M4A1 CQB R Western Arms

Western Arms M4A1 CQB-R
The gun we've all been waiting for - the Western Arms M4 with blowback feature is finally here and it's better than we could've expected! Take it out of it's packaging and you'll be pleasantly surprised that it has a decent weight to it, despite not having a metal body. The main receiver is not any ordinary ABS plastic though, as it has been re-inforced with fibre-glass to make it much tougher.

What lies within the fibre-glass re-inforced body is what really makes this gun truly exciting, as in place of a gearbox, you will find that it has a blowback mechanism powered by HFC134a or even Top Gas, which is filled into the metal magazines. Once charged with gas, you're ready for action; there is actually a feature to make it convenient to dry fire (without BBs) if you would like to show off your blowback! Pull the cocking handle back, then you're ready to fire. A neat feature, which is just like the real thing, is that the selector lever can not be moved when the trigger is engaged, which is nice to see WA paid attention to the littlest of things.

One thing that WA are famous for (apart from 1911 replicas!) is their Magna blowback, which has a reputation for having a strong kick. Well, this M4 is no different. Even with HFC134a, your shoulder can feel the force of the blowback, with quite a loud noise too (the gun, not your shoulder). With Top Gas, the force is even stronger, but rest assured HFC134a can give you plenty of s*&ts and giggles. Using HFC134a, the performance is a nice 300fps and with Top Gas, 380fps is easily achieved. It works flawlessly in both semi and full-auto modes too.

Even though it is not a full metal gun, it is still a very solid gun and you will eventually learn to love it for what it is, although it has got nice aesthetic touches, with an RIS system and a detachable carrying handle that allows a scope to be mounted. The gun also features a 6 position crane stock and the body has authentic engravings for all those who like to see the real trademarks on there. Also, unlike AEGs, the hop up is not inside the main receiver and can be found within the RIS system atop the barrel.

It is a truly exciting gun. Even though it is not the first blowback automatic rifle or even gas blowback one, it is the quite possibly the best one we have seen so far and we are sure that we will see an array of modification parts for this gun to follow - metal body anyone?
Product Brand Western Arms
Product Code WA435 Hop-Up ADJUSTABLE
Weight 2,650 g Length 745.0 mm
Capacity 50 rds Power 380.0 fps
Power Source HFC134a, TOP GAS Blowback YES
Shooting Mode Semi, Full Auto
Price (USD) $560.00