KJ Works MK1 Carbine Green Gas NBB Airsoft Rifle

Accuracy: Starting first with our velocity test, we loaded up the magazine with propane gas along with a full magazine of .20 gram Airsoft BB’s. The temperature was around 20 degrees Celsius or 68 degrees Fahrenheit, so not super warm or cold, in warmer conditions we would expect slightly higher fps from the KJWorks MK1 Carbine Green Gas Airsoft Rifle. KJWorks claims 450+ fps and our testing came pretty close to this with our five Chronograph readings hitting: 468, 451, 435, 436, 426 fps. Averaging 443 fps. Next we made sure we still had 10 Airsoft rounds in the magazine and placed a fresh paper target 30 feet down range and shot all 10 rounds into the target using a semi rested shooting position, with our hands on a sand bag up front and sitting on a stool in the back. This allows me fairly stable shooting with less human factor. I did have to aim a few inches low on the center of the target as the KJWorks MK1 Carbine Green Gas Airsoft Rifle does shoot a bit high at 30 feet. 7 out of the 10 rounds hit all within about 2 inches of each other and then three rounds came out of the group increasing the 10 shot grouping from 2 inches to around 5 inches. We are wondering if perhaps we had some miss-formed Airsoft BB’s in the bunch as the shots that came out, really did come out a lot compared to the tighter 2 inch 7 shot main grouping.

Build Quality: KJWorks as usual distributes quality Airguns, the fit and finish on the KJWorks MK1 Carbine Green Gas Airsoft Rifle is very good and there is good use of metal where it needs to be like with the upper receiver, the inner and outer barrel, the bolt and other internal mechanical parts, the trigger, the safety, the rear fully adjustable sight and the full size drop out metal magazine that holds the Gas and the Airsoft BB's.

Realism: The KJWorks MK1 Carbine Green Gas Airsoft Rifle is based on real steel Ruger MK1 and looks very close to it for the most part. There is no blowback operation or bolt operation so that means that only a double action trigger is possible, this is a bit unfortunate since the real Ruger MK1 has an absolutely beautiful smooth and light single action trigger. On the positive side you can field strip the KJWorks MK1 Carbine Green Gas Airsoft Rifle just like the real version but you will need to remove the rear stock that covers the area you need to get to to field strip it.

Pros:

• If you own a real Ruger 22LR you will be use to the design layout.
• Adjustable rear sight for windage and elevation.
• Metal hop-up for backspin tuning.
• Full size all metal drop out magazine that holds the Airsoft BB’s and gas.
• Satisfying trigger sound, sounds like a real firing pin a bit, not clanky like many other Airguns.
• Full Metal upper and barrel.
• Metal rear sight, bolt, trigger and magazine.
• Non blowback helps with velocity and gas efficiency.
• Field strips like original MK Series (will need to remover rear stock).

Cons:

• No blowback so longer DAO trigger not like the real steel Ruger MK 1.
• Some reviewers claim the hop-up is hard to adjust.
• May be a bit too powerful for use in close quarters Airsoft games.

Comments: The KJWorks MK1 Carbine Green Gas Airsoft Rifle is really just a modified MK1 Pistol by adding a longer barrel and rear shoulder stock to the pistol grip. We guess it is a good use of an already popular pistol design to give us a light weight and somewhat compact Airsoft sniper rifle for Airsoft games as it does have a fairly high velocity claim. Because of the high 450+ fps we would not recommend it to anyone playing in close quarters as it could injure other players so keep that in mind. If you are looking for a lower cost and fairly compact Sniper Rifle for some outdoor shooting, then it might be just the right pick for that. We are hoping our upcoming Field Test Shooting Video showcases it nicely so keep checking back for that Review Video down the road a bit.

Buy the magazine: ASG14843.