Airsoft Action 06 - Feb 2012 | Page 4

ACTION THE Airsoft Magazine AIRSOFT ACTION WIN A VFC/RA XCR CONTENTS WORTH £300 AIRSOFT ACTION - FEBRUARY 2012 BETA PROJECT FEBRUARY 2012 SKILLS ROOM UMAREX/VFC HK416 ICONIC WEAPONS Rupert G explains what it means to 'cover your arcs' Ratty gets to grips with Umarex's newest GBB rifle History, movie credits and airsoft replicas of the MP40 Realsword svd ❱ BRDM-2 ❱ weapon customisation ❱ modern airsoft warfare FEBRUARY 2012 - £4.25 All-new Tactical AK: reviewed 6 READERS WRITE LETTER OF THE MONTH WINS TICKETS TO A GUNMAN EVENT! 32 RIFLE REVIEW HANDS-ON WITH THE UMAREX/ VFC HK416 (GBB) 8 AIRSOFT NEWS SHOT SHOW PREVIEWS, NEW SITES, COMPETITION RESULTS 38 RIFLE REVIEW SCOTT ALLAN’S BEEN PLAYING WITH HIS SHINY NEW RS SVD 12 RIFLE REVIEW EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK AT BETA PROJECT’S TACTICAL AK 43 GUNMUNKI TURNING YOUR GUN INTO A WORK OF ART 17 18 COMPETITION WIN A VFC XCR! 46 BIG BOYZ TOYZ THIS MONTH RATTY INVESTIGATES THE BRDM-2 MAW NIGE CHECKS OUT MODERN AIRSOFT WARFARE 50 ICONIC WEAPONS JAY SLATER LOOKS BACK AT THE MP40, AND TAKES A LOOK AT REPLICAS ON THE MARKET 54 KIT TEST: BOOTS DANNY P GETS STUCK INTO THREE PAIRS OF BOOTS 59 RIFLE REVIEW PHEW, LAST ONE! RATTY ON VFC’S BABY M4ES Editor: Nigel Streeter Assistant editor: Anthony Platt Art director: Chris Sweeney Ad design: Ryan Dixon, Steve Dawson Advertising: Hannah Benson Operations director: James Folkard Assistant publisher: Ruth Burgess Editorial director: James Marchington Publisher: Wesley Stanton Full UK 12-issue subscription rate: £59.40 For overseas prices visit: www.airsoftactionmagazine.com Blaze Publishing, Lawrence House, Morrell Street 22 26 FIELDCRAFT UNDERSTANDING ARCS OF FIRE 29 AMBUSH ADVENTURES RATTY GOES TO CHOBHAM FOR AMBUSH ADVENTURE’S 2011 XMAS GAME GUNS ‘N’ GEAR WE’VE BEEN SPENDING OUR XMAS MONEY WISELY... Leamington Spa.Warwickshire. CV32 5SZ Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E: [email protected] W: www.blazepublishing.co.uk © Blaze Publishing Limited, 2012 Distribution: Distributed to the newstrade by Comag Magazine Marketing, West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 7QE T: 01895 433 800 Copyright © Blaze Publishing Limited 2012. All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the express permission of the publishers in writing. The opinions of the writers do not necessarily reflect those of the publishers. The editor reserves the right to edit submissions prior to print. RECOGNISE THIS PATTERN? TAKE A NOTE! YOU’LL NEED THE PATTERNS FROM ISSUES 1 - 12 TO ENTER OUR CAMO COMPETITION! 004 February 2012