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 • • 27d ago

Purchase Advice Purchase Advice - October 2026

11 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 • • 7h ago

Gun Pic mws almost fully restored!

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227 Upvotes

This mws was in shambles externally and somewhat internally but thankfully I’ve almost cleared all the spray paint! currently I am focusing on cleaning the electronics on it and afterwards the trigger box.
FYI the green spray paint was before 😵‍💫


r/GasBlowBack • • 6h ago

Gun Pic Keeping it short and simple, like the Krink

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48 Upvotes

Avengers B-18
Magpul MOE AK
VFC QRS Selector
E-Shooter Flare Smokey BT Silo
Direct Action Carbine Sling

Internals: Waldo’s Crimson Bucking, Unicorn 210mm

Edit: Forgot to add the optic, Feyachi Green Dot


r/GasBlowBack • • 12h ago

Gun Pic Making some progress!

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74 Upvotes

Almost where I want it externally. Top priority now is just a Magpul stock, then a Maxx hop up chamber and adjuster to replace the god awful stock one. Eventually, I'd also like to get a steel trigger box because the trigger pull on the stock one sucks.

Base gun is a Classic Army 13" URGI MWS currently run on straight propane.

  • Unicorn 60 degree bucking
  • Unicorn 80 degree nub
  • Unicorn 410mm barrel
  • Unicorn nozzle guide (Original which was molded with a defect and snapped)
  • PTS MEC buffer (O-ring removed to allow for shifting weights)
  • EMG/Cyma DD RIS3 12.25" (Always planned on swapping the URGI rail but my securing screws stripped out after a few a couple disassemblies)
  • Magpul MVG
  • Unknown Elcan and Docter (Purchased off a friend)
  • Homemade NPAS (Will probably replace with a Federal Concepts FEDA as there are a couple problems with mine)

Between the barrel and hop setup, it is dead nuts accurate. I love it. I couldn't ask for a better first GBBR, short of a couple QC issues.


r/GasBlowBack • • 1h ago

Gun Pic Scary CQB

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10 Upvotes

r/GasBlowBack • • 4h ago

Gun Pic The VFC AK74M is joining my airsoft lineup!

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11 Upvotes

Hey! I've been reading posts about the AK for ages and finally decided to make the jump to GBBs.
If anyone's got questions, I'm happy to answer!


r/GasBlowBack • • 19h ago

Gun Pic GBB Winter Mod

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205 Upvotes

This MWS has electric heating built into the magwell (not permanent), allowing it to handle pretty much any temperature while using regular green gas! The power is adjustable from 0–15 W via a knob on the PEQ box, which also houses two quick change 18650 batteries at 3500 mAh. That’s enough power for around two hours at full power, and it can raise the magazine temperature by roughly 20c above ambient.


r/GasBlowBack • • 11h ago

Gun Pic Hell Creature - VFC GBBR build inspired by PMM's Hell Monster

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31 Upvotes

While the ultimate goal was to recreate the Hell Monster as closely as I could, part of that was also seeing how many real PMM parts I could get to fit. The answer ended up being all of them with varying levels of work. There is certainly a significant level of jank here, but I am very happy with the results.

If anyone wants to get some extensive dremel practice in, here's how the project went for me:

> Drop-in

- All MLOK accessories

- HRF Magwell (don't fully tighten)

- BCM Mod 2 Grip

- PMM Left Side Rear Sling QD

- KDG RCH Charging Handle (a bit loose, recommend shimming)

> Filing Needed

- PMM Picatinny Endplate

- PMM Front Sling QD

> Dremel Recommended

- PMM BCD (enlarged slot for bolt catch paddle on rear piece, removed slope from front piece)

- PMM Selectors (cut down VFC selector cam to fit, recommend this rather than attempting to modify the levers thenselves)

- PMM Magazine Release (bored out the mounting slot and pin holes and ran a longer than stock M3 grub screw to (loosely) fix it to the VFC SCAR's magazine catch)

- PMM Right Side Rear Sling QD (made the slot on the part wider and deeper)

Oh and I guess I should mention internals too. I currently have both a Unicorn inner barrel and 70D non-comp bucking which yields pretty good results. Stock accuracy was good too, but I damaged my IB by driving a screw through it and I'm planning to get a new hop chamber setup once they're available so I wanted to test buckings just so I could knock both of those out at the same time. I have Carlo's 3D printed feed ramp/chamber installed (once again to replace the stock one self-destructing), and I'm using a prototype Black Variable recoil buffer I was sent to field test. This gun shoots really well. Despite having many technically "better" gas rifles (TM and VFC ARs, VFC FALs and their AK-105), this is still by far my favorite gun to use. Best feeling recoil for sure.


r/GasBlowBack • • 1d ago

Gun Pic Finally finished the mi alpha vfc 105

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428 Upvotes

Im really happy with how this turned out. If anyone knows of any upgrades for the internals id appreciate the advice. I haven't found any other than bucking and barrel.


r/GasBlowBack • • 20h ago

Gun Pic Finally!

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80 Upvotes

After so long I finally got my WE Apache a3!


r/GasBlowBack • • 20h ago

Gun Pic GHK G45 V2

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76 Upvotes

GHK G45 V2 build complete, for now. Might get the steel slide and barrel in the future.


r/GasBlowBack • • 15h ago

Gun Pic 404 Blowback not found 😅

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26 Upvotes

KC02 and rw underlever kit. I must say its fun to play with. Sniper limit and rof as fast as u can 😂


r/GasBlowBack • • 1d ago

Gun Pic APFG and PROW SPEAR XM5 and XM7

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595 Upvotes

r/GasBlowBack • • 23h ago

Discussion It really is all ARs lmao

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81 Upvotes

r/GasBlowBack • • 18h ago

Gun Pic Finally completed GBB family: Springfield V-Series 1911s - One V10 (steel), three V12s (aluminum + brass), one V16 (heavy weight plastic) :)

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24 Upvotes

Really happy now, finally completed the Springfield V-Series family with the WA V16, so this small collection is done for now.

I really dig those V pistols that Springfield produced in the late 90s till the early 2000s, ported barrels and slotted slides. The nomenclature comes from the ported barrels (V = vented and it also creates a V-shaped muzzle flash) and the number of holes (2x 5 = 10 on the compact, 2x 6 = 12 on the standard sized, 2x 8 = 16 on the long slide)

Seen in the pic:

Guarder stainless steel V10

WA + Prime aluminum V12 (still WIP on this one)

2x WA + Prime brass FACE/OFF V12s

WA V16, 2026 limited edition


r/GasBlowBack • • 9h ago

Discussion Is this a good choice for my first GBBR

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4 Upvotes

Hi, I've been scratching my head over this for a while, should I get this CGS m16a1 as my first gbbr, is CGS a solid system at the moment or should I just save more money and go for VFC, please lemme know in the comments, thanks 🎀


r/GasBlowBack • • 8h ago

Discussion Hi everyone! I'm looking to upgrade my Tokyo Marui MTR.

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I was recommended to buy this part, but unfortunately, it is currently out of stock.

Could you please tell me if these other two parts work the same way?

Also, do you know why there is such a big price difference between them?

Which one would you recommend?

Thank you for your help!


r/GasBlowBack • • 3h ago

Troubleshooting MP7 TM not working as it should

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Hi everyone!

This is my first time posting on a forum. I'm having an issue with my Tokyo Marui MP7. I've had the replica stored away for almost a year now, and I'd like to get it fixed because I feel bad leaving it like this, especially since I really like it (when it works properly).

The problem is that the replica either doesn't fire or at least doesn't fire as it should. The first shot always fires if I pull the trigger "hard", but the following shots in semi-auto either don't fire at all or have a noticeable delay.

I'm not sure what could be causing this. I've heard that some people experience the "death trigger" issue, but it doesn't seem to match my problem exactly.

Could someone point me in the right direction or help me figure this out?

Thanks in advance!


r/GasBlowBack • • 1d ago

Gun Pic 90s Surefire Larp

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299 Upvotes

Gotta love obsolete flashlights
VFC MP5 & Kimber 1911


r/GasBlowBack • • 10h ago

Discussion VFC G36C GBB

3 Upvotes

Greetings!

G36C users from VFC, what are your thoughts on this machine? Any cons? Winter performance? Any recommendations I need to consider?

Mowing from a WE G36.

Thanks in advance!


r/GasBlowBack • • 1d ago

Gun Pic Finaly joined the club (TM CQB-R MWS)

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74 Upvotes

Will try to replicate the set up from BF6 in the future.


r/GasBlowBack • • 9h ago

Discussion Is this a good choice for my first GBBR

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2 Upvotes

Hi, I've been scratching my head over this for a while, should I get this CGS m16a1 as my first gbbr, is CGS a solid system at the moment or should I just save more money and go for VFC, please lemme know in the comments, thanks 🎀


r/GasBlowBack • • 21h ago

Troubleshooting VFC AK105 Spring Issue

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For the past few weeks, I’ve been running into an issue where the hammer spring on the right side of the trigger slips off, completely blocking the trigger and preventing the AK from firing. The temporary fix is ​​simple: just lift the spring back up and reposition it over the trigger. Unfortunately, it tends to slip off again after about 100 rounds. I’m constantly worried it’s going to happen again, which has turned my VFC AK from an extremely reliable platform into one that’s completely unreliable. Has anyone else experienced this? Do you have any ideas for a long-term fix? Could it be that my hammer spring was manufactured too short or bent incorrectly at the factory? Do you think installing a new spring would solve the problem permanently assuming a new one would be the correct length to stay in place? Or should I try bending the current spring myself?

Last picture is how it should be.


r/GasBlowBack • • 21h ago

Review Tokyo marui mp7 gbb chassis upgrade

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15 Upvotes

Hi guys, I just wanted to let everyone know that I finished my PM7 project. The main idea was to get one and not fire even a single shot until the upgrades arrived. I already tested it and it worked marvelously. I sincerely recommend the Full Steel MP7 chassis and backplate upgrades