W.E.’s New But Old AK74 GBBR - RedWolf Airsoft RWTV

W.E. may be late to the game when it comes to releasing their brand new AK74 GBBR but is it too late for them? Will they be able to keep up with the current AKs or have they pulled ahead of the race?
A fix needs to be mentioned. Having the lever at the top of the magazine in the rearward position will prevent the AK74 from dry firing which is a huge bonus!
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[@Interceptor00X]

"It doesn't lock back" That's because the AK doesn't have a last round bolt hold open. Just like Mikhail intended.

[@facundocorradini]

"Doesn't lock back" you totally forgot to activate the anti dry fire switch, which is one of the best things about the WE AK. It has a switch that allows you to keep dry firing, or get the famous AK "click" on empty. GHK on the other hand only blocks the hammer on empty, which is not realistic at all.

[@bened9345]

How can you switch that on?

[@okroon256]

Push the switch next to the firing valve down and the one on top back to lock it To have it enabled (stop firing after mag empty) simply push the top switch forward

[@frodottv4988]

Damn Tim you been workin out

[@tfr6]

@@FLASHM97 why do you think hes huge???

[@macupbackup8425]

being shredded doesn't count when you are literally an asian manlet. short guys alwasy get buff easier cause it's alot less mass they have to put on. It's like big tiddies on a fat girl.

[@Vlamyncksken]

@@macupbackup8425 Let's see how you look mate. Let me guess, average height, shit physique? At least you're not a manlet, right? lmao

[@6426yyfrgvv]

What is the best All metal AK74 or AK47

[@MegaRoss93]

Wow, dude really saw this comment and thought "Now is my moment to let everyone know I'm an angry fat mess who thinks he's an alpha" 😂

[@rkskdevildog1218]

I love it! That full travel bolt is worth the lower ROF on auto, especially given that I would likely never use auto anyway.

[@morisato54]

There's something wrong with that part ticular unit. Mine shoots at 650-700rpm with green gas.

[@ivanthehunter3530]

@@morisato54 ah, could also just be the gass they're using.

[@WoolyTheBooly]

Alright, a few things for anyone who was a bit underwhelmed from the performance in the video. This is the Japanese model. It needs to fire under 1 joule using duster gas. Because of this, a weaker spring is installed (weaker gas, harder trouble pushing back the heavy spring) which is probably why it looks so sluggish. The amount of gas allowed through the nozzle for the recoil and bb is also modified. Last thing is that the magazines definitely do have a dry fire tab, it looks like it was activated in this video. Otherwise the gun would be unable to fire with the magazine empty of bbs. KY Airsoft, one of WE’s largest distributors, especially for OEM parts, put out a video on their Facebook page some time ago showing much much snappier blowback, being on Hong Kong they probably had the general release version.

[@facundocorradini]

Wooly Booly red wolf is also in Hong Kong. It seems strange they got this crappy Japan version

[@bmhater1283]

I bet Airsoft Mike also obtained the sluggish ass Japanese version of the rifle

[@765ltspots]

Where can I buy the normal version

[@baronbrausebad8320]

I love that you guys are uploading more frequently

[@nicolaspablo4616]

I just bought this WE-AK74, I may say it’s quality. And the rate of fire is way much higher than the one reviewed here. It shoots at 450FPS average.

[@sawconvention424]

Yeah they used the duster gas version

[@tankoftheday7679]

Hey man! Kinda a necromancer comment, but how's it holding up? I'm looking into it.

[@nicolaspablo4616]

@@tankoftheday7679 Hey, it’s still working good, still brand new working condition, you won’t regret this model.

[@wazzabiiii1090]

hey hey hey Tim! there's a pro tips: you have a bolt stop, he is located on the mag, on the top you have a little switch, push it forward you have a boltstop, backwards and you can dry fire the beast! nice review as always

[@BB2K-Airsoft]

I put on my PMC real steel wood stock and handguard. M4 Stock and plastic is a nogo for AK :-) Nice to have now a fulltravel wood AK! The Sound of the WE AK is so much better! Tam tam tam

[@thermobaric]

That recoil looks glacial. And having to assist the bolt forward? I think there's something wrong with that one...

[@brianng9765]

i think this is the Japanese import version that have a weaker spring, allowing for the use of duster gas

[@cillblinton8181]

@@brianng9765a weaker spring would make the bolt go faster 🤦‍♂️ this is completely wrong

[@brianng9765]

@cillblinton8181 dude what？It's a recoil spring, how does a weaker spring make the bolt go faster？We are talking about forward

[@cillblinton8181]

@@brianng9765 oh u right nvm

[@Lecrie]

As they say, I'm a simple man. When I see Tim, I click thumb up.

[@charliebonfield2611]

If it’s anything like the WE m4 mags you can move a switch on the top that either sets it to never lock back so you can just fire gas or to make it lock back perfectly when you’re out seems like lots of people don’t know and just say they don’t lock back well

[@ATTACKOFTHEBENZ]

Tim's bulking up, yo. That Grind

[@ivanthehunter3530]

Tim talking about an ak* "yep, it doesn't fire" Me* "HERACY!"

[@MG_uk]

Cool channel guys! Noticed the vocals on this is super distorted and low end heavy, be more than happy to help if you want some pointers in recording or someone to clean up stuff for you.

[@trba1404]

I love AK guns

[@kcchan8213]

Ghk has a full travel bolt kit

[@berserk972]

We tech gbbrs are $1000 guns. You pay $300 for the gun, $500 on extra mags, and $500 to make them work past the first 3 months.

[@Malikyte13]

HA! Ain't that the truth. I've seen a lot of different brands in my decade-plus of playing and collecting airsoft, and WE to me is the ECHO1 (JG) of GBBRs and pistols. They're cheap junk meant to be affordable, not meant to last. The quality just isn't there.

[@Diament666]

In the sea of another m4 or H&K its actually something new. GHK is far supperior but its hard to get. In time RA Tech will made some uograde parts and this can be fun AK to play with, I would tapp magazine for hpa and change the recoil spring for better rate of fire

[@Malikyte13]

Not that hard to get. Most big-name Asian and American retailers carry GHKs.

[@jamesfulmer7080]

I've been into airsoft for about 6 years now and love WE gbb's! I have 7 WE rifles and will definitely be getting more. They are constantly improving so the days of WE being poor are over.

[@cryo2156]

James Fulmer the WE M4 and SCAR are good guns

[@pikapikacool]

Agree, their m14 was awesome..

[@Malikyte13]

And I've been into airsoft for almost 15 years now, and their products still to this day do not impress me. Are they improving? Maybe. Slowly, if they are. But their quality control is still shit. They cut corners to keep their products cheap and it shows. Every single WE product I own, be it a pistol or GBBR, developed issues within the first week of owning them - and that's without even taking them onto the field. Nine times out of ten, it's that the bolt (GBBR) or slide (pistol) lock stops engaging on an empty magazine. These products are not built to last, there's a reason why they're usually cheaper than their competitors. Next GBBR I buy I'm just going to save myself the headache and buy a GHK.

[@ichigokurosaki8661]

Can't tell you how many times I've watched this review.

[@charlescooper1219]

So they're base 250fps, and an upgrade to 400+ is coming... what about UK limits of 350? they releasing a range of nozzles?

[@havocsrev3nge625]

It's WE so they probably will since they're based more on the European community. Us over here in the US don't get as many WE parts.

[@facundocorradini]

WTF WE's AKs always have come about 400FPS... maybe this is some sort of japan version??

[@charlescooper1219]

Facundo Corradini that is mentioned in the video I believe...

[@jinzhu8657]

What? You can only shoot 350 at UK ？😢

[@charlescooper1219]

Jinhui Zhu for full auto on most sites yes. Some have semi only rules, most have a 500fps for bolt actions

[@chebu...]

the ghk AK-74 is cheaper but it looks a lot better and i would recommend the ghk

[@laowu8024]

60 bucks the mag hell no

[@chebu...]

@@laowu8024 But the AK it self is a bit cheaper and looks WAY better

[@Tj_1988]

After seeing that... "uninspired" rate of fire, I realize that now more than ever I need to make a kickstarter for the new GBB system I have in mind. Time to get cracking on the proof of concept.

[@Etherion195]

+Terrell Cole well, the low rof is solely caused by the nozzle that causes low fps. If you use the 400+ nozzle, this will be a whole different story.

[@Tj_1988]

Not necessarily, the fps is typically determined by how far the rocket valve (that small piece with a spring you see when looking into the nozzle port where gas comes in) is sticking into the front of the nozzle. The further back it can sit, the more gas that is allowed through the barrel, thus increasing fps. If the nozzle is redesigned to have a significantly wider bore, then yes, the rof will increase because the extra gas allowed into the nozzle will create more force to move the bolt back, which means it will cycle faster. But if its just a new rocket valve just to increase fps (which is the likely solution because it is the most cost effective), then all we will see is an increase in fps, not rof. My proposed system would innately have more pressure to work with and a specific way of routing the gas to increase not only recoil, but efficiency as well.

[@Tj_1988]

That is a lot better, but are you suggesting that what I said was wrong?

[@Etherion195]

+Terrell Cole normally, all nozzle systems i know, have just a smaller/wider bore and nothing else, which is exactly or even more cost efficient than adjusting the distance.

[@Tj_1988]

+Etherion I honestly dont know what you mean exactly. Are you saying that, for instance, if I had a KJW M9 that the only way of increasing its fps is with a wider bore nozzle? If so then thats not entirely accurate. Even "upgrade" nozzles typically use the same dimensions as OEM, because it still has to fit and function in the same gun. The ONLY time I've seen significantly different dimensions for a nozzle is with the WE M4, in which case Angry Gun basically made their own M4 system based off WE (i.e. cloned). Basically in this case, the two halves of the nozzle do not mate together if you try putting the AG front piece on the WE rear piece, AG is using a wider bore for their nozzle so the front piece doesnt mate with the WE rear piece, and the WE front piece is too loose in the AG rear piece. Then there is of course the RA-tech one-piece aluminum nozzle, but you shouldn't ever bother with that.... ever. Not only that, but if you are familiar with the internals of gas guns, then you know there is a small part called a "valve delay pin", which holds the valve knocker (basically the 'firing pin' in airsoft guns) and keeps the valve on the mag open so more gas can get in while the gun starts to cycle even when the hammer is starting to be pulled back. The hammer has to be pulled back a certain distance (the locking point) before the valve delay pin lets the valve knocker go, closing off the gas coming from the mag. Well, depending on the distance that the valve delay pin holds the valve knocker on the mag, the amount of gas coming out of the mag can be tuned to as much or little as you want, with a short valve delay pin giving minimal gas and therefore less force to move the slide/bolt, which could also be the reason the Japan version of the WE AK74 has such low ROF. The nozzle theory was just my speculation. Also, in manufacturing, if you have to create two different parts, there is always going to be a cost associated with that (re-modelling, re-tooling, only being able to produce one or the other variant, or buying more equipment to produce both simultaneously, etc.).

[@Gorsky55]

i have this and am loving it just i suck at outting the mag in cuz if you dont you hit the gas seal and waste it but still love it

[@snareromie5295]

5:47 nice arm's

[@richiehops7881]

What a beautiful gun!

[@PETRAS_]

Yeah, the WE is definetly firing slower due to lack of lubrication or gas. Even though the WE is cheaper, the body is fine and materials are fine, the GHK has a lot of quality, the steel, the magazines (which WE has fame of fuges) the realism of the gun is outstanding, and despite sacrificing the bolt going all the way back (there are mods for doing it all the way back) GHK is the rolls royce of GBBR. Well proved along these years although has its problems like every airsoft gun.

[@Михаил-ы2м2ц]

WE firing slower because its have a full travel bolt.

[@maX0229567]

sorry tim ghk is still king ooo yah

[@maX0229567]

the feed lips will loosen over some time, my g5 was a pain in the rear at first but it will get better

[@georgeboultadakis8530]

maX0229567 just bought one a AKs 74u ghk it's the bomb

[@aidenhioe7356]

For M4 gbbr its definetly tokyo marui, but for AK yeah its ghk

[@georgeboultadakis8530]

Aiden Hioe we tech is a shitty brand. Ghk kwa and kwc also other brands are good

[@facundocorradini]

Crappy hop, less recoil, hammer lock on empty instead of the famous AK "click", short stroked bolt, exploding nozzle guides, semi sears breaking. Did I mention crappy hop? Well, it has a really crappy hop. Too many flaws for a "king"

[@fullmindstorm]

I like the ghk, and the we's slower rate of fire is ok.

[@Malikyte13]

That slower ROF would be awesome for a GBBR AKM, but for an AK-74 it's too slow. Compare how fast a real AK-74 cycles on full-auto vs a real AKM and you'll see what I mean.

[@debmason5546]

When you do a comparison between multiple guns like u did here you should put them side by side in seperate vids so we can see the diff in real time instead of seeing one then remember it compared to the next one be very helpful

[@codyvon.]

I might stick with a GHK one

[@richieewinns]

Waiting on the higher fps version to come in stock, that sluggish rof sounds like the gun is running out of gas from the get go lol

[@God-dq7nz]

could you send me the link to the higher rof version?

[@JakubSinakl]

Hey there! So I would like to buy a realistic AK (doesn't matter if AKM or AK74), but I have a dilemma between GHK and this one W.E. I was ready to buy the GHK one, but after hearing the AKM doesn't have the full bolt-travel distance, it kinda went down a little. Does the GHK AK74 not have it either? Also, I heard some problems with the magazine of the GHK AKs; what exactly is wrong? Yeah, and one more question: If I order the W.E. one from you, guys, will it have the Japanese FPS limit? If you manage to answer my questions, thank you in advance and have a nice day!

[@Malikyte13]

A year late so I don't know if you ever found the answers you're looking for, but there are full-bolt-travel kits available for the GHK if that's what you want. To most people it's not even an issue worth considering, but it's nice to know the option is out there. Also I've never heard of any problems with GHK mags. WE, on the other hand, are trash. Fit and finish, wobble/rattle, sloppy lock-up with the guns, bolt-hold-open failing within the first week of owning the gun, you name it. GHK mags seem to be MUCH better made. GHK also offers CO2 mags for most of their guns if that's more your thing. But mag issues aside, the WEs just aren't built well. There's a reason why they're so cheap compared to other companies. If you still haven't bought one or the other after all this time, I'd strongly recommend just biting the bullet and going with GHK. It will be a little more expensive up-front than the WE, but you'll save a lot of time, money, and headache in the long run not having to diagnose issues and replace parts on the WE.

[@poalchihan]

you should oil it to improve the rate of fire.

[@laserkei]

Damn look at those guns and I'm not talking about the AK.

[@johnanton3064]

3:00..Jet....It's AH-LOU-EN-UM (LOLOLOL>OL>OL>O>)

[@bruvbruv7467]

To me the gun shoots a little too slow, if I'd have to choose, I'd choose an aeg without blow back. GHK's one seemed a lot better tho.

[@ubershredder1989]

Hello, I was wondering if you could help me. I would like to get a GBBR AK-74. The brands I am considering are - GHK - KWA - WELL - WE-tech Do you have any suggesteions regarding these brands? I might also be interested in upgrading to a higher FPS (orginal are about 420FPS), as i DON'T intend to participate in airsoft events. Is it possbile to do with such a gun? Many thanks!

[@Михаил-ы2м2ц]

Well its cheap WE clone. GHK is one of the best.

[@OdinTaskforceAirsoft]

Another great video but would liked to have seen how gas efficient it is.

[@Malikyte13]

Probably not very. Gas-in-mag GBBRs are never particularly good on gas efficiency, especially on full-auto, due to inherent cooldown issues.

[@notyourdinner3446]

Whoever designed the magazines for this beautiful gun needs a slap. The original style was perfect! (The mag on the WE is the ugly one)

[@JacKnife3705]

Nope the ak74 doesnt use the 46 mags since irl the 74 is chambered in a smaller round hence the lesser curve. In the video he clearly states he is using the ghk ak47 since the ak74s were sold out. So no they dont need a slap they need praise for making their ak74 mags so similar to irl bakelite mags

[@isaacshively6705]

To bad you have to hpa tap the mags to make the WE gbbr's function well enough to field

[@isaacshively6705]

If rather have a KWA LM4

[@Malikyte13]

@@isaacshively6705 Why? KWA's GBBRs are shit. For the money you'll spend buying and fixing problems with KWAs, you might as well just spend that money up-front and buy a GHK. They make M4s, too, y'know.

[@audreymota8423]

the lm4 works and its affordable for a gbbr

[@audreymota8423]

ghk is overpriced especially the mags

[@hkssd1]

That rate of Fire is insane cool! Its much better and realistic.

[@Malikyte13]

Not for an AK-74 it's not. For an AKM maybe, but the AK-74 should fire faster than that.

[@HeadlessChickenTO]

I have the PMC and love it. Still a full travel bolt and the RoF is low but no where near as mow as this. And out of the box, it was spicy at 420fps average, I needed an NPAS for our local CQB fields. I actually hated the flagged magwell, it made it harder for me to do mag changes plus I'm not a fan of the look. My favorite feature is also the fire select because that cut out midway allows for the it to hold the bolt back which I do when I change out mags. On the plus side, WE looks to have improved their gas system as I didn't notice the cooldown my PMC suffers from on full auto.

[@facundocorradini]

Headless Chicken of Toronto newer production batches have an even higher RoF, about 750RpM. That's GHK-like RoF while keeping te full travel bolt. Check other reviews on the 74 and you'll see, it's totally awesome. They changed something in the recoil spring guide, not sure what.

[@Malikyte13]

@@facundocorradini The full-travel bolt is a non-issue to the majority of airsoft players. It has no effect whatsoever on performance or reliability. Plus if it's that important to you, there are full-travel bolt kits for the GHKs as well. So it's not really a selling point or advantage for the WE, especially not considering the build quality of WE products in general. Just remember - there's a reason why WEs are usually cheaper than their competition. You're not paying for quality here.

[@lXxMARINxXl]

i would like to see full auto at 20m, burst to start, just to see what the accuracy is, with and without the training wheels(gun stand)

[@Cheezwizzz]

Talk about bringin’ out the guns?! 💪

[@kudowazzupman1878]

A WE rifle is like poetry, and everyone hates poetry.

[@TaZ101SAGA]

Meh, love my GHK.

[@blee04524]

i lost it at the we full auto part its so bad

[@user-si1nc6hv6x]

I'm already in love

[@iamlazycatxP]

With GHK having aftermarket full travel bolt kit (and mags that *actually work*), it's a bit meh-ish... - The price is almost same with GHK - Knowing WE, you *WILL* need an aftermarket internals and a *LOT* of quality time with mags to make them work - GHK has CO2 mags that isn't WE aftermarket (wich is hard to find in a first place, made by WELL and *ABSOLUTE PAIN IN THE @$$ TO DEAL WITH*) - The only "plus" left is mags price (it's cheaper than GHK's). *However* the ammount of work required with them to work kinda nullifies this advantage from "time = money" standpoint. So yeah, both are the same pricepoint, both will need some aftermarket (ahem-ahem... *ghk hop up*) [not to mention GHK needs an Aftermarket kit for full bolt travel] and it all really comes down to preferences.

[@Malikyte13]

Full-travel bolt is nice from a realism standpoint, but does absolutely nothing to make the gun perform better. Would I buy one if I bought a GHK? Sure, I'm a sucker for realism, to me that's the only reason to buy a GBBR. But would I say it's necessary? No, absolutely not. So the fact the WE has it out of the box is not a pro in my book. I would much rather buy a GHK, that performs better and is built better, and have to buy an aftermarket kit to make it full-travel, than buy the WE. Every WE I've ever owned, GBBR and pistol alike, has had glaring quality issues and something has inevitably broken within the first week of ownership (almost always it's that the slide [pistol] or bolt [GBBR] lock stops engaging on an empty magazine and has to be manually pushed up/in to lock the slide/bolt open). If I buy another GBBR it's gonna be a GHK. WE's quality just isn't there. The only thing WE has over GHK 99% of the time is that they're cheaper, but as you pointed out that's not really much of a factor with their AK-74.

[@noveske.2236]

It has the RPK selector switch.

[@PaulMauser]

PC Principal No, it’s based on the Krebs.

[@noveske.2236]

no, its an rpk74 switch, i asked a friend in russia to send me one from his RPK.

[@facundocorradini]

RPKs have the exact same fire selector as AKs. This is a Krebs style safety, which some Russian brands have been doings for years, and now they even have it by default on the AK-12s and RPK-16s

[@lukaszpokoju]

Nope traditional soviet AKs and RPKs never had standard issue bolt catch. Yougo M70 Zastava did have one though.

[@facundocorradini]

Łukasz pokoju wtf we are talking the fire selector with the side pedal, not any sort of bolt catch

[@eirikjohnsenbjrnvik8198]

My man aint rememberin the slow trigger pull when firing

[@chrisyork7534]

Does it have a bayonet lug? I didn't see one on it, but if it doesn't is there a kit for one? Reason being I ordered a Soviet AK Bayonet replica with a rubber blade to put on the one I'm going to order, however I'm now not so sure if it works with it

[@munkbok]

I think it should apparently we tech uses identical measurements to the real gun

[@chrisyork7534]

@Arthur its still not here so I don't know lmao damn CBSA

[@munkbok]

@@chrisyork7534 keep me updated lol

[@FreeFragUK]

For me the only real sticking point on the WE is that the bolt doesn't lock back when the final round is fired and there's really no excuse for it either given how GBB's have advanced over the years. I realise the bolt doesn't lock back on the GHK either but at least it has a mechanism to prevent dry firing. I'd be curious to know which has the RoF closest to the real steel counterpart.

[@WoolyTheBooly]

The bolt doesn't lock back on a real AK, that's why it isn't replicated. WE AK magazines have a dry fire lever, just like GHK.

[@maddragon3457]

The WE does actually have a "lock back" but it would not work here for some reason(either low on gas or they left the shoot on empty switch on). BTW AKs don't lock back they just give a click when empty as the hammer goes forward. This is replicated on the WE, on the GHK it just blocks the hammer. As for ROF GHK is closer to the real one but you can reduce the bolt travel in the WE for more ROF.

[@mrt8165]

FreeFrag.UK on the pmc you can use a lever on the magazine to prevent the gun from dry fire. Wich in most cases doesn’t work because it’s just a hassle to adjust ☹️

[@Dizzyfatpigeon]

FreeFrag.UK all AK or non bolt locking gbbs (including this one) have a disconnector lever inside the trigger box that lifts the firing pin out the way when the Last bb is shot. This stimulates and empty magazine. It stops the valve from being knocked by the firing pin.

[@FreeFragUK]

Learn something new everyday, thanks for the heads up. *checks bank account*

[@bearoperator5490]

Where can I purchase the nozzle that increases the fps

[@dontsmackdafish3771]

my WE pmc's trigger broke within the 500 shots. Then the trigger box screws striped when I tried to take it apart when fixing it. Big F

[@laowu8024]

If you buy a gbbr ak, just take a ghk... you'll save money ANYWAY since you'll have to upgrade the WE af

[@facundocorradini]

WE has better recoil, far better hop up (which means better accuracy and range) full travel bolt, realistic "click" on empty (Tim totally failed to notice the switch on the magazine that allows to select dry fire mode or click on empty mode). Gas consumption is relatively high. GHK has some extra steel bits and bobs (e.g. steel sight blocks) more attention to details (WE's have AKM style front sight block and top cover) and less gas consumption, but the hop up is crap, bolt travel is short and lacks the "click" on empty, it only blocks the hammer instead. About the RoF... there's something wrong with the particular gun on this review. Maybe it's lack of lube, maybe the low power nozzle... but normally WE AKs produced in the last year and a half (which should include all AK-74) have a redesigned recoil spring guide that provide an awesome 750RpM, just like GHKs, while keeping the full travel. So WE's provides much more realistic function and better performance, while GHK has some extra steel and details and will work better at lower temperatures for a given gas. I've used the WE's down to -2*C on red gas though, so no big deal.

[@Malikyte13]

Ahahaha, no, WEs absolutely don't perform better. Especially not when you consider how likely things are to break (or just never work properly in the first place) on a WE. After owning several WE products over the years, both pistol and GBBR alike, I don't think I'll ever buy another WE again. All of the bolt (or in the case of pistols, slide) locks stop working within the first week of owning them without even taking them out to the field, the build quality is almost toy-like, the quality control overall isn't there, and they're not built to last. WE cuts corners to keep costs down. They're cheap guns, that's the only reason to buy one. And in the long run, with parts you have to replace, time spent diagnosing issues and/or actually replacing the parts, etc. the GHK is still cheaper.

[@SparkyMTB]

The rate of fire on the WE though... 😖 so slow... The GHK AKM I would take any day 😁👍🏼

[@snake_the_solid]

it is meant to feel real, like an actual AK-74

[@Malikyte13]

@@snake_the_solid No it's not. The real AK-74 cycles faster than that. That ROF would be nice on a GBBR AKM (since the real AKM has a lower cyclic rate than the real AK-74 anyway), but it's super noticeable and out of place on a replica AK-74. As a dude with a Russian name, I would have thought you of all people would know that. Also it wasn't a design choice. That gun Tim's using is the Japanese low-power version. The rest of the world will see a higher ROF due to not being power-limited.

[@philipjohansson9075]

Im thinking of buying the we or the GHK which one will be the best one, the most reliable

[@Malikyte13]

GHK. Just spend the money up front instead of dicking around trying to get the WE to be reliable. WE makes cheap guns. The build quality is mediocre at best, they cut corners, and every single WE gun I've had - be it pistol or GBBR - the slide/bolt lock ALWAYS fails within the first week of owning without even taking it to the field. They can still be manually actuated to lock the slide or bolt back, but they will not automatically engage when the magazine is empty. If you just want a cheap junker to plink around with, or you intend on ripping the gun apart and replacing everything anyway, WE will "suffice." But between my experience with WE products and this video review.... My next GBBR is definitely not going to be a WE. Looks like GHK it is. VFCs have beautiful externals but their internal build quality and performance seem to be all over the place, KWA/KSC might as well not even exist as far as GBBRs go, WE is "meh" on a good day, so if you want a good GBBR out of the box that's got both good, well-made externals as well as good performance (good being relative, since we're talking stock, unmodified guns here) GHK is pretty much your only option nowadays. Marui makes really nice, well-performing products but their GBBR line is still pretty limited to AR patterns and the Type 89.

[@yusufraheem7586]

The cyclic rate on the 74 version is actually a find tuned cyclic rate of a real ak-47. But it's too slow for a 74 which shoots a smaller projectile. The 74 has a faster RPM then the AK-47 so seeing how slow it shoots is definitely unrealistic if it is an AK 74

[@mrt8165]

It’s basically a pmc with wood furniture and the same bad ROF and obviously same insane cooldown. 🧐

[@Malikyte13]

What did you expect? WE isn't an innovator and they cut corners to keep their guns cheap. And it shows in their craftsmanship. After owning multiple WE guns over the years, both pistol and GBBR, my next GBBR is going to be a GHK. WE does not impress me.

[@Bart-b5x]

Do you know if the nozzles that increase the feet per second will also increase rounds per second.

[@maX0229567]

I just checked this out in person The dust cover and the receiver is of different color and the receiver has a blue sheen lol..

[@mukmuk723]

That RoF is too slow. My GHK shoots a bit too fast, but I'd rather that then have such a lazy RoF. Even the older WE AKs seem less sluggish. And those ones even stop firing when they're out of rounds! What did WE do to this new AK to break that feature? Additionally, I don't see the point in the tactical safety on a model replicating the AK-74. It made sense on their AKM PMC and AKS-74UN, but if someone is looking to purchase a "historical" model, I doubt that they're expecting (or maybe even wanting) tactical features. Lastly, W&S makes full-travel bolt sets for the GHK system, so that is now an option for those wanting such.

[@kamppiruller98]

mukmuk723 i would love to buy one ghks ak here on finland. They are just top rare and the shipping is wayyy too expensive. But i agree. I want a ghks ak with full travell bolt...

[@facundocorradini]

mukmuk723 nothing, that was Tim forgetting to set the magazine switch into "no dry fire" mode.

[@facundocorradini]

mukmuk723 btw W&S kit for GHK chews bolts in no time, and that's why they now have released a steel bolt. Now we are talking 150usd to turn GHKs into full travel, plus other 100 to get a Maple Leaf chamber, bucking and barrel to fix the awful hops.

[@mukmuk723]

I will admit that the stock hop on GHK AKs is crap. But most people will upgrade the hop-up on any airsoft gun anyways. As for the bolt issue, do you mean the plastic bolt, or the bolt carrier? GHK AK bolts still work just fine even when the guide wings break off (not if, because it *will* happen). As for Tim's goof with the mag not stopping firing, they should update the video, because coming off that such a basic feature has been excluded could surely turn people off from purchasing it.

[@facundocorradini]

mukmuk723 I meant the bolt carrier. Even when installed correctly (which is quite hard) the W&S full travel kit will cause constant shaving of metal from the bolt carrier rails, which in turn can cause a lot of issues. That's why they had to release a steel bolt carrier about a month ago. Sure you can now use the full travel + steel bolt carrier kit, and use Maple Leaf hop chamber to get it to work fine, but at that point you'd be expending $250 extra to make your GHK work as WE's... including the slower RoF, and still have the hammer lock on empty instead of the more realistic "click" of the WE. The heavier steel bolt gets the gas consumption and recoil at WE levels as well. At that point it gets twice as expensive as WE, even considering the mandatory steel trigger group upgrade. Not worth it for just some extra steel tiny bits (e.g. Sight blocks)

[@stijnVDA1994]

uh do ghk mags work with it? greetings from holland.

[@wazzabiiii1090]

hey, no it is not compatible ✌

[@elijahstewart1333]

ugh why dont they just use a wider bore barrel or vent more gas from behind the bb to lower the fps in japan instead of making it so the gun almost doesnt cycle

[@PopeLeo]

how the music syncs up on the chrono test lol

[@moboots]

I hate m4s cuz after trying them, the rail isn't at a comfortable height for me, so I got an hk416 which I LOVE but if I ever get another carbine it would have to be an ak74

[@Malikyte13]

The AK-74 isn't a carbine, it's a full-size rifle....

[@DGworksIvan]

we call that kind of recoil as... sloppy remember this tim

[@Dreibein82]

WE is shit, nearly every gun in our airsoft club broke. AK74u, M16VN, all g18c (5 guns).........never ever buy a We again. Even with Ra tech tuning parts they break! A lot of money blown away!

[@quentintin1]

i'd pick a FA-MAS over the M4, but nobody seems interested in making one :(

[@laowu8024]

cybergun

[@eltadashi1]

@@laowu8024 GBB not AEG

[@edouardjesuisla9368]

someone knows how to remove the muzzle break to put a blaster instead? :)

[@TheAstroKid]

AK rocks!!!!

[@kamppiruller98]

Full travel bolt?

[@georgeboultadakis8530]

Ghk. All the way

[@jonierapalo760]

So is 74 the only new model?

[@MartinJHarris]

everyone wants to be a ranger or an American SF operator..! hence M4s :)

[@kuehnlefarmsgaming1355]

Does WE make AK co2 mags?

[@supersmashbrosevil]

Too bad is a WE

[@havocsrev3nge625]

Before I buy any gbb ak someone's gotta come out with a drum mag for it.

[@rockingdude4]

Dear RWA, please consider taking some time to finally figure out a nice sound setting. You have variable sound settings throughout your past videos and it takes away a lot of professionalism.

[@TheRealDealAirsoft]

I want to buy this so badly but gas blow back really sucks ass. I wish das made an electric full travel rifle like the das gdr 15. Gas is just too inconsistent

[@ericrodgers5646]

Most stainless steels are not magnetic. FYI. ✌🏼

[@Malikyte13]

Stainless steel is also way more expensive than anything WE is willing to spend. FYI. WE makes cheap guns. The build quality is mediocre at best, they cut corners, and every single WE gun I've had - be it pistol or GBBR - the slide/bolt lock ALWAYS fails within the first week of owning without even taking it to the field. They can still be manually actuated to lock the slide or bolt back, but they will not automatically engage when the magazine is empty. If you just want a cheap junker to plink around with, or you intend on ripping the gun apart and replacing everything anyway, WE will "suffice." But between my experience with WE products and this video review.... My next GBBR is definitely not going to be a WE. Looks like GHK it is. VFCs have beautiful externals but their internal build quality and performance seem to be all over the place, KWA/KSC might as well not even exist as far as GBBRs go, WE is "meh" on a good day, so if you want a good GBBR out of the box that's got both good, well-made externals as well as good performance (good being relative, since we're talking stock, unmodified guns here) GHK is pretty much your only option nowadays. Marui makes really nice, well-performing products but their GBBR line is still pretty limited to AR patterns and the Type 89.

[@blackopsaf3471]

ain that free bird in the background?

[@Alexdengmusic]

Are you secretly the black power ranger?

[@codybuchanan6466]

does the gas go into the magazine?

[@Malikyte13]

Yes. All airsoft GBBRs (except Tippman but we won't talk about them) use gas-in-mag designs. You can also modify them to use HPA with a remote line setup, but that defeats the whole purpose of using an airsoft GBBR. Might as well play paintball at that point.

[@gugeyao8640]

where did he go？

[@bigthonk9059]

Am I the only one who doesn't care that the only doesn't lock back?. Real ones don't lock back

[@kronhertz4956]

Shame it's all sold out everywhere and not just in Redwolf. WE Tech aren't very enterprising when it comes to their GBB(R)s, quantity. Either they release too many of them, or very little.

[@Malikyte13]

WE also isn't very enterprising at making quality products, either. I'd say it's no big loss that they're all sold out. But if for some ungodly reason you absolutely positively /have/ to buy a cheap WE, I've heard KYAirsoft is usually the place to go.

[@DrorProductiones]

Someone started to lift lol

[@kinectman]

Lay down instead of standing up when doing the accuracy test. Do one supported accuracy test and then shoot it standing unsupported and give us your thoughts on how it feels.

[@furiousmich4367]

Does anyone know if you can convert this into HPA????? Please I really want a blowback rifle but I don't like greengas that much so I would be so happy if anyone could answer this question!

[@Malikyte13]

If you have to ask this question, then GBBRs are not for you. Go back to playing paintball. Pretty much any GBBR in existence can be converted to HPA with the right tools, parts, and know-how.

[@casswiles220]

Can I get one in black?

[@Mx.imilian.f]

It’s really weird that I immediately recognized the background music from Being a Dik xddd

[@Store_bought_plutonium]

hold up i dont believe real steal ak plat forms lock back at least as ak 47s not sure about akms or 74s though

[@Malikyte13]

Without modification/3rd-party upgrade parts, no, most AKs won't lock back on the last shot. Not the Russian ones, anyway. The Yugoslavians with their M70 series are able to lock back, but that's tied to the magazine, not the gun. If you don't use a Yugoslavian bolt-hold-open magazine in an M70, chances are it's not going to lock back. That's just the way AKs are designed. You have to remember that when the AK was designed, bolt hold open on automatics wasn't common. That practice didn't really start to take off until the M16 was adopted. Around the time the M16 was put into service, you had the American M16, the Russian AKM (and the AK-74 a few years later), the German G3, and the Belgian FAL as the main service rifles of first-world armies. Of those designs, only the M16 locked open on the last round. Now, BHO is pretty much a standard feature on rifles that were designed from the ground up as new weapons in the 21st century (even the modern AK variants like the AK-74M, AK-100 series, and AK-12/15 aren't "new" designs per se, they're just modifications of the original AK-47 design)

[@bombarman]

i love your videos but please upgrade your audios, get some new mics or something.

[@feraligatorade99]

0:49 Dear God, that firerate...

[@joshbenalcazar12367]

has anyone owned this gun?? how has it held throughout the years?? looking to buy one but I heard GHK was better