In this issue

Welcome to Issue 118 of the world's most popular airsoft publication!
This issue sees the launch of The AA LEGION RED CELL, something never before seen in airsoft! Turn to Page 34 to find out more!
If guns are your thing then we have got three awesome pieces of hardware for you to drool over: G&G's sublime TR16 SBR MKII, Specna Arms' hard-hitting SA-249 and ICS' modern classic, the CXP-ARK!
We've got something really special for Kit & Gear fans too, as Bill re-creates a loadout from the TV series "The Last Ship" and also brings us a round-up of what's caught his eye over the last month.
As we haven't been able to shoot in groups, in order to keep our skills up to scratch many of us have taken to target shooting and Bill gives us the lo-down on the latest Range Gear from Helikon-Tex, plus discusses the contentious subject of "Licencing".
Meanwhile, Chris Wray joined a select group of players and gives us his report from a "Western Airsoft" event, complete with a custom-built Old West town and Frenchie goes "In Search of the Weird"!
We hope you enjoy reading this issue as much as we did creating it for you!
The AA Team.

.308 RULZ OK!

G&G ARMAMENT HAVE BEEN BUSY WHILST THE REST OF THE WORLD HAS BEEN IN “LOCKDOWN” AND HAVE CONTINUED TO ROLL OUT NEW ADDITIONS TO THEIR LINE, NOT ONLY IN THE FORM OF UPGRADES TO EXISTING MODELS BUT ALSO WITH SOME EXCITING ALL-NEW PISTOLS, RIFLES AND CARBINES TOO! BILL FINALLY GETS “HANDS ON” WITH THEIR LATEST ADDITION TO THE TR16 LINE-UP, IN THE FORM OF THE TR16 SBR 308 MK II

9 mins

M249 - POLISH STYLE!

EVERYONE LOVES A SUPPORT GUN, RIGHT? OR IS THE THOUGHT OF A SUPPORT GUN THAT REALLY GETS PEOPLE GOING, AS THE REALITY IS THAT UNLESS THEY ARE USED EFFECTIVELY YOU’RE JUST HUMPING A LOT OF EXTRA WEIGHT AROUND ALL DAY WITH NO REAL GAIN! BILL DOES SOME “GRUNTWORK” WITH ONE OF THE LATEST MODELS FROM SPECNA ARMS TO SEE IF THIS IS STILL THE CASE…

9 mins

Gunfight At The Fireball Corral

It was a good job I was not driving as we drove through the NPF (National Paintball Fields Birmingham), as I would have taken the left turn and carried on through to Fireball Squadron Airsoft Club as normal - but not today! Today we take a right and head into the Wild West village of NPF, which we were playing with special permission. As I started to unload my kit there were a few more folks already doing the same, all dressed up in their Wild West Kit. Wild West airsoft has been around for a while but as the main games have swapped to blank fire and full-on LARP, folks around these parts have been crying out for an airsoft-based game again. This one was meant to give them that, with an amount of roleplay/larp and airsoft action as well.

8 mins

ICS CXP-ARK: A MODERN CLASSIC

NORMAL SERVICE (AND SOME DEGREE OF SANITY!) RESUMES AT AIRSOFT ACTION, AS BILL FINALLY GETS BACK TO HIS TRUE LOVE, NAMELY THE “AVTOMAT KALASHNIKOVA” PLATFORM AND TAKES THE NEW CXP-ARK FROM ICS AIRSOFT FOR A SPIN ON THE RANGE! DOES HE, LIKE MIKHAIL IN THE MEME, DISAPPROVE OF ALL THIS “MODERN STUFF”, OR WILL HIS HEAD BE TURNED BY THE NEWEST KID ON THE BLOCK?

8 mins

AA LEGION RED CELL

Back in 1984 a team of extraordinary individuals, lead by a former commander of SEAL Team Six, Richard Marcinko, was created to test the effectiveness (or otherwise) of US security measures, particularly those surrounding military bases and other sensitive areas.

9 mins

IN SEARCH OF THE WEIRD...

IF YOU WANT AN AR- OR AK-BASED AIRSOFT GUN YOU ARE SPOILT FOR CHOICE AND WHILST OTHER STYLES ARE PLENTIFUL, THERE ARE SOME THAT YOU SIMPLY CANNOT FIND FOR LOVE OR MONEY. OVER TO FRENCHIE…

5 mins

LOADOUT SPECIAL - THE LAST SHIP

AT LAST, WE’RE ALL HEADING OUT TO GAMES AGAIN IN LINE WITH THE NEW SAFETY GUIDELINES AND IT’S A GOOD THING THAT WE ARE, AS SOME OF THE AIRSOFT ACTION CREW HAVE BEEN GOING A BIT “STIR CRAZY”, WITH LOADOUT IDEAS HEADING OFF IN NEW AND UNUSUAL DIRECTIONS! TAKING THE “PANDEMIC” THEME (POSSIBLY JUST A STEP TO FAR), BILL AND HIS MATES HAVE BEEN PUTTING TOGETHER A COUPLE OF SETS OF GEAR INSPIRED BY THE TV SERIES “THE LAST SHIP”!

7 mins

RANGE TO FIELD: GOOD TO GO!

THE “LIGHT IS RIGHT” MANTRA HAS BEEN WITH US FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND NUMEROUS MANUFACTURERS HAVE SWIFTLY JUMPED ON THE BANDWAGON WITH THEIR TAKES ON WHAT GEAR THE “TACTICAL ATHLETE” SHOULD BE WEARING THIS SEASON! HELIKON-TEX, HOWEVER, HAVE TAKEN THEIR TIME TO PERFECT AN ENTIRE NEW SYSTEM AND BILL TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT A SETUP THAT’S BOUND TO PLEASE AIRSOFT SHOOTERS ANYWHERE!

8 mins

THE CAGE: THE KISS PRINCIPLE

AMONGST THE AIRSOFT ACTION “FAMILY” WE HAVE A COMBINED “AIRSOFT AGE” THAT LITERALLY STACKS UP INTO A WHOLE HEAP OF PLAYING YEARS (MORE THAN SOME OF THE MEMBERS WOULD RIGHTLY LIKE TO ADMIT) BUT ONE THING WE ALL SHARE IS A LOVE OF THE “KISS” PRINCIPLE AND SOMETIMES IT’S TRUE THAT THE SIMPLEST THINGS ARE THE BEST, MOST USEFUL AND INDEED, THE MOST TREASURED!

7 mins

Moving Forwards... Slowly!

Following a burst of activity when it seemed like UK Airsoft was about to return, frenchie ponders the result and how things are now moving forwards.

5 mins

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