Airsoft Action - October 2023
Even though we're currently having our annual vacation and office shutdown, here we go with the the very latest issue of AIRSOFT ACTION, and as usual it's a bit of a beast with 100 PAGES of free-to-read news, reviews, event reports from around the globe, and a healthy dose of attitude and airsoft opinion! Kicking off with our headline review this month Bill gets some serious rangetime in with the KING ARMS TWS 9MM SBR, an AR GBBR that actually uses G-SERIES magazine many of you probably already have for your handguns... why are more people not talking about this breakthrough gas model... we have no idea, but we'll certainly say our piece! Following on from there we have a first look at the all-new SGR 556 from G&G, the just-released ICS CXP APE SE,and the newest BATTLE ARMS DEVELOPMENT SBR AEG (courtesy of Larri in his first-ever AEG review!) from our old mates at REDWOLF! Then there's a further FIFTEEN SMG models that are moving on through the RED CELL testing program, along with a recap on the ROSSI NEPTUNE SAS six-months in! In terms of kit Bill reflects back on the clothing and gear that he used on the FAST TACTICAL training course he attended recently, and the good folk of the AA LEGION "GO GREEN FTW!" And then... THEN... we have our annual report from the AA crew that attended the NATIONAL AIRSOFT FESTIVAL in the UK, a BIG game report from Portugal thanks to Miguel, and our power-duo of Stewbacca and Anny firstly get "Inside LCT" for an update, and secondly bring in the lowdown on the DING DING CUP Steel Challenge in Taiwan, an event that AIRSOFT ACTION was honoured to support! So, you want more gear, more guns, more news, and more airsoft? You'll find a bit of everything airsoft in this issue, so kick back and get stuck in!
Even though we're currently having our annual vacation and office shutdown, here we go with the the very latest issue of AIRSOFT ACTION, and as usual it's a bit of a beast with 100 PAGES of free-to-read news, reviews, event reports from around the globe, and a healthy dose of attitude and airsoft opinion!
Kicking off with our headline review this month Bill gets some serious rangetime in with the KING ARMS TWS 9MM SBR, an AR GBBR that actually uses G-SERIES magazine many of you probably already have for your handguns... why are more people not talking about this breakthrough gas model... we have no idea, but we'll certainly say our piece!
Following on from there we have a first look at the all-new SGR 556 from G&G, the just-released ICS CXP APE SE,and the newest BATTLE ARMS DEVELOPMENT SBR AEG (courtesy of Larri in his first-ever AEG review!) from our old mates at REDWOLF! Then there's a further FIFTEEN SMG models that are moving on through the RED CELL testing program, along with a recap on the ROSSI NEPTUNE SAS six-months in!
In terms of kit Bill reflects back on the clothing and gear that he used on the FAST TACTICAL training course he attended recently, and the good folk of the AA LEGION "GO GREEN FTW!"
And then... THEN... we have our annual report from the AA crew that attended the NATIONAL AIRSOFT FESTIVAL in the UK, a BIG game report from Portugal thanks to Miguel, and our power-duo of Stewbacca and Anny firstly get "Inside LCT" for an update, and secondly bring in the lowdown on the DING DING CUP Steel Challenge in Taiwan, an event that AIRSOFT ACTION was honoured to support!
So, you want more gear, more guns, more news, and more airsoft? You'll find a bit of everything airsoft in this issue, so kick back and get stuck in!
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ARMOURY<br />
KING ARMS TWS 9MM SBR GBB<br />
DOWNRANGE<br />
In operation the TWS 9 is an<br />
absolute beast, and if you’re<br />
buying it as a training or<br />
“practical rifle” then you’ll<br />
need to do absolutely nothing<br />
to it other than charge your<br />
existing G-SERIES magazines<br />
with green gas and load<br />
up your BBs. I tested using<br />
VORSK .20g BBs and VORSK<br />
V6 FUEL and recorded 1.01<br />
Joule/331fps as an average on<br />
a warm day (19C) with no shot<br />
exceeding 1.06 Joule/ 338fps<br />
; if you’re planning to use<br />
this as a skirmish gun though<br />
you’re going to need to keep<br />
an eye on the power when the<br />
temperature rises, but that’s<br />
the same with all “gassers”.<br />
The provided 50 BB<br />
extended magazine fed well<br />
throughout testing, as did<br />
every single magazine from<br />
other manufacturers I tried<br />
in the TWS 9! At 10m using<br />
.30g this thing drills holes<br />
in a target as 15mm groups<br />
are easily achievable from<br />
a supported position. This<br />
widens out slightly when firing<br />
unsupported but is way, WAY<br />
more than adequate. At 30m<br />
it‘s possible to hit a sandbag<br />
target unerringly and I believe<br />
that the TWS 9 would reach<br />
out even further than this,<br />
and will do when everything<br />
has bedded fully. On semiauto<br />
the trigger is as I said a<br />
little heavy, but nice and crisp<br />
with a proper “reset”, and<br />
switching up to full sends BBs<br />
downrange to target time and<br />
again.<br />
“THE TWS TYPE 4 STOCK IS A UNIQUE DESIGN, AND IT IS CERTAINLY EYE-CATCHING<br />
AS WELL AS BEING VERY USER-FRIENDLY AND COMFORTABLE. IT’S A MINIMALIST,<br />
ERGONOMICALLY-ANGLED DESIGN THAT’S EASY TO WORK WITH, MADE FROM NYLON<br />
FIBRE, AND CAN BE LOCKED DOWN TO VIRTUALLY ELIMINATE MOVEMENT IN THE<br />
STOCK”<br />
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