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?”

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!

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…

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.

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!

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.

Lockdown Airsoft Maintenance

Frenchie has been maintaining kit for longer then we dare mention, and starts this new series with some simple, basic maintenance tips.

THIS IS MY M4 PT 6: RAIL AGAINST THE MACHINE

AFTER YEARS OF MAKING MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO RIFS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF SUCCESS, STEVE T GOES ALL-IN ON HIS MWS TO FIND OUT JUST WHAT AN INEPT HOME TECH CAN ACHIEVE. THIS MONTH: NEW HANDGUARD.

VORSK DIARY UPDATE

THE “GEN I” VORSK EU AND HI CAPA MODELS HAVE BEEN OUT ON THE MARKET A LITTLE WHILE NOW AND, AS PROMISED, BILL RETURNS TO HIS OWN HI CAPA 4.3 RDS AND COMPILES HIS DIARY ENTRIES TO GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING NOW THAT THE PISTOL HAS SEEN SOME ACTION!

TRIDENT V GLADIUS

WANT TO MOVE UP FROM STARTER RIFS TO THE MID-RANGE? STEVE T PITS TWO PERENNIAL FAVOURITES AGAINST ONE ANOTHER - AND FINDS A CLEAR WINNER...

THE CAGE: AT CLOSE OF PLAY

AS LOCKDOWNS ALL OVER THE WORLD SEE OUR LOCAL SHOPS SHUTTING THEIR DOORS AND THE CLOSE DOWN OF OUR FAVOURITE SITES IT FEELS LIKE EVERYTHING AIRSOFT HAS GROUND TO A HALT, BUT THE FACT IS THAT THERE ARE STILL STORES OUT THERE HAPPY TO SEND ALL MANNER OF GOODIES DIRECT TO YOUR DOORS THANKS TO THEIR ONLINE BUSINESS PORTALS! PERHAPS NOW IS THE TIME TO GIVE YOUR AEG OR GBB THAT “TLC” THAT IT’S BEEN MISSING! BILL GOT TOGETHER WITH THE TEAM TO CHECK OUT WHAT THEY’RE UP TO…

ELECTRIC PISTOL BOOGALOO

AFTER ASKING THE AA TEAM WHY AEPS ARE SEEN AS THE POOR RELATION OF THE FAMILY, STEVE T GETS HIS BLUFF CALLED WITH A CHALLENGE TO REVIEW ONE...

THE ARENA CHRISTCHURCH, NZ

AIRSOFT ACTION’S “MAN DOWN UNDER”, IOAN “IGGY” ROBERTS, GETS HIS CQB GAME ON, AS HE REPORTS FROM AN EXCELLENT SITE IN THE SUBURBS OF CHRISTCHURCH, NZ.

SOLID TO THE CORE

HUNTING AROUND FOR A GUN HE COULD LEND TO FRIENDS, OR USE IF A PRIMARY WENT DOWN, PHIL BUCKNALL TURNED TO SPECNA’S CORE RANGE TO SEE IF HE COULD FIND SOMETHING SUITABLE FOR AROUND £120…

KIT & GEAR: TECHNICAL FABRIC MAINTENANCE

WITH THE MAJORITY OF US STUCK AT HOME RIGHT NOW, WE CONTINUE THIS MONTH’S LOOK AT CARE AND MAINTENANCE AS BILL REVISITS TECHNICAL FABRICS AND TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE THEM AS PART OF YOUR LOADOUT AND HOW YOU CAN EFFECTIVELY LOOK AFTER THEM WITHOUT LEAVING THE HOUSE!

AIRSOFT HIGHS AND LOWS...

SITTING AT HOME PONDERING WHAT SUBJECT TO COVER IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF AIRSOFT ACTION, FRENCHIE’S THOUGHTS TURNED TO THE ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE HE GOT INTO AIRSOFT, BOTH GOOD AND NOT SO GOOD.

THE BATTLE OF THE BELT

DO YOU EVEN NEED A CHEST RIG, ASSAULT VEST OR PLATE CARRIER? STEVE T TESTS YTTK’S BATTLE BELT AND HARNESS TO FIND OUT…

SOVIET SNAIPERSKAYA: DA ИЛИ NYET?

STEVE T PUTS A NEW AIRSOFT REPLICA OF THE MOTHERLAND’S SV-98 SNIPER RIFLE FROM TAIWAN THROUGH ITS PACES.

SIONYX AURORA SPORT

AS THE “AIRSOFT ACTION LEGION” BEGINS TO HAVE REAL INPUT FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, CONTRIBUTOR ROB BRINGS IN A GREAT REPORT ON GEAR HE WISHES HE’D HAD “IN THE DAY”, TYING IN NICELY TO OUR CAGE FEATURE THIS MONTH!

PTS EPM1

EVERY SO OFTEN A PRODUCT COMES ALONG THAT CHALLENGES THE STATUS QUO AND CAUSES US TO RETHINK WHAT WE KNOW. PHIL BUCKNALL CHECKS OUT A PRODUCT FROM PTS THAT MIGHT JUST FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY.

AIRSOFT AND MULTITOOLS: A RETHINK…

FRENCHIE COVERED THIS SUBJECT SOME WHILE AGO AND NOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED, HE UPDATES US ON HIS THOUGHTS REGARDING AIRSOFT AND MULTITOOLS.

VX-9 From Concept To Reality

Over the last nine years the team at airsoft action have built up very strong relationships within the industry, which has led to a number of exclusive reports on new technology and models. This month bill takes it even deeper by looking at the very creation of a new model that will be unveiled at IWA 2020!

V10 POWER!

AS IS OFTEN THE WAY WITH MARUI, THEY TEND TO ANNOUNCE THINGS AND THEN WE END UP FORGETTING ALL ABOUT THEM UNTIL THE RELEASE ACTUALLY COMES AROUND. NOT SO WITH THE V10 FOR PHIL BUCKNALL, WHO IS NOT A 1911 FAN SO FOR HIM TO LIKE ONE, IT HAD TO BE DIFFERENT.

OZ1 CONQUEST 19

BEING EFFECTIVELY BANNED IN AUSTRALIA, IGGY ROBERTS HAS TO TRAVEL TO NZ TO GET HIS AIRSOFT FIX, FROM WHERE HE REPORTS ON OZ1’S LATEST BIG GAME.

SIG AIR

AFTER YEARS IN THE MIDDLE LEAGUES OF GBB PISTOLS, VFC IS MAKING A BREAK FOR THE HIGH GROUND. STEVE T FINDS OUT IF THE NEW, OFFICIALLY LICENSED SIGAIR P320 M17 CAN MEASURE UP TO THE TAIWANESE FIRM’S RECENT SUCCESS WITH THE GLOCK G19X

RECOIL

PHIL BUCKNALL TAKES A LONG, HARD LOOK AT THIS MUCH-ANTICIPATED RIFLE FROM TOKYO MARUI – BUT DOES IT GIVE YOUR SHOULDER A GOOD THUMPING, OR JUST YOUR WALLET!

The Collector The Sten

FRENCHIE CONTINUES HIS “COLLECTOR” SERIES WITH A WEAPON THAT CAME TO SYMBOLISE THE UTILITARIAN, “MEND AND MAKE DO” TIMES IN WHICH IT WAS CREATED.

My First (Proper!) AEG

WE MAY THINK THAT TIME GOES QUICKLY IN THE “AIRSOFT WORLD” BUT A NUMBER OF THE AA TEAM HAVE BEEN INVOLVED FOR LONG TIME! BILL KICKS OFF A NEW OCCASIONAL COLUMN FROM OUR CONTRIBUTORS, LOOKING AT HOW TIMES (AND THE GAME) HAVE CHANGED SINCE HE BOUGHT HIS FIRST “PROPER” AEG, THE MUCH-MALIGNED FAMAS FROM TOKYO MARUI!

Winter Warmers

IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN, WHEN WE ALL NEED TO CONTEND WITH COLDER WEATHER, SO OUR “IN HOUSE TECHNICAL CLOTHING GURU”, BILL, TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO SOME GREAT KIT WHICH WILL HELP YOU TO KEEP “SNUGGLY IN THE SAFE ZONE” WHEN THE MERCURY PLUMMETS!

Hand Picked Protection

WHEN IT COMES TO AIRSOFT AND PROTECTING OUR HANDS, THERE IS A HUGE CHOICE OF PROTECTION OPTIONS AVAILABLE. LEZ LEE TAKES A LOOK AT A FEW MODELS FROM THE MASSIVE SELECTION AVAILABLE FROM MILITARY1ST.CO.UK.