ASG M9 Heavy Weight - A Written Review

ASG has brought a nice Marui-type gas blowback pistol to the table in the form of the M9 Heavy Weight. While I'm fairly certain that it's a KJW rebrand, it's of good quality.

To start off the packaging is relatively straightforward and simple, but shows you just what you need to know, what's going to be in the box. A picture of the pistol takes up a majority of the box's facing along with three lines of text, and I quote "Easy to sue, adjustable hop-up, and metal slide". On the sides is where you would find some general information and the gun specs. The majority of the box is just Styrofoam with a cardboard cover with the aforementioned information printed on it. Honestly I don't mind this because it's most likely a measure to keep costs down. As long as the right gun gets to us and it gets here in one piece it’s no problem.

Inside the box you get your pistol and a mag of course, a speed loader, a bag of decent high polished BBs, an unjamming rod, and some air. Don't worry you can throw out the air; you won't need it because it won't take your breath away. It's a great pistol, but it's not the only one like it out there. Nothing a little upgrading can't fix if you're so inclined.

First thing you notice about the gun is that it's noticeably full metal. It says on the packaging that it has a metal slide, but doesn't mention that the frame is as well. It is called Heavy Weight for a reason but I've been duped before by similar advertisement tactics as a kid, so I thought I'd mention it anyway. Just thought I’d give some clarification for anyone that might want or need it. The gun is painted in an interesting automotive-type black paint that has a matte finish, but has a slight sparkle when held in the light. There a few markings on the gun including the ASG logo on the grips, a serial number on the right, lower, front portion of the frame, and an ASG logo on the right side of the slide along with "Cal. 6mm BB".

Like most modern gas blowback pistols their fit and function greatly emulates their real-steel counterparts. This carries over to most of the operation including reloading, chambering, and disassembling of the gun.

The field strip is fairly simple. First you remove the magazine, make sure the chamber is cleared, press and hold the button on the right side of the gun in front the trigger, that'll release the switch on the left side of the gun. While still compressing the button, rotate the switch 90 degrees. The slide will now release, move forward, and off the lower's rails. Now you will have access to the internals. Remove the spring guide, outer barrel, and the accuracy group (hop-up, inner barrel, nub, and bucking) will follow as one piece.

When you shoot this thing you cant help but smile at the bit of satisfaction it gives you with its crisp recoil and moderate sounding report. Although it sounds and feels powerful, it's on the lower end of the spectrum clocking in a 285-295 fps with .20 gram BBs. So far after around 200 rounds it hasn't giving us any issues, so it seems pretty reliable so far. when we do the extensive field testing of it we'll give you an update of performance and reliability. If lower power doesn't bother you, I think you will thoroughly enjoy this piece. It deserves a position of a decent sidearm for a decent price.

Well, that's all for now. Hope you enjoyed this review, and stay tuned for more.

Have fun and stay safe, my friends

-Punch