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Umarex XBG Carbine and Combat Zone Enforcer Review

The Uramex XBG and the Combat Zone Enforcer are two very similar guns. In fact, they are the same gun, if you ignore the difference in inner barrel size. The former shoots standard 0.177" metal BB's, while the latter shoots standard 6mm airsoft plastic BB's. But other than that difference, there is no practical difference between the two.

In this article, we will thoroughly review these two air pistols, side-by-side. We will also throw in the review of the Umarex carbine conversion kit for these two pistols as a real bonus.

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Packaging

The Umarex XBG Carbine comes in an excellent box (see photo below).. It is not only well designed and pleasing to look at, but it is close-able, so that you can use it to store the BB pistol and the carbine conversion.

The XBG pistol and carbine is stored neatly and orderly inside the box (see photo below). It really feels like Umarex has placed quality in its top priority list.

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Pistols

The two pistols are absolutely identical. The only difference is that the airsoft version has an orange tip on it. Otherwise, you can see from the two photos below that there are no differences.

The only other visible difference is the name and BB specification (see photos below) that are engraved on the two air guns.

The safety switch is in a strange awkward position. It is on the right, above the trigger (see photo below). So you'll have to use your index (trigger) finger to active it. Pull it back to put it into semi-auto firing mode. Push it forward for safety.

The font iron sight has a bright white dot, while the rear iron sight is unmarked (see photo below). But they are pretty typical of iron sights on pistols.

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Magazines

The XBG magazine and the Combat Zone Enforcer magazines are almost exactly identical. The only difference is that one is for metal BB's and the other one is for plastic BB's. The photo below shows that the only difference on the front side of the two magazines are the identifies for the type of BB's it accepts.

The back of the magazines are also exactly identical as shown in the photo below. The two magazines are so similar that you can insert either magazine into either gun and they will fit fine. Of course, you won't be able to actually use them in the wrong gun, because the BB sizes are different.

When you slide the spring all the way down, it locks in place, allowing you to load BB's through the circular opening. Once you have finished loading BB's, push the little nipple at the bottom of the magazine (see photo below) upward and the spring loaded plunger will spring back upward.

The magazines are made out of metal. They are completely sealed with no way to disassemble.

Compared to other CO2 airsoft guns, where the CO2 canister is in the magazine, the XBG and Combat Zone Enforcer magazines are extremely slim and small. In a way, it makes the pistols even more science fiction like, because there are now magazines today that are this small.

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CO2 Compartment

The CO2 canister compartment is in the handgrip. To get to it, you simply pull open the handgrip back. Inside, the compartment is made out of metal (see photo below). It seems that only the outer shell of the XBG and Combat Zone Enforcer is made of out plastic polymer. The internals is all metal.

To insert the CO2 cartridge, you have to unscrew the CO2 canister locking screw (see photo below). Counter-clockwise unscrews it. After placing the CO2 canister into the compartment, you screw it down by turning this locking screw clockwise.

From the experiences I have with CO2 airsoft guns, the Combat Zone Enforce is the only CO2 airsoft gun that doesn't leak. It has sat on the shelf with the very first CO2 canister I secured in it for a month and a half. So far, it still fires airsoft BB with that original CO2 canister.