G&P GP25 under barrel grenade launcher
Exterior of the GP25
The G&P GP25 is
very strongly built, full metal and it has a synthetic handgrip. It feels heavy
and sturdy.
The first external
impression is extremely positive, except for the fact that no sight is supplied
with the package.
Remarkable is that it
only costs $142 and one grenade is already supplied. Grenades cost $30 each
(prices based on
Mounting the GP25
This G&P GP25
doesn’t fit on any Ak
without modifications and there is no quick detach available.
The Ak will always have to be partially dissembled. You will
have to remove the front sight, cleaning rod and the gas block.
On the Ak-47 the sling mount has to be
removed, there is a replacement included which ensures that you can attach the
sling to the front grip again after mounting the GP25.
This is then mounted
similar to how the sling is mounted on the Ak-74, right in front of the hand guards.
See the first picture
on http://www.gp-web.com/productspop.php?pid=706
.
The Ak-74 doesn’t have this problem.
After this a rectangular piece of metal has to
be slid across the outer barrel and secured with two screws.
The front sight, cleaning rod and gas block can then be reattached and the GP25
can be slid over the outer barrel.
Then the GP25 is screwed into place with 4
little screws on the rectangular piece of metal, the GP25 is now one with the Ak.
To my surprise, the GP25 was now attached firmly
to the gun.
The downside of this is that the 6 screws are of poor quality and they will
wear a lot when being used.
There is one problem with mounting the GP-25 on an Ak-74.
The height of the lips in the sheath of the
GP25 doesn’t match with the thickness of the lips of the Ak-74 type gas block.
The GP-25 cannot be mounted on the Ak-74’s unless the gas block is replaced by
the Ak-47 one.
G&P has released this GP-25 especially for
the Ak-47; this means that proud Ak-74 owners have to invest some more effort
into it.
The grenade
The grenade is a replica of the VOG-25 grenade.
This replica shoots 18 BB’s at the same time.
The grenade is full metal and does not have any
synthetic parts. It feels quite sturdy.
Filling the GP25
To fill the grenade with BB’s, the grenade has to be opened using the screws.
The 6 holes (visible on the picture) are each filled with 3 BB’s.
Once this is done, the two parts are screwed together again.
It’s no problem to screw them firmly together,
and on the end of the thread (right part on the picture) is a rubber ring which
makes sure the seal is closed.
Then we will screw the key chain like component
on the rear of the grenade.
We put the grenade on it’s front so the key chain like
component points upwards,
then we push the component in firmly so that a
sealed reservoir is formed inside the grenade and we remove the component
again.
Gas is loaded through the front.
It doesn’t need a lot of gas, even less than is used in a pistol magazine.
During filling, it is important to aim the
front of the grenade away from yourself or anyone near you,
because the expansion of the gas entering
the grenade can have enough force to fire the BB’s.
So for safety’s sake it’s important not to aim
at anything you like when loading.
Firing the GP25
The grenade is loading from the front into the
GP25 and is then ready for use.
There is no safety on the GP25, but luckily the trigger isn’t sensitive.
I used standard 134a gas. The range is about 15m. The GP25 was unable to shoot
through a cardboard plate from 3m away,
this makes the launcher suitable for CQB use. Using
HFC22 gas the launcher is much more powerful and not suitable for CQB.
After firing the GP25
The grenade is removed from the GP25 through
the use of a release button.
My personal opinion is that this release button is too sensitive. Even a slight
touch,
combined with your weapon pointing downwards
means that the grenade will fall out of the GP25.
This is quite annoying because, when wearing
gloves, you don’t feel that you touched the release button.
I have often lost the grenade and spent a lot
of time searching the grenade on the field.
Conclusion
I’m quite pleased about this deadly airsoft
toy. The price is very attractive and because of this the downsides don’t
really matter.
Extra screws can be found without trouble at
the local DIY store. A spare Ak-47 gas block is also easy to find when browsing
on various foray,
so Ak-74 users can also use this option. You do
have to create the habit of not touching the release button by accident.
And you have to admit it, this GP25 looks sweet
mounted under any Ak out
there……
Greetings,
SPB