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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RELOADED<br />
ROSSI NEPTUNE 10.5” SAS<br />
MOVING ON…<br />
Although I fully intend to leave the AEG “stock”<br />
internally to see how it stands up and performs<br />
over an even longer period, since it arrived with me<br />
I’ve been adding optics and accessories, as well as<br />
may not be the last one I lay my<br />
hands on...<br />
The mount for the optic is<br />
not correct which niggles me a<br />
little,<br />
giving it an<br />
“in-theatre”<br />
rattlecan paintjob<br />
(covered in Issue 152), to<br />
get it where I want it.<br />
To date I have added a<br />
HOLY WARRIOR ROMEO 4-T<br />
Style RDS courtesy of Dave as the “real”<br />
featured a SIG optic, a bit of a novelty at the<br />
time, but not now given the news that on<br />
August 15, <strong>2023</strong> SIG SAUER announced the award<br />
of a contract within the Support Weapons Sighting<br />
System (SWESS) program of the British Armed Forces<br />
to include the ROMEO8T, JULIET3, and JULIET4 from<br />
SIG SAUER Electro-Optics! They say that SF does the<br />
legwork for stuff that becomes issue later, and this<br />
seems to be the case here…<br />
The Holy Warrior take on the Romeo-4T is actually<br />
incredibly nice, and provides a great alternative to<br />
the T1-style that I’ve always used before for this<br />
tasking; clear and with a very precise 0.5MOA<br />
illuminated reticle, the little sight is solid as a solid<br />
thing and target acquisition is fast and accurate. It<br />
easily mounts to a 20mm rail and is fully windage<br />
and elevation adjustable, and it also has multiple<br />
brightness settings and can be adjusted via the + / -<br />
buttons on the side (which I lazily painted over, but<br />
have now “worn” to look quite cool!). I’ll admit that<br />
I’d not tried a Holy Warrior optic before, but if this<br />
is an indication of their quality I will say right now it<br />
but I can live<br />
with it, and<br />
now it’s painted<br />
to match the<br />
ROSSI it does blend<br />
into the “whole”.<br />
Right now I have a<br />
standard NP NX600L WEAPON<br />
LIGHT fitted, although I have<br />
been eyeing up more suitable<br />
mounts for this too. Alongside<br />
this is a NPQ15 LIGHT/LASER<br />
BOX, and I’ve also added a WADSN dual pressure<br />
switch to tidy everything up, although again I’ll tinker<br />
with the cable management until I get this perfect.<br />
At the shooty end I’ve added an ANGRY GUN SF<br />
SUPPRESSOR which looks great… I’ve left this black,<br />
just like the one shown in the pictures…<br />
As this has been an “inspired by” build rather<br />
than a complete replication the only other thing<br />
I’ve added right now is something that wasn’t the<br />
cheapest option, and again was thankfully secured<br />
with the help of Dave, and this is an FDE ERGO<br />
MOTOR GRIP from ELEMENT. This style of pistol<br />
grip is very obvious on the “real” if you look closely,<br />
and even the airsoft version is incredibly strong,<br />
and features a very comfortable textured finish. It’s<br />
“AS THIS HAS BEEN AN “INSPIRED BY” BUILD RATHER THAN A COMPLETE<br />
REPLICATION THE ONLY OTHER THING I’VE ADDED RIGHT NOW IS SOMETHING THAT<br />
WASN’T THE CHEAPEST OPTION, AND AGAIN WAS THANKFULLY SECURED WITH THE<br />
HELP OF DAVE, AND THIS IS AN FDE ERGO MOTOR GRIP FROM ELEMENT”<br />
96<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2023</strong>
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