BEWARE THE MAN WITH ONE GUN!!

HAVING FIRST SEEN THIS PISTOL IN SPAIN, IT WASN’T UNTIL AA LEGIONNAIRE, STEWBACCA, ARRIVED IN TAIWAN THAT HE EVENTUALLY ADDED ONE TO HIS ARMOURY - BUT WAS IT EVERYTHING HE HOPED IT WOULD BE?

I was introduced to this beast of a handgun in Barcelona a few years ago, while I was visiting “Handsome” Dave from my old Uni team, who had been living and working there since not long after we graduated. We were at his local CQB site, “Banana Airsoft” and their original shop, northeast of the city centre, when we got our first glance and hands on with the KWA HK45.

I was immediately impressed with the feel of it in my hand and the loud report and heavy recoil, even with a lighter weight aluminium top slide. Dave went on to buy one and during later visits I had the chance to handle it further and appreciate his purpose-built, foam-lined carry case and multitude of magazines he had for his. My mind was thus made up and with my move east to Taiwan already decided upon, now I had my first airsoft purchase in mind as well!

And so it was, that one of the first things I did when I received my ARC (Alien Residency Card - my working visa/ proof of ID for living in Taiwan long term), was head to KUI Airsoft in Zhubei and purchase one of these …the first gun on my “wish list”. I used the HK45 GBB exclusively for the first four months or so of gaming in Taiwan whilst I saved up money and decided what to supplement it with.

I first went to Action Bunker Taipei back in early September 2017 and used their rental package, just to tide me over and get used to the place and playing style - as well as operating in a largely foreign language environment - before committing to buying my own gear and getting stuck in good and proper. By the next visit I had my KWA H&K HK45 GBB and two magazines to add to the mix, along with all my own plate carrier and personal protection etc..