Airsoft Action - December 2023

ARMOURY
CYBERGUN/BOLT SPECNA ARMS BRSS SA-FX01 SCAR-SC FLEX
AR-STYLED “9MM” ARE NOTHING NEW TO THE AIRSOFT WORLD, BUT WHEN ONE GETS DROPPED
INTO THE MARKET FROM A MANUFACTURER THAT CONSTANTLY PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES IT’S
SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE NOTE OF, AND ALTHOUGH SPECNA ARMS HAVE CREATED “PDW”
MODELS BEFORE THE SA-FX01 FLEX HAS PROMISED TO BE MORE THAN A SUM
OF ITS PARTS! BILL SETS THE SCENE AND MIGUEL TELLS OF HIS EXPERIENCE WITH
THE PLATFORM SO FAR…
Specna arms have been a little quiet of late, and
certainly not up to the tempo of their first few
years, but every manufacturer needs a little time
to step back, take stock, and then move forward
again, and when I think hard they’ve been an AEG
manufacturer that has consistently released many
cool models and variants in a relatively short space
of time! Specna Arms have been become a tried and
tested partner for many airsoft players and cemented
their place in our world, and now it seems that they
are poised to move on yet again!
I remember seeing the brand appear on the
Gunfire stand at IWA some years back (and if I
remember correctly we spelled the name wrong
at that time!) with a small range of “AR-inspired”
models, but now they seem to cover off so much
more, with an ever-growing range of platformstyles
along with a superb range of accessories to
go with them, and whether you’re new to airsoft
or veteran player like me there is 100% something
in their range that will appeal to you. Specna Arms
have become an “airsoft household name”, with
a wide range of retail stockists throughout Europe,
and as I suspected and commented on some time
ago, further designs on expansion worldwide as their
move into the US-market has now shown.
And as I also said some time ago, the fact is that
Specna Arms have the structure as a company to
back all this up, and they continue to innovate and
inspire with new models to suit any, and every, airsoft
player out there with AEG, gas and spring platforms
that are well-built, well-priced, and that perform
from the box. I also said “this, ultimately is what we,
the players, truly want if we’re honest, as although
we are bombarded with words, pictures, and videos
from folk telling us to “fettle, change, and upgrade”
our AEGs and GBBs what most of REALLY want is
to get out and play a game with an AEG that, you
know… works”, and the fact is that Specna Arms
AEGS and accessories do work, and work well…
with each new model and each airsoft thing they
create they seem to move one step further forward,
and I love ‘em for it!
We continue to see the “business model” of
airsoft changing, but also as I have said before we
are seeing airsoft manufacturers going their own way
to pursue design concepts of their own, and turn
those concepts into reality. With many new players
coming into airsoft, especially after the pandemic,
there’s always going to be a need for entry level
models and the FLEX series from Specna Arms has
been designed purposely to fill that slot!
I had the pleasure of reviewing one of the very
first FLEX AEGs, the SA-F01 FLEX, back in May
‘22 (Issue 139) and my comment at the time was
“The SA-F01/F02 FLEX models are certainly most
worthy of your consideration, as they are both great
looking replicas (even better when you add a few
accessories!), available in both black and black/
tan, are solid as a rock, shoot straight and far, and
are indeed priced to entice… what’s not to love?”
and I stick by that initial assessment as the sample
I received back then has entered the long-term
test pool and has continued to perform very well
indeed... and the pool AEGs do not live an easy life
with us.
“AND AS I ALSO SAID SOME TIME AGO, THE FACT IS THAT SPECNA ARMS HAVE
THE STRUCTURE AS A COMPANY TO BACK ALL THIS UP, AND THEY CONTINUE TO
INNOVATE AND INSPIRE WITH NEW MODELS TO SUIT ANY, AND EVERY, AIRSOFT
PLAYER OUT THERE WITH AEG AND SPRING PLATFORMS THAT ARE WELL-BUILT, WELL-
PRICED, AND THAT PERFORM FROM THE BOX”
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