Airsoft Action - October 2023

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RED CELL SMG UPDATE RED CELL STILL SHORT... AND VERY SWEET! IT’S TIME TO REVISIT OUR SMG CATEGORY THIS MONTH, TO CHECK IN ON HOW ALL THE LITTLE BEAUTIES IN THE RED CELL PROGRAM ARE FARING AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS (AND MORE) OF USE AND ABUSE! WE’RE STARTING TO REALLY FOCUS DOWN ON SOME SPECIFIC MODELS, WITH SOME GREAT TECH INPUT AS WELL AS OUR ONGOING USER-DATA! 48 OCTOBER <strong>2023</strong>
RED CELL SMG UPDATE So, SMGs… don’t we all love ‘em! When it comes to CQB-play this is what the SMG was ultimately designed for, so it’s the ideal platform for that environment, but with airsoft ranges and engagement distances as they are it’s also a platform that many choose overall, be that for indoor, urban, or woodland airsoft adventures! I’ve used an SMG as my primary so many times in the past, and I’ve had models in my personal armoury ever since Tokyo Marui unveiled their awesome (but oh my lawd, SO hard to work on!) Uzi. I’ve had AEGs and gassers aplenty of my own, and even more that I’ve tested and reviewed, and I have to say that it’s an area that I love coming back to… in fact you could say that this category is my personal favourite of all that we’ve tested over the last two year! Whether you’re a skirmisher, a MilSim fanatic, or a dedicated OPFOR-ist there’s and SMG for you out there, and as time goes by there seem to be more and more available! We won’t be concentrating on the VORSK VMP-1 in this update as we’ve only just reviewed the production model (last issue), but for me this is a fabulous indication of how a really good SMG can, and will, be adopted by players embracing all styles of airsoft… from the sheer number that I saw down at the NAF I know this to be true, and every proud owner of a new VMP-1 only had good things to say about it… and this was on a verymuch-woodland site! Before we get into the meat of things, also at the NAF a number of you asked me more about the Red Cell program itself, so I believe it’s time to clarify exactly what it is, and how we run it, again. Basically we started a little over two years ago with a number of categories covering the majority of the most common airsoft platforms, and between the members of the testing group we brought together a basic ten models in each category to start testing with the goal of running them all through a five-year testing cycle. And no, these are not all MY platforms (I bloody wish!), but models that are owned also by members of the Red Cell team who kindly allow everyone in the group to try their AEGs and GBBs and keep a running tally on use and continued performance. Thanks to the way the program has been embraced by certain manufacturers (we thank you!) who wish to know how their AEGs and GBBs perform over an extended period there is indeed also a “Test Pool” of models that is kept (in stock, out of the box form) in the AA Armoury, and many of these end up with Red Cell members to test over time as well! As you can see, this is all about seeing how the models we have perform not just as new, but with continued hard use. Yes we maintain them, but unless there is a very specific reason, none will be upgraded from new… we want to see what breaks over time, how easy the fix is, what that fix costs, and what performance we can get from some basic and minimal upgrading. Thankfully numerous manufacturers now feed into the program on a regular basis, so our “Starting 10” has now in many cases become 15+ by category! By the end of the program each and every model will have an “on-par” BB count although of course some may be newer than others. Bottom line is that Red Cell hammer them, break them and fix them so you can have all the info and an assurance of performance when you choose to add a new model to your own armoury! THE LOWDOWN So, nuff said on that, and let’s get to THE GUNS! It’s cool to see that among Red Cell there are some real SMG fiends, including me, so we’ve distilled our joint experiences to compile this update on some of the models that we own ourselves, or have run for some considerable time from the pool. Although there is one MP5 here, if you’ve followed the program then you’ll know that “THE FIVE” has a category all to itself, and yes, we’ll be following up with that in due course. This time, as I said, I’ve asked the guys to really start digging down, taking a real “deep dive” into individual platforms, so I’ll shut up now and let them get into it! Jimmy: I have become somewhat of a SMG fan over the past couple of years and have built up quite a collection, most of which are more the modern type. My favourite has to be the UMP45 as this for “WHEN IT COMES TO CQB-PLAY THIS IS WHAT THE SMG WAS ULTIMATELY DESIGNED FOR, SO IT’S THE IDEAL PLATFORM FOR THAT ENVIRONMENT, BUT WITH AIRSOFT RANGES AND ENGAGEMENT DISTANCES AS THEY ARE IT’S ALSO A PLATFORM THAT MANY CHOOSE OVERALL, BE THAT FOR INDOOR, URBAN, OR WOODLAND AIRSOFT ADVENTURES!” www.airsoftaction.net 49
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Page 19 and 20: ARMOURY CYBERGUN/BOLT G&G BRSS SGR
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Page 27 and 28: ARMOURY CYBERGUN/BOLT ICS CXP BRSS
Page 29 and 30: ARMOURY ICS CXP APE SE AEG INTERNAL
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Page 33 and 34: ARMOURY RWA BATTLE CYBERGUN/BOLT AR
Page 35 and 36: ARMOURY RWA BATTLE ARMS DEVELOPMENT
Page 38 and 39: KIT & GEAR GEAR UP FOR TRAINING! EN
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