WE G23 in need of repairs and rebuild.

[Specter_CAC]

Okay, so i recently came into possession of one WE G23 for a case of beer. The only problem is, it's basically fully stripped down and obviously in need of replacement parts. Seeing as this is my first glock, i don't even know where to begin. i can't seem to find any G23 specific parts, and i'm starting to loose my mind with all the circles i'm going in :s SO, are there any GBB glock wizards out there that can help a brother out? I want to get this sucker up and running like a little dream. Because he has plenty more broken glocks he doesn't have the patience to repair, and i have loooooooooooooots of beer, so i could see me restoring and flipping a few, but i want to start with this pretty little G23.

I need to know where to generally find parts, and what parts it is compatible with (G17/18 i think i heard some where, aside from the frame, and spring/spring guide?) The more info the better. This thing is litterally almost down to its bare frames, so ideas for upgrade parts are much obliged as well

[Kungpow]

You could contact WE if you need replacement parts.

[beta678]

WE is a bitch to deal with, they're slow to reply and they'll just tell you to contact one of their distributor for parts order.

I know there's a couple of WE distributors in Canada but can't remember which stores they are. Someone else can fill you in there.

[Kos-Mos]

Unfortunately, I have only found WE spare parts on EVIKE.

All WE G-series except the G18c use the same internals. The difference is the frame, slide and mag. all the sears and trigger components, even the slide internals are the same for all the semi-only Glocks.

Select fire such as the G18c, G26c and G34c all use G18 BBU and slide parts, as well as trigger group.

They also are TM-compatible with G17/G26 parts for semi-auto only and TM G18c for select fire models.

[Specter_CAC]

Okay, so, I can use TM g18 parts for the WE g23 select fire? I want this sucker to be as reliable as possible, so TM is my go to for sure. I'm assuming that means it takes TM compatible after market parts as well then?

So because it's a select fire glock, i need to use 18 parts (aside from the spring guide and body parts) from what I understand. Any one have any suggestions on a top tier build for a g23? I have seen some awesome glock builds and I want to take a cracked at it and make my own killer glock. It will most likely be used semi only, as I hear auto can freeze the nozzle and cause it to break during firing. Price isn't a real issue internally, as this is going to be a long, dragged out build. And if there are any cool slides out there, I'd love to hear about those to!

[Kos-Mos]

If you want to build a high-end gun, I suggest you start from scratch, and not from a WE pistol that is currently broken.

Then again, there is really no reason to build a "high end" pistol. 99% of the "upgrades" do nothing and the rest are purely for looks.

So what you CAN/Should do, if fix it, then start looking for a slide/barrel you like.

[ccyg8774]

Originally Posted by Kos-Mos

All WE G-series except the G18c use the same internals. The difference is the frame, slide and mag. all the sears and trigger components, even the slide internals are the same for all the semi-only Glocks.

Select fire such as the G18c, G26c and G34c all use G18 BBU and slide parts, as well as trigger group.

WE G23 is select-fire and uses WE G18 style slide internals.

[Adamlxlx]

Originally Posted by Kos-Mos

Unfortunately, I have only found WE spare parts on EVIKE.

All WE G-series except the G18c use the same internals. The difference is the frame, slide and mag. all the sears and trigger components, even the slide internals are the same for all the semi-only Glocks.

Select fire such as the G18c, G26c and G34c all use G18 BBU and slide parts, as well as trigger group.

They also are TM-compatible with G17/G26 parts for semi-auto only and TM G18c for select fire models.

Select fire we glocks are NOT tm compatible fyi. Bbu and nozzle and totally different.

[ccyg8774]

Originally Posted by Specter_CAC

Okay, so, I can use TM g18 parts for the WE g23 select fire? I want this sucker to be as reliable as possible, so TM is my go to for sure. I'm assuming that means it takes TM compatible after market parts as well then?

So because it's a select fire glock, i need to use 18 parts (aside from the spring guide and body parts) from what I understand. Any one have any suggestions on a top tier build for a g23? I have seen some awesome glock builds and I want to take a cracked at it and make my own killer glock. It will most likely be used semi only, as I hear auto can freeze the nozzle and cause it to break during firing. Price isn't a real issue internally, as this is going to be a long, dragged out build. And if there are any cool slides out there, I'd love to hear about those to!

WE have 4 sizes of semi-only glocks (G17, G19, G27 and G34) and 4 sizes of select-fire glocks (G18, G23, G26 and G35).
The semi-only WE glocks are "supposed to be" compatible to TM glock, you may run into problems about tolerance and fitting.
The select-fire glocks are not compatible with TM glocks, the blowback unit and the loading nozzle are different. There is current only one aftermarket BBU and nozzle set (have to be installed in set) for WE select-fire glocks.
About your plan of building a reliable top tier glock... It is a WE, and it is select-fire glock, it is not very good start platform for such project. Start from a TM will not only save you a lot of money and energy, but also gives you much better result. Doing big upgrading on a low end gun is often the beginning of a series of frustrating work.
If you can put it together and do the spring guide mod of full auto WE glock, and go easy on full auto, you may still have a OK gameable gun, but a awesome glock build... Just go TM.
When ordering WE parts, if you can't find a Canadian retailer, you can try contact the large airsoft stores in Taiwan to see if they can do a WE parts order, and ship it to Canada.
It would help if you can take some pictures of your current glock so we can tell what parts are missing, what parts you need, and what parts may be broken.