me 520 with .2
So I cannot use it at all and thinking to turn in to a side arm too. May be even on duster.

lol mine fired anywhere between 135 and 560... Strangely enough even on low pressurized gas (Difluoro and Butane) it fired insanely hot.

you better believe it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4-g3X6orMs
YouTube - Shooting a Glass bottle

Well, sounds like I should chrono this shorter barrel version on duster and propane and see what it says. Nothing like a good experiment to clear things up!