Airsoft Action - December 2023
Another month flies by and here we are as always with a new monthly issue of AIRSOFT ACTION cram-packed with all the airsoft content we know you love! Kicking off proceedings this month with our cover and headline review Dan gets his teeth firmly into the latest OPFOR goodness from ARCTURUS in the shape of the PP-19-01 PE Z-TAC SP1, quickly countered for BLUFOR by Miguel with his initial field notes on the all-new SPECNA ARMS SA-FX01 FLEX, and we round out our main reviews this month by sticking with all things “9mm” as Bill heads to the range with the awesome CYMA CM106A PLATINUM! RED CELL stay on the SMG-track as they land their mid-term update on FIFTEEN MP5 VARIANTS, whilst the AA LEGION delve into the glories of AOR1 and 2 and what makes these patterns so special. There’s also a look at new eyepro from the EDGE tactical range that we’ve had in test for a while… We then turn our attention to airsoft around the world with our international coverage as Stewbacca lands an interview with the mighty NONOCAT from New Zealand, and then reports on his recent experiences at a Level 1 Competition shoot in Tainan! Miguel brings home his now-annual look at ANA Portugal’s SALAMANDRA game, and we wrap up this month with our report on the awesome 2023 G&G CQB WORLD CUP shoot in Taipei! You want airsoft? We’ll bring you airsoft stories and news from all over the globe, and we hope you’ll enjoy our content this month just as much as we’ve enjoyed creating it!
Another month flies by and here we are as always with a new monthly issue of AIRSOFT ACTION cram-packed with all the airsoft content we know you love!
Kicking off proceedings this month with our cover and headline review Dan gets his teeth firmly into the latest OPFOR goodness from ARCTURUS in the shape of the PP-19-01 PE Z-TAC SP1, quickly countered for BLUFOR by Miguel with his initial field notes on the all-new SPECNA ARMS
SA-FX01 FLEX, and we round out our main reviews this month by sticking with all things “9mm” as Bill heads to the range with the awesome CYMA CM106A PLATINUM!
RED CELL stay on the SMG-track as they land their mid-term update on FIFTEEN MP5 VARIANTS, whilst the AA LEGION delve into the glories of
AOR1 and 2 and what makes these patterns so special. There’s also a look at new eyepro from the EDGE tactical range that we’ve had in test for a while…
We then turn our attention to airsoft around the world with our international coverage as Stewbacca lands an interview with the mighty NONOCAT from New Zealand, and then reports on his recent experiences at a Level 1 Competition shoot in Tainan! Miguel brings home his now-annual look at ANA Portugal’s SALAMANDRA game, and we wrap up this month with our report on the awesome 2023 G&G CQB WORLD CUP shoot in Taipei!
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ARMOURY<br />
ARCTURUS PP-19-01 PE Z-TAC SP1<br />
made me concerned this was using a slim type<br />
motor, which have been somewhat problematic.<br />
Fortunately my fears were allayed, and this slimmer<br />
profile is accomplished by using a G36-style motor<br />
cage to house a conventionally-sized motor.<br />
Inside the gearbox we find a set of CNC’d 13:1<br />
gears which have been short-stroked 2-teeth. I<br />
am pretty certain these are OEM’d by SHS/Rocket<br />
themselves. The appearance and design certainly<br />
matches up, in any case. I am estimating the main<br />
spring to be a M120 strength, so any risk of PME<br />
damage from the higher ROF is being eliminated<br />
through this short-stroking technique. Shimming was<br />
well done and mostly on-point, albeit a hair loose on<br />
the bevel gear side. The gears and piston were not<br />
overly lubricated with a massive slathering of grease<br />
such as one finds in a CYMA.<br />
The piston has a full metal rack with the second to<br />
last tooth removed and it has near perfect Angle-of-<br />
Engagement with the sector gear. The piston body,<br />
piston head and cylinder are constructed of black<br />
polycarbonate. A POM air nozzle with inner O-ring<br />
is a nice touch. Upon checking the air compression, I<br />
found this to be excellent, with no blow-by or leaks.<br />
The crowning jewel here is of course the<br />
installation of the well-regarded Perun V3 ETU. I<br />
believe these are a collaborative version with Perun,<br />
but am unsure if there is any distinct difference<br />
from the standard Perun aside from pre-configured<br />
wiring. These ETU’s use a combination of optical<br />
“THE PISTON HAS A FULL METAL RACK WITH THE SECOND TO LAST TOOTH REMOVED<br />
AND IT HAS NEAR PERFECT ANGLE-OF-ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SECTOR GEAR.<br />
THE PISTON BODY, PISTON HEAD AND CYLINDER ARE CONSTRUCTED OF BLACK<br />
POLYCARBONATE. A POM AIR NOZZLE WITH INNER O-RING IS A NICE TOUCH”<br />
16<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong>
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