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CONTENTS AIRSOFT INTERNATIONAL
VOLUME 17 ISSUE 6
12-15 GUN-FU
Embody your inner John Wick and hone your pistol combat skills!
18-19 AIRSOFT NEWS

What’s hot and what’s not in the airsoft industry.
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20-25 SIDEARM SOLUTIONS
Tokyo Marui’s Gen 3 G19 GBB Pistol still hits hard.
26-29 JUMP AROUND

Affordable replica plate carriers (of a popular brand) for every budget.
32-33 GEARS OF WAR

The all new G2 gear box from G&G is here and it’s making waves already!
34-39 BRITIAN’S FINEST

We break down our L119A2 Custom AEG so you can build your own.
FEATURED!
40-49 SAS RAID LOAD OUT
We take a closer look at some low cost > high quality ‘Raid’ kit!
51-53 BUDGET SCOPES

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Our guide to scopes and what to look out for when making a purchase.
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60-61 SURF AND TURF

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64-65 DOWN-RANGE
We go down-range with Specna Arms SA-V26 Carbine, Red Edition.
66-67 KARRIMOR SF
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COMBAT
PISTOL
SHOOTING
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, COMBAT PISTOL SHOOTING

IS CLASSIFIED AS A MODERN MARTIAL ART THAT
FOCUSES ON USING A HANDGUN AS A MEANS
OF DEFENCE THAT ALSO HAS APPLICATION FOR
MILITARY AND POLICE USE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY
RELEVANT FOR THE SKIRMISH FIELD.
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C O M B A T P I S T O L D R I L L S
Combat pistol shooting, different from target shooting, began to evolve in the early 1900s, but it
wasn't until later that modern tactics of pistol combat gained traction and was implemented by two
British members of the Shanghai Municipal Police. At the time, the Shanghai streets were rife with
criminal activity and hitherto out-of-control violence, making the city streets hazardous to police.
Both Captain William E. Fairbairn and Sergeant Eric A. Sykes developed innovative pistol shooting
techniques and handgun specifications for the police force. They proved to be so successful that the
duo was recalled to Britain to train the British Commandos in their combat tactics, including their
system of combat pistol shooting. Their methodology was later published in their book Shooting
To Live With The One-Hand Gun in 1942. These techniques were also adopted for the training of the
American Office of Strategic Services troops by Rex Applegate. This technique is still used today and
is known as the modern point shooting technique.
Fast forward to the 1950s, where an American instructor Jeff Cooper establishing both a combat
pistol based sport, International Practical Shooting and a combat pistol training school. Cooper's
methodology, known as the modern technique, differs from Fairbairn techniques in a lot of ways, with
an as yet unresolved argument as to which techniques are better.
EL PRESIDENTE DRILL THE DOZIER DRILL

Developed by Jeff Cooper in the 70s and is Again invented by Jeff Cooper after the
arguably seen as a benchmark to gauge a kidnapping of the US armies Brigadier General
shooter's skills, as it tests draw/reload times, James L. Dozier by Italian Red Brigade terrorists.
requires good transitions and follow-throughs. The terrorists had entered General Dozier's
The shooter starts with six rounds in a apartment by posing as plumbers. According
holstered handgun, and a spare magazine with to reports, eight or so terrorists were believed
another six rounds. Three silhouette targets are to be involved, with at least four entering the
placed 1 meter apart in a line 10 meters from apartment. One of the terrorists removed a
the shooter. The shooter begins facing directly submachine gun from his tool bag while another
away from the targets, often with hands clasped read aloud a political statement to General
in front or over the head. Once the shooter Dozier. At that time, US military personnel were
receives the instruction to commence the test, prohibited by Italian law from carrying firearms
they turn to face the targets, draw and fire two within their areas of accommodation, which
shots at each target, reloads, and then fires two were within the local community and not on US
more shots in quick succession. bases. General Dozier was unarmed and unable
The scouring process to this test wildly varies. to defend himself, he was eventually rescued
However, the simplest method uses a hit/miss unharmed after 42 days of captivity.
scoring system with a time penalty (often 10 In response to this incident, Jeff Cooper
seconds) for each miss. designed the "Dozier drill".
The IPSC Comstock system takes the total The range is set with five metal silhouette
number of points on target (possible 60 points) targets hinged at their base (called "Pepper
and divides that by the time taken to complete Poppers"). A second participant stands well to
the drill. This generates a number called "hit one side and is tasked with retrieving a pistol
factor," which is a numerical representation and a magazine from a toolbag, which he
of how many points the shooter placed on must assemble and be ready for action. This
target per second during the drill; for example, action mimics the terrorist who retrieved his
shooting 55 points in 5.5 seconds would give submachine gun from his toolbag. The shooter
the shooter a 10.0 hit factor. Originally, a time must draw his pistol and engage targets before
of 10 seconds with all of the points on target the participant representing the terrorist
was considered a very good result. It's not retrieves his pistol and readies it for use. The
uncommon for well-practised shooters to break shooter may engage in any order with a single
the five-second mark. round or double taps if required.
THE 'DOZIER DRILL' IS DESIGNED TO STRESS THE "LOOK-SHOOT" METHOD OF

MULTIPLE TARGET ENGAGEMENT AND PROVIDE THE ADDED STRESS OF RACING
AGAINST AN ARMED OPPONENT. THE DRILL BUILDS ON YOUR SPEED AND ACCURACY
IN PRESENTING A WEAPON FROM THE HOLSTER TO ENGAGE MULTIPLE TARGETS.
DONE CORRECTLY, THE SHOOTER MUST DRAW, ENGAGE, LOOK TO THE NEXT TARGET,
MOVE THE PISTOL AND ENGAGE AGAIN UNTIL ALL THE TARGETS ARE CLEARED.
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B A T P I S T O L S H O O T I N G - G U N - F U D R I L L S
MALFUNCTION CLEARING DRILLS

It's important to remember that these drills have been designed with real-world shooters in mind
engaged in combat shooting, sometimes cartridges do not feed into the chamber properly and cause
a "Jam" the easiest way of simulating this in our world is for someone in your party to call "JAM!" The
Jam must be quickly corrected so that firing can resume. There are variations of malfunction drills
used in the real world, including the two most often required in competition: clearing a cartridge that
fails to fire and clearing a double feed malfunction. However, for this drill we will stick to a "Jam" or
a double feed, which in the real world means a spent or unspent round remains in the chamber while
another round is also trying to load into the same space.
The process for clearing a pistol "Jam" in this case would be to keep the pistol pointed at the
ground, remove the pistol's magazine, rack the slide until the blockage has freed itself, replace the
magazine, rack again to place a round into the chamber and continue firing.
INSTINCT DRILLS
Up until the mid-1980s, standard police trainers
taught sight-picture shooting at all but contact
INSTINCT SHOOTING REQUIRES THE
distances. With the dissemination of the concept
of instinct shooting with a handgun, which was
SAME EYE, HAND, AND MIND EVENTS
described and explained in Chuck Klein's 1986 AS THROWING A BASEBALL. THE
book, Instinct Combat Shooting, the method
began to be accepted by the police trainers. SHOOTER MUST DEVOTE THEIR FULL
Though William E. Fairbairn, Sergeant Eric A.
Sykes and Jeff Cooper touted the advantages of
ATTENTION TO THE SMALLEST PART
sightless shooting at close quarter distances, OF THE TARGET WHILST DRAWING THE
they did not explain how it was achieved, which
was Chuck Klein's contribution. WEAPON TO FIRE TO HIT THE TARGET.
Once the weapon is ready, the shooter must
fire immediately to avoid losing focus and
missing the target. This technique is most often
practiced with a moving target. The practical
use of this drill is for life or death situations, in
which the user must instinctively and accurately
shoot the target or die himself. The shooter
must almost simultaneously:
■ See the target

■ Decide to shoot
■ Start moving the gun to position
■ Focus on a small part of the target
■ Pull trigger when the weapon reaches target
A few real-world drills translate perfectly

into our world and make you faster and more
effevtive combat shooter.
LIKE MOST FORMS OF MARTIAL ARTS, COMBAT PISTOL SHOOTING IS PRACTISED

BOTH FOR DEFENCE AND FOR SPORT. MANY OF THE ACTION SHOOTING DISCIPLINES
THAT WE HAVE COVERED HERE ARE FULLY TRANSFERABLE TO OUR WORLD AND
WITH A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE AND KNOW HOW ON COMBAT PISTOL TECHNIQUES,
REPETITION AND THE AID OF YOUR INSTINCTIVE MUSCLE MEMORY WILL ONLY MAKE
YOU A MORE EFFECTIVE PLAYER WHEN IT COMES TO SIDEARM ENGAGEMENTS.
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Y&P
P226
Springers have a bit of a bad reputation within the airsoft world, known to be inferior
to their Gas, C02 and electric powered brethren. However, Jia Dyi have just announced a
range of spring-loaded offerings that have definitely caught our attention! The Y&P P226 is
life like, full-size replica of a Sig P226 pistol. It’s a spring powered pistol with a good build
and looks amazing also feels great in hand. There is a metal trigger and inner barrel, the
metal weight adds to the realism of this gun. The underside rail will allow you to attach
accessories such as flashlight or laser, it also has a working mock hammer. This pistol is
very good for target practice in your back garden or even as a cheap sidearm for games. It
is very reliable and hardly drops a shot while firing at a respectable 250 fps.
NEW FROM S&T

SPORTS LINE AEG SERIES ANNOUNCED
Smart Team, otherwise known as S&T have recently shared details of their new Sports line
AEG series modelled on the real world HK416. The range includes four products, all offering
something slightly different, ranging from different buttstocks through to shortened, or
different rail systems. At present there isn’t an awful lot of information available on the range,
but with Smart Team working hard to churn our a range of new products (see last years news
section for more), we have no doubt that ST46D Sportsline range will be a success!
SIDE ARM SOL UTIONS M A R U I ’ S G E N 3
TOKYO MARUI GEN3
G19
IN THE REAL WORLD, MODIFICATIONS WERE INITIALLY MADE
TO ACCEPT A UNIVERSAL ACCESSORY RAIL, THUMB RESTS ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE FRAME AND FINGER GROOVES ON THE FRONT
STRAP TO CREATE WHAT IS NOW COMMUNALLY REFERRED TO AS
(EARLY) “THIRD-GENERATION” MODELS. LATER, THIRD-GENERATION
MODELS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FEATURES THAT ARE NOT RELEVANT
TO OUR WORLD OR THIS PISTOL, AND THEY PRETTY MUCH
CONCENTRATE ON THE INTERNALS OF A REAL-WORLD PISTOL.
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TOK YO MARUI GEN 3 G19 GBB PIS TOL less weight to push around and they also
AESTHETICALLY THIS LATEST EDITION TO THE MARUI G SERIES FOLLOWS THE tend to recoil much faster (so follow-up shots
CONTOURS AND APPEARANCE OF AN EARLY THIRD-GEN PISTOL, EFFECTIVELY become easier). We experienced this in a pistol
build we published where we converted a TM
CREATING A REDUCED-SIZE OR COMPACT VERSION OF AN ALREADY ESTABLISHED 1911 to a full metal pistol and was astonished
at the performance drop. So it would seem
SKIRMISH FIELD FAVOURITE - SO WHAT’S NEW? that plastic is the way to go.
The G19 launched primarily for the global Like its real-world counterpart, the MARUI
military and law enforcement communities. G19 is constructed from plastic or, if you want,
The G19’s barrel and pistol grip are shorter by a posh Polymer. In fact, the real worlds frame, A BIRD IN THE HAND...
about 12 mm (0.5 inches) than the G 17. Some magazine body, and several other components There is no getting away from the fact the G19
years later, the G 19X was introduced into the are made from a high-strength nylon-based is a compact pistol. I was concerned that it
civilian market featuring a polymer-framed, polymer called Polymer 2. This plastic was was actually too small, but it just felt right to
short recoil top slide that has become the most specially formulated to provide increased my surprise. I’d go as far as to say it was easier
popular pistol in the world. The G 19X was also durability and is more resilient than carbon to operate than the G17 I have been strapping
entered into the XM17 Modular Handgun System steel and most other steel alloys. In fairness, to my side for years; maybe it’s because I
competition for the US Military to find the new despite metal versions of the G19 in our world, have small hands, but I always felt I was
standard issue pistol, but lost to SIG Sauer. a plastic slide is much more efficient as there’s overreaching to operate the tactical flashlight.
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The other concern was magazines. It’s true to always say; “Don’t let that distract you!”
say the Marui’s G17 has proprietary magazines The magazine release has improved and
and my own G17 mags fitted and worked like a now catches the magazine on both sides and
charm and gave the impression of an extended the slide stop area is now reinforced. The top
magazine. The same goes for my Safariland slide has a functional extractor as opposed to
holster, the 19 fits it perfectly, in fact, it’s a lot the integrated type on the 17. The G19 has also
cleaner on the draw with the 19 over the 17. been designed to real-world dimensions with a
Marui’s, “G19”, has a new blow-back engine slightly wider slide and body than the G17.
installed. It is adopting what is essentially a
large cylinder and a short recoil mechanism,
a bigger 15mm loading nozzle and piston DISLIKES
head, and an improved flow valve for a harder Despite the G19 having a two-stage trigger, I’ve
blow-back and better efficiency. While the gas never been impressed with the safety that sits
consumption is equivalent to that of any other just in front of the trigger guard. By adding a
gas blow-back G model, the G19 does indeed tactical light, you completely lose the ability
have a more powerful and snappier blow-back. to make the pistol safe. The other new feature
But having said that, the pistol’s operation that I’m not that fully enamoured with is the
does feel plastic, but as Marui enthusiasts will pistol grip, or should I say, lack of a pistol grip!
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Yes, there is a stippled effect, but in my opinion, over two magazines. However, this can fluctuate am more interested in the accuracy, which is
it is more of an effect than functional stippling. depending on the ambient temperature and about where I would expect it to be. With a
The hop-up dial can only be adjusted once you type of gas you use. Under normal conditions, target at 20 meters, I achieved good grouping,
take the top slide off. What’s that all about? Pull you can quickly go through the 22 rounds in the which suggests to me that the pistol is right
down on the disassembly lever, you can move magazine with no problems at all, but even with where it should be without having to upgrade
the slide forward and away from the frame. The the Titan that is Tokyo Marui don’t expect that in any sharp or form.
hop-up dial is located on the barrel assembly, level of performance all of the time, that is one
which is visible after you remove the slide. of the joys of owning a Gas Blow Back Pistol.
I’ve touched on the plastic construction before, SUMMING UP
but what did surprise me was the un-plastic Tokyo Marui have a habit of combining
DOWN RANGE sounding snap you get from the recoil, which excellent mechanics with authentic-looking,
When it comes to taking this pistol down range, is much more gratifying than their G17 that I aesthetically pleasing rifles and pistols. As you
the first shot will tell you everything you need currently have in my armoury. would expect, the G19 is no exception as this
to know. I could not believe how quick the G19 Using 0.2 BB’s and 134A gas, my first shot is a well-built gas blow-back pistol, which is
was, there is only a certain amount of gas that recorded an FPS of 272 and dropped off to mechanically and physically solid.
the G19 magazine can hold. Firing a round every 240 on the 22nd shot. However, that moderate Where the Marui G19 shines for me is the
second, we got a shot count of roughly 42 before FPs didn’t really both me at all as a higher accuracy and performance straight out of the
we depleted the stored gas, of course, that was FPS doesn’t make a better pistol. I, for one, box. It’s not at a bad price either.
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FEATURES
■ New blow-back engine
■ Refined Internal structure
■ 15mm Cylinder
■ Improve reproducibility
■ Accuracy and performance
■ No need to upgrade at all!
■ 3rd Generation Style Rail
■ Full Length: 187mm
■ Inner Barrel Length: 87mm
■ Weight: 640g
£150.00
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GROUP TEST
LAST MONTH WE LOOKED AT CRYE PRECISION'S

ORIGINAL JPC AND THEIR UPDATED JPC 2.0. WE HAVE
ALL SEEN THE PROFOUND EFFECT THAT CRYE PRECISION
HAS HAD ON THE SKIRMISH FIELD. YOU ONLY HAVE
TO LOOK AROUND THE SAFE ZONE TO SEE HOW CRYE
PRECISIONS FORWARD-THINKING DESIGNS HAVE
INFLUENCED MANY PLAYERS AND MANUFACTURERS.
HOWEVER, ONE OF THE BIGGEST HURDLES TO OVERCOME
IN OWNING A CRYE PRECISION JPC IS COST, WHICH
IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, CAN BE ASTRONOMICAL.
WITH THIS IN MIND, HERE’S OUR GUIDE TO THE MOST
POPULAR AND MORE AFFORDABLE OPTIONS THAT
YOU’LL FIND AVAILABLE TO THE AIRSOFT COMMUNITY.
J U M P A B L E C A R R I E R S
1 VIPER TACTICAL
LAZER SPECIAL OPS PLATE CARRIER
Viper Tactical have made a plate carrier that just cannot be ignored! Its appearance, quality,
versatility, and price (that is extremely competitive) means that this is a serious contender in the
world of skirmish field plate carriers. Seriously, it's really good.
Constructed around two ample plate pockets, with foam inserts, the platform is both lightweight
and comfortable. An innovative platform that allows the user to customise and alter the platform
to their skirmish field needs using the most up to date manufacturing techniques. The Lazer Cut
System is based on Viper Tactical's strongest 600D Cordura, which is cut out on the latest laser
flatbed machines. It is then reinforced with tough and lightweight webbing and when both of the
plate pockets attach together, this adds strength and durability.
Viper Tactical's 'Lazer Cut System' is a unique operational tailored setup that is compatible with
other Molle/Modular systems, although we would always recommend checking out the range of
Viper Tactical's modular equipment that they offer.
Featuring Lazer cut MOLLE panels and a triple magazine kangaroo pouch and a front plate
pocket admin compartment that, on the whole, is extremely scalable with a generous Skeletal
Cummerbund system, allowing for larger girths and additional pouch mounting.
An adjustable shock band integrated into the shoulder straps distribute the carriers loaded
weight perfectly across your shoulders and torso whilst offering a good level of cushioning
support. Once on, you'll notice what Viper Tactical refers to as their 'Padded Ventex Internals',
this helps regulate your body's temperature and wick away perpetration.
Available in V-Cam, Black, Green, Coyote, this functional and scalable rig makes this plate
carrier an appealing and affordable alternative.
FEATURES
■ One size fits most
■ Triple magazine kangaroo pouch
■ Lightweight and comfortable
■ Front chest admin compartments
■ Adjustable Padded Shoulder Straps
■ Lazer MOLLE Panels
■ Shock band shoulder straps
■ Velcro ID Panel
■ Skeletal Cummerbund system
■ Padded Ventex Internals
■ Incredible value for money
£67.00
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2 TMC
JUNGLE PLATE CARRIER 2.0 3 FLYYE INDUSTRIES
SWIFT PLATE CARRIER
Not to be confused with Crye Precisions JPC or Jumpable Plate carrier What we have here is an adjustable, lightweight, low profile platform
the TMC Jungle Plate Carrier 2.0 Swimmer Cut Maritime Version is a that closely resembles the first Crye Precision JPC. Flyye's Swift Plate
lightweight and minimal vest designed for maximum mobility, weight carrier has several built-in features that include a hidden integrated
savings, and packability, just like the real-world version. It features top admin pouch on the front plate pocket covered with an ample
an overall mesh construction for immediate draining during maritime patch panel space. A triple Kangaroo magazine pouch comes with all
operations. Weighing in at just over 1lb for the entire carrier, the expected furniture, such as internal elastic dividers and removable
JTMC Jungle Plate Carrier 2.0 Maritime Version offers a variety of shock cord pull tabs to securely hold your magazine in place. One
configurations to suit your skirmish field mission requirements. of the benefits of having an internal magazine pouch is that the
The plate pockets are small to medium in size, which sets the scene outwards facing surface is covered in MOLLE rows that give you all
for the overall fit. The Skeletal Cummerbund system isn't the most sorts of mounting possibilities. This allows you as we have to double
generous we have seen, so larger girthed players may struggle as stack your rifle magazines without affecting the low rigs profile.
this platform has been created to offer an even smaller profile over a As for the construction, the whole rig is centred around two plate
"shooters cut". pockets, which in turn are secured via shoulder straps and a Skeletal
Constructed from hardwearing Cordura, the TMC Maritime Version Cummerbund and presented in several different camo patterns.
is a classic example of a community driven product that's in high However, the overriding factor of the Swift Plate carrier is not only in its
demand across the globe and for a good reason. Featuring everything quality of build but in the 1000D Cordura Nylon construction, making
that a real-world version of this vest has to offer, which includes an it highly durable and water-resistant. Its laser-cut Hypalon shoulder
Easy 2-step emergency doffing system and Padded ventilation on the straps as are expected and do their job making for a closer and
interior panels of the vest along with a Skeletal Cummerbund. Hidden comfortable fit. The carrier comes with two soft armour plates, which,
vertical webbing loops on the front plate pocket support detachable to be fair, are way too rigid at first and do require some bedding in.
chest rigs, while high-performance stretch material accommodates Due to the carrier's small size and limited adjustability, the big
plates of varying thickness. downside for us is that it's a snug fit on an average-sized player.
YOU DON’T GET AN INTERNAL KANGAROO MAGAZINE DESPITE FLYYE PRODUCTS EXISTING IN THIS MARKET
POUCH WITH THIS VERSION OF THE VEST SO YOU WILL SECTOR, THEY DON'T PRODUCE ACCESSORIES THAT YOU
HAVE TO INVEST IN ADDITIONAL POUCHES, BUT IT'S WELL WOULD EXPECT TO DRESS THE SWIFT SO YOU'RE GOING
WORTH THE INVESTMENT, IN OUR OPINION. TO HAVE TO LOOK AT THE COMPETITOR BRANDS.
£85.00 THIS IS
£126.00 GREAT
THE MARITIME OPTION IF YOU
JPC OPTION CAN FIND ONE!
PERFECT FOR SHOP AROUND
THOSE FROG AND GOOD
OPS! LUCK!
S O N T E S T - J U M P A B L E P L A T E C A R R I E R S
4 EMMERSON GEAR
JUMP PLATE CARRIER
By now Emmerson Gear should be a name that you are familiar with.
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This popular brand has found a hugely loyal fan base in the Airsoft
Community and have proven themselves to be worthy when it comes to VIPER TACTICAL
■ VX Buckle Up Charger Pack: £42.95
producing well made and reliable replica equipment at an affordable
■ Scrote Pouch: £10.95
price point. Now this is all well and good, but Emmerson Gear does
suffer from availability problems in the UK and reports have found
shop after shop holding very little or no stock. Despite there being two
versions of this plate carrier, try as we might, we were only able to
secure their 1st edition and due to their achilles heel in availabilty, we
were forced to purchase this rig from a popular auction site.
As you would expect, our initial impression is that Emmerson Gear
have produced a lightweight plate carrier constructed using 500d
Cordura made from authentic Multicam material and chosen to use
genuine “Hypalon” to fashion the shoulder straps. The laminated
3-band cummerbund is spacious and comfortable, if not a little too
rigid but we think this would 'give' a little over time and use. As with
all 1st gen examples, this Jump Plate carrier features a triple Kangaroo TMC
magazine pouch with internal dividers and shock cord pull tabs. ■ TMC Assault Vest System Triple Mag Pouch: £18.00
The backplate pocket is basic and in keeping with the Gen 1 carrier ■ TMC Vest Pouch Zip On Panel 2.0: £57.00
and offers you rows of MOLLE and a drag handle. Emmerson does offer
an aftermarket zip attachment (if you can find one) to attach back
panels, but it's easier to go for a MOLLE compatible version.
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INNOVATION! G & G A R M A M E N T S G 2 G E A
THE G2
GEARBOX
PERFORMANCE PERFECTED!
IT'S NO SECRET THAT G&G HAVE BEEN CHURNING OUT NEW RELEASE AFTER NEW RELEASE IN RECENT MONTHS - IN FACT, YOU
NEED ONLY LOOK AT THE 'NEWS' SECTION IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE TO SEE THE PLETHORA AND MAGNITUDE OF NEW PRODUCTS
THE TAIWANESE POWERHOUSE HAVE BEEN RELEASING. HOWEVER, NONE HAVE QUITE CAUGHT OUR ATTENTION WITH SUCH A
TIGHT GRIP QUITE LIKE THE NEW G2 GEARBOX HAS... I THINK IT MIGHT BE TIME TO GET A BIT EXCITED!
G&G Armament has and continues to set the next standard of airsoft Part of G&G Armament’s core values is their Top Five mantra. The
with future innovation. They pride themselves in bringing players Top Five stands for Future innovation, Finest quality, Fast Service, Free
and dealers across the world new and exciting products each year. Items and Fair Price. Future innovation is the first value because it’s
Furthermore, they continue to expand their research and development the most important one. G&G believe that bringing new and exciting
team in order to meet the demands of an emerging market. However, products to the market will challenge other competitors to bring similar
while the company is keen on bringing new products to the airsoft technology to the industry, thus enhancing the overall community for
market, sometimes all that needs to be done is giving an old idea a new all of us to enjoy. G&G's flagship line, Top Tech, is often coveted by avid
lick of paint, driven by their Top Five mantra. players who wanted something more in their AEG for performance.
R B O X - F I R S T L O O K ! - G & G A R M A M E N T
G2 GE ARBOX - IS THIS THE NE X T E VOL U TION?

G&G spent several years studying the global second (FPS) rules quickly, and a redesigned A G2 proprietary magazine design will
market and understanding the needs of both bevel gear for better engagement and activate the power cut-off when the magazine
experienced and entry-level players. They performance. New technology was also added is empty. A functional bolt lock for easier
wanted to create something an elite player with a firearm simulation system which access to the rotary hop-up unit. A follower
would use in a military simulation game prevents the player from dry firing with is installed in each G2 magazine to ensure
but also give a new player an easy-to-use an empty magazine inserted or a removed seamless feeding and to prevent any wasted
pre-upgraded AEG out of the box. After their magazine. The only way you can fire is by BBs from following out when the magazine is
research and development team took all the inserting a fully loaded magazine. removed.
feedback from G&G's customers and dealers
across the world, they went into work to
re-design the traditional version 2 gearbox.
The G2 Gearbox was first introduced in 2017.
G&G took the existing version 2 gearbox and
strengthen its structural design by adding
extra material in the front. They increased
the front of the gearbox’s height by 70% and
the front width by 74% thicker to prevent any
front-end cracking from overuse.
Other improvements were a 50 percent
size reduction of the current metal–oxide–
semiconductor field-effect transistor
(MOSFET) found in the Combat Machine SR
Series and an increase to the performance
by 100%. Also, a built-in speaker in the
electronic trigger unit (E.T.U.) to notify the
player when the programming is properly
synced. The ETU can be programmed to
a 3-round or 5-round burst. Additionally,
a warning sound will indicate when your
battery is low to avoid any damage to your
AEG. The warning sound can indicate the
motor being jammed or spring cannot be
compressed due to the low battery.
Furthermore, G&G upgraded the air nozzle
with a double o-ring and cylinder head for
improved air seal and compression, a quick
spring change that allows a player to easily
transit from outdoor and indoor feet per
G2/G2H AU T OMATIC EL EC TRIC GUNS ( AEG’ S)

Since the development of the G2 gearbox, it was only fitting that G&G looked to throw them in their new G2 flagship line of AEG’s. You can find them
installed in a range of licensed rifles from Knight’s Armament (SR30, SR25 E2 APC, and SR15 E3 MOD2) and Seekins Precision (BAMF Team). There are two
variants of the G2 gearbox. One is the standard version 2 gearbox designed for M4/M16 magazines. The other is a modified version 2 gearbox which is
slightly longer and designed for a 308-style magazine. Both are identical in performance but designed differently to take specific magazines.
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L119A2
BRITAIN'S FINEST
OUR LOVE AFFAIR WITH WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY THE DIEMACO OR L119A1 STARTED OVER 14 YEARS AGO, WHEN
DIEMACO WAS THRUST INTO THE AIRSOFT WORLD WITH COMPANIES LIKE LAYLAX AND G&P FIRST RELEASED
AFTERMARKET RECEIVERS TO HELP TURN AN M4 INTO A FACSIMILE OF THE RIFLE THAT REPLACED THE M16 AS THE
UK'S SPECIAL FORCES WEAPON OF CHOICE. HOWEVER, AS WE ALL KNOW A RECEIVER IS ONLY ONE PART OF WHAT
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FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, THE

L119A1 RESEMBLED AN M4, BUT WITH A IN ASSOCIATION WITH
FEW SUBTLE DIFFERENCES THAT SET THE

RIFLE APART FROM ITS COUSIN IN ARMS.
Based around ArmaLite AR-15, the L119A1 To be fair, it's a bit of a Frankenstein rifle
features a flat-top receiver with an integrated that started life as a G&P M16 with an M203
IT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THERE
rail system. Another set of rails can be found on underslung grenade launcher. I had it for years HASN'T BEEN AN OFF-THE-SHELF L119A2
the handguard for mounting lasers, torches and in my armour and didn't really do that much
grips or feature a multi-position stock. with it at all. I know its nothing fancy and not a OR EVEN AN A1 TO PURCHASE UP UNTIL
In 2013 the MOD contracted Colt Canada to
upgrade the L119A1 to the tune of £2.8 Million,
Systema or a TM Recoil, but its functional.
The donor rifle here is fairly old and a bit
RECENTLY. BUT THAT'S ALL ABOUT TO
giving birth to the next generation, the L119A2. battered around the edges now, but with the CHANGE AS A LITTLE KNOWN COMPANY
few 'upgrades' I've made, it's a solid little
performer that continues to serve me well, BASED IN TAIWAN – ARCHWICK, HAVE
OUR CUSTOM L119A2 BUILD even if it is showing a few battle scars now. GONE INTO PRODUCTION TO PRODUCE
In the real world and for that matter our What's more, the accessories that I have
world, there are two variants of the L119A2. chosen to use are pretty much "plug and AN OFFICIALLY LICENCED L119A2, BUT
The standard Carbine has a 15.7" barrel and play" and went onto the donor rifle with
its smaller brother has a 10.5" barrel. Online minimal fuss, which can only be a good thing THAT’S FOR A DIFFERENT FEATURE.
sources suggest that the smaller CQB variant is considering my technical know-how.
the more popular of the two in the real world.
In our world, both variants are catered for with
different length rails and barrels, with both A2
variants featuring a custom integrated upper
receiver, SureFire 4-prong flash hider, a tan
coloured Magpul stock, Ergo pistol grip and
ambidextrous controls as standard.
Before I get started with the build, I would
like to point out this is an approximation of
an L119A2 it's not correct in every detail, but
DESIGNED BY ANGRY GUN AND INSPIRED
as close as I could get it with the aftermarket
BY THE UK SPECIAL FORCES L119A2,
accessories I had available to me. If you're an THIS CNC MACHINED RAIL IS A SECURE,
L119A2 purest, I'm sure if you dig deep enough FREE-FLOATING HANDGUARD THAT IS A
you'll find something that isn't right, but for me DIRECT REPLACEMENT FOR MOST AIRSOFT
it does the job and achieves what I wanted it to. M4 AEG HANDGUARDS OUT THERE.
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A NIGHT
EVOLUTION DUAL SWITCH
PRESSURE PAD SITS WHERE MY
THUMB RESTS ON TOP OF THE RAIL.
THIS WORKS IN HARMONY WITH THE AFG2
FOREGRIP AND ALLOWS ME TO NAVIGATE
DARK ROOMS OR CORRIDORS WITH EASE.
IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE THERE'S A LOT GOING ON
AT THE BUSINESS END, BUT I CAN ASSURE
YOU, IT'S A VERY TIDY SETUP AND THE
BALANCE IS SPOT ON FOR MY
STYLE OF GAMING.
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MAGPUL 2 OPTICS
IT'S YOUR CHOICE
It's so simple. Once you adjust it to the proper position on the buffer I like to run with an ACOG replica and Trijicon reflex red dot. This is what
tube, you lock it in place and it will stay there all-day. A rubber butt is most commonly seen in the real-world, but use what works for you.
pad is used on the CTR, which aids in keeping the gun from slipping
while in use. The cheek weld on the CTR is good enough for me, but
I've always found this a personal choice item. One word of caution
though the airsoft world's tolerances are different from the real world,
so just be careful that the stock isn't to lose. The Magpul CTR - is a
drop-in replacement buttstock for AR15/M16 carbines using Mil-Spec
sized receiver extension tubes and designed for light, fast action.
£60.00
2
1
4
3 MAGWELL GRIP
FAB DEFENSE 3
The MWG transforms the magazine well into a
5
comfortable, close ergonomic foregrip for enhanced
maneuverability. Combined with a magazine funnel
for easier, faster, more reliable magazine change.
£60.00
4 L119A2 CHARGING HANDLE LATCH

ANGRYGUN 5 ERGO GRIP
MAGPUL
Manufactured from steel with a QPQ coating, the latch This tactical grip from Magpul fits the
attaches to pretty much any airsoft charging handle and give bill perfectly. It boasts a hand-filling,
you the ability of an ambidextrous pull. I will add that this ergonomic profile with finger grooves,
is purely an aesthetic extra to get 'the look' just right and palm swells, non-slip textures and
actually I had no problems with the G&P charging handle many other features to improve your
that was already fitted as the latch fitted perfectly. However, shooting comfort and accuracy. The
dependent upon which donor product you have, you might right-hand model seen here has a
find yourself having to make some minor alterations. distinct thumb shelf.
£17.00 £23.00
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ELEMENT M620V 7 L119A2 RAIL
ANGRY GUN 8 OUTER BARREL
ANGRY GUN
Element's SF M620v Scoutlight is the Designed by Angry Gun and inspired by Although Angry produce a barrel for an
mounted flashlight of choice here. the UK Special Forces L119A2, this CNC L119 conversion, its for a Marui Recoil and
Featuring a 20mm rail mount & pressure machined (from heavy-duty alloy) rail is is constructed to a seriously high and rigid
switch delivering a massive 350 lumens a secure, free-floating handguard that is standard using Aluminium, with an Aluminium
from CR213 batteries (not included). a direct replacement for most Airsoft M4 Gas Block and Stainless Steel Gas Tube. The
Switchable head from normal to strobe. AEG handguards out there. Reports have Outer Barrel is split into two sections; a 10"
I have positioned a Night Evolution Dual suggested that it will fit most AEGs with Outer Barrel and an Extension Piece that will
Switch (2 Plug) Pressure Pad directly where minimal effort and not much expertise. bring the total barrel bength to 15.7". Complete
my thumb would rest, on top of the L119A2 with a 14mm CCW Thread ready to accept a
rail. This works in harmony with the AFG2 ■ CNC machined from heavy-duty alloy suppressor or flash hider.
foregrip and allows me to navigate dark ■ High quality Black finish For those of us modifying an AEG there's
rooms or corridors with ease and comfort. ■ Free-floating handguard no other option than sourcing a standard
It might look like there's a lot going on at ■ Secure fitting system aftermarket barrel at the required length.
the business end of this blaster, but I can ■ Numbered rail sections
assure you, it's a very tidy setup and the ■ Outer Barrel Assembly
balance is spot on for my style of gaming.
£119.00 ■ Two-Piece L119 Replica Outer Barrel
■ 10" Outer Barrel w/ Gas Tube
£60.00 ■ Outer Barrel Extension (15.7" Overall)

■ 14mm CCW Thread
■ Aluminium Construction
■ Stainless Steel Gas Tube
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£74.00
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FMA 10 AFG2
MAGPUL
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HAO
FLASH HIDER
The replica on offer here from FMA is A Low-profile forward grip/hand stop takes HAO have replicated the newer version of the
constructed from a lightweight and durable advantage of natural body mechanics to hider that is the correct one for the L119A2. The
matt black or tan polymer, featuring imitation give the shooter more precise control, version with the raised log is the one you need
static controls and embossed text, which faster pointing, and less operator fatigue. to track down. Unfortunately, as of yet, I've not
accurately replicates the real world version. The AFG™ (Angled Fore Grip) positions the found a retailer here in the UK that are holding
The storage space can also be converted support hand close to the centreline of the stock, so I'm afraid it's going to have to be an
into a front-wired lipo power supply and is bore for maximum recoil control in the real overseas purchase, which at $45 plus shipping
accessable by removing three small screws. world and looks the part in our world. might be too much of a big ask.
£12.99 £39.00 $45.00
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W I T H T O M R I C K E T T
THE SAS WAS FOUNDED IN 1941 WITH THE UNIT SPECIALISING IN MANY
ROLES, INCLUDING COUNTER-TERRORISM, HOSTAGE RESCUE, DIRECT
ACTION, AND COVERT RECONNAISSANCE. MUCH OF THE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE SAS IS HIGHLY CLASSIFIED AND NOT COMMENTED ON BY
EITHER THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT OR THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE.
HOWEVER, THE SAS WAS FIRST THRUST INTO THE PUBLIC MEDIA
SPOTLIGHT WITH THE IRANIAN EMBASSY SIEGE. THE SUCCESS OF
"OPERATION NIMROD" NOT ONLY BROUGHT THE SAS TO THE PUBLIC
EYE FOR THE FIRST TIME BUT IT WAS ALSO SEEN AS A POLITICAL
WIN FOR THATCHER'S GOVERNMENT.
The resulting success quickly overwhelmed the SAS by the number of applications it
received and created a demand for their very special skill sets from foreign governments.
After the operation, many factual television documentaries were produced. The siege's
dramatic conclusion inspired a wave of fictional works about the SAS in novels, television
programmes, and films, such as Who Dares Wins and the 2017 film 6 Days making this
ultra-secretive organisation that once operated in the shadows a household name.
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OPERATING IN THE SHADOWS

Even before the regiments media exposure during the
Iranian Embassy siege, the SAS played an extremely vital
role within the British Army.
Formed in July 1941 by David Stirling and originally called
"L" Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade was seen as a
Commando Force operating behind enemy lines and initially
consisted of five officers and 60 other ranks. Its first
mission, in November 1941, was a parachute drop in support
of the Operation Crusader offensive, which was actually
classed as a disaster, but we won't go into that.
Three years later, in 1944, the SAS Brigade was formed,
comprising of...
■ 1ST SPECIAL AIR SERVICE

■ 2ND SPECIAL AIR SERVICE
■ 3RD SPECIAL AIR SERVICE
■ 4TH SPECIAL AIR SERVICE
■ 5TH SPECIAL AIR SERVICE
■ F SQUADRON (responsible for signals and communications)
They were tasked with parachute operations behind the

German lines in France, where they carried out operations
supporting the Allied advance through France.
In fact, despite a few years in the wilderness at the end
of WWII where the SAS ware disbanded, this elite fighting
force has taken part in numerous wars and conflicts from
Korea through to and including the Falklands War and
Afghanistan. Also, in the not too distant past the SAS were
deployed to the streets of the UK to combat the terrorist
threat from Islamist extremists.
Today the SAS is a far cry from the early days. It is
believed to be between 400 to 600 strong, with four
operational squadrons: A, B, D and G. Each unit consists of
approximately 65 members and is divided into four troops
that are believed to consist of 16 members, with each troop
being broken down further into patrols comprised of four
members with each member possessing a particular skill set
such as signals, demolition, medic or linguist. Interestingly
the whole squadron idea came about during WWII when the
unit's name was intended to confuse German intelligence.
The SAS squadron duty rotations are set up to keep
one full squadron on Counter-Terrorism duty in the UK; a
second will be on a deployment; a third will be preparing
for deployment whilst conducting short term training; and
the fourth will be preparing for long-term overseas training
such as jungle or desert exercises.
SAS RAID
In the aftermath of one such incident, members of the Special
Air Service joined counter-terrorism police on raids. The media
showed Photographs and footage of Special Forces, with very
distinctive assault rifles and High-speed low drag gear that clearly
identified these individuals as serious operators and not normal
soldiers (if we can call our armed forces that) after they burst
into a flat in the city centre. The media frenzy that followed was
more than likely unwanted attention by the SAS, but a reassuring
presence to the nation in what was a very dark period in the
United Kingdom's War against Terrorism.
The SAS Trooper we are going to concentrate on for this article
has a very distinctive look. His chosen clothing promotes a tactical
urban crossover that utilises some 'high-street' clothing.
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BARENT PRO
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BARENTS PRO TROUSERS
You can be as experimental as you want with what to wear and lets face it, it's
pretty much high street/outdoor brands we're going to cover here. We went with
a branded blue T-shirt from Rab. They make rugged, high-performance mountain
clothing which is perfect for our look. There's nothing fancy about the T-shirt, it's
just a basic and honest, short sleeve T-shirt, in a comfortable organic cotton.
The pants, on the other hand are definitely fancy and equally very hard
working. Fjällräven are a Swedish outdoor clothing and equipment company that
are committed to making nature more accessible. They focus on well designed
simplicity and practicality, and until 2017 remained firmly rooted in the outdoor
clothing market, but not anymore as Fjällräven were thrust into the
tactical gear arena in a dramatic and spectacular way, which sent
numerous gear blogs and forums into a frenzy, in turn creating
another revenue stream for Fjällräven that they didn’t expect to
have. Look out for more Fjällräven products in future issues of Ai
as we work closely with them on their seasonal releases.
The Barents Pro Trousers are crammed with features that will
cater for all seasons of walking, bushcraft and general outdoor
stress that work equally at home or on the skirmish field.
Many of the Fjällräven garments are manufactured using
the companies own fabric, called 'G-1000'. Essentially it's
a tight weave of 65% polyester and 35% cotton blend
and then waxed with Fjällräven’s own Greenland Wax.
This combination makes G-1000 extremely durable, well
ventilated and also wind and water-resistant. G-1000 is
even mosquito-proof! Not that you are likely to need that
here in the UK, but we think it's well worth mentioning.
In total, Fjällräven have six versions of their G-1000
fabric and each hold their own specific properties. For
instance, the 'Eco' and G-1000 ‘Air’ are made from recycled
polyester and organic cotton. Applying a Greenland Wax coating
will further improve and extend the life of any G-1000 garment.
The Barent Pro Trousers have an intentional two-tone
appearance, which clearly display the darker areas of stretch
fabric, that are designed to aid the wearer's mobility, whereas
the lighter areas are non-stretch G-1000 material.
The ventilation areas are positioned on the upper and lower
sections of each leg and when closed, the zip-pull stows away
to prevent it from flapping around and snagging. According to
Fjällräven, the ventilation allows the Barents to be
worn in up to 30 degrees heat.
The left thigh pocket features a zip closure, whereas
the right pocket has an internal stretch fabric material
pocket (no zip) for phone and device storage. DROP POUCH
The reinforced knees of the Barent trousers have a FERRO CONCEPTS
small opening at the bottom that will allow you to add
the thinnest of soft inserts, giving you that little bit more
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comfort and extra knee protection, should you need it.
FEATURES
■ Designed for freedom of movement and durability
■ Ventilation zippers from hips to knees
■ Detachable strap adjustments at leg endings
■ Boot hooks and loops and/or stirrups
■ Number of pockets: 6
■ Spacious leg pockets with flaps, one with an inside mesh pocket.
■ Material: G-1000® Eco: 65% polyester, 35% cotton, 63% polyamide,
26% polyester, 11% elastane
■ Reinforcement areas at the Knees, Rear and Pockets
■ Weight: 610 g
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VIPER TACTICAL
£30.00
FAST HELMET
With so many replica FAST helmets on the market
these days that all differ in price and quality, players
are really spoiled for choice. Undoubtedly, most
purchases are driven by quality and affordability,
which is tough as cheap doesn't always mean quality.
However, one FAST helmet certainly made an
impression when it leapt onto the market as it
boasted both quality and affordability and was
pretty comfortable to wear. Viper Tactical’s FAST
helmet is supplied with many different internal
fitting pads to add a level of comfort plus very clear,
full-colour instructions on how to set the helmet up.
The Arc Rails, if anything, are a little narrow, which isn’t
uncommon, but that being said they have a good depth
to them, allowing you to secure a number of different
accessories with just a little help from some lube.
An Adjustable Dial Suspension System that allows you
to fine-tune the helmet's fit is a welcome and unexpected
feature and at this price point it actually works, making this
helmet extremely comfortable to wear. The external furniture
also includes an NVG shroud and Loop patch panels.
FEATURES
■ Internal adjuster FACE MASK
■ Chin & side strap for secure fitting VIPER TACTICAL
■ Arc Rails
■ 6-Point internal removable padding
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■ ABS Shell
■ NVG Shroud
■ Hook and Loop panels
■ Adjustable size: 58cm - 60cm
■ Bungee hook system for attachment retention
■ Colour Options: Black, Coyote, Green, Titanium
ONETIGRIS TOMTAC
£19.00 £75.00
HELMET COVER
So this helmet cover caught our attention. It might not be a brand that
NOISE SUPPRESSION HEADSET
Another first for us here at Ai is the Tomtac noise suppression headset.
you are familiar with and nor were we. 'OneTigris' are an affordable This headset is a replica version based around a popular real-world
brand that hails from China and as you would expect, they offer a very noise-cancelling headset. However, we feel the need to point out that
comprehensive range of tactical gear from their replica menu. The they are arguably an entry-level item with questionable performance
introduction of this helmet cover sparked concern among the online and durability, which puts them in the category of a dressing prop for us.
forums as it's reported to be not that easy to install and requires the Aesthetically they are pleasing, as is their comfort, but what they hold in
addition of hook and loop patches to be added inside the front - and comfort and looks is soon overwhelmed by their ability to perform well.
these are not supplied. Other than that, it's a perfectly decent cover that As set dressing they are perfect (as you can see here) and we get that
benefits from a detachable NVG battery pouch and a Bunge cargo net. affordability is king, but at £75.00 they're not that cheap and from what we
hear, their electrics continuously fail. Now that's not an uncommon in the
FEATURES clone world, we just think you can get more bang for your buck elsewhere.
■ USA licensed 500D Cordura® Nylon for quality and durability
■ Genuine MultiCam® pattern for that classic style FEATURES
■ Rear pouch measures at 4.7”x 3.3” by 1” ■ Military standard plug
■ Rear pouch secured via hook-and-loop ■ Adjustable volume control
■ Upgraded hook-and-loop system with cross-bungee cords ■ Adjustable size for comfort
■ Simple installation and easy removal without having to take off NVG ■ Boom mic with movable arm
■ Loop panel in the center for morale patches ■ Noise cancellation
■ UTX® Duraflex Cordstopper ■ Waterproof buttons
■ Pouch Dimensions: 3.3”(L)*4.7”(W)*1”(D)/8.5cm*12cm*2.5cm ■ Powered by 2x AAA battery (Not Included)
■ Weight: 4.8oz/136g ■ Colour Options: Black, Tan, OD
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WHEN THE TROOPERS IMAGE WAS

FIRST BEAMED ACROSS THE WORLD,
CERTAIN CORNERS OF THE AIRSOFT
COMMUNITY WENT INTO MELTDOWN,
SPECULATING THAT HE WAS WEARING
AN AIRSOFT MASK. WELL, HE WAS, KIND
OF. IN FACT, IT'S A TRAINING MASK USED
FOR SIMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVE ENTRY,
ESSENTIALLY PROTECTING THE USER'S
LOWER FACE, JUST AS THE EQUIVALENT
AIRSOFT MASKS DO. WE'RE SPECULATING
HERE, BUT WE SUGGEST THAT THE MASK
WAS USED TO PROTECT THE TROOPER'S
IDENTITY FROM THE MAINSTREAM
PRESS AND PUBLIC AUDIENCE THAT
SUCH A HIGH PROFILE RAID WAS BOUND
TO ATTRACT. AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE ARE
BENEFITS TO USING A MESH MASK OVER
THE TRADITIONAL BALACLAVA IN TERMS
OF VENTILATION AND PROTECTION AND
THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE BECOME POPULAR
ON THE SKIRMISH FIELD THE WORLD OVER.
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80s and 90s. The advent of low profile "shooter belts" with the likes of popular choice here at Ai HQ too as we like to showcase brands at more
Crye Precision's Modular Riggers belt (MRB) taking away unnecessary affordable prices and this Emmerson Gear plate carrier fits that bill
weight and vastly reducing bulk to produce today's low-profile setups. perfectly. Check out page 26 in this issue for an in-depth review of this
As a base, we enlisted the help of FRV Tailoring and their popular plate carrier. The accessories we opted for are all of the usual suspects.
'Shooters Belt'. The company itself is Veteran owned and as you would
expect, produces quality products for the military community. As the ■ Blue Force Gear - Ten-Speed Triple M4 pouch: £51.95
company informs us, the Shooters Belt is a low profile tactical belt ■ Ferro Concepts - Dangler pouch - £44.99
with a carriage system comprising of two belts. The first being an inner ■ Warrior Assaut Systems - Single 5.56 mag pouch: £15.95
trouser belt with Velcro on the outside and the second being the outer
■ Warrior Assaut Systems - Double 40mm grenade pouch: £25.96
belt with a Velcro liner. The way it works is you put on your inner trouser
■ Ferro Concepts - Wingman V2: £34.99
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belt and fastened securely. This creates an almost seamless connection ■ Viper Tactical - Charger Pack: £42.99
between you and your kit. No more bouncing around magazine pouches!
That last piece of kit on the list you may not have expected; the Viper
Tactical charger pack. This, for us, is a refreshing and affordable item
that resembles real-world products and works perfectly with this project.
BELT ACCESSORIES The pack consists of one large main compartment and a smaller front
pocket, which can be expanded to carry larger loads. Although the pack
■ Warrior Assaut Systems - Laser cut tourniquet holder: £19.96
■ Warrior Assaut Systems - Laser cut small IFAK pouch: £41.95 has adjustable shoulder straps, we ditched them in favour of the MOLLE
■ ESSTAC - KYWI 5.56 pouch: £44.99 attachment option. Constructed from Viper Tactical's own 700D Polytech
material, the pack (unloaded) weighs just 0.54kg but can carry a much
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SCOPES EXPLAINED
HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT FINDING THE RIGHT SCOPE? NOW THERE'S A QUESTION; IT'S
LIKE "POKING AROUND IN THE DARK", NOT KNOWING WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR OR
WHERE YOU WILL FIND IT. ADD TO THAT THE CONFUSING TECHNICAL TERMS, SPECS
AND ACRONYMS; NO WONDER PLAYERS THINK I JUST WON'T BOTHER!
In a recent poll we conducted – where we asked players why they were using a particular scope, by
far the biggest majority shied away from the technical aspects of their scope and concentrated on
the aesthetics and affordability or the plain fact that their best mate was running the same scope.
Which in reality isn’t always the best route to go down.
SIGHT PIC TURE B U D G E T S C O P E S E X P L A
2 OUT OF 3 ISN’T BAD FIXED OR VARIABLE POWER? go down the variable power route. For us
Aesthetics and affordability play a big part The best way to try and answer this age-old here, we would suggest using variable power
in our decision-making process, and why question is to first look at what rifle you are scopes across all their rifles. That's quite a
shouldn't they! It's what initially attracts us to attaching a scope to and realising that "sweet bold statement, especially with a snipers rifle,
a product, but try as you might, a good looking spot" in their engagement ranges. As we have but it does come in handy when you want to
and cheap triangle isn’t going to fit into a mentioned before, a sniper and DMR, by their push through the undergrowth and do a bit of
round hole, meaning if it doesn't achieve what nature, will require high magnified scopes spotting before you engage.
you want it to, it is simply a good looking extra than an assault rifle. This is best explained by However, the one drawback to variable power
weight you have just added to your rifle. The splitting an airsoft field into three different scopes is that a fixed scope is faster on target.
biggest area that 99% of people get wrong is zones. The first zone is close up, with a
a scope magnification. They either buy TOO maximum range of up to 60 metres is where
much magnification or too little. If you think an assault rifle will comfortably operate.
about it logically, if you play in a sniper or DMR The second zone from 50-90 metres is DMR OBJECTIVE LENS
role, you will need more magnification than territory. The third zone is where you'll find The objective lens is the lens at the
you would with an assault rifle. A lot of players snipers at work, where they will be able to end of the scope. Put simply, the more
won't even contemplate attaching a scope to engage targets at a range of up to 100 metres. objective lens you have, the clearer
an assault rifle, but instead attach a "Red dot" Knowing which zone you’re going to operate and brighter your scope will look. The
sight for close-in shooting, but by adding an in and the limits of your rifle will pretty much objective lens size is usually found at the
additional magnifier, they can also reach out determine the magnification of the scope you END of the scope operating description,
and hit a target further way. Unfortunately, use. To complicate the matter, we are dealing for example, 4 x 25, meaning that the
a scope generally speaking cannot turn on with airsoft rifles here, so both the DMR scope in question has a 25 mm objective
and off its magnifying ability. That's where and sniper rifles have the same territory to lens. In our world where we operate
variable power scopes come in but opens operate in, but both have different minimum up to 100 yds or so, it is advisable to go
up a whole new debate on fixed power vs engagement rules, such as a 4X fixed scope for a relatively small objective lens of
variable power. By adding the scope's abilities works fine from about 25 yds up to at least around 28mm.
into the mix along with the aesthetics and 400 yds or 365 metres.
affordability, you will pretty much nail your It does depend on the rifle you're using and
skirmish field scope requirements. the role you're playing to see if you need to
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EYE RELIEF
Eye relief is the distance
between your eye and the
lens you look through, EYE RELIEF
in the real world, this is
particularly important
with the recoil of the
rifle. Whereas it's more
about focal points in our
world. This particularly
affects spectacle users
where their focal point
could very well be closer
or further away than
someone with 20/20
vision, for example. It will
be a bit of trial and error
but finding out what level
of eye relief works for you
will stop a lot of problems.
DOES SIZE MATTER? crosshairs that you see superimposed over your Budget scopes can really suffer here in the real
Our resident sniper Gary Fox says and we quote.. target when you look down the scope and they world more than ours.
are available in many styles.
Thinner reticles are harder to see but
"A BIG SCOPE IS A REFLECTION OF are better for small targets over greater YOUR 'FIELD OF VIEW' OR' SIGHT
YOUR MANHOOD; PUT IT AWAY AND distances. Thicker reticles will allow for a much
faster target acquisition and some can offer
PICTURE' IS DEPENDENT ON THE
BEHAVE YOURSELF!" LED-illuminated reticles, which means that your MAGNIFICATION, WHICH IS BASED ON
reticle will glow green or red. A problem here is
A scope will tell you a lot about itself when you seeing these coloured reticles in daylight. Some THE TYPE OF LENS YOU HAVE CHOSEN.
decipher the numbers on the scope.
The first two numbers describe the scope's
budget optics suffer from this, so it's best to
avoid them where possible if you can.
TO GET A BETTER VIEW OF YOUR
minimum and maximum magnification You might also notice many reticles on the TARGET, YOU WILL NEED TO LOOK FOR
capabilities; the last number indicates the market have tiny dots, hash marks, or other
objective lens diameter in millimetres. markings on the vertical line of the reticle. A SCOPE WITH A WIDER FIELD OF VIEW.
For example, you might see 3-10X53, These markings are designed to show you what
which means that the scope has 3x to 10x elevation you need to engage with for different
magnification and a 53mm objective lens, which distances. However, for that, you will have to PARALLAX ADJUSTMENT
is described as "three to ten by fifty-three.” dial your scope in at say 100 yds. The marks will Parallax is the apparent displacement of an
then show you the angle of elevation you have to object because of a change in the observer's
fire to hit targets further away. point of view. In other words, Parallax occurs
RETICLES when the reticle and your target are not aligned.
Google will inform you that "Reticles are a Your objective lens needs to be adjustable to
series of fine lines or fibres in the eyepiece TRANSMISSION OF LIGHT allow you to focus more easily without tilting
of an optical device, such as a telescope or The better your lens, the more light it will your head or your rifle too much.
microscope, or on the screen of an oscilloscope, transmit without the disturbance of a reflection. We think that adding a decent, affordable
used as a measuring scale or an aid in locating A rule of thumb is the more expensive the scope to your rifle should enhance your accuracy
objects." In our world reticles are the little scope the better the transmission of up to 95%. and make target acquisition faster.
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AMOEBA STRIKER
BOLT ACTION SNIPER RIFLE
I THINK YOU WOULD ALL AGREE THAT FULFILLING A SNIPER'S ROLE ON THE SKIRMISH FIELD IS
AN ART FORM IN ITSELF. NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR MARKSMANSHIP ON POINT,
BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO MASTER THE ART OF CONCEALMENT, WHICH, TO BE HONEST, IS WAY
ABOVE MY PAY GRADE AND BEST LEFT TO OUR RESIDENT EXPERT, GARY FOX.
That being said, it's always been a role that has interested me to the point I recently purchased my first
sniper rifle, an Ares Amoeba AS-01 'STRIKER'. After a lot of researching, I believe it to be an affordable,
good entry rifle to get me started in a world that is quite frankly a whole new ball game.
By Paul Monaf
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BOLT AC TION T H E A R E S A M O E B A A S - 0 1 '
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
ARES AMOEBA A S-01 ' S TRIK ER' BOLT AC TION RIFL E

IN THE REAL WORLD ARES AMOEBA AS-01 'STRIKER' swivel mount is located at the front of the
Scoped rifles were first seen in the Crimean Targeted at an entry level sniper, the AS-01 rifle, allowing for installing a wide range of
War, the brainchild of Colonel D. Davidson, using ‘Striker’ is a sleek and compact setup and not aftermarket bipods. To fit suppressors, you're
optical sights produced by Chance Brothers too fancy. It is easy to operate and contains going to have to add a thread adaptor, its really
of Birmingham. They allowed a marksman to many high quality features not generally going to help with the sound of the rifle no end,
more accurately observe and target objects associated with this price point. These include a but you’re going to have to add a heavy piston
at a greater distance than ever before. The top down hop and a very handy and appealing with an air brake before you see any benefits.
telescopic sight, or scope, was initially fixed short pull bolt. But above all, the most The rifle is supplied with a 45 round medium
and could not be adjusted, limiting its range. noticeable feature is the rifle's simplicity, which capacity magazine, which is over double the
By the 1870s, the perfection of breech loading is reflected in an easy to strip and maintain capacity associated with most Airsoft sniper
magazine rifles led to sniper rifles having platform. I should also mention that the bolt rifles. Reloading is simple, thanks to an
"effective, accurate" ranges of up to a mile can be extracted by removing a single pin. ambidextrous magazine release and guide rails
away from their target. It was not until World The ASO1 is powered by an AEG spring rather situated in the magazine well. The mag-release
War I that sniper rifles began to be used more than a dedicated sniper spring, allowing you to operates from the magazine well; however, it
regularly on the battlefield. The accuracy of the easily replace the spring with a wide range of has also been extended into the trigger guard.
sniper rifle was greatly improved by the end common aftermarket products. Another safety
of World War II. Snipers were reported to have feature is that the AS-01 has a weapon cocked
"reasonable accuracy" over 600m. warning marker, indicating that the rifle is INTERNALS
Today the effective range of a military snipers cocked and ready to fire. The internals seems to be of decent quality.
rifle is pretty much down to the ammo used. Constructed from high strength and There is a dampening pad on the cylinder head
For example, a 5.45×39mm round will have lightweight polymers, the Ares Amoeba has that I didn't expect to see. Overall it's not a bad
an effective range of between 600–800m, been designed to be as ergonomic as possible, effort, but it's screaming out for an upgrade.
whereas, at the other end of the table, a which I would also suggest has a bearing on As for the trigger, I will say the components
14.5×114mm round is effective up 2,300m. its price point. A standard universal bipod do look strong enough to handle an upgraded
spring, but having said that, I'd suggest getting
a slightly weaker spring and use a tighter barrel.
I can pretty much say this with confidence, and I
know it's not the normal way forward, but in my
limited experience with this rifle, I found that
there's next to no Joule Creep.
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S T R I K E R ' B O L T A C T I O N S N I P E R R I F L E
OUT OF THE BOX You need to dial in your hop before zeroing your scope
Okay, the first port of call is the FPS. Making use and hope the hop doesn't need adjustment mid-game.
of .2's, the Striker performed pretty average. Despite the somewhat low FPS, I was pleasantly
While consistent, the FPS was more akin to an surprised at the rifles range. I was constantly hitting
AEG as opposed to a spring-loaded sniper rifle. targets at 60m with ease, which will undoubtedly
increase with the few minor upgrades I've mentioned.
■ 395.2
■ 395
■ 395.2 CONCLUSION
■ 396.4 I'm under no illusion that the Ares Amoeba
■ 396 AS-01 is an entry level sniper rifle that will
■ 395.3 require some upgrades to compete with
■ 395 the big boys in the sniper's world. But
■ 395.3 that's fine with me because I can't
■ 395 see myself as an 'on my belt buckle'
sniper, but more of a 'pop up behind
You can easily swap out the spring to increase a tree' sharpshooter taking potshots
the FPS, but it's not as simple as that. Adding a at my opponents, then quickly
heavier spring with the stock cylinder will give transitioning to my assault rifle
you a short term win, but it won't take too long when things get too hot.
for the spring to rip the backside out of the
cylinder. If you’re increasing the FPS, you need
to replace the cylinder and piston at the least.
Of course, heavier BB's will also play their part. FEATURES
The hop unit is a TDC, which means that it is ■ Short bolt pull
adjusted from the top by a small grub screw.
■ Fluted outer barrel
Having tested the hop on the range, it’s pretty
good for a stock rifle. It's easy to adjust but ■ Front bipod mount point
somewhat frustrating at the same time as your ■ Interchangeable grip system
going to have to remove any scope you attach. ■ 19cm long fixed 20mm RIS/RAS
rail for large sights and scopes
■ Top-down Hop-up unit for precision
■ Hop-Up unit adds range and accuracy
by imparting spin on the BB
■ Adjustable Hop-up unit for use with
a range of heavyweight BBs
■ 22mm Clockwise outer barrel
■ Cocked warning marker
■ Uses common AEG style springs
■ 45 round mid-cap magazine
■ Ambidextrous magazine release
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and would usually refer to 'Water Bourn Mission' hence the fin friendly profile, but in this case, "Over
The Beach" refers to the driving force behind this boot. Dan Ellis who founded the OTB boot company
in 2007 also designed other boots, you may have seen or indeed even be wearing a pair of Dan Ellis
boots without even realising it. For Instance, Dan is credited with the design of the BLACKHAWK
'Light Assault' and 'Desert Ops' boots as well as the original AKU Pilgrim boot,
You could say that Dan Ellis has come "full circle" as 11 years ago the OTB company sprang into life
with their first boot, the tactical water boot, which was explicitly designed for US Navy SEALs.
Today OTB doesn't exist with Dan Ellis as its CEO and lead designer, as New Balance took over OTB
and respectfully continued to offer the quaility of Dan Ellis's original standards.
Today this inspired design team have teamed up with the 50-year-old leading manufacturer and
supplier of mil-spec boots for the US DOD 'The Altama Boot Company' to design what we have
exclusively on display here; the Altama OTB Maritime Assault Boot.
Opening the box, you would be forgiven in the lightly padded tongue. The heel and ankle
thinking that the Altama OTB Maritime Assault are reinforced and provide adequate support,
boots were a "mid cut" basketball boot, especially when moving over uneven ground.
with the lows resembling skate shoes. It's The Insole is removable and constructed from
not difficult to see where the inspiration for cushioned contoured Ultron PU and differs in
this boot came from. You only have to take a many ways from standard boot insoles as there
look at the Converse All Star range to see the is no foam or fabric to absorb water.
similarities. Interestingly the All-Star boot had The boot hugs your foot in all the right places
a long relationship with the American Armed and surrounds your ankle comfortably and is
forces that dates back to WWII, where American secured in place with a seven lace eyelet system
soldiers wore them in training. Made from featuring a flat-low profile lace.
canvas, comfortable and quick drying, it's no A rubber toe cap provides limited protection
surprise that the US Special Forces took an from the outside world, and fine mesh
instant interest in the ALL Stars with reports (non-metallic) drain ports on either side of the
suggesting that US Navy Seals were the first to boot not only drain the boot when the foot is
use the All-Stars in combat. flexed but also act as flex points, giving the
The Altama OTB Maritime Assault boots wearer a great deal of flexibility. The boot also
embrace the history and functionality of their features a rather large "pull loop" positioned at
predecessor’s and take the whole concept the back of the boot, and this is for good reason,
to a new level. In fact the US Special Forces as it is provided to help divers find the loop in
community requested both versions of the the sometimes deep blackness of a waterborne
boot to improve their waterborne capabilities, mission so they can make adjustments eaiser
replace dive boots and act as a good land boot, (should it be required) while wearing fins.
which the majority of dive boots can't achieve. Aesthetically these boots have the appearance
The Altama OTB Maritime Assault Boot of a High Street fashion brand, which is an
are very simple and a refreshing change to exciting and bold move by Altama. Yes, their
£89.00
our eyes (and feet), with clean lines and an appearance has a lot to do with their Military
uncomplicated appearance. The upper is heritage, but they look equally at home down
constructed from 1000D Cordura nylon with a the pub or walking your dog as they would on a
rubber toe cap and sole. The boot's interior is skirmish field or indeed as they were intended;
lined with air mesh, which is also present on on the feet of real-world operators.
■ 1000D Cordura upper construction

■ Fits most military-issue swim fins
■ Air mesh lining to wick away sweat
■ No-shine rust-proof lace hardware
■ Low profile flat laces
■ Full length one piece polypropylene shank
■ Ultron PU contoured insole
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SPECNA ARMS SA-V26 CARBINE
IN THIS SERIES, WE LOOK AT THE NEW AND EXCITING AEGS, GBBS AND PISTOLS TO HIT THE MARKET. WE'LL SUPPLY YOU
WITH THE BASIC INFORMATION SO YOU CAN ADD THEM TO YOUR WISH LIST, OR NOT... OF COURSE, YOU CAN MAKE A BETTER
INFORMED DECISION WHEN WE TAKE A MORE IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE PRODUCTS AS THEY FILTER INTO US HERE AT AI HQ
IN FUTURE ISSUES.
As with most Specna Arms products, the The Specna Arms SA-V26 features Specna
SA-V26 is mainly made from Zinc, Aluminium Arms own brand of quick release system called FEATURES
and Steel, which delivers great build quality SAEC™. This makes changing your main spring ■ SAEC™ quick change spring system
and a great feel to this rifle. extremely easy to achieve as it is removable ■ Aluminium Alloy Handguard & Receiver
The 16" KeyMod Handguard and Receiver are from the buffer tube. Specna Arms claims ■ Specna Arms V2 Gearbox
made from a tough Aluminium Alloy and has this shortens your total spring change time to ■ 16" KeyMod rail system
gone through an anodizing and powder coating roughly 30 seconds- we’ll have to try that out ■ High density Polymers adjustable stock
process to deliver a stand out rifle. in the full review in the next issue. ■ 20mm railed Receiver
At the rifle's front end sits a stylish Muzzle The gears are a reinforced Steel set, as is the ■ Anodised finish
Brake that can be removed to reveal a 14mm Spring Guide. It has 8mm ball bearings and ■ 14mm CCW barrel thread
CCW thread head that accepts suppressors is secured with four anti-reversal latches to ■ Rear wired
and tracer units. The receiver also features protect your gears from abuse. Inside, you will ■ Adjustable ironsights
a 20mm rail giving you ample space for also find a metal HOP chamber, which can be ■ Functional mock bolt-catch
aftermarket sights and scopes. At the rear of accessed and adjusted by pulling the charging ■ QD Sling points on Handguard
the rifle you will find a six-position sliding crane handle to the rear. The mock bolt hold-open is ■ 8mm Bearings
stock made from Polymer, which will hold large functional and will lock the mock dust cover to ■ Steel Gears and steel Spring Guide
batteries up to roughly 7.4v. The Crane stock the rear and release it in the usual way. ■ Metal HOP chamber
has a rather unique design as the rubber butt If looks could kill, then maybe this rifle is ■ Full steel piston rack
plate twists 90 degrees before you can remove for you. It features some of the best quality ■ Lightweight polycarbonate plastic piston
it to gain easy and unhindered access to the internals and externals on the market and ■ 6.03mm precision inner barrel
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WHETHER TREKKING TO THE POLAR CAPS OR OPERATING
IN A DANGEROUS WAR ZONE, KARRIMOR SF UNDERSTAND THE SABRE RANGE
Karrimor’s Sabre Range has been a staple of their collection for a
THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGH-QUALITY EQUIPMENT AND long period of time now, and is in part the reason why Karrimor
THE END-USER’S RELIANCE ON THIS EQUIPMENT TO have been so successful. Having built up a world famous reputation
in both the military and outdoors communities; winning a number
SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE ANY MISSIONS THEY MAY BE of awards in the process, Karrimor’s Sabre range has continuously
proven that it is an affordable product range that is heavily stocked
TASKED TO COMPLETE. with a number of design features that make the range stand out in
a number of different sectors.
But we're not trekking to the polar ice caps are we? Nor are we operating
Having spent some time with Karrimor’s newer ‘Nordic’ line,
in a dangerous war-zone... that said, we've always tried to live by the 'Six
we were interested as to how the Sabre range was put together,
P System': Piss-poor-preparation leads to Piss-poor-performance, and the
especially due to the large number of plaudits the range has
same should apply to the equipment that you're purchasing for use within
received over its lifespan. At the time of writing, the Sabre 45 is
your airsofting forays. Too many times we've seen something fall apart on
within the hands of a member of our test team, getting hammered
someone as they're using it - slings fail due to poor hardware, cheap BBs
through Sheffield’s famous Peak District. With an impending
ruining the internals of a rifle, or (quite topically) rucksacks not being able
long-term test article on the horizon, we thought now would make a
to carry the weight they're packed with, leading to the loss of equipment.
well-timed opportunity to explore the entire Sabre range, looking at
So while we might not be trekking to the polar ice caps, or deployed to a
a quick and general overview of each product.
hostile environment, airsoft still puts a fair bit of strain on the equipment
we use, so why not invest in equipment that is made for the real world?
ENTER KARRIMOR SF
Karrimor SF are a British-based manufacturer who specialise in the creation of rucksacks and load carriage equipment for use in some of the
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Operating with a mantra that states - “Inspiration in design, excellence in performance”, Karrimor realise the importance of equipment that
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SABRE 30
KARRIMOR SF
A lightweight and effective day sack, the Sabre 30 includes ski guides on the
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comfort when load carrying. The coolmesh back system allows air to flow
between your back and the pack allowing for a more comfortable experience
in warmer climates or on a long trek. The main compartment is large enough
to accommodate everything you would expect from a mid-sized daypack and
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lid pocket is the ideal place to store your keys, phone, and other valuables. The
Sabre 30 is manufactured from KS60, a 600 Denier elastomeric polyurethane
(PU) coating, and a fluorocarbon durable water repellent polyester fabric.
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SABRE 35
KARRIMOR SF
Small in stature, the lightweight and versatile Sabre 35 makes for the
perfect daypack when the end-user doesn’t need an assortment of items
to keep him operational over a multiple night deployment. The Sabre
35 includes two fixed 2.5 litre side pockets suitable for water bottles or
other items. Constructed from KS60, a 600 denier rip-stop fabric, the
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SABRE 45
KARRIMOR SF
Karrimor have ensured that the Sabre 45 follows the design ethos shown
within all Karrimor products. Front and centre of these design features is
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known as KS100e*, which has been coated with a Silicone/PU elastomer
for improved tear strength and flex resistance. Additionally, each product is
finished with a fluorocarbon durable water repellent. *Camouflage models are
manufactured using a 500-denier Infra-Red Reflective (IRR) fabric instead.
SABRE 75
KARRIMOR SF
The Sabre 75 has a cool-mesh back with removable F-Format internal frame
which can be formed to the users back profile.With crampon loops and ice
axe holders, the Sabre 75 was designed for mountaineering although many
other uses exist. Ideal for shorter durations, the Sabre 75 also has the
capacity for extended use. PLCE side pockets and hydration systems may
also be attached. The Sabre 75 is manufactured in KS100e, a durable 1000
Denier Nylon fabric which offers both excellent tear and abrasion resistance.
To ensure the Sabre 75 can handle the elements, the pack makes use of an
elastomeric polyurethane coating alongside a durable water repellent on the
outer face to protect the end-user’s belongings from wet weather. Camouflage
variants are manufactured from a 500D Infra-Red Reflective fabric.
SABRE 60-100
KARRIMOR SF
Highly respected amongst extreme users for its sheer versatility. The Sabre
60-100 includes the SA (size adjustable) back system allowing on-the-back
and on-the-move adjustments to reduce muscle fatigue. The dividable main
compartment and hooped lower entry zip allows easy access to equipment
stored at the bottom of the rucsac. PLCE side pockets and hydration
systems may also be attached. Like the Sabre 45 and 90, the Sabre 60-100
makes use of the KS100e material, a 1000 Denier Nylon fabric which offers
brilliant tear and abrasion resistance, alongside a waterproof treatment.
Camouflage variants of the Sabre 60-100 are manufactured from a 500D
Infra-Red Reflective fabric.
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REACH OUT AND COUNTER STRIKE
A NEW RIFLE HAS JUST ABOUT HIT OUR SHORES, AND IT HAS TURNED A FEW
HEADS... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT SIT ON THE SHOULDERS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SPENT ANY TIME PLAYING COUNTER STRIKE GO! BY gary fox
The Steyr Scout is the latest bolt action Sniper off with a subtle end cap. Take this end cap off
as a sound dampener and you can also poke
in Allen keys for tool storage. Just like the
Real Steel, in the rear of the stock and situated
underneath is another “Dummy” magazine.
Now this one also removes and you can store
a second magazine here for ease of carrying
extra mags in the field.
rifle from Modify, and with ASG getting behind reveals the traditional -14mm thread to take The top rail is the normal 20mm picatinny
the Licensing side of things, it’s been fully any suppressor you fancy. Or a flash hider for style but also holds flip up iron sights, the front
Authorised by the real steel manufacturer: Steyr something different. post is also adjustable for windage! There is no
Arms Austria. What this means is it’s a proper Continuing with the stock. This is made in a adjustment for range but I was surprised by just
replica, matching the real steel variant as close thick and solid Nylon Fibre Polymer, and really how accurate these sights are to the point where
as possible with form, function and markings in adds to the realism feel and offers superb I will happily field this with just the Iron sights
all the right places. structural strength to the whole assembly. The and forego any optics or sights at all!
I have been sent two of these Scout rifles for a translucent, sprung magazine holds 32 rounds Now for the interesting part. The Integrated
tear down, review and to see just how good the and is located just in front of the real steels Bi-pod. This blends in almost seamlessly into the
latest bolty on offer is. And guess what, it turns magazine location which sits it half way along Stock and is released by pressing a button that's
out it’s good... very very good. the front part of the receiver. The spring loaded on the underneath just in front of the magazine.
First off, the looks. The overall look of the body of the magazine means the mags basically The two arms then fold down to support
RIF is refreshing and interesting to behold. Yes jumps out the gun when you pull the mag the weapon. Now honestly, I think these are
I know it’s following the real steel variant, but release lever. Those of you that are familiar more practical for posing the gun for photos,
on the airsoft field, most sniper rifles look like with the Type96, Mod24 or SSG24 will know storage or for standing the RIF on a desk for
a VSR, SRS or something along the lines of a what I mean here. The location of for the real maintenance or display. But they still look cool
McMillan M40A3/5. This Scout has a whole new steel magazine houses a “Dummy” style mag and it’s in keeping with the Licensing status.
look. A sturdy stock and full length receiver that is actually just a cap that you can remove Safely hidden away beneath these Bi-pod
with a lovely fluted slim outer barrel finished and has a large foam block that both doubles arms are the sliding Hop adjusters. Yes,
U T A N D C O U N T E R S T R I K E - S T E Y R S C O U T
SCOUT
that’s meant as a plural as there is in fact
ambidextrous adjusters, sliding forward to
But that is not all….for there is a third hop

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apply hop with a positive click for each position.
adjuster built in with this rifle! Situated on top

in the rail is hidden a tiny grub screw for TDC
adjustment of the hop. Only one way should be
outline that is similar in shape a Euro Fighter
Jet, this should help guide the BB into the centre
of the barrel and still give a long contact for the
BB to achieve the Backspin. It is a long patch,
and subsequently needs a barrel with a long hop
window, 8mm is the recommended size.
managed to squeeze out an additional 12.5%
volume and it utilises a redesigned cylinder
head with enlarge bore size and a super soft
dampener pad to help quieten things down.
The Piston has a new designed cup style head
which helps power delivery and airflow through
the cylinder head and there are also Air braked
used really to set the hop, with the redundant Piston heads on the design table so keep an eye
method being turned off to minimum. SILKY SMOOTH out for those too!
Using the sliding adjustment may have got The bolt pull on this rifle is smooth, really really I’ve had these rifles for a few weeks now,
your shots going from just under-hopping to smooth. The ball ended bolt handle is a little they’ve been used in games and have been
just over-hopping with one click of the sliders, soft and floppy (not what we’re used to) but stripped down completely and quite honestly
so by using the grub screw instead will give you when the bolt is cocked this stiffens up slightly they could well be “The Sniper” to have. They
infinite settings by the tiniest turn. which should help the user know when the rifle have incredible quality to them, they shoot so
The hop system is the same as the MOD24 and is armed if it has been left cocked between shots well out the box that nothing else is required –
the SSG24 and the arm itself is a high quality for a while. Another great feature is the rifle just feed them BB’s! It’s recommended to use
CNC aluminium with a twin fang type pressure on will not slam fire if the bolt is back or even when a minimum weight ammo of 0.36g but I was
the bucking. This fang is also designed to accept the bolt is forward and the handle is up it still using 0.48g BB’s with great success and the fps
the specially designed nubs that will be available will not fire. The handle has to be down fully for variances was less than 1 after a few hundred
soon, which when used alters the characteristics the trigger to be pulled. The safety is situated rounds had gone through to bed everything in.
of the bucking profile so users can experiment to in the tang of the receiver and is naturally With UK prices around the £400 mark, this is a
find the best BB flight to match their play style accessible to the thumb and is a rotary wheel strong contender for that fabled “Out the Box”
with the BB weight and power. design, as normal it’s forward to fire and has a ready Sniper that everyone wants, and with
This Bucking is also a brand new design. It’s little button to depress to enable it to operate. Modify already working on the accessories to
again a MOD24/SSG24 pattern but the hop The cylinder set is based on the MOD24/ make this into a Scout Elite Rifle... It makes it
mound is a new shape and design. With an SSG24 but in this Scout rifle Modify has only more tempting to pick one up.
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■ Email: info@firstandonlyevents.co.uk
DIRTY DOG AIRSOFT ■ Website: www.firstandonlyevents.co.uk
■ Address: 44 Sunnydale, Shildon,
County Durham, DL4 2ER FOREST OF DEAN PAINTBALL & AIRSOFT
■ Phone: 07712 588 700 ■ Address: Gatcombe Wood, Blakeney,
■ Email: dirtydogairsoft@outlook.com Gloucestershire, GL15 4AY
■ Website: dirtydogairsoft.co.uk/ ■ Phone: 01594 516 067
■ Email: fodpaintballandairsoft@outlook.com
DRAGON VALLEY ■ Website: fodpaintballandairsoft.co.uk/
■ Address: Caerwent Training Facility,
Caerwent, South Wa FOXTROT 58 AIRSOFT
■ Phone: 07921 336360 ■ Address: Islandmagee
■ Email: info@dragonvalley.co.uk ■ Phone: 07951858650
■ Website: www.dragonvalley.co.uk/ ■ Email: foxtrot58@hotmail.co.uk
■ Website: foxtrot58airsoft.synthasite.com/
DRAGONS LAIR AIRSOFT
■ Address: On the site of the Secret Nuclear FREE FIRE ZONE BULBY HALL WOOD
Bunker, Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, CM15 0LA ■ Address: Bulby Hall Wood, PE10 0SD
■ Phone: 01708 765036 ■ Phone: 07925 959398
■ Email: info@dragonslairairsoft.co.uk ■ Email: sales@fire-support.co.uk
■ Website: www.dragonslairairsoft.co.uk ■ Website: freefirezone.co.uk/
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FRONTIER AIRSOFT ISLAND RECON AIRSOFT COMBAT

■ Address: A449, South of Stafford, Junc 13 of ■ Address: Sandy Way, Near Shorwell,
the M6 at Dunston and Penkridge, ST19 5R Isle of Wight, B3399
■ Phone: 07590255914 ■ Phone: 07964751047
■ Email: info@frontierairsoft.co.uk ■ Email: Bookings@islandrecon.co.uk
■ Website: www.frontierairsoft.co.uk ■ Website: www.islandrecon.co.uk
FRV AIRSOFT KILL HOUSE AIRSOFT

■ Address: 132 Loughinisland Road, ■ Address: Sayner Lane, Leeds, LS10 1LS
Annacloy, Downpatrick, BT30 8JJ ■ Phone: 0113 2443374
■ Phone: 07730586926 ■ Email:
■ Email: info@frvairsoft.com ■ Website: www.killhouse.co.uk/
■ Website: www.frvairsoft.com
LAND WARFARE
FULL METAL AIRSOFT ■ Address: Wotton, OX13 6BX
■ Address: Cilyrychen Quarry, ■ Phone: 07387 941782
Llandybie, Ammanford, SA18 3JG ■ Email: Honey Bottom Lane Abingdon
■ Phone: 01269 850404 ■ Website: www.facebook.com/landwarfare/
■ Email: info@fullmetalairsoft.co.uk
■ Website: fullmetalairsoft.co.uk/contact.html MADDOG AIRSOFT
■ Address: High Harthay Farm,
GROUND ZERO AIRSOFT - WOODLAND Great North Road, PE28 4NQ
■ Address: Somerley Estate, Ringwood, ■ Phone: 07943265477
Hampshire, C/O Zero One Airsoft ■ Email: info@maddogairsoft.co.uk
■ Phone: 01329 849818 ■ Website: facebook.com/maddogairsoftground
■ Email: itstheh@groundzeroairsoft.com
■ Website: www.groundzerowoodland.com MANXAIRSOFTCLUB
■ Address:
GUNMAN AIRSOFT - 'THE VALLEY' ■ Phone:
■ Address: Fleet Road, Off the A327, RG27 0PY ■ Email: admin@manxairsoftclub.co.uk
■ Phone: 07854 277264 ■ Website: www.Manxairsoftclub.co.uk
■ Email: enquiries@gunmanairsoft.co.uk
■ Website: www.gunmanairsoft.co.uk/ MATLOCK COMBAT GAMES
■ Address: Lant lane, A632 between Matlock
HALO MILL and Chesterfield, DE4 5FW
■ Address: The Penthouse, Colne Valley ■ Phone: 07974507166
Business Park Manchester Road, HD7 5QG ■ Email: justin@matlockcombatgames.com
■ Phone: 01484 840554 ■ Website: www.matlockcombatgames.com
■ Email: info@halomill.com
■ Website: www.halomill.com/ NETLEY HALL AIRSOFT
■ Address: Netley Hall, Dorrington, SY5 7JZ
HARD TARGET AIRSOFT ■ Phone: 01743718339
■ Address: Merthyr Mawr Road, ■ Email: Netleypaintball@gmail.com
Bridgend, CF32 0LR ■ Website: netley-hall-paintball.co.uk/airsoft/
■ Phone: 07950580217
■ Email: contact@htairsoft.co.uk NOMAD AIRSOFT
■ Website: www.hardtargetairsoft.com ■ Address: Moss Wood, Fenwick, KA6 3AY
■ Phone:
HAVOC AIRSOFT ■ Email: johno@nomadscotland.co.uk
■ Address: Havoc Airsoft, Leatherbelly Woods, ■ Website: www.nomadairsoft.co.uk
Knottlingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 9LZ
■ Phone: 01977 679041 NORTHEAST TACTICAL AIRSOFT CLUB
■ Email: havochq@outlook.com ■ Address: Sunnydale, Shildon, DL4 2ER
■ Website: www.havocairsoft.co.uk ■ Phone: 01642281220
■ Email: ntacoy@live.co.uk
HOCKLEY AIRSOFT ARENA ■ Website: www.ntac.co.uk
■ Address: Unit 7, Eldon Way Industrial Estate,
Eldon Way, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4AD NORTHERN ALLIANCE AIRSOFT
■ Phone: 01702 202318 ■ Address: Boroughbridge Road, YO7 3LQ
■ Email: enquiries@hockley-airsoft-arena.com ■ Phone:
■ Website: www.mpa-airsoft.com ■ Email: admin@northernallianceairsoft.co.uk
■ Website: www.northernallianceairsoft.co.uk/
HOLMBUSH EVENTS DOGTAG AIRSOFT
■ Address: Crawley Road, Faygate, NPF BASSETTS POLE
Horsham, RH12 4SE ■ Address: NPF, Trickley Coppice, London Road,
■ Phone: 01293 852314 Bassetts Pole, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5SA
■ Email: bookings@holmbushpaintball.co.uk ■ Phone: 01213231000
■ Website: holmbushevents.co.uk/ ■ Email: info@npfbassettspole.com
combat-zones/airsoft/ ■ Website: www.npfairsoft.com
HUMBER AIRSOFT NSC AIRSOFT

■ Address: Leggotts Quarry, South Ferriby, ■ Address: Bygate Plantation,
■ Phone: 07792680297 Black Heddon, Belsay, NE20 0JR
■ Email: humberairsoft@outlook.com ■ Phone: 07983333521
■ Website: www.humberairsoft.co.uk ■ Email: info@nscairsoft.co.uk
■ Website: www.nscairsoft.co.uk
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■ Address: Huntley Wood, Coneygreaves, ■ Address: Emmock Road, Dundee, DD3 0
Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 2NS ■ Phone: 01796 482582
■ Phone: 07510127056 ■ Email: info@shootandscoot.co.uk
■ Email: rob@op-tac.co.uk ■ Website: www.shootandscoot.co.uk/the-hill/
■ Website: op-tac.co.uk
SHROPSHIRE AIRSOFT WAR GAMES
PATHFINDER AIRSOFT ■ Phone: 07445511642
■ Address: ■ Email: sawgskirmish@hotmail.com
■ Phone: ■ Website: www.sawg.co.uk
■ Email: admin@pathfinder-airsoft.co.uk
■ Website: www.pathfinder-airsoft.com/ SILVER GORILLA TACTICAL
■ Address: The Mill, 12 Keats Lane, Earl Shilton,
PHOENIX AIRSOFT Leicestershire, LE97DQ
■ Address: Gleadthorpe Breck Plantation, ■ Email: info@silvergtac.com
Budby Road, Cuckney, NG20 9JX ■ Website: www.silvergtac.com
■ Phone: 07956587213
■ Email: info@phoenixairsoft.co.uk SIM-TAC AIRSOFT
■ Website: www.phoenix-airsoft.co.uk ■ Address: Gibstown, Co. Meath, Ireland
■ Phone: 0864118610
PREDATOR COMBAT GAMES ■ Email: simulationtacticalairsoft@gmail.com
■ Address: 49 Newcastle road, ■ Website: www.sim-tac.com/
Ballynahinch, BT24 8NF
■ Phone: 0782516931 SKIRMISH AIRSOFT
■ Email: info@predatorcombat.com ■ Address: Kitchener Plantation, B6034,
■ Website: www.predatorcombat.com Budby, Nottinghamshire, NG22 9FG
■ Phone: 0844 9970 378
R.I.F.T. AIRSOFT LTD "THE VILLAGE" ■ Email: sales@skirmishairsoft.co.uk
■ Address: ■ Website: www.airsoft-mansfield.co.uk/
■ Phone: 0775 158 6781
■ Email: tony@riftairsoft.com SKIRMISH AIRSOFT BILLERICAY
■ Website: www.riftairsoft.com ■ Address: Skirmish Wood Outwood Farm Rd,
Billericay, CM11 2TX
RED 1 AIRSOFT CQB ■ Phone: 01277 657777
■ Address: Langleybury, Hunton Bridge, ■ Email: info@skirmish.co.uk
Kings Langley, WD4 8RW ■ Website: www.airsoft-billericay.co.uk
■ Phone: 01727846069
■ Email: www.red1airsoft.co.uk SKIRMISH CENTRAL AIRSOFT
■ Website: www.red1airsoft.co.uk ■ Address: Granary Farm Woods,
Dungee Rd. Nr Odell. Beds, MK43 7AE
RED BARN AIRSOFT ■ Phone: 01933 314805
■ Address: Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland ■ Email: enquiries@skirmishcentral.com
■ Phone: ■ Website: www.skirmishcentral.com/airsoft
■ Email: bbs@redbarnairsoft.com
■ Website: redbarnairsoft.com/ SKIRMISH EXETER
■ Address: Pennsylvania Road,
REDHILLS AIRSOFT North of Exeter, EX4 5
■ Address: Redhills, Co. Kildare, Ireland ■ Phone: 01548 580025
■ Phone: 0872481246 ■ Email: enquiries@airsoftexeter.com
■ Email: redhillsairsoft@gmail.com ■ Website: www.airsoftexeter.co.uk
■ Website: redhillsairsoft.com/
SKIRMISH LEICESTER & COVENTRY
REFORGER SKIRMISH ■ Address: Sharwell Woods,
■ Address: Quartermaster Store, Swinford Road, Lutterworth, Le17 4HP
Watford road Hunton bridge, Wd48qg ■ Phone: 0844 870 9785
■ Phone: 01923270158 ■ Email: bookings@skirmishleicester.co.uk
■ Email: andy@thequartermaster.co.uk ■ Website: www.airsoftleicester.co.uk
■ Website: www.reforgerairsoft.com
SOUTH COAST CQB
SECTION 8 AIRSOFT GAMES ■ Address: Browndown Road,
■ Address: Dura Road, Look for Ruined Church / Lee on the solent, PO13 9UG
Red Metal Gate, ML7 5AB ■ Email: 'southcoastcqb@gmail.com'
■ Phone: 07974 026518 ■ Website: www.southcoast-cqb.co.uk/
■ Email: info@s8airsoft.com
■ Website: www.s8airsoft.com SPARTAN AIRSOFT
■ Address: Spartan Airsoft,
SHOCK AND AWE AIRSOFT Brockley Combe , BS48 3DF
■ Address: Kinmel Woods, ■ Phone: 07791176046
St George/Abergele, LL22 9BU ■ Email: spartanairsoftuk@gmail.com
■ Phone: 07981 443152 ■ Website: www.spartanairsoft.co.uk/
■ Email: shockandaweairsoft@gmail.com
■ Website: www.shockandaweairsoft.co.uk SPEC OPS - BLOXWORTH
■ Address: Bloxworth, Off the A35, BH20 7EU
■ Phone: 07984 656947
■ Email: mike@specops.co.uk
■ Website: www.specops.co.uk/
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SSVAIRSOFT
■ Address: 2 Queen Street, DN85AA
■ Phone: 07939976835
■ Email: petrarrazvan@gmail.com
■ Website: www.ssvairsoft.com
BALLISTIC DESIGNS IOM
STIRLING AIRSOFT www.ballisticdesigns.co.uk
■ Address:
■ Phone: 07831429407
■ Email: bookings@stirlingairsoft.com
■ Website: www.stirlingairsoft.com
STORMFORCE AIRSOFT
■ Address: Bardy Lane,
Upper Longdon, Nr Rugeley, Stafford
■ Phone: 07515 937633
■ Email: mark@stormforce.plus.com
■ Website: www.stormforceairsoft.co.uk
SUSSEX AIR SOFT Custom PVC

■ Address: Roman Woods Off Furnace
Lakes fisheries, Guildford Road, Slinfold patches
■ Phone: 020 8150 9284
■ Email: info@sussexairsoft.co.uk
■ Website: www.sussexairsoft.co.uk
SWAT URBAN AIRSOFT FORTRESS

■ Address: Hygeia Street,
off Boundary Lane, Liverpool, L6 9BY
■ Phone: 0151 644 1611
■ Email: info@swatuk.com
■ Website: www.swaturban.com
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TAC HOUSE SPARTAN
■ Address: Goytside Road,
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2BL
■ Phone: 07540 955997
■ Email: tachouse_spartan@aol.com
■ Website: www.tachousespartan.co.uk/
TACTICAL WARFARE AIRSOFT Embroidered

■ Address: Featherbed Woods, CR6 9PL
■ Phone: 020 3490 8008 Patches
■ Email: enquiries@tacticalwarfare.co.uk
■ Website: www.tacticalwarfare.co.uk
THE GAOL EVENTS

■ Address: Oakham Enterprise Park, LE157TU
■ Phone: 07976457602
■ Email: enquiries@thegaolevents.com Limited Edition
■ Website: www.thegaolevents.com
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THE OUTPOST
■ Address: York Road, Flaxby, HG5 0XJ
■ Phone: 07825950245
■ Email: staff@cerberusairsoft.co.uk
■ Website: www.cerberusairsoft.co.uk
URBAN ASSAULT
■ Address: RAF Upwood, Ramsey Road, PE26
■ Phone: 07925 959398
■ Email: games@urbanassault.org.uk
■ Website: www.urbanassault.org.uk
WEST MIDLANDS AIRSOFT Custom Flags

■ Address: Boulters Lane, Woodend, CV9 2QD
■ Phone: 07861 427553
■ Email: paul@wmairsoft.co.uk
■ Website: www.wmairsoft.co.uk
XSITE THE OUTPOST

■ Address: Tring Road, LU62EE
sales@ballisticdesigns.co.uk
■ Phone: 01494 881430
■ Email: tim@xsiteairsoft.co.uk
■ Website: www.xsiteairsoft.co.uk
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