armoury
SA-E21 PDW EDGE™ CARBINE
which is based on a reinforced frame and equipped with
a main spring release. The ORION gearbox is rated to
work with springs up M140. As well as the gearbox itself
you’ll find a reinforced polymer piston with steel teeth,
aluminium air-sealed nozzle, aluminium double air-sealed
cylinder head, aluminium double air-sealed piston head
with bearings, a set of steel gears, and 8.mm bearings.
BBs DOWN RANGE
The E21 is a really easy AEG to work with due to its ultra-
compact size. The battery is housed inside the mock buffer
tube that forms part of the sliding stock assembly, and the
compartment is easily accessed by simply unscrewing the
tube. I fitted an 11.1V LiPo, which is a little bit of a squeeze
given the small space, but once in, the battery disappears
from sight.
The E21 comes with a pair of Mid-Cap 125BB S-MAG
magazines, which have an unusual but visually appealing
characteristic as they feature an amalgam of the Specna
Arms logos! This actually makes them very tactile
though and the S-MAGs are designed for smooth and
uninterrupted feeding of BBs even with a high ROF. I did, as
usual, try a whole heap of other “AR” mags though, and
all of them worked perfectly.
So, all set up it was off to the targets for some
range time and the E21 performed just as I expected…
wonderfully! It’s a super little carbine to work with, with
great ergonomics and a very positive cheek weld even with
the minimalist stock. Adding the short foregrip makes it
very easy to drive the muzzle from target to target and
the overall length of the rifle, the full 660mm for me,
makes it easy to work with, even in tight spaces. Once the
rotary hop was set, an easy control to adjust, the E21 was
shooting a straight shot out to the end of the 30m range
at a site-friendly 1.09 Joule/344fps average on a .20g RZR
BB. The trigger is light yet crisp, with very little lag so it’s
easy to get consistently accurate shots away time after
time. Switching it up to full auto sends a nice stream of BBs
downrange in quick time…
In conclusion I would say that if you are looking for a
“PDW-Style AR”, then the SA-E21 PDW EDGE is certainly
most worthy of your consideration. It’s a great looking
replica, especially in the “Half Bronze” style, performs just
as well as it should out of the box, is solid as a rock, and at
just £231.00 at the time of writing it’s an awful lot of little
gun for the money!
Many thanks indeed to Gunfire who kindly provided me
with the AEG sample for this review. You can check out
more details on the SA-E21 PDW EDGE and the rest of the
extensive range of Specna Arms models by visiting www.
gunfire.com. AA
“IT’S A GREAT LOOKING REPLICA, ESPECIALLY IN THE “HALF BRONZE” STYLE,
PERFORMS JUST AS WELL AS IT SHOULD OUT OF THE BOX, IS SOLID AS A ROCK, AND
AT JUST £231.00 AT THE TIME OF WRITING IT’S AN AWFUL LOT OF LITTLE GUN FOR
THE MONEY!”
10
JUNE 2020