EMG / Salient Arms International 2011 DS 5.1 Airsoft Training Weapon (Color: Black / CO2 / Precision Package)

"Excellent pistol that has been my main gun ever since I bought it. I got the steel model which is a bit extra but totally worth it (to me). Very nice weight, good kick from the heavy steel slide, and once I upgraded the inner barrel and the Guarder hop-up chamber (did require a little filing to make fit), I can hop .32's no problem and compete just as well as the rifles on the field. Mine chronos at about 380 with .2's now, and about 1.5J with .32's.

"The gun feels great and runs very smoothly. The first CO2 mag leaked but Evike customer support was very helpful and they sent me a new one very quickly.

"I won this in the box of awesomeness and it bieng my first EMG product, I was blown away. The weight is amazing. (I can’t imagine how heavy the full steel version would be). It came with the Co2 magazine and since I live in colder climates,this is great. The one complaint is the magazine. The Co2 is a little hard to screw into the mag without pliers,but that isn’t too much of a surprise. The one that I received had a leaky magazine,but Evike covered that so I’m happy. If you got through this review without dying of boredom, then congratulations!!! Thanks for taking the time to read this.

"I finally bought this pistol about three months ago after eyeing it for a good while. My first side arm was an EF 1911 so I was looking to upgrade. Man oh man does this thing perform. I bought the 5.1 Green Gas version. It feels so good in your hand and has a really great weight to it. It feels solid to grip and aim with. The magazine has a really large baseplate that you have to take off to fill it with green gas, and thats kind of annoying. I use .28s with it and I have never touched the hopup and it shoots far and accurate. The flat trigger feels really awesome and allows for some good rapid fire which this pistol is very capable of.

Pros
Accurate
Good weight
Solid Grip
Mag Capacity both bbs and green gas
Good range
Mags are below $30
I could go on and on

Cons
Lare Baseplate, and having to remove it to fill with gas
(Personally I love the look the baseplate gives it)

Also, Evike recommends a Matrix hardshell holster, DO NOT BUY IT FOR THIS PISTOL. Buy a Blackhawk Serpa CQC for 1911s.

"This is by far the best gbb pistol I�ve ever bought great accuracy and great range must buy for all airsofters

"Just got it in yesterday. I like the look and feel of it alot. It has a nice sound and kick to it and so far the efficiency on shots is great. Havent got to test how many mags it empties on one co2 but I am sure it is close to two on what i have tried so far. The co2 turn screw to pop the canister is really hard to turn with your fingers.Dont know if that is just the mags i got but I just used like a metal clip to help turn it. Great buy and for the high mag, surely worth it. My favorite side arm so far.

"Pros:
Hard kick
Awesome weight/feel
Turns heads
Fits Blackhawk "Omnivore" holster
Real-steel trademarks
Accurate with tight groupings

Cons:
Had to grind down the rail for my real steel sure fire X300 ultra weapon light (That was painful).
Orange tip was a bear to get off. I scratched up my barrel removing it.

"Great gun out of the box. It's the Krytac of pistols.

"You can buy spare mags here: http://www.evike.com/products/69068/

"This pistol is absolutely the best secondary/backup I have ever had. Lets start with the reliability of this gun and how it is AMAZING! I have had this for about a few months now (using AIM Top silicone green gas) and it has NEVER frozen up on me even in the coldest weather. in one problem that wasn't even really one was here and there the magazine would not fill up full of gas unless you hold the magazine upside down. Range and accuracy after tuning in the hop up is really good compared to some other pistols I had like the elite force 1911 and a we g 18 semi only. Definite get if your looking for an extremely reliable pistol.

"This gun is a beast great sight!, tokyo marui internals, orange tip is on, non threaded but I filed mine down and it worked just fine, didnt see a hopup tool or anything with it but its shoots straight! No instructions came with it as to take it apart but youtube helps with that.

"Great gun, this is my third Airsoft gas gun, and I loved it.

Before I had a Elite Force 1911 Tac and the Marui M9 and It was good but not great. I'm not really a fan of co2 or plastic slides. I sold it and baught this. LOVE IT! I give it a 5/5 for overall performance.

Extra mag is easy to find, going to get a Co2 mag for extreme weathers.

"This is probably the best sidearm on the market! Great gun! Super accurate and the magazine holds 30+1 bbs while the grip remains slim.

Pro:
Feels great, feels better than all GBB I own on both performance and external finish.
Kicks hard
Super accurate

Con:
None so far

"The SAI 2011 is amazing!!

Been a huge fan of Salient Arms International and I have to say this is not just a great replica of it, but a serious training grade tool with serious weight and feel. Asides from the realistic operational functions this offers from mag release to slide locking when chamber is empty, trigger pull weight, hammer actions, the SAI 2011 is amazingly accurate and fun to shoot. I use 0.23g bbs in mine and this is by far the most accurate Airsoft handgun I have own out of my arsenal of over 20 Airsoft guns.

This pistol takes AW custom Co2 mag and green gas mag if you don't want the extended mag look that comes with the gun.

All in all, if you are looking for an awesome pistol, I would highly recommend this.

"I was expecting a licensed WE-Tech but this gun blew my mind!!
The AW custom series of pistols are like the Porsche of Airsoft GBB pistols! They done a really nice re-design of the WE platform, with extremely nice air seal on the magazine and gas economy. The pistol's blowback is crisp, strong, and realistic.

Pro:
Extremely accurate
Feels like and looks nice
Good weight
Good mag capacity (30+1)
SAI!!!

Con:
None