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 />
G&G SGR 556 AEG<br />
I soon had the trigger set to FRONT (sensitive), BURST<br />
set to 3 BBs on full-auto, and PRE-COCKING on…<br />
yup, I managed all of this… ME! So, with the simple<br />
changes I’d wanted to make done of course I needed<br />
to check it out, so it was off to the Short 10m Range<br />
to see if I’d been able to work with the electro-magic<br />
of all that clever stuff, and it had all worked perfectly!<br />
Crisp, light trigger… lovely! 3 BB burst… yeah baby!<br />
After check-firing it was off to the chrono!<br />
As the SGR had come to me direct from Taiwan the<br />
power level initially was a little high for most UK sites,<br />
so it was time to check out the QC spring function,<br />
and within a few minutes I had a new spring in, and<br />
the AEG was set so as to comply with UK legal and<br />
field guidelines. On chrono the AEG was as consistent<br />
as I’ve come to expect from G&G of late, settling at<br />
1.11 Joule/347fps on a .20g.<br />
Moving things up to .28g on the 30m woods<br />
range, performance was in line with other G&G<br />
models I’ve tried lately, and with that superb hop<br />
adjusted perfectly both range and accuracy were right<br />
up there with the best of them to the extent of the<br />
range. All magazines I tried fed well, and the cutoff<br />
with all the G&G “120” mags (I have a few of them<br />
now!) worked perfectly time and again. As I fired<br />
the AEG I also noticed that the motor seemed very<br />
muted, and it seemed to hum quietly rather than whir<br />
(or lawd-forbid screech!) which indicates to me that<br />
everything is sitting in perfect alignment, and working<br />
together seamlessly.<br />
Overall I have to say that as someone not known<br />
for their love of “tech” everything I have found<br />
on and in this test model has been exemplary! We<br />
already know that G&G offer great “bang for your<br />
airsoft buck”, but if what I’ve had my hands in the<br />
form of the SGR 556 is what we can all look forward<br />
to in the future from our G&G AEGs, then the future<br />
is indeed golden!<br />
My sincere thanks go to all at G&G ARMAMENT<br />
(www.guay2.com) for providing this evaluation<br />
sample, and to Apple for making sure it got me swiftly<br />
and securely! As I’ve said many times before I look<br />
forward to seeing what G&G do next… especially<br />
when they get their GBBR into production… watch<br />
this space! AA<br />
“MOVING THINGS UP TO .28G ON THE 30M WOODS RANGE, PERFORMANCE WAS IN<br />
LINE WITH OTHER G&G MODELS I’VE TRIED LATELY, AND WITH THAT SUPERB HOP<br />
ADJUSTED PERFECTLY BOTH RANGE AND ACCURACY WERE RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE<br />
BEST OF THEM TO THE EXTENT OF THE RANGE”<br />
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