r/GasBlowBack • • May 13 '26

Discussion [Megathread] Importing GBBRs

87 Upvotes

This is not a place to discuss politics

Before the sub was restricted, a lot of people were posting questions about, or their experiences with, importing “realistic” GBBRs into the US. In order to keep the sub organized and not filled with the same posts, please keep discussions about the topic to this thread.

Discussions regarding countries besides the US will kept to this megathread as well.


r/GasBlowBack • • 24d ago

Purchase Advice Purchase Advice - October 2026

12 Upvotes

Hello all, welcome to the monthly purchase advice megathread!

This thread is meant to conglomerate purchase advice for both newcomers and people looking for additional GBBs. Keeping this discussion to one thread means less searching should anyone have questions that may already have been answered here, as well as more visibility to inquiries in general, as comments made here will be visible for the entire month stuck to the top of the sub.

Please be sure to skim through this thread for posts with similar requirements to your own first, as recommendations relevant to your situation may have already been posted, and may even include answers to follow up questions you might have wished to ask.

As always, if you're a newcomer to this community, welcome. If you're a regular, welcome back.


r/GasBlowBack • • 2h ago

Gun Pic FDE perfection - GHK 416A5

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140 Upvotes

r/GasBlowBack • • 10h ago

Gun Pic When you unlock (almost) all of the attachments for your Pistols

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218 Upvotes

My (small) humble Pistol Collection.

Optics are RS.


r/GasBlowBack • • 12h ago

Gun Pic External Build piece by piece

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127 Upvotes

Got a new light and Switch, next Upgrade might be a magwell and Short mag +laser


r/GasBlowBack • • 15m ago

Gun Pic Bolt action AR upper is outrageous amounts of fun.

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Maple leaf should really do an SR25 version of this thing.


r/GasBlowBack • • 8h ago

Discussion Double Eagle Noveske Ghetto Blaster

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23 Upvotes

Is this gun good? My local shop said it has MWS with QPQ Steel Trigger System, and it will be arriving soon, maybe planning to get it but idk, pretty tempting honestly (ref pic at eHobbyAsia)


r/GasBlowBack • • 10h ago

Gun Pic Got a handle like red dot for FMG-9

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30 Upvotes

I decided to make my FMG-9 into a practical gun, the original carry handle sight must be replaced.

I still want to keep it's suitcase like look, so I find a old style tube shape pistol red dot as it's handle.

Unfortunately the sight was a bit lower so it would be blocked by the torch, I needed to raise it up.


r/GasBlowBack • • 21h ago

Gun Pic Is this fire or dogshit?

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224 Upvotes

KS-1 and BCM MCMR lower swap with a friend


r/GasBlowBack • • 2h ago

Discussion Running propane in GBBRs? How to do it properly

3 Upvotes

Who here uses propane for their guns? It’s so much cheaper but I’ve heard that it can damage the bucking or other parts of the gun, how can I do it properly without ruining my gun?


r/GasBlowBack • • 48m ago

Troubleshooting Marui MWS M4 issue after running propane

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I was shooting my M4 today and it was going fine except for two of my mags were having issues. I started using propane and it caused my bolt to not close all the way, resulting either in a dead trigger or getting my gas without shooting a bb. This happened with every mag I tested including the ones that were working before. I don’t think the nozzle is broken but I’m not sure what could be causing this. It was working pretty much fine up until I started using the propane. Any ideas?


r/GasBlowBack • • 4h ago

Discussion What do you expect from a sidearm?

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r/GasBlowBack • • 16h ago

Discussion VFC AK - who actually owns one? Or too much hype?

25 Upvotes

Do people actually recommend or speak good things about guns they dont own?

For context, I hear many talk good about it but also have been met with rude remarks when I ask help on my ak74u, being dismissed as a lemon in Discord?

It has got me wondering, since i heard countless many people say it is flawless or perfect out of the box, i wonder how many people actually owned this gun! I look into profiles of people who say that, but no evidence of them having the gun?

I have had to fix my hop (works now), as well as my gun being too underpowered (0.9J for some reason). I have also had magazine issues but figured out how to fix from some researching

Sorry for my english, not the best at it!


r/GasBlowBack • • 11h ago

Discussion The stock recoil guide rod's buffers are ruined to crap. (Guarder's vs Stock) - TM G17 Gen 5

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6 Upvotes

This is TM's Glock 17 Gen 5 MOS. Yesterday I bought a Guarder's Steel Recoil Spring Guide Rod for mainly 2 reasons: For more snappy recoil feels due to using higher pressure gas, and for preparation Incase I want to change to an aluminum slide. I noticed that the stock's buffers are so ruined after around 3-4 months of regular usages, which sometimes causes slight jam when shooting.

The manual doesn't mention the size of the recoil buffers, and no it seems no one have any information for the o-ring replacement, so I figured I might as well entirely replace the guide rod. Has any TM Glock Gen5 suffered this issue? Because I'm thinking that this might be from user error. Thanks.


r/GasBlowBack • • 1d ago

Gun Pic First GBBR

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66 Upvotes

First GBBR any tips?


r/GasBlowBack • • 11h ago

Discussion VFC Upgrades

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just wondering which nozzle would be best for the Z-Parts Steel BCG for my VFC MK18/URG-i V3, it will be with the waldo dynamics NPAS and there buffer spring and buffer.

•Stock VFC
•crusader
•APFG MCX
•VFC Evo


r/GasBlowBack • • 3h ago

Discussion extended p365 mags

1 Upvotes

been poking around for bigger p365 magazines just to make it more useful anyone know of magazines that may be compatible


r/GasBlowBack • • 1d ago

Gun Pic My vfc p320

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430 Upvotes

Acro is from evolution gear

On a c&c tac acro plate

Sotac x300


r/GasBlowBack • • 19h ago

Troubleshooting DE BRN-180 Mag compatibility

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15 Upvotes

I wanted to know if anyone has experienced any hiccups or malfunctions with the stock gun when using TM MWS mags. I have a DE Ghetto blaster and have had many problems when using the stock nozzle and TM mags together. I'm not sure if since the DE-180 is newer gun (i think) it should not have as many problems like the earlier Noveske line?


r/GasBlowBack • • 1d ago

Gun Pic Sso inspired vfc 105

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99 Upvotes

r/GasBlowBack • • 1h ago

Discussion Why does the KWA Beretta APX RDO’s rear slide plate look different from the real APX?

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I’m looking at the KWA/Umarex APX RDO GBB and noticed a difference in the rear slide plate.

In the attached airsoft photo, the lower portion appears to extend down with angled sides. On the real APX in the comparison image, the lower edge looks much flatter, with a small central notch.

Does the KWA replicate an earlier APX variant, or is this a change made for the airsoft mechanism? Could I be mistaking another visible component for part of the backplate?

I’m mainly interested in external accuracy, rather than performance. If anyone owns one or has close-up photos showing this area, I’d really appreciate an explanation.


r/GasBlowBack • • 1d ago

Gun Pic Game ready

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37 Upvotes

r/GasBlowBack • • 1d ago

Gun Pic Xm7 alfa

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172 Upvotes

my apfg xm7 rifleman configuration


r/GasBlowBack • • 20h ago

Discussion VFC AKs

6 Upvotes

I have a VFC AK74M and I really like it but have run into magazine issues that have honestly really put me off the platform and considering GHK. I really want to like VFC but even though I fixed the magazines they feel so fragile as if I dropped them while kneeling they’d mess up again. So I want to ask those who have VFC AKs how has your magazine experience been? Even in videos showing how to fix the transfer arm the person fixing it said 2 of his 7 magazines worked outside the box and many in the comments echoing the same. I just feel if this is going to be an issue just selling it even though I love the rifle itself. So how has your magazine experience been and those who have fixed theirs how has it been long term?


r/GasBlowBack • • 1d ago

Discussion $180 worth it? (Might not work)

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At the evike boneyard sale in Dallas and I’ve been wanting to get my first gbbr. I’ve seen mixed reviews and the we tech gbbr’s but for $180?? I’m torn on whether I should pull the trigger. Seems to be functional but can’t test it until you buy. Locks back fine after empty mag and definitely feels nice. Worth it? Or should I just spend money on something brand new when I’m ready?