5 Things I LOVE About the GHK M4

[@ump45hk30]

Great video, I agree overall ghk AR is good. Especially pulling the bolt back, the charging handle actually grab the bolt and nozzle same time, make it very smooth, but I find out that the trigger has overtravel. The bolt catch actually is harder than real AR. But their mag performance is really good. I tried my friend's VFC BCM, it is much closer to real AR sound, feel, spring tension, trigger feel, etc. But their performance is bad on winter.

[@GBBEnthusiast]

Interesting observation on the GHK trigger's over travel and the GHK bolt release being harder than real steel! I was actually looking at getting my hands on a VFC BCM for comparison's sake and your comment makes me even more likely to get one for testing in the future. Did your friend have any issues with his VFC? I'm just a bit hesitant to go the VFC route because I've heard so many horror stories about VFC GBBRs, but I do understand that they have gotten better over the years since VFC fixes issues over time. Thanks for your input!

[@ump45hk30]

@@GBBEnthusiast yeah, the bolt catch is hard to press then real ar is one of the reason why I sold ghk. I have really bad experience of vfc gun actually, their gun is not design well. My fd said he don't have any problems of vfc bcm, and he think the performance is great, but I don't think so😂, vfc bcm do have improvement than their old one. If you want to give it a try, i recommend change the buffer (which the end have rubber or spring one because the stock one don't have) and weaker buffer spring for better performance.

[@GBBEnthusiast]

@@ump45hk30 Aww man, that's sad to hear that even the newer VFCs have problems. I'll still try it in the future just for comparison's sake and thanks for your input about changing the buffer! From your experience, did you find that the VFC had better build quality than the GHK?

[@ump45hk30]

@@GBBEnthusiast Good question, hmmm...no, not really, they are real close. For the look vfc did a very good job of rebuilding the real gun looking, but their receiver materials is not great, you can always hear some people broke their receiver, and their panting is easy to come off. At this point ghk far better. For internal parts, although ghk use shittly steel but you can't really hear someone broke them and vfc... you can hear alot especially bolt catch parts. About the hop up... Both are trash design.... One use aeg spec and plastic chamber. One hop up adjustment can't really stay in place because of the "quick adjust hop up feature" and weak metal chamber And the bolt, ghk bolt had some can't fix problems when it has high round count, the gas key on the bolt will break, but their nozzle is tough, it wouldn't break. Vfc nozzle .....I already broke one before I sold them..... At least for now I will say VFC have better qc than ghk, at least you can put safety on easily and dust cover pin won't fly out

[@GBBEnthusiast]

@@ump45hk30 Excellent information here, you'll be helping so many people with your input! I always thought that the GHK internals looked pretty solid and so far they haven't given me any issues but I'll get back to you a few thousand rounds later. Thanks for watching!

[@johndaviddoesmith4504]

Those grooves in the barrel are there to give if more suffice area so it would cool down faster

[@Genevasuggestions1]

Thinking about getting this as a cheap quiet plinker/ force on force trainer for my ARs.

[@GBBEnthusiast]

Yes, that definitely a good option. For force on force training it would be great as long as the ranges don’t go over 200ft. Also, considering ammo prices nowadays I would say Airsoft is a good alternative. As long as you’re aware of the limitations of Airsoft training, you’ll definitely be a step above with regard to muscle memory.

[@Jewifer333x2]

@@GBBEnthusiast any way stretch that to 300ft with upgrades?

[@Suli5241]

I love my ghk m4v2, i picked it for better realism, and it is great

[@GBBEnthusiast]

Yeah, it definitely ticks a lot of boxes when it comes to realism.

[@Suli5241]

​@@GBBEnthusiast for me, it is a perfect link between airsoft and reenactment

[@UnisoleBunker]

I want to buy one in UK but cant find anywhere.. have they been discontinued?

[@Pew_PewPew]

I love GHK M4. Very solid rifle! I am using this rifle almost 2 years. Not broken any parts yet! If use Tnt hop up chamber type B. You don’t have to remove your handguard. Just need hex key! And I suggest Magpul moe K2+ pistol grip. The grip isn’t slippery and grip feels very good 👍

[@GBBEnthusiast]

That's a good suggestion if you wanted to upgrade to the TNT hop up chamber, I'll definitely keep that in mind! Good to hear that your rifle is running strong for 2 years, I know you really work your gun hard since I see your training videos. I'm looking at getting my hands on a Magpul MOE K2 grip rather than the + because I like the polymer finish rather than the rubberized finish but they're out of stock everywhere. I'll update once I get the K2. Thanks for your comment!

[@jpisback]

I bought a stark industries because the real steel is awesome and it was on sale, love it. Although, pretty sure there's no difference since the price is similar.

[@GBBEnthusiast]

@@jpisback Are you referring to a stark industries hop up or M4? The only Stark Industries/Arms that I'm familiar with are the VFC Glocks which are now known as Umarex Glocks. If I remember correctly, I believe the Stark Arms variant was the earlier, unlicensed versions of the VFC Glocks. Am I missing something here?

[@jpisback]

@@GBBEnthusiast I meant the grip. I have a Stark vert grip on three of my guns.

[@dhong99]

Great video! It's amazing how you listed everything great about this gun i.e. the build guality (which I totally agree with), but it's sad and funny at the same time that the shooting experience (which is one of the key deliverables for an airsoft gun) is what you didn't love cos otherwise you would've mentioned it. Anyhow, did you upgrade your GHK M4 internals? I noticed that the bolt return speed is super quick so it looks like you may have upgraded with a stiffer spring. Would be good to know what internals you upgraded with. Looking forward to your video on the MK18!

[@GBBEnthusiast]

Yes, I definitely love the build quality and it would be by number 1 choice if it was for a training weapon. Next week I'll have another video up on what I didn't like about it (unfortunately a long list). I'm also planning on doing it for the WE and TM because there is no perfect system so stay tuned for those! The internals are fully stock but I'll do a video next week about the upgraded samoon high cycle bolt. There are so many videos in my queue that need editing and I want to get through those first before making new content. Oh and I don't have GHK MK18 unfortunately, I only have the M4 V2. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Thanks for watching!

[@dhong99]

@@GBBEnthusiast No worries, keep up the good work!

[@Dangerouz123]

Have you done any upgrades and fixes to your WE gbbrs? Would love in-depth video on that, they are awesome gbbrs once tlc has been put into it

[@GBBEnthusiast]

Not yet, I’ll definitely look into doing a video on that. I honestly don’t know of many fixes for the WE M4 because none of them worked for me (filing the trigger/sear, shimming the bolt release). Have you tried the mods and have they worked for you?Thanks for watching!

[@Dangerouz123]

@@GBBEnthusiast my WE has not broken on me yet, all stock internals, its a work horse. I am aware of the many flaws of the WE platform, most usually juust suggest to replace the worn out parts once they start malfunctioning. Fingers crossed nothing horrific breaks on my M4

[@GBBEnthusiast]

@@Dangerouz123 Yeah, for sure. If you haven't run into any issues so far, your WEs have been working for way longer than mine. Less than 1k rounds in I had a bolt lock fail on almost all the WEs I owned (2x M4 CQBR, SCAR-L, 888) and maybe around 1k rounds I would get the binary trigger issue. Worst case scenario replace the trigger group with RA-Tech steel trigger box and wait until the BCG wears out and then replace that as it goes.

[@benzarasakil9552]

are you using strong buffer spring ?

[@GBBEnthusiast]

Yes, this is an upgraded buffer spring which I highly recommend for any GBBR. It really increases the trigger response.

[@sogerc1]

I do love a nice trigger, and the bolt release on my WE SCAR is indeed pathetically weak, I have accidentally closed the bolt on that thing so many times.

[@GBBEnthusiast]

Yeah, I had a WE SCAR a while back and had the same issue. I think if you upgrade it to full steel internals it helps somewhat, but it still closes the bolt even if you brush your hand over it. If your bolt hold feature still works that’s amazing because mine failed less than 1k rounds in.

[@sogerc1]

@@GBBEnthusiast Yeah it's almost at 3k and everything is still working well. I did loose a trunnion screw though, I did not believe people when they said you needed to locktite those down. You know, WE and it's amazing QC. For me o-rings keep failing in all 3 of my WEs. You should make a video showing off your collection.

[@GBBEnthusiast]

@@sogerc1 3k and everything still works?That’s impressive. Sucks that you lost one of the screws due to the recoil. I’ve broken a few cheap red dots due to the WE recoil. Is it the magazine o-rings failing or the nozzle o-rings? I may make a video showing off my collection maybe at 1k subs but my collection isn’t that impressive to be honest, so not much to see there.

[@sogerc1]

@@GBBEnthusiast Yeah, I had a battery powered ACOG lookalike red dot that died on the scar. WE uses those thin 30x1 or 24x1 o-rings between the body parts of the mags, those keep failing on me, 5 of my 15 mags already had the issue. And I suspect one of my nozzle o-rings is also partially damaged or something, though I haven't disassembled it to check it out yet, it's been a long winter.

[@GBBEnthusiast]

@@sogerc1 Ahh, I see. Good luck with that!

[@MistahWhang]

Watching you dry fire with the upper off made me wince haha. No bueno on a real AR, but I'm guessing its fine for these airsoft?

[@DecentRecruit]

I'm trying to get a good gbb that has a good trigger. If it can be close to the feeling of a geissele SSA trigger that would be great for training.

[@GBBEnthusiast]

From my experience with GBBRs (TM, WE, GHK, KWA) the GHK had the best trigger. If you don’t mind spending more money (2x the price of GHK/TM) you can opt for the Vipertech. I’m not sure if the trigger is better as I have not handled one, but maybe you can test it at your local Airsoft shop. You can always upgrade the trigger if you are looking for a better trigger but please note that the Airsoft triggers are much lighter than any real steel trigger. Even a Glock pistol at 5.8lbs has a much stiffer trigger than any Airsoft offerings.

[@peleggold26]

Hows the range?

[@GBBEnthusiast]

Hi, I have a video on the range at 175ft vs TM MWS. Check out my other video.

[@ferdinandolatin2125]

Range is good. It can lift 0.4g bb out of the box. But no accuracy and thight grouping. Check badabing tnt ghk m4 vs tnt sfc mp7

[@peleggold26]

@@ferdinandolatin2125 don't the .4s give it a good spread though?

[@ferdinandolatin2125]

@@peleggold26 it doesn’t sir. Too much deviant left right. Maple leaf doesnt help. Also from badabing tnt, i can see not much improvement. If you have not buy Ghk, dont buy. I am not marui fans. I dont trust marui metal. Almost 90 percent tokyo, parts will change to Angrybird from Hongkong. But after you spend lot of money and time, you end up decent accuracy to fight those aeg sawing machine moaning b1tch. Unless you just play at home and shoots max 20m, go ghk.

[@ferdinandolatin2125]

@@peleggold26 If you want real operation m4 gbb, i used to have kwa lm4. This platform is the most hate in internet due to double feeding issue in internet. My brother gave it to me since its hop up very weak. We treat her like a wh0re. We just upgrade it with merely Aplus rubber, no change and dont want spend single penny. Surprisingly it shoots dead accurate, we shoots 40-50m head shots many time. Never double feed, jammed etc. i suspect double feed is caused by magazine follower being shredded by bolt. 1 of my friend always shows off and dry fire, it happened to his. But actually you can see at the mag follower is broken. But take note kwa has weak paint and bad marking (not real colt). And latest vfc I heared is good. But I dont like structure of Vfc m4 from my friend experience below 2014 production

[@jpisback]

As someone who has shot real ARs, and M4s, the feel is not comparable. Don't get me wrong, I love my ghk and tm, but they don't compare in the slightest. It's like comparing nerf to airsoft. The feel is on another level, and if the ghk excites you, try a Real AR. I've also shot real 249s and tavors, and own a real KSG.

[@GBBEnthusiast]

Thanks for your feedback! In what ways are the two similar, real AR and airsoft? Some people cannot obtain access to real firearms due to them being cost-prohibitive or because guns may be prohibited where they live.

[@jpisback]

@@GBBEnthusiast honestly, GBBs feel similar shooting a .22lr AR without the loud bang, which has very little recoil given the size of the round. The look design are similar, which is why you can swap a lot of Real Steel parts like Giselle and DD onto your m4 (can't do that with TM). But a 5.56 AR is just far more in terms of recoil, feel, sound, and the smell.

[@Jewifer333x2]

@@GBBEnthusiast the manual of arms might be similar but the travel speed of the BCG, weight, selector feel and trigger press are all likely much different than the real thing. Material strength in terms of the steel parts are also going to be way different.

[@Jewifer333x2]

@@GBBEnthusiast the difference in recoil, concussion blast and ballistic behavior are givens and barely worth mentioning I think.

[@icolater27]

Amazing gbbr had a bad run but back on top.

[@GBBEnthusiast]

From my experience, I had a lot of QC issues but I definitely think it's a great platform for people who want a training platform. I'll have a video up tomorrow on the things I didn't like about the GHK M4 so be sure to take a look at that video. Thanks for your comment!

[@rolandg1398]

Funny that there's not a lot of wobble then the optics drop, LOL

[@GBBEnthusiast]

That was more a problem with the sight and not the GHK haha

[@Jewifer333x2]

And you'd be shocked at how loose real bolt catches get with high round counts. The steel just kinda polishes itself down

[@Jewifer333x2]

Lol you'd be shocked as to how gritty and kinda bad the trigger press on an actual M4 can be