[T.Smith]

Well after a couple of weeks of waiting...it arrived :cheers:

My Tanaka Kar98 came into this world in a plainly marked box "WWII Mauser Karabiner 98k" an' to my amazement, it included the Third Reich's Military Eagle.

Opening it up, I was greated with the smell of the stain they used on the stock. Mmm, now that is victory right there folks. That smell means one thing, that it is indeed real wood an' can easily be stained to the darker colours of a stock that has seen many years of combat. (I prefer to just allowe it to age naturally usin' the very same agent the German soldats used...gun oil) Now in my mind the light colour of the wood does not detract from the beauty of the gun, but it would be nice if it was darker.

When I picked it up, I was amazed. It was not that much heavier then the real steel of which I own, an' was as perfectly balanced as the original.

Oh boy was I in for a treat when I cycled that bolt...beautiful. The bolt moves perfect an' requires no more resistance then the original. I inspected it closer an' was amazed at how well built an' how simple the mechanism in the bolt was. It is not as complicated as the Marushin bolt so it should fair much better in the long run.

Now in steps the propane an' the BBs. I only had a small bag of .25 BBs but they would have to suffice. I loaded the mad with the tool they included (Not a bad idea, but it would be hard to refill on the field, so my idea is to take a dremel an' cut it down to be added to a TM Speed Loaded as a type of attachment) The mag is filled now an' no leaks detected. (Too bad they couldn't figure out a way to make a stripper clip type mag for this, then I could use my ammo pouches)

Now outside I go *dances* Wow, that BB shot out of there like a bat out of hell. The Hop-up works great an' the BBs just fly. I know it is shootin' hot, but as I don't plan on fieldin' it for a few weeks, the heavier BBs an' the chrony can wait (I did use a pop-can chrony, but I don't trust them). Now there is a attachment that you can add to the bolt to affect the gas behaviour better (Comes in the box) an' it seems to boost accuracy..so I'm stoked. I'll be able to tell what it really does as soon as I get this gun behind a chrony.

I added a real steel sling, an' I am set. I'll be gettin' more performance information an' all that very soon. If you have any questions, ask away.