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INSIDE AIRSOFT: VX-9 CONCEPT
Airsoft Action has built up very strong relationships
within the industry, which has led to a number of
exclusive reports on new technology and models.
This month Bill takes it even deeper by looking at the
very creation of a new model that will be unveiled at
IWA 2020!
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ARMOURY: G&G BAMF
In a world of me-too ARs and M4s, G&G’s radical
race rifle stands out like a sore thumb. Steve T finds
out if its performance can also rise above.
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EVENT: SHOT SHOW 2020
Held in Las Vegas, Nevada, each January, the NSSF
SHOT Show is an absolute must-visit for anyone
involved in any kind of shooting discipline and this
year Bill and Nige made the pilgrimage to “Sin City”
to report back on what’s coming our way in 2020!
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FEATURE: AIRSOFT ACTION LEGION
As an exciting part of our new fully international
digital format, we have started a new project to
bring you in-depth articles from around the world,
written by “local” airsofters.
Contents
MARCH 2020
MARCH 2020
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ACTION AIR: MADDERS CUP 2020
Sunday 19th January marked the 6th annual
competition held in memory of Malcolm Dowding, a
true gentleman and superb IPSC competitor. Dawn
Williams, who shoots with South West Practical
Shooters, covered the match for Airsoft Action.
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THE CAGE: WINTER GEAR
Bill gets together with the newly extended Airsoft
Action crew to look at what you can do to get the
most from any Winter BB-slinging adventure, by
finding out what they add to their “Gear Gage”
when the snow starts to fall!
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ARMOURY: BOLT SR-47
Are you an AR user, or do you prefer the AK? This is
a debate that will go on and on and while it does,
Bill looks at a solution that never really made it in
the real world but that could be the answer to your
airsoft prayers, the Knight’s Armament SR47!
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COLLECTOR: M41A PULSE RIFLE
Frenchie pulls on his sci-fi hat to take a look at an
AEG that only exists in the minds of its creators and
yet seems to have a fan-base all of its own.
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ARMOURY: TM V10 GBB
Tokyo Marui tend to announce things and then we
end up forgetting all about them until the release
actually comes around. Not so with the V10 for Phil
Bucknall, who is not a 1911 fan so for him to like
one, it had to be different.
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THIS IS MY M4: PART 4
After years of making minor modifications to RIFs
with varying degrees of success, Steve T goes all-in
on his MWS to find out just what an inept home
tech can achieve. This month: increasing the FPS.
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ARMOURY: SIGAIR M17
After being in the middle leagues of GBB pistols,
VFC is making a break for the high ground. Steve T
finds out if the new, officially licensed SigAir P320
M17 can measure up to the Taiwanese firm’s recent
success with the Glock G19X.
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ACTION AIR: AIRSOFT SURGEON
CHAMPIONSHIP 2020
Airsoft Action has been promoting Action Air
since 2012 and this February saw the UK’s biggest
event yet. Nige reports from the Airsoft Surgeon
Championship Shield Cup 2020, which took place
alongside The Great British Shooting Show.
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ARMOURY: TM MK46 MOD0
Phil Bucknall takes a long, hard look at this much-
anticipated rifle from Tokyo Marui – but does it give
your shoulder a good thumping, or just your wallet!
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ARMOURY: SPECNA ARMS SV98
Bill has been on the range recently with a new
addition to the ever growing line of airsoft replicas
from Specna Arms and finds their new take on the
Russian SV-98 very much to his liking!
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MILSIM: BLACKLINE SIMULATIONS
Bill was in conversation with a former military friend
who has an interest in high-end MilSim and whilst
the names of many mutual friends came into the
conversation, “Blackline Simulations” in Canada
proved to be an outfit that is little known.
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COMPETITION: WIN VORSK 001!
Win VORSK Number 001, a Hi-Capa 5.1, complete
with Red Dot Sight in our exclusive, easy to enter
competition!
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COLLECTOR: GREASE GUN
In the second of Frenchie’s “Collector” series in this
issue, he turns his attention to a gun that was well-
liked by those who used it.
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KIT & GEAR: FAB GLOCK HOLSTER
With SigAir’s G19X now a regular fixture on Steve
T’s hip, he treats it to a new holster from firearms
accessory firm, FAB Defense. 76
EVENT: OZ1 CONQUEST 19
Being effectively banned in Australia, Iggy Roberts
has to travel to NZ to get his airsoft fix, from where
he reports on OZ1’s latest big game.
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KIT & GEAR: NUPROL OPEN MAG
POUCHES
With options in the range for both M4 and pistol,
Steve T serves up a two-for-one special offer of
Nuprol’s tasty looking taco-style open mag pouches. 82
LAST POST: UPGRADES
Having seen an amazing figure touted on Facebook,
Frenchie examines the tricky subject of upgrades or,
more specifically, the amount of money some players
seem willing to spend on them.
Photo by Victor Karlund. https://www.instagram.com/victorkarlund