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Auto Ordnance WE-Tech M1A1 Thompson Gas Blowback Airsoft Rifle by Cybergun
10 Customer Reviews
by Easton S. on 01/13/2023
"This M1A1 Thompson was an itch to scratch! It's details are absolutely amazing, down to the production markings, to the 'Auto Ordnance' print on the gun.
Pros
- Great recoil for those looking for an airsoft gun to immerse
- Magazine has been working excellent! (So far)
- Rate of fire is as real as it gets!
Cons
- somewhat mediocre FPS at around 300-330 FPS (in all fairness, it is run on green gas)
- Faux wood is a little off putting, but acceptable.
- DOES NOT PERFORM WELL IN _40°F WEATHER! Happens to all green gas airsoft :)
- spare magazines are SUPER expensive
Pros
- Great recoil for those looking for an airsoft gun to immerse
- Magazine has been working excellent! (So far)
- Rate of fire is as real as it gets!
Cons
- somewhat mediocre FPS at around 300-330 FPS (in all fairness, it is run on green gas)
- Faux wood is a little off putting, but acceptable.
- DOES NOT PERFORM WELL IN _40°F WEATHER! Happens to all green gas airsoft :)
- spare magazines are SUPER expensive
by Cody B. on 12/29/2022
"I've only had this gun for a little over a week but this thing is amazing. Build quality is very good recoil is very nice and its loud too. gas efficiency is very good with stock internals.
by Roland S. on 05/02/2022
"I love the full blowback action. Same as real the M1A1 Thompson.
by Jon A. on 03/12/2022
"This gun is amazing. I haven't had a big problem with this gun but there are a few things I should mention. First the day after I got it, the magazine started to leak. I tightened the valves little and it stopped the leaking completely. So if your mag leaks just try tightening valves. Next the gun comes with an orange front sight and they don't give you an extra black one. I also have not been able to find a replacement. Finally the paint on the fake wood will eventually get these grey scratches on it. Not too noticable but it annoys me a little. And you can buy real wood replacements for like $100. Other than that this thing is amazing.
by travis b. on 06/21/2018
"this gun is amazing played two games with it so far and with a 50 round gas mag you cant beat it. This gun is very loud and has a hard kick and the op up is easily adjustable no disassembly required. Highly recommend this gun goes through the 50 rounds on full auto without a hicup its awesome.
cons:
-nothing besides on of the mags i ordered broke for some reason
Pros:
everything its the best!
cons:
-nothing besides on of the mags i ordered broke for some reason
Pros:
everything its the best!
by Kevin S. on 12/19/2018
"This is my second M1A1 (replacement: see my other review) so I feel obligated to write another review. Note: I am a gunsmith, not an airsmith, so please forgive any errors in terminology. Received GBB in new condition. Same details as my first review. I had decided that regardless of what happened, I was keeping this one. The first thing I did was to apply Loctite 242 (Blue) to the screw that holds the front assembly to the receiver group. It has not come loose since. Second, I disassembled the receiver, wiped it down and applied white lithium grease to all moving parts. Out to test. Before firing, I gave a very quick shot of silicon spray directly into the chamber, as I remembered the first gun had an issue with the nozzle sticking. Fire several hundred rounds over 3 days. Same issue occurred as with the first gun; the nozzle failed. This happened because I forgot the shot of silicon at the start of my session, and the nozzle stuck in the chamber. The nozzle is a 2 piece part that is held together by a spring. The pin that attaches the spring to the front part of the nozzle is not a "through-pin", and bent causing failure. I removed it and replaced it with a SS sewing needle of roughly the same diameter, making sure it fit completely through both sides of the bolt.
End result: The GBB functioned excellent. I used it every day for 2 weeks, then 2-3 times per week after that. Once a week (about) I would field strip it, wipe it dry, and reapply the lithium grease. There was a little wear after 4k rounds but nothing as bad as my first GBB.
"All good things...." After 3 months and 4-5k rounds BOTH of my mags failed (bought a second at same time as GBB). Disassembled to find the o-rings had failed, due to poor quality of manufacture. After the holidays I will source replacements and fix the issue.
If you are a Thompson fan, and have the cash to spare, this is an OK purchase, provided you take care of the issues I pointed out. Keep that silicon handy. A quick spray should last a few hundred shots, or an hour or two, whichever comes first. Do NOT use WD40 or any other petroleum based lube. Silicon is non reactive and wont damage the unit. I do NOT recommend this as a "field use" GBB. The barrel assy is not attached to the receiver with any strength, and will easily break if rough handled (sorry reenactors). It is however a very fun GBB to shoot.
Good luck and safe shooting!
End result: The GBB functioned excellent. I used it every day for 2 weeks, then 2-3 times per week after that. Once a week (about) I would field strip it, wipe it dry, and reapply the lithium grease. There was a little wear after 4k rounds but nothing as bad as my first GBB.
"All good things...." After 3 months and 4-5k rounds BOTH of my mags failed (bought a second at same time as GBB). Disassembled to find the o-rings had failed, due to poor quality of manufacture. After the holidays I will source replacements and fix the issue.
If you are a Thompson fan, and have the cash to spare, this is an OK purchase, provided you take care of the issues I pointed out. Keep that silicon handy. A quick spray should last a few hundred shots, or an hour or two, whichever comes first. Do NOT use WD40 or any other petroleum based lube. Silicon is non reactive and wont damage the unit. I do NOT recommend this as a "field use" GBB. The barrel assy is not attached to the receiver with any strength, and will easily break if rough handled (sorry reenactors). It is however a very fun GBB to shoot.
Good luck and safe shooting!
by Jordan W. on 04/02/2023
"Wish I liked it more. Magazine valve broke pretty quickly after purchase (if you need parts for this use kyairsoft). Accuracy out of the box is pretty meh since it is open bolt but not bad. Hop self adjusts when firing unfortunately but thats a pretty easy fix. What is not an easy fix is full auto pooping out bbs instead of firing fine like it does on semi. Have changed the barrel and hop, have greased the gun, have run it dry, have replaced the recoil spring with an upgraded steel one, nothing has fixed the issue. Pretty disappointing And would avoid unless dead set on a gbb thompson. Keep the barrel hex key tight, get the RA tech wood kit, and hope your full auto works.
by Robert W. on 03/08/2021
"Very big disappointment. Initially waited for this to arrive into the USA from Evike.com and was quick to purchase one for myself.
Pros:
- GBB and nice recoil;
- parkerized like metal finish (Real ones weren't parkerized)
Cons:
- Came with plastic simulated wood stock, grip and foregrip. Visually fine however with metal sling mount, while moving around, it created a hollowed plastic sound.
- outer barrel wobbles even though tightened, a feeling of not being solid and possibility of falling or breaking apart. RaTech has an all steel upgrade which solves this issue of a loose outer barrel, just another upgrade for about $50.00 plus shipping.
- expensive considering that the RaTech real wood upgrade available in Asia and soon to come to the USA will place the gun above the $500 mark not to mention extra magazines at $60 each, making this an expensive load out.
- no steel front sight included, comes with just the orange plastic sight and not available as an extra or option to purchase. Not available in Asia either.
Wished it was better and would have been extremely fun to shoot! Too bad
Pros:
- GBB and nice recoil;
- parkerized like metal finish (Real ones weren't parkerized)
Cons:
- Came with plastic simulated wood stock, grip and foregrip. Visually fine however with metal sling mount, while moving around, it created a hollowed plastic sound.
- outer barrel wobbles even though tightened, a feeling of not being solid and possibility of falling or breaking apart. RaTech has an all steel upgrade which solves this issue of a loose outer barrel, just another upgrade for about $50.00 plus shipping.
- expensive considering that the RaTech real wood upgrade available in Asia and soon to come to the USA will place the gun above the $500 mark not to mention extra magazines at $60 each, making this an expensive load out.
- no steel front sight included, comes with just the orange plastic sight and not available as an extra or option to purchase. Not available in Asia either.
Wished it was better and would have been extremely fun to shoot! Too bad
by Samuel O. on 10/31/2018
"A bit about me: Engineer, machinist, airsofter for 13 years.
I've had this rifle for a week and I have not played in a game with it. I bought this rifle for the sole purpose of fabricating my own clone out of milled steel and real wood.
Overall, this Thompson is not good. Now of course this is a $330.00 airsoft gun, not a real steel Thompson. So the materials that it's made of are understandable. But again, I bought it to clone it. For anyone planning to use it in a game, please continue reading.
Pros
- Not too bad aesthetically
- Trademarks/logos
- Pretty good recoil
- Blowback sound is decent
- Super easy disassembly
- Surprisingly easy to load magazine
- Included speed loader is a t-rex head!
- Uses VSR-10 hop up buckings I believe (BEST ONES IMO)
- Very comfortable ADS, nice quickdraw
- Very clean castings honestly
Cons (Just about everything else unfortunately)
- With Matrix green gas, I can't get more than 15 rounds out of one charge
- Thin, eroded o-rings on magazine (On mine at least)
- Disassembly of the magazine is a NIGHTMARE
- Entire rifle is cast aluminum/zinc, Only 100 shots fired and already wear and tear on sears
- Rifle came zip tied in the box, no cardboard or styrofoam
- Barrel wobble (fixed by tightening screw)
- Fake wood looks terrible
- Small dents and blemishes on the bolt
- Near impossible to insert and eject magazine, super stiff, tight fit
- Horrid looking orange tip (required but goodness it's ugly, loose as well)
- Expensive magazines
- Sling mounts are aluminum, not sure I'd trust them, they may bend
Included in the box
- Gun
- Manual
- Magazine
- Speed loader
Here are some things I noticed while playing around with this gun. Do not, I repeat, Do NOT disassemble the magazine unless you really have to. There are so many little parts that can get lost, the two o-rings are thin, and the spring is difficult to tame. I reassembled my magazine and it leaks now. Took it apart, found an eroded spot on the o-ring. But no big deal because I'm making my own! I'm using Matrix green gas, which is just your standard gas and it's pathetic. No more than 15 rounds are fired before the gas is out. The external finish is thin and scratches easily. For me personally, the fake wood looks awful. Fully disassembling the rifle including sears, fire selector, safety and trigger isn't too bad. Just make sure you know how it goes back together. Orange tip is the front sight and it's very loose. ADS doesn't matter in airsoft that much but still. Charging knob is pretty loose. Someday I'd like to make a video on this rifle and give updates on the Thompson project I've got going. Stay tuned.
I hope this review gives you some insight to the WE-Tech/Cybergun Thompson.
I've had this rifle for a week and I have not played in a game with it. I bought this rifle for the sole purpose of fabricating my own clone out of milled steel and real wood.
Overall, this Thompson is not good. Now of course this is a $330.00 airsoft gun, not a real steel Thompson. So the materials that it's made of are understandable. But again, I bought it to clone it. For anyone planning to use it in a game, please continue reading.
Pros
- Not too bad aesthetically
- Trademarks/logos
- Pretty good recoil
- Blowback sound is decent
- Super easy disassembly
- Surprisingly easy to load magazine
- Included speed loader is a t-rex head!
- Uses VSR-10 hop up buckings I believe (BEST ONES IMO)
- Very comfortable ADS, nice quickdraw
- Very clean castings honestly
Cons (Just about everything else unfortunately)
- With Matrix green gas, I can't get more than 15 rounds out of one charge
- Thin, eroded o-rings on magazine (On mine at least)
- Disassembly of the magazine is a NIGHTMARE
- Entire rifle is cast aluminum/zinc, Only 100 shots fired and already wear and tear on sears
- Rifle came zip tied in the box, no cardboard or styrofoam
- Barrel wobble (fixed by tightening screw)
- Fake wood looks terrible
- Small dents and blemishes on the bolt
- Near impossible to insert and eject magazine, super stiff, tight fit
- Horrid looking orange tip (required but goodness it's ugly, loose as well)
- Expensive magazines
- Sling mounts are aluminum, not sure I'd trust them, they may bend
Included in the box
- Gun
- Manual
- Magazine
- Speed loader
Here are some things I noticed while playing around with this gun. Do not, I repeat, Do NOT disassemble the magazine unless you really have to. There are so many little parts that can get lost, the two o-rings are thin, and the spring is difficult to tame. I reassembled my magazine and it leaks now. Took it apart, found an eroded spot on the o-ring. But no big deal because I'm making my own! I'm using Matrix green gas, which is just your standard gas and it's pathetic. No more than 15 rounds are fired before the gas is out. The external finish is thin and scratches easily. For me personally, the fake wood looks awful. Fully disassembling the rifle including sears, fire selector, safety and trigger isn't too bad. Just make sure you know how it goes back together. Orange tip is the front sight and it's very loose. ADS doesn't matter in airsoft that much but still. Charging knob is pretty loose. Someday I'd like to make a video on this rifle and give updates on the Thompson project I've got going. Stay tuned.
I hope this review gives you some insight to the WE-Tech/Cybergun Thompson.
by Kevin S. on 07/02/2018
"The first thing I noticed upon opening the box, was the hideous plastic front sight. Yes, I know, 15 USC, but nowhere does it say the orange has to be a plastic part. Of course these manufacturers will gladly sell you a metal sight/muzzle at extra cost!! Sorry; rant out of the way. On to the review.
In the box is the gun, and 1 mag. Also included comes a rather, um...phallic...looking mag loader. Despite it's looks it is one of the best loaders I have used. The feed nozzle is fitted for the M1 mags. (Update: tried loader on my WE G36 mags and it worked well, so it might be fitted for WE stuff) There are no real instructions/paperwork included, but I've gotten used to this in the airsoft world
This gun is a little more than half the weight of it's real world counterpart (which is understandable) but still felt good to hold. All of the "wood" is plastic, although looking at it from only a few feet away you would never know. The rear grip feels quit real despite being plastic. The foregrip and stock do feel plastic-y.
Fit and finish: Finish is awesome. A nice uniform matte grey overall. The lettering is deeply stamped into the metal, and is clean and legible. The stock and grips mesh well with the metal. Very nice looking. Sling swivels are metal and accept the original style web slings with no problem.
Fit is fair at best. The fit between the receiver and frame is quite loose, and a gap is noticeable between the 2 parts. The barrel assy is connected to the receiver by a single screw just forward of the mag well (this would be the grip mount on the real one). This single screw vibrates loose after firing a few mags. When this screw loosens, it causes the barrel to wobble, causing feed issues as well as causing the nozzle to not smoothly disengage on blowback. The rear sight is fixed and not adjustable, just like the real one. Remember, this was built as a "trench broom". No aiming required!
On to firing: .25Bio BBs and standard green gas. The initial firing went very well. A nice crisp blow-back with noticeable recoil. NICE! The plastic buttstock is hollow and causes a plastic sounding echo to the recoil. I can live with that for now. Semi and auto modes operated well initially. Hop up was non-existent. I adjusted it up and down, but it made no change in the BBs flight path. Despite this, the gun was fairly accurate to about 50 ft. Grouping is like a real SMG; all land in the same area. Magazines are VERY difficult to insert and eject. Don't panic! They do loosen after a few dozen times of inserting and ejecting. A quick recommendation: cock the bolt back before inserting your mag until you break it in.
After about 200 rounds I had double fires in semi mode. This is when I discovered the barrel screw issue. Field stripped and inspected the gun. Right away I noticed a notable amount of aluminium flecks inside the receiver. I discovered gouging on the bottom surface of the bolt caused by it's travel over the fire control group. I would expect this kind of damage after a few thousand rounds, not a few hundred. Cleaned it up, lubed it up and went back to testing. A few more mags no problem. Then jamming began. Barrel screw loosened and this time trapped the front part of the nozzle in the chamber. This cause the front part of the nozzle to separate from the rear. Disassembly time. More metal shavings in the receiver well. Excessive wear to the top of the "sear" (not sure what it's called in airsoft speak). Gouging on the bottom of the bolt. Disassembled nozzle to find the pin that holds the nozzle spring inside the nozzle had ripped out of it's hole, causing damage to the rear section of the nozzle (wish I could post a pic for this one). Also need to mention the safety started braking stones at this point. It would not rotate to safe, with the pin getting caught on the bolt. I needed to pull the bolt back slightly to allow the safety to rotate into place.Test over.
Had this for a week. Less than 750 rounds. Now it's a very nice looking paper weight. I have had great luck with WE stuff in the past, so maybe I got a lemon.
Rating: 1 This is a very nice looking piece and I'd love to give it a 5 on that alone. When it worked, it was a LOT of fun! However, a gun that doesn't fire is like a car that doesn't start. If you are buying this to shoot, then I can not recommend it. If you are a Thompson fanatic like me, then yeah, you need this. I wish you better luck. Safe shooting!
In the box is the gun, and 1 mag. Also included comes a rather, um...phallic...looking mag loader. Despite it's looks it is one of the best loaders I have used. The feed nozzle is fitted for the M1 mags. (Update: tried loader on my WE G36 mags and it worked well, so it might be fitted for WE stuff) There are no real instructions/paperwork included, but I've gotten used to this in the airsoft world
This gun is a little more than half the weight of it's real world counterpart (which is understandable) but still felt good to hold. All of the "wood" is plastic, although looking at it from only a few feet away you would never know. The rear grip feels quit real despite being plastic. The foregrip and stock do feel plastic-y.
Fit and finish: Finish is awesome. A nice uniform matte grey overall. The lettering is deeply stamped into the metal, and is clean and legible. The stock and grips mesh well with the metal. Very nice looking. Sling swivels are metal and accept the original style web slings with no problem.
Fit is fair at best. The fit between the receiver and frame is quite loose, and a gap is noticeable between the 2 parts. The barrel assy is connected to the receiver by a single screw just forward of the mag well (this would be the grip mount on the real one). This single screw vibrates loose after firing a few mags. When this screw loosens, it causes the barrel to wobble, causing feed issues as well as causing the nozzle to not smoothly disengage on blowback. The rear sight is fixed and not adjustable, just like the real one. Remember, this was built as a "trench broom". No aiming required!
On to firing: .25Bio BBs and standard green gas. The initial firing went very well. A nice crisp blow-back with noticeable recoil. NICE! The plastic buttstock is hollow and causes a plastic sounding echo to the recoil. I can live with that for now. Semi and auto modes operated well initially. Hop up was non-existent. I adjusted it up and down, but it made no change in the BBs flight path. Despite this, the gun was fairly accurate to about 50 ft. Grouping is like a real SMG; all land in the same area. Magazines are VERY difficult to insert and eject. Don't panic! They do loosen after a few dozen times of inserting and ejecting. A quick recommendation: cock the bolt back before inserting your mag until you break it in.
After about 200 rounds I had double fires in semi mode. This is when I discovered the barrel screw issue. Field stripped and inspected the gun. Right away I noticed a notable amount of aluminium flecks inside the receiver. I discovered gouging on the bottom surface of the bolt caused by it's travel over the fire control group. I would expect this kind of damage after a few thousand rounds, not a few hundred. Cleaned it up, lubed it up and went back to testing. A few more mags no problem. Then jamming began. Barrel screw loosened and this time trapped the front part of the nozzle in the chamber. This cause the front part of the nozzle to separate from the rear. Disassembly time. More metal shavings in the receiver well. Excessive wear to the top of the "sear" (not sure what it's called in airsoft speak). Gouging on the bottom of the bolt. Disassembled nozzle to find the pin that holds the nozzle spring inside the nozzle had ripped out of it's hole, causing damage to the rear section of the nozzle (wish I could post a pic for this one). Also need to mention the safety started braking stones at this point. It would not rotate to safe, with the pin getting caught on the bolt. I needed to pull the bolt back slightly to allow the safety to rotate into place.Test over.
Had this for a week. Less than 750 rounds. Now it's a very nice looking paper weight. I have had great luck with WE stuff in the past, so maybe I got a lemon.
Rating: 1 This is a very nice looking piece and I'd love to give it a 5 on that alone. When it worked, it was a LOT of fun! However, a gun that doesn't fire is like a car that doesn't start. If you are buying this to shoot, then I can not recommend it. If you are a Thompson fanatic like me, then yeah, you need this. I wish you better luck. Safe shooting!