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The WinGun M87 Sport 301L is reportedly one of the hardest hitting airsoft pistol on the market. It is commonly reported that it shoots 450 FPS with 0.2g BB's. And with a top rail built into the gun slide, it give ma an idea to "Build a Futuristic Sniper Rifle" out of it. You can read about my sniper rifle build adventure in that link. But in this article, I will review this CO2 airsoft pistol.
The pistol came in a colorful box (see photo below). Much like many computer accessories box, it has a flip-top box that is reusable. So you can take the gun out and put it back in the box for storage.
Including in the packing is the gun, the magazine (inserted into handgrip), the instruction manual, and a bag of BB's (see photo below).
The WinGun M87 is loosely based on the Beretta 87 Target firearm. Both guns have a stylish squared styling that can be associated to scifi airsoft guns. However, the oval trigger guard and the crooked handgrip betrays its angular shape (see photo below). The left side is relatively clean with "M87" in bold characters.
The right side only has the addition of the safety switch above the trigger, but this small change seem to give it a look of complexity. The perception is probably caused by the small letters on the side of teh gun. Photo below shows the right side of the gun.
The safety switch is on the right side of the gun, so it is to be activated with the index finger for a right-handed shooter. To unlock, you push the switch forward, then upward (see photo below). It feels somewhat awkward to activate, but not difficult.
There is a fake switch on the left side of the gun (see photo below), which I feel is totally unnecessary. Behind the trigger is the magazine release. The magazine release is in the same location as many other well known guns. It's activation is straightforward.
The trigger curves too far forward compared to many other airsoft guns that I own. The trigger can be pulled when the safety is on, but does not fire the gun. Only when the safety is off will the trigger fire. I have found the trigger pull to be extremely heavy and long. I have never feel such a hard pull from any airsoft gun before. This heavy pull could hamper by desire to use it as a sniper rifle.
The WinGun M87 is a hefty beast in my hand. Although I never had a Desert Eagle, the WinGun M87 reminds me of it whenever I pick it up. It probably weighs about the same as a real firearm.
The WinGun M87 uses a stick magazine (see photo below) that is common on many WinGun and its many re-brand airsoft pistols. The stick magazine is made out of metal, which feels robust and reliable. The BB follower automatically locks into place when you slide it all the way down, allowing you to load airsoft BB's. The magazine can hold 16 rounds of BB's.
We found that the WinGun M87 magazine is exactly the same as the Umarex Combat Zone Enforcer magazine. Both magazines work in both guns just fine.
Magazine Confusion
WinGun M87 shares the same magazine as many other CO2 airsoft pistols on the market. However, there are several types of this magazine and they all look the same. Not all of them work in the WinGun M87. See our "Air Mag C11 Spare Clip $7.47" article for more details.
Compared to other CO2 airsoft guns, where the CO2 canister is in the magazine, the WinGun M87 magazine is extremely slim and small. In a way, it makes the pistols even more science fiction like, because there are no real-life magazine today that is this small.
So far, I had been unable to verify its projectile velocity to the reported values. The first time I fired the gun through the Fidragon ST08-1 Chronograph, it broke the chrono's plastic passage. That kind of indicates the power of this airsoft pistol. However, I have shot 480 FPS with my VSS Vintorez through that chrono before, during the summer. I wonder if the mild winter in southern California could have made the plastic brittle.
Next, I tried to measure its velocity with a Swiss Arms Pro Chronograph. But, so far, this chronograph hasn't given me any good readings with this pistol. For some reason, I haven't successfully used this chronograph with any of my gas guns, even though it seems to measure all my electronic guns accurately.
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