Umarex T4E Smith & Wesson M&P M2.0 .43 Caliber Training Pistol Paintball Gun Marker

I have an real M&P 9 M2.0 and this one is very very close to it. It models after the full size without the thumb safety. I loaded it with a couple of C02 cartridges and some metal balls and gave it a good go. Sound isn't that loud. It sounds like a muffled fire, maybe quarter of the sound of open air. It's enough that it fooled my neighbor and she is an avid shooter. Blowback is nothing. There is a little bit, especially on a new C02 cartidge but it decreases. And speaking of C02, I got off about 20-30 rounds before the degredation was significant enough for me to consider replacing it. By round 40 the pressure wasn't enough to reset the barrel and I had to do it manually to use the rest of the C02. The cartrige was old (from my other painball gun) though, so others might get better performance. I order the high-grade cartridges so maybe I will get better performance, but 20-30 is good. That's 24 solid rounds on one cartridge. Now for the bad. Well, for the okay. Big drawback is that you have to walk around with the hex key to change the C02. That is my biggest complaint. Every other paintball gun I owned, even the BB guns when I was younger, all had a turn switch built in. You put in the cartridge, turn the switch, and you're good to go. This? If you forget or lose the hex key your day is done until you get it. That would be the only thing I'd change. At the end of the mag is a sliding cover for the screw. I might have made it a bit thicker and used an actual turn switch and used the cover to conceal it, and it would still look like a replica. Other than that, there is only one thing to be aware of. Not really a complaint though. Just an observation. Early use the action is very consistent. For the first 15-20 rounds or so, the C02 is strong enough that barrel slides back far enough to reload and ready it for firing again, (it cocks just like a semi-automatic), but as the C02 gets weaker, you'll have to manually cock it for each shot. I guess you could hold down the pin on the slide, but that's pointless because the pressure won't be enough for the hammer to slide all the way back anyway. As you get used to it you'll be able to quickly cock and fire anyway, so it's just something to be aware of if you're going to use it for paintball or war games or something. Find a good hiding spot and don't lose your hex key between cartriges lol. All in all, it's a great gun, and yes, as the title says, a good training pistol. Just remember to buy a cleaning kit with cleaning rounds. This came with a brush, but if you really want to take care of it spend a couple extra bucks and buy a cleaning kit, preferably one with oil drops. Also, this is good for home defense, which is why I bought this one. It does fire .43 cal pepper balls. I may buy a second for recreation though because I will be using pepper balls in this one. Or I may just buy an extra magazine for it and clean the barrel between uses. Last thing I want is to tag some poor opponent and there's powder residue from the pepper balls. They're gonna have a bad day. lol

It may use compressed air instwad of gun powder, but this is a projectile weapon, both in the eyes of the law and in actual, real life. It is nearly identical to the universally loved S&W M&P* M2 4.25” .45 caliber striker-fired semiautomatic hand gun. Apart from a few minor details like non-functioning tear down switch and chambered round indicator, it is a visual and tactile clone of the real thing. So if you carry it (why?) or fire it (dont) out in public, chances are you would be in violation of one or more criminal statutes. Be smart, become informed, use it properly. Or if you enjoy incarceration… *Stands for “Military & Police” if you’re wondering like I was.

Received the item promptly. It meets expectations and works without issues.

Gun quit firing. Locked up. Gunsmith could not repair it. I used it three times. It would not seal around Co2 cartridge. Very frustrated.

I purchased 2 of these last Summer after a lengthy period reviewing LTL Self-Defense tools for my kids under 18. Although it might be controversial to the Gun Control fanatics, this is not in fact a firearm and you can't just give Teens firearms for use without supervision. That said they are none the less still living breathing beings with a right and need to defend themselves from aggression if it arose and at least in our State Of Texas Pepper Ball Launchers, Paintball Markers and such are legally allowed. so I finally purchased 2 of these for my boys and I was pretty skeptical at first. I had to come back and write this review today after working with the Glock version of this pistol and asking one of my kids to turn over his so I could compare it to the Glock. I really want to impress on the reader the quality and realism of this marker. I initially first chose the M&P version...because I am a proud American who chose to buy American first with my real steel firearms and thus own actual M&Ps which I'm proud to say are also world class and identical in function, materials reliability, etc to the world class German arms they compete with like H&K, Walther and Glock though the last is Austrian. They are all among the finest arms money can buy so its a special kind of pride to know we put out one identical in quality and performance reliability, etc to the best the world has to offer among the German arms. Hence I ended up getting the M&P replica paintball first from the T4E line because we already own the Air Soft Versions and own the real firearms. The T4E replica is identical in size, weight, feel, handling, ergonomics, markings, etc. If presented to a bad guy it would be a very convincing persuasion to go pick on someone else. That is both a asset and liability depending on how you handle it but it is a compliment for this marker because I don't believe anyone, including trained professionals could tell the difference between this replica and the real thing. I can literally put them side by side on a table and until you pick one up you practically can't tell by sight. these ar e"half blow back" meaning they do cycle the slide a little bit but not the full range of a real one or even the Air Soft version. That is probably more to reserve as much power from the gas to launch the ball down range and not waste it on the action. That would have been a very nice feature to be honest. All of the Umarex BB, Pellet and Air Soft replicas went through this evolution as well: with early versions only half blow back and thereby giving the market something to g and buy later when the full blow back version came out. Let us hope they do this with these and not sacrifice the limited power of the ball and keep them around 350 fps or so. the only complaint I really have for this marker is that the grip feels thin and flimsy in the hand. because it comes with removable back straps, the way they achieve that is to leave a completely open space in the back of the grip unlike actual M&Ps which are solid there and just allow you to slide on the backstrap to lock in place. there is literally no reason why Umarex could not have actually done the same thing so the grip would feel more solid in the hand. It actually is distracting to grip it every time and feel the backstrap slip slightly under your palm heel because it take your mind off what you are doing and forces you to stop and check to see if something is coming apart. I actually tried supergluing this in place from the inside to make it feel more solid and if it weren't for this minor flaw the ergonomics would feel fantastic in the hand. Other than that it's a great little marker but the description here says this is a 5J version. If that is so, you should not by this marker and buy direct from Umarex instead. At least in the US you can get 7.5J markers and if you are going to use one for LTL self-defense also you want it to be as effective and hit as hard as possible without actually being instantly lethal, hence why we say "less than lethal". That stated it does feel good and has a good pop to it that gets your attention. If you are in a place where firearm restrictions are over zealous...or you have minors who are not allowed to carry them and the very real concerns that comes with that, something like these could be a fantastic option to train them with and for 18 or at least 16 or older they should be a great tool. they are not going to result in loss of life but should be effective enough with the correct balls to thwart violence if it actually came to that. I put a weapon light on both of them so if one of them are out walking the dog they can ID someone, blind or stun them with a strobe and God forbid plug them with pepper rounds mixed with Kinetic solid ball rounds and there is no loss of Life but it should be effective to deter violence with good shot placement. Of course they are great for drills, reactive drills, target shooting and paintball as well. If Umarex would just improve on a few things in later versions it would get a perfect 5 from me. Future versions should have the following features: full blow back and retain 350 fps or greater. full take down with working take down lever, etc more solid grip and backstrap alternate "self-defense" magazine that allows more gas or energy for much harder impact in cases of cold weather, thick clothing, etc. If Umarex would do this they could make a pistol nearly identical in form and function to the real firearm in every way save that one uses powder and real ammunition...which is not their business and the other uses high pressure gas and delivers ball ammo under less energy than the real thing allowing for training, competition and LTL self-defense.

I purchased this to link targets and also as an extra layer of home defense. While you won't seriously injury someone it's strong enough to be a deterrent. I know I wouldn't want to be shot with it. As far as lifelike my brother has the real version and it is absolutely identical, in looks and weight.

I received this gun a while back, and finally found the time to leave some feedback_ I love the weight of this gun, the look, feel, and all moving parts of it. First! It looks very, very real_ and ideally a person (especially combative, aggressive, and violent) wouldn't think twice to figure out if it were real or not. I know I wouldn't just because of the look of it. I have very big hands, so preferably I don't mind the weight of the gun especially since it fires so nicely. It comes with interchangeable grips so if you don't like one grip, you can always switch it out for one that fits more to your comfort level. Where the ammunition such as: rubber pellets, pepper pellets/balls there was no leakage as to in the order model, the balls would fall out the whole at the bottom. As long as you load your gun, and cock it once loaded everything is sealed, and closed. You'll understand what I meant, once you use it!

So, I've had several of Umarex's different models, and I really like them as a company. In particular, their .43/.50 calibers offer amazingly realistic models to their real-world counterparts. Only an expert would be able to tell the difference between this and the real thing short of dropping the mag or firing a shot. It also works perfectly with any holsters, accessories, etc made for the original. Now, let's get to the more important point, and that's if it's worth the cost considering you can just about buy the actual firearm it's modeled after for not too much difference in price. I personally would purchase it again in a heartbeat, but I think this will just depend on what you're hoping to use it for. For a much cheaper/quieter shooting experience- for instance, a day at the range for target practice- this thing is amazing. It feels very similar to shooting the real thing with just slightly less recoil and quite a bit less noise. The biggest issue with using it for this purpose is that a 12g C02 obviously just can't come close to the power needed to fire rounds at anything more than 20 yards MAX before you're going to start having a massive drop off in accuracy (and I found that to be the case using the rubber balls- due to a lack of weight- or the steel balls for the exact opposite reason). And though the ammo is indeed cheaper than 9mm rounds, it can still add up quickly if you're shooting outdoors and can't find them all. For this reason, if doing strictly target practice, I'd recommend the paint/powder versions, which while not reuseable, the cost difference more than makes up for it imho. Now, on to the second reason I can see someone wanting this over the real thing, and that's due to the obvious fact that this thing can no joke make for a VERY REAL defense weapon without having to worry about being off target and accidentally hitting a family member through the drywall in your house, or simply just not wanting to have the potentially serious side effects of being unfortunate enough to have to use lethal force, no matter what the situation that required it. And for this reason alone, I would HIGHLY recommend this weapon. To keep it simple, if the sight of the gun alone isn't enough to stop most would be attackers, I guarantee one of the pepper rounds will certainly get the job done 99% of the time, even if your aim isn't perfect (or all that close even for that matter lol). And worse case scenario for any innocent bystanders who might come into contact with it, they'll be uncomfortable, but they'll be alive. And at the end of the day, isn't that the whole point of having a weapon for self-defense? To keep your loved ones alive. This will definitely make that a much more likely outcome should you ever end up in a situation that would call for the use of something similar, and to me, that's easily worth $200. For those curious the type of force this shoots with, I have pictures of the damage/penetration power using the various types of ammo available at varying distances, and hopefully the pictures will get approved to be uploaded with the review shortly!