Ruger Mk1 - KJW 6mm Gas Pistol
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Ruger Mk1 - KJW 6mm Gas Pistol - Unique
The KJW Mk1 is a very popular gas pistol, especially, it seems, in the USA, where its reputation as a low cost, high power sidearm is appreciated.
The Ruger Mk1 is a .22 target pistol, but has achieved more widespread recognition as the weapon of choice amongst assassins, both in the movies and the real world military, especially in suppressed form.
Based upon the Marushin version, the KJW is cheaper by some margin, but at what cost?
In the Box
First Impressions
The gun looks pretty smart with a nice near matt black finish. It looks a bit like a sensibly sized AMT Automag and the similarities do not end with the simple overall appearance.
The gun feels pretty solid, with the magazine in, and features an adjustable rear sight.
All the features of the Ruger Mk1 are seemingly apparent, with an operational safety and a disassembly latch in the rear of the grip.
Closer Look
The Ruger Mk1 is quite a distinctive gun.
The KJW Mk1 is a bull barrel Mk1, where the barrel remains the same diameter along its entire length.
The safety is to the rear of the frame, on the left side, in the form of a recessed knob which slides up and down in an arc. It is tricky to use with the right hand thumb and requires any lefties to put the gun in their right hand to operate. With a heavy trigger pull, safeties are not so important, but good practice would suggest you should have your airsoft pistols safed when not in use and this could be a problem if you need to unholster and fire quickly.
Shooting Impressions
Carrying out my standard 5m/6 round, off hand test the Ruger Mk1 performed pretty well. Best 5 rounds fell within a 2 inch (5 CM) radius at 5M. With some practice, this could have been bettered, but the long, heavy trigger pull does tend to mitigate against excellent results.
With no single action capability, the trigger pull was an appalling 3kg+. So heavy in fact that I couldn't measure it accurately. 3.8Kg was more than enough, but 3Kg not enough! This is a clear 500g heavier than anything else tested previously, but, as is often the case with NBBs, rapid shooting soon makes the weight feel manageable and the pull was smooth, making it feel less awful than the bare figures suggest.
Conclusions
Overall, the KJW Ruger Mk1 is a good, solid, sensible NBB sidearm.
Weight : 420g