AW Custom VX9 Compact Series Gas Blowback Airsoft Pistol (Model: Z80 - Optic Ready / FDE)

"Fun little compact pistol. Very smooth on the firing and blowback action. Full metal upper slide and polymer lowers. Inner barrel is 81mm. The small size makes this a great gun for the smaller player, or a back up to your sidearm that can be easily attached to your vest. The FPS is around 305 with Green Gas and 310-320 with Co2. Settles in at just above 300 FPS with both types throughout most of the gas charges. Range is around 50 feet with decent accuracy within that distance. Not bad for a small compact. AW's optimized gas valve system works well. You will get 50+ rounds with both gas types, so 2+ mags full. These are true compact size pistols so the grip is shorter than a standard GLOCK, and the barrel is about 1 inch shorter than standard. The included Green Gas magazine fits perfectly inside the hand grip but the Co2 magazine will stick out of the bottom when used. AW does make a full size GLOCK style named the VX-7. It has a 12mm longer barrel (93mm) and a longer grip that fits Co2 magazines inside. You can check their website for the full line of the VX series pistols. These VX series guns WILL NOT fit into any of the hard shell GLOCK holsters due to the bulky rail design. I had to use a soft holster and found that the Bulldog brand size 15 holster is perfect for both the compact and standard size frames.

"Very fun to use, Has a nice weight to it, everything I've ever wanted, very affordable for what it has to offer. The magazines are sorta hard to break but I wouldn't risk dropping it when changing mags. (their pretty heavy). I haven't used it on the field yet but it does seem like a decent beginner level pistol at its price and viability.


Cons:
-Non-removable orange tip (not serious issue)
-The barrel moves ALOT, making hitting targets very difficult (could be just my handgun only or it was damaged in shipping.)
-This pistol doesn't fit in any hard shell holsters. Unless you can find one made for this specific model. The underbarrel picatinny rail prevents it from fitting, and it is non-removable.
-The magazine has a lot of weight to it and the slide release catches the slide when it is racked.
-The magazine release button is pretty bulky and bothers people with bigger fingers but isn't that much of a burden.
-changing C02 isn't too difficult but takes a while.

I couldn't find a full review from any video but this was my take on it after buying it.

Final Rating 7.7/10