Airsoft International – July 2018

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SALIENT ARMS SAI EMG 1911 - IN ASSOCIATION WITH ZEROONEAIRSOF T.COM

WHAT MAKES THE SAI 1911 TICK?

Removing the slide from the frame is incredibly

easy, and done in the normal fashion... remove

the magazine, pull the slide back so that the

first notch lines up to the nub on the release

lever, and then push the lever from the

opposite side of the pistol. The slide will then

just pull away from the pistol, and you’ll have

access to the hopup and all the other internals.

The hop dial and the loading nozzle are crafted

from a very robust red plastic, and the recoil

spring guide is an iRocketi, and made from

steel. On inspection, the internals are strong,

made to decent tolerances, and move freely

when manipulating them. They seem well

greased too. One feature I noticed is that the

outer barrel is slightly flared, and looks almost

conical in shape towards the end. After playing

around with this for a short while, I noticed that

this shape keeps the outer barrel straighter

as the pistol cycles but still allows it to move

freely, and this will help with accuracy and

consistency. A nice touch I thought. The hop

was very easy to adjust, and kept its position

during my next round of tests.

OPERATING

So to start with, I’ll mention that this platform

is a dual fuel pistol, meaning you can use either

green gas or CO2, through having to change

nothing more than the magazine itself. The

model on review is using a green gas magazine,

and through the chrono, it achieved a very

consistent 314 feet per second on 0.20 BB’s,

and after the first couple of shots saw nothing

more than plus or minus 2 feet per second

variance. Not bad! It also has to be noted that

the recoil was exceptionally crisp and quite

heavy, and that I wasn’t expecting given the

overall weight of the gun. This thing really does

kick like a mule, and it’s loud too, really loud!

For the sake of argument I tried it with Nuprol’s

Black 4.0 gas, where I had an average chrono

reading of 347. CO2 will likely achieve the same

or higher, so would probably be a great winter

option when GBB’s see a general reduction in

FPS due to the cold weather.

WITH IT'S GOLD COLOURED COMPONENTS, IT SHOUTS AT YOU

EVERY TIME YOU PULL THE TRIGGER, AND IT’S HEAV Y ENOUGH TO

BEAT YOUR WAY THROUGH A BRICK WALL SHOULD YOU SO WISH.

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