I wanted to post this earlier but have been very busy in the last few weeks. Anyway a reader emailed me earlier in the year about his KWA M9 PTP pistol, the wings which align the outer and inner barrel with nozzle broke on his gun and was wondering if I had heard of the same thing. At the time I didn’t but it looks like my KWA M9 PTP has suffered the same fate.
While the failure looks catastrophic, if I use a pin and push the remaining wing into place when putting the slide back on the gun does function just fine. Of course I’m not sure about any long term damage that may occur due to the cycling of the barrel being uneven. What makes the matter worse is Mark has a KWA M9 PTP and his gun failed in the exact same way.
From what I hear on the grape vine, this is an issue that affects first generation KWA M9 PTPs and has been resolved with second generation guns. Apparently if you email KWA, you can get the new generation replacement parts for $30 (free if it’s in the warranty period in the US) but I haven’t contacted them yet. Will update my progress when there’s more information.
I didn’t have an issue with mine, but apparently the guy I sold it to did… Not cool but he was able to order a repalcement part…