King Arms CO2 Powered Gas Blowback M1A1 - Paratrooper Model

"Immensely fun, very beautiful replica of a late-war M1A1 Carbine.

Pros.
15 round magazines can be easily modified for 23 rounds.
Full blowback, feels close to a real M1 Carbine.
Light. Very light. The magazine might weigh as much as the rest of the gun light.
VERY large pistol grip. I've always preferred large grips, but if it's too large it can be filed down.
Can shoot .40g BBs at about the same range as the average AEG, with much greater accuracy.
The bayonet and barrel sleeve can be easily removed for an earlier war look.
You will need to find an early war rear sight for the complete look though.

Cons.
Front sight can come off unexpectedly. Lost it on my first match, and can't find replacements.
Top handguard panel is a little loose. Not a big deal, and isn't going to fall off, but a little annoying


Stock doesn't click, and takes a bit to get used to.
I have not had mags leak at all. Placing a tiny bit of silicon oil on the tip of the CO2 cartridge before you put it in will massively help with leaking and wear damage.
Mags lasted roughly 60 shots in 60-65f degree weather.
Very fieldable. Doesn't have the RoF of AEGs, but it has outstanding accuracy, and is lighter/easier in the hands than most AEGs.
My only other real wood gun having been a CYMA Norinco AK replica, the wood finish on this one is beautiful.

I would like to bump a star off for the front sight falling off, but honestly I should have checked it after I took the orange tip off...
Perhaps in a few years my opinion will change, but after a couple matches this will probably become my main, just out of the sheer joy of shooting it. That, and the accuracy is impeccable with .40 bbs.

"One of the coolest co2 power rifles I ever wanted!

This is great for my WWII paratrooper reenactment gear.

Like the folding stock and how compacted it is.

Same rifle that 'Donald malarkey, warren muck and george Luz used in the miniseries Band of Brothers.

Shoots accurate with .20g and .25g biodegradable bbs.

Love this rifle!

"This rifle is functionally fantastic, cosmetically OK, and practically useless, but it makes a fantastic prop or reenactment weapon. I got this for Christmas and was very impressed with how sturdy it was. I loaded a Co2 capsule into the mag and fired it flawlessly, then it was time to take the mag out. I already wrote what happened with that on the mag's page. I cut the bayonet lug and sleeve off to make it earlier war, then replaced the sigh with an l-type flip sight to make it even earlier war. That was a but trickier to do, as I needed to carve into the zinc-alloy in order to form a dovetail, but the sight fits in perfectly now. The stock will lose it's firmness after a while which I intent to fix with some washers at the base of the spring in the grip. Overall a fantastic rifle, just with the mags were in stock (and cheaper lol)