Tanio Koba .380acp EASY-CP Cartridge

Cartridge: Tanio Koba 9mm EASY-CP

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Manufacturer	Tanio Koba
Designation	9mm
Type	EASY-CP
Carts per box	8
Length	23.4 mm nominal
Diameter	9.4 mm nominal
Weight	tba
Parts	4 (shell, primer, plastic seal,top )
Cap	1 x 7mm
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Used in:	MGC Ingram MAC11, MGC S&W M76, MGC S&W M39/59, Marushin Beretta M84

Note: Dedicated Detonator Pin reqd. for individual Modelguns

Just a quick bit on these new easy CP rounds, i bought a pack for the marushin m84 and just got round to trying them. Well i say try as i have only tried 1 round so far (time constraints and suitable place to try them as new carpet down and no why am i using caps over it, wife would kill me). So after the excuse of only 1 round fired what's my impression, first thing the det pin, longer than the old one but then it travels further in the round as the det pin actually hits the cap rather than a separate plug as with normal cp rounds. next god it was a tight fit and took some persuasion to get fully home (very careful hammer work on the edge of the pin)due to the fact that it was so hard to seat it i had to re-assemble the gun a few times with a loaded round to see if the round would chamber.
So finally done and round loaded (easy process) i chambered and fired the round and success it fired well great sound pretty loud and ejected very well i fired into a box but i have no doubt the round would fly some distance. Ok so only 1 round so a cannot speak on feeding consistency or reliability but the system does work and i hope that i will be able to fire a mag or 2 soon and let you know if it will fire consistently. With rounds for all models getting hard to find its always good to have another choice the only thing i would say on these rounds is not the round itself but the det pin, one it will be a nightmare to get this det pin out for cleaning due to the fact it was so hard to get it in the barrel, i hate it when you really have to use a lot of force to dislodge these things. two the det pin is very specialised in its shape so i dont see anyone being able to make a det pin for other models.

Surprisingly Cerwyn he has made the M84 det pin specifically for the marushin and i also have the m39 that makes no noise and i will also see if these can be used in i. The rounds and det pin are not badly priced so i think its feasible to experiment with a few models

Originally posted by claymore 21/01/2015

I am a little worried about using cp rounds in the M11 as the first M11 i had blew 3 bolts using cp rounds they just seemed to powerful for the gun. if these easy cp are a little gentler on it i might give it a go. That said how long will these easy cp rounds be availlable seeing as they are produced by tanio ?