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EVENT REPORT #NOTGOINGTOIWA 2020 www.rvnairsoft.com these two ravens out each day to soar across the lands. At day’s end, they would return to Odin and speak to him of all they had spied upon and learned on their journeys. We wanted to create pistols that players could rely I was very pleasantly surprised late in 2017 when Ross introduced me to the pre-production version of the new RAVEN EU17 GBB and I’ve been using one ever since in my personal airsoft adventures! Since then the marque has moved ever- onwards, offering players a mind-bending array of models and indeed, colours to choose from! I asked him what there would have been to look forward to at IWA and this is what he told me. “Raven has really come on as a brand in its own right since we launched those initial models and although, like any manufacturer, we’ve had our “ups and downs”, it’s been pretty much all “ups” as the range has matured and grown! “The raven is symbolic of mind, thought and wisdom in Norse legend, as the god Odin had two Ravens as his sidekicks. The first was Hugin who represented the power of thought and the active search for information. The other raven, Mugin represented “With the Hi Capas we’ve kept everything on as their “sidekick”, something that would always be with them as they progressed in their own personal airsoft odyssey, forever learning as they went. the mind and its ability to intuit meaning, rather than hunting for it. Odin would send RAVEN HI CAPAS, both 4.3 and 5.1. Both these models have moved on from the originals, with a modern, strong, almost “blocky” look that is right on the button for current combat pistol design. “As much as our existing RAVEN EU and “1911” models are first rate (and those ranges continue to grow), we felt strongly that we wanted to really make a firm statement of intent when it came to what we are able to achieve and the net result of that was the new range of completely streamlined without any fuss or ornate work to any of the main parts. These are pistols fundamentally designed to be skirmished with, to be used rather than just carried in a holster. We’ve beefed up areas that we felt needed it, to give them longevity and durability, only adding features where necessary like the threaded outer barrels and the light/laser rail on the frame. We also upgraded the slide spring to cope both with the minimal increase in weight and to give them a real kick! “The RAVEN Hi Capa line has been on sale for a little while now but IWA was going to be the first show where we highlighted the entire range, as well as the new concept model for the Hi Capa, the “Dragon 7”. This model is still in development, but as you know we go from concept to reality pretty fast these days, as everything is 100% “in house”. “There will be more to come with RAVEN, so make sure to keep your eyes on the website and Facebook page for news and updates!” www.airsoft-action.online 21