No Joke
Finally, some time for myself and a pistol I've been waiting for for over 2 years now, the Glock 18 of MGC. I came across this piece of airsoft for sale some time ago but damn my ass, I didn't go for it at the time. Dumb-ass is more like it when I found out that MGC was fading away and the Glk 18 was gonna be no more, so the Cali-strict rumors led me to believe. Doubtful but harmless in the attempt, I gave word to Executive Air that I was lookin' for a rare Glk 18. They claimed they could get one........"Yeah, right ..HA, HA, HAR, HAR, HE, HE HYUK.......*". About a month later, EA thoroughly shut me up and delivered what I thought I'd never own.

No Mockery of Glockery
MGC or Model Gun Corporation is one of Japanese replica gun's founding fathers who has had a sterling reputation for copying flawless detail and sturdy engineering for not only airsoft but also for plug-firing cap guns and potmetal replicas. MGC hasn't lost any of it's craft when they made the branching from plug-firers to airsoft. Placing an early 1993 MGC Glk 17 and an earlier 1990 MGC 93R beside the Glk 18, the progression towards perfection is apparent in that the Glk 18 is the most realistic in appearance.

For those of you who wonder what a Glock 18 looks like, picture a standard Glk 17 with an additional 1" of barrel/compensator sticking out beyond the slide just like what the 93R is to the Berreta 92F. Also add a rotating dial/lever selector on the left side of the slide with a single dot for the top position and a couple of dots for the lower postion of the selector. That's it. Simple. Everything else is Glock right down to the textured lower receiver, trigger/safety, checkered & padded grip, and the dot/notch sights. When comparing the two Glocks the model 18 definitely has a much better finish on it's plastic slide as opposed to the Glk of 5 years ago. The model 17 has fine horizontal machine lines on it's slide where the model 18 has an absolutely polished smooth finish. The imitation parkerized finish on the slide completes the look and seperates it from the black plastic lower receiver.

Comparing a KSC 93R or any other makers of the latest 93R would have been fair but since I don't own any of these, I was left comparing the old with the new of MGC's line. Obviously the Glk 18 is shorter, less wider, and less taller than the 93R. 9"L X 1 1/8"W X 5 1/4"H for those who want specifics.

Glock 'n Load
The magazine contains it all, gas for about 45 shots and a 15-BB count according to the mag loading tube. The gas container within the mag is metal encased in a finely detail plastic mag housing indicating 9MM rounds left. Although the instructions show disassembly for maintainance it does not indicate an adjustment for HOP so we can rule out that feature. Checking out the mags of the Glk 18 with that of the older Glk 17, MGC decided not to bother changing something that already works well since both these mags exchanged with either gun and still functioned fine. Gripping the Glk 18 as opposed to the 93R, is positive with reassurance of no slipping thanks to the checkering of the front and rear surfaces of the grip and the soft left/right padding on the sides. Charging the first round is disturbing at first because the large sharp selector lies accross the slide grooves at the rear and this can cause the selector to either move out of engagement or to the wrong setting which happened while testing the gun.

Glock Shock
After charging the first round I took aim at a peice of typing paper at 30' out using those funky dot n' notch sites and squeezed off what I thought was semi. BRRRAAAP!! Muther F'!! What was 1 second of trigger pressure, that lightweight slide combined with the gas pressure cycled 10 BBs outta the little Glk. 5 of the BB impacts tore thru the 8 1/2 X 11 sheet of paper while the other 5 impacted around the aim. Well, the full auto works. The rest of the five were shot on semi with decent results. I fired the gun on full without BBs just to see the slide in action, man it moves and the sound it produces for such a little gasser gun is like the blank-firing UZIs at 600 rpm that we use. Controlling the little bastard takes some practice since there's no addional hand support ahead of the trigger hand like the 93R. All full auto firing is gonna be two handed unless you intend to randomly spray a general area with 15 bbs you have at your disposal. Makes for a great challenge though.

Mean 18
This is a nasty little gun from the front or behind. Since the gun is smaller than a Beretta 93R, drawing it from a holster is quick and it's compact body helps your movin' around places. If the situation calls you can thumb the 18 into full auto which has a hi rate to it. But at 15 BB's and 45 shot gas capacity, the Glk 18 literally runs short in which case an extended mag would be a nice custom addition bringing the gun closer to CQB specs. For all around fun shooting, this little guy won't disappoint and if you're a 93R or Glock 17 gasaholic of any manufacturer, then the Glock 18 would be a nice accompanyment on the wall or range. There is a folding stock, similar to the 93R in function and ergonomics, for the real Glock series made for police but is availble to the buying public. Made by G.R.S. Industries, I fitted this skeletal stock onto the 'soft version and with some reshaping it will work to stabilize your firing in either semi or full. Just remember to put some space between your eye and the rear sight because when that slide recoils rearward...... harsh . Availability of the Glock 18 from the latest word is that MGC has reformed into NEW MGC and is resuming improved production of the Glock 18, but who know when that'll change again?? Glancing in the ARMS magazine I noticed a Glock 18 by a company called Taito which is a new one to me, but is worth mentioning to Exec Air' or Textreme should you seriously consider getting mean.

Thanx D & J @ EA, Code 3 USA, and Poncho
'Senal