Charge options: Celcius CTW showing battery options
achieving 317-325fps through a Madbull
Version 2 chronograph. The hop is easy
enough to adjust with the Allen key supplied.
If I had one of these myself I would definitely
run it on high-quality 0.25g ammunition.
So what’s it like to fire? Well, somewhat
like Systema’s PTW to be frank. The selector
is precise and clicks into the required setting
nicely; it has excellent trigger response so
using it on semi and double-tapping people
(sorry, I meant targets) would not be an
issue. A quick flick to full-auto and letting
loose a burst shows the gearbox feels
smooth and delivers enough BBs to esnure
no one could deny being hit! I was hitting a
man-sized target accurately at just over 100ft.
The distributor advised me that nothing
more than a three-second burst should be
used, but given the rate of fire, combined
with the weapon’s accuracy and the fact
the mags only hold around 100 rounds, any
longer on the trigger would be considered
overkill. When the magazine ran out of
rounds the MX2 stopped firing.
I lent it to a Systema owner, who was
mightily impressed with the performance
and his first question was “How much are
these again?” There was another MX2 CTW
owner there this day. He had been looking
at Systema PTWs for some time and had
used one just two weeks previously. This
was his first outing with his new CTW and,
after a couple of games and a load of kills,
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his verdict was: “Yeah, it’s better than the
Systema and exceeded my expectations!”
Verdict
I suppose I, like most of you MilSim players,
had always wanted a PTW. The main thing
stopping me from getting one was the cost:
cost of rifle, cost of upgrades to make it work
better and even the cost of accessories.
So does the Celcius M4A1 MX2 compare
favourably against such an airsoft icon?
The answer is a definite yes. It’s not just
that the M4A1 retails for around £649.99,
less than half the cost of a PTW – it
performs just as well too, so what’s the
point in shelling out the extra cash? I am
sure die-hard Systema fans will dismiss this
revelation, but Celcius’ newest offering really
is as good.
When you tot up all the things you need
to get you going – gun, couple of batteries,
eight mags (for the sake of argument),
upgrade spring and cylinder – it still comes to
less than a PTW on its own.
There are still things that can be done to
make it better (waterproofing the ECU and
such) but with that initial saving, these things
aren’t quite so financially daunting.
Look out Systema: there is a new kid on
the block, and with performance like this your
dominance is under severe threat!
Now to work out how to get away with not
sending the test model back… ■
WIN! WIN!
AIRSOFT ACTION HAS
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CTW TO GIVE AWAY IN
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SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 3,400g
Build: CNC steel upper and lower
receiver and outer barrel, military/law
enforcement grade ABS handguard and
crane stock
Inner barrel length: 374mm (6.00mm
sniper grade polished stainless steel inner
barrel)
Internals: Advcned ECU-2011, with
thicker wiring, faster trigger response,
faster rate of fire, low battery indicator,
dimmable LED light
Gearbox: CTW Planetary Type
(semi- and full-auto)
Motor: Celcius 495 Motor
Magazine: 120-round steel cased high
speed mag
Battery: 11.1v Lipo
Velocity: 317-325fps
Price: around £649.99