In this issue

As the world slowly eases itself out of lockdown, we are pleased to say it has been "business as usual" at Airsoft Action and we hope you will soon be out playing again - if you are not already!
In this issue we have got some superb reviews for you, including SPECNA ARMS brilliant E21 PDW, G&G's masterful Piranha, CYMA's stunning ARAK hybrid and the ICS' lovely M1 Garand.
Kit-wise, inspired by last month's look at Vipercam Black, Bill puts a full set of "black cam" together... without breaking the bank and also quizzes the Airsoft Action team on what they juse for belt kit, in this month's The Cage feature.
Elsewhere, our international "Legionnaires" have been busy... Sean, from Blackline Simulations in Canada, gives us some pointers about effective comms, Hana in China reports from the first post-lockdown MilSim, while Stewbaca into Action Air over in Taiwan.
If you want to know what it is like to produce the world's number one digital airsoft magazine and missed Reaper Op TV's interview with Bill, you can read a transcript in this issue - and some of his answers might surprise you!
Plus, we have a special photo feature showcasing the stunning creations from Clarence Lai, aka Airsoft Surgeon and all our usual columns.
We hope you are all safe and let's hope we can all back to playing the game we love very soon now.
The Airsoft Action Team.

EDGING OUT THE COMPETITION

SPECNA ARMS ARE ON AN ABSOLUTE ROLL AND IT SEEMS THEY RELEASE MORE NEW MODELS OF AEG EACH MONTH AND HEAD IN NEW DIRECTIONS AT THE SAME TIME! BILL HAS SPENT SOME TIME WITH ONE OF THE LATEST MODELS TO BE RELEASED, THE SA-E21, AND BRINGS IN HIS FINDINGS…

8 mins

A PISTOL WITH BITE!!

ALTHOUGH “AIRSOFT REPLICA MILITARY MODELS” ARE STILL AMONGST THE MOST POPULAR AEGS AND GBBS THAT WE ALL BUY, IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE NEW DESIGNS HITTING THE MARKET, CONCEPTS DRAWN UP BY AIRSOFT MANUFACTURERS THEMSELVES. BILL HAS BEEN LIVING WITH THE NEW G&G ARMAMENT PIRANHA MK1 GBB PISTOL FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW AND THIS IS HIS VERDICT ON THIS UNIQUE PISTOL DESIGN.

7 mins

BLACK CAM FOR RED CELL

IN THE LAST ISSUE OF AIRSOFT ACTION REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR STEVE T GAVE HIS THOUGHTS ON THE LATEST VCBLK GEAR FROM VIPER. THIS MONTH BILL TAKES IT A STEP FURTHER AND PUTS TOGETHER A COMPLETE SET OF GEAR ON A BUDGET THAT FEATURES “BLACK CAM” FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES!

10+ mins

THE FRESH PRINCE OF ACTION AIR

AIRSOFT ACTION’S “MAN IN TAIWAN”, STEWBACCA, GETS HIS GROOVE ON AS HE WRITES ABOUT HIS JOURNEY TO TAIWAN AND INTO ACTION AIR

8 mins

OLD GARANDS NEVER DIE... THEY JUST GET BETTER!

TO MANY, LOOKING IN FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD, AIRSOFT WOULD SOMETIMES APPEAR TO BE ALL ABOUT THE VERY LATEST TRICKED-OUT AR, OR THE NEWEST “TACTICOOL” AK BUT THERE ARE ALSO REPLICA MODELS THAT BOTH THE RE-ENACTOR AND COLLECTOR OF CLASSIC FIREARM MODELS CAN ENJOY. BILL LOOKS AT ONE OF HIS FAVOURITE HISTORICAL RIFLES, IN THE FORM OF THE ICS M1 GARAND AEG.

7 mins

LT COLONEL THOMAS MOORE AKA “CAPTAIN TOM”

MILITARY HISTORIAN, WILL FOWLER, TAKES A BRIEF LOOK BACK AT THE HISTORY OF A MAN WHOSE DETERMINATION EARNED HIM THE GRATITUDE AND RESPECT OF AN ENTIRE NATION.

4 mins

NO COMMS, NO BOMBS - THREE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS

USING RADIOS IN AN AIRSOFT GAME IS SOMETHING THAT MANY ASPIRE TO DO WELL BUT IT’S A PERISHABLE SKILL LIKE ANY OTHER THAT NEEDS CONSTANT PRACTICE AND UPDATING. OUR “LEGIONNAIRE” SEAN, FROM BLACKLINE SIMULATIONS IN CANADA, GIVES US SOME POINTERS ON HOW TO ENSURE YOUR COMMS ARE EFFECTIVE AND HOW YOU CAN GET THE BEST OUT OF THEM.

8 mins

THE CAGE: BELT UP!

WE ALL LOVE OUR “NYLON GEAR” FOR AIRSOFT BUT SOMETIMES THE OLD ADAGE THAT “YOU CAN SPOT THE VETERAN AIRSOFTER WITH JUST AN OLD AK AND BELT KIT” IS TRUER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK! THIS MONTH BILL GOT (VIRTUALLY) TOGETHER WITH THE AA TEAM TO DISCUSS “BATTLE/ SHOOTER BELTS” AND ASKED THEM “DO YOU USE ONE? WHY? …AND IF YOU DO, WHAT DO YOU USE?”

8 mins

CYMA ARAK

WHEN IS AN AR NOT AN AR? WHEN ITS AN AR/AK HYBRID OF COURSE! HAVING LOOKED CLOSELY AT THE SR-47 IN ISSUE 111, THIS MONTH BILL GETS HIS HANDS ON A MORE PRICE-FRIENDLY AEG ALTERNATIVE THAT’S APPEARED IN THE LATEST CYMA 09 SERIES - AND FINDS IT VERY MUCH TO HIS LIKING!

7 mins

Airsoft In Lockdown

With the country still (mostly) “confined to quarters”, frenchie poses a simple question: “when the country is in lockdown, where do you play airsoft?”

5 mins

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