g23 upgrades

[bareass]

hey all,

I may be buying a g23 to use with a Roni carbine kit. which, from what i've read, should fit (can anyone confirm this will fit?)

i thinking of putting in a longer inner barrel. wondering if there is one available for the kjw 23, or at the very least, with an inner barrel for a 17 work?

[Drakker]

The KJW Glock doesn't use a standard GBB inner barrel, however I found out with mine that a Glock 18C AEP inner barrel will fit. It's only an extra inch and a half or so though (don't remember the exact length, but it didn't stick out all that much).

[bareass]

well thats good to know. they make a long (6.5") barrel for the 18c aep

[bareass]

this was the barrel i was refering to... http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/pdi-01-6-...5inch-aep.html

anyone know if this will work?

[Drakker]

The one I tried is this one:

http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/pdi-6-05m...-g18c-aep.html

And it worked fine, so there's no reason the 6.01 shouldn't work.

Note that I haven't gamed my G23 with the PDI barrel. I was cleaning it out and noticed that the barrel looked a lot like my AEP barrel, so I installed the AEP barrel, fired a few shots, took note that it worked well if I ever planned to put a silencer on it, and put the original barrel back in.

[bareass]

awesome man thanks.
like i said, i want to use the g23 with a carbine kit (is supposed to work, but nobody confirmed it yet) and use the long barrel for the extra range. this would be my primary for cqb/indoor games.

[bareass]

just need a threaded barrel... have anyone used those clamp on ones?
they look like they clamp on the inner barrel. seems like it would be a lo of stress on the barrel

[Drakker]

KJW sells a threaded barrel for the G23, it's around 30-35$.

If it fits in the carbine kit, I wouldn't know. But keep in mind that the KJW Glock 23 is not a very accurate pistol. It's comfortable, easy to clean and has a great blowback, but the hole in the slide for the outer barrel is way too big. The outer barrels moves a lot, and the inner barrel moves in the outer barrel. It's possible to fix this with some tweaking and a lot of tape, but I would not consider to use it as a primary. The KJW G23 is good if you just want a pistol in your holster for emergency, but its bad accuracy means it's useless at anything but close range.

Actually, since I got my hands on Marui pistols (and even some cheap WE), I have never used the G23 again.

If you want a good primary for CQB, get an MP9 or another small submachine gun. It's a lot more versatile and in the end will probably be much cheaper to buy and maintain.

[bareass]

thats why i was going to use the long barrel. i figured it solve the accuracy issue.

[Drakker]

Not sure it's gonna help that much, I would tend to think that the longer barrel will still move around and ruin your accuracy. Other people are more knowledgeable about this than me though.

[bareass]

thanks for your help man, i'm looking into my options.
my problem is i can't justify buying a gun that will only be used for cqb, i'd rather have a side arm, that can be used as a primary in cqb games... kind of a 2 birds one stone situation.

[Drakker]

I play CQB with a pistol as a primary all the time. Either a Marui 1911a1 or a Marui Glock 18c AEP when it's cold. One great pistol can be both a secondary outside and a primary indoors, just don't cheap out and buy a quality one. :)

If you REALLY want a carbine kit for a pistol, there's one for 1911 pistols too.

[bareass]

ya i know, not a fan of it though. prefer a glock.

[Drakker]

Have you considered the Marui Glock 17? There was a thread recently asking about what was the most accurate pistol that wasn't a 1911/2011, and lot of players praised the Marui Glock 17.

[bareass]

thought about it.... too expensive, unless i find one used.