Hey guys,
Today a Russian friend of mine (under the name of Dracosin on this forum) recieved his KWA TT-33 from America costing him in the region of £160 with shipping. Unfortunately due to leaving the country for the summer it's ended up in my hands for safe keeping so I thought I may as well do a quick review of this brand new release.
In the box you get:
TT-33
TT-33 10 round magazine
KWA hop adjustment wrench
KWA gun oil dropper (I'd recommend using ordinary silicone lube on arrival over this oil)
Manual and warranty
KWA car sticker
some 0.25 gram bbs
First Impressions:
Unfortunately as the gun came from america it has an orange tip this has been coloured for this review but will later be boiled off as it additional to the original barrel.
If you buy one it'll look like this upon arrival:
Taking the gun out of the box the first thing I noticed was the finish, although I was immediately put off by the inaccuracy of the flat black finish upon closer inspection I noticed that it had been applied very poorly on the bottom with blotches from where to much paint had been applied and then dried unevenly.
The pistol sports few markings much like the original with only a serial number and kwa engraved on the frame, the slide has a star and 1941 engraved into the top of the slide near the rear sight
The grips also feel like they are made of a cheap plastic (much like the real TT-33 grips) but are more than sturdy enough for constant use.
Size wise I'd imagine its very much like a 1911 but with a grip so slim that it rivals that of a luger. It is decently comfortable to hold single handed, with tall sights aiding target acquisition no end although they are not adjustable for range or windage etc. The pistol is a decent weight when loaded and clocks in around 800 grams.
Shooting and performance:
As I went to do the shooting test I noticed that the trigger was incredibly loose with a lot of play up and down (see pictures), I have no idea if this is how the original was but it is very odd indeed although it has no real effect on shooting once you've gotten used to it.
Anyway onto shooting!
Using 0.2 gram bbs and ultra gas the TT-33 clocked an average of 340 fps
The magazine holds ten shots (despite kwa claiming 11 in all paperwork and advertising) and is gas efficient enough to empty the magazine 2-3 times with a single charge of ultra gas
At ten metres the TT-33 put all ten shots into 9.5 cm spread around the centre point of the target as it is brand new the hop up is yet to properly bed in so I can imagine that with a few more rounds through it the KWA TT-33 would be fantastically accurate. Please note that true to the original design there is no safety on this pistol!
Stripping and hop adjustment:
Much like the KWA 1911 to access the hop unit you retract the slide and engage the lock, you can then use the wrench supplied to turn the hop up up or down (anti clockwise for more hop, clockwise for less)
To strip the TT-33 remove the magazine and turn the pistol over to the same side as the ejection port
Push the retaining plate toward the hammer end of the gun until it disengages itself from the pin nearest the muzzle
You can now pull the slide catch out of the gun
You may now pull the slide off the muzzle end of the frame, slide internal disassembly is much the same as a 1911
To reassemble reverse the above steps.
Conclusion and other bits
Overall the KWA TT-33 is an excellent pistol, without doubt better than any of the ww2 pistols I own, the performance is excellent with high accuracy and fps. The blowbakc is also wonderfully crisp and allows you to fire the gun as fast as you can pull the trigger.
On the negative side the finish really lets the pistol down although it may improve as this is from the very first batch.
Using the rating system borrowed from Justpistols.co.uk
Weight : 800g
Realism : 60%
Quality : 85%
Power : 100%
Accuracy : 90%
Chances are when this comes to UK vendors I'll look at getting one, heres to hoping it does well enough for KWA to release a WW2 classics line 
Hmmm... same as the 1911 internals.
This does concern me a little as my KSC 1911 (KSC is the same as KWA) is absolutely rubbish and fails to reload on blow-back. This problem developed over time. Also they're well known for occasionally firing their blowback mechanism at the target.
Also an important thing to bare in mind is that the TT-33 is a pretty small gun, it'd be interested to know if this one will fit in a TT-33 holster. The springer TT-33 I had for a while wouldn't. The fact it's got slimmer grips is a good sign, but I think the whole thing will need to be a bit smaller than a 1911.
Hmmm... same as the 1911 internals.
I'd be interested to know if this one will fit in a TT-33 holster.
The internals are similar to the KWA 1911 although far from being the same, having only seen the kwa 1911 internals very briefly I'd still say that the TT-33 is superior. It also fits in real TT33 holsters, as well as soft shell P38 and luger holsters and of course 1911 holsters.
Shame about your 1911, perhaps there is some dirt jamming up the loading nozzle in the blow-back housing at its quite exposed 
Ah good.
My KSC 1911 spent some time with an expert on these things (Kermit) and he couldn't fix it, so I've given up and it's now just a holster filler, primarily for public re-enactment. I have a marui that works perfectly for airsoft use.
nice review, I saw in a very bad video review in youtube that the gun whasent scaled to the real thing (some how smaller) can you make measurments to it?
other think is the triger in the real gun it was straight pull kwa maked this movement like some kind of "trigger safety feature" how bad is it? I hope people could figure out a way to solve it as far as I know it dosent fire if triger points down it should be the other way with some spring pointing it up
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