In this issue

With lockdown easing and games re-starting, Airsoft Action is at the forefront of what's happening around the world. In this issue we review four superb rifles, in the form of ARES' Mutant series, Evolution's GHOST, KWA's LM4D and EMG's sublime BARRETT Fieldcraft and if you like your rifle to be more "AK" than "AR", don't miss RED CELL, as the crew look at TEN different classic AKs, plus we also look back at the KWA QRF and Action Army's AAP-01. We haven't forgotten pistols either, as we update our VORSK Diary with their Custom Shop release, the VORSK VENGEANCE!
For Kit & Gear we get into Tactical Fleeces and Plate Carriers, Bill W-R sorts out some 5.11 kit for those of a larger stature and Frenchie continues his "Site to Street" series with Viper's VX BUP.
We head to PORTUGAL and TAIWAN to catch up on games and Action Air and round off with some SIMPLE UPGRADES and a look at what's hot in UK retail right now.
...and if that wasn't enough to get your juices flowing, then the 166-page SPECNA ARMS catalogue attached to this issue most certainly will!

POSITIVE MUTATION

IN A WORLD OF EVER-CHANGING CHALLENGES IT’S GREAT TO FIND AN AEG THAT LETS US HAVE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CHOICE AND, WHEN IT COMES TO TRUE MODULARITY, THE ABILITY TO SET UP A SINGLE AEG FOR DIFFERENT OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS. BILL BELIEVES THE NEW MUTANT SERIES FROM ARES COULD BE THE JUST THE THING WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!

8 mins

SINGLE SHOT SOLACE!

DURING THE COURSE OF EXTENDED LOCKDOWN AND WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING BECOMING THE “NEW NORMAL”, BILL HAS BEEN SPENDING MORE TIME THAN EVER ON HIS WOODLAND RANGE WITH A NUMBER OF BOLT-ACTION RIFLES THAT ARE SURE TO PROVIDE “DISTANCE” IN THE VERY BEST WAY. THIS MONTH HE TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO THE LATEST BARRETT LICENCED “FIELDCRAFT” MODEL FROM EMG!

9 mins

‘AVING IT LARGE!

THE AA CREW ARE ALL ABOUT SOLUTIONS, SO WHEN BILL W-R BEMOANED THE FACT THAT HE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM FINDING DECENT TACTICAL GEAR IN LARGER SIZES, BOYCIE SWUNG INTO ACTION TO TRACK HIM SOME DOWN AND NOW WE HAVE ONE HAPPY AIRSOFTER WITH SOME RIGHTEOUS NEW CLOTHING COURTESY OF 5.11 TACTICAL! BILL (…NO, THE OTHER ONE!) TELLS MORE…

4 mins

THE CAGE: TACTICAL FLEECE

SLOWLY BUT SURELY BUILDING UP INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USED TO CREATE OR ENHANCE YOUR PERSONAL “GEAR LOCKER”, THIS MONTH THE AA CREW TURN THEIR ATTENTION TO A PIECE OF CLOTHING THAT SEEMS TO COME IN AND OUT OF “AIRSOFT FASHION” - BUT ONE THAT IS STILL A KEY PART OF ANY ALL-WEATHER, ALL-CONDITIONS LAYERING SYSTEM - AND THAT IS THE TACTICAL FLEECE!

9 mins

RED CELL CLASSIC AUTOMAT KALASHNIKOVA

IN AN AIRSOFT WORLD DOMINATED BY AR/M4 REPLICAS THIS MONTH RED CELL PUT THEIR FOCUS ON A FAMILY OF FIREARMS THAT RIGHTLY BEARS THE DESCRIPTION “ICONIC” - AND THAT’S THE KALASHNIKOV IN ALL ITS WORKMANLIKE FORMS. THIS MONTH THEY TAKE A LOOK AT “THE CLASSICS” AND BILL SETS THE SCENE…

10+ mins

SIMPLE YET EFFECTIVE!

OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS JIMMY HAS BEEN DOING FURTHER FIELD TESTING ON A COUPLE OF OUR LONG TERM TEST RIFLES. IT’S ALWAYS A JOY TO GET OUT THERE WITH SOMETHING NEW AND GUCCI AND PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT AND TO SEE WHERE THEY EXCEL AND WHERE THEY DON’T QUITE CUT THE MUSTARD, SO JIMMY NOW BRINGS US SOME SOLUTIONS!

5 mins

Rollin' Out Again: A Return To (Airsoft) Arms!

Whilst the c-virus is still very much with us and we must continue to ensure that any airsoft games or events that we attend are fully compliant with national guidelines, the fact is that after many, many months of waiting, games are back on! Bill feeds back from the reports he’s heard on what’s happening in the UK and beyond as airsoft comes back to life…

6 mins

LESSONS IN LIFE

BEING OF A SLIGHTLY “OLDER GENERATION”, OVER MANY YEARS OF INVOLVEMENT FRENCHIE HAS ACQUIRED A CERTAIN PERSPECTIVE ON THE “GIVENS” TOUTED IN, AROUND AND ABOUT AIRSOFT…

5 mins

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Airsoft Action is owned, written, published and run by people passionate about airsoft and has recently been voted "The Best Airsoft Magazine" in the widely-respected Popular Airsoft Awards in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

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