Archive for September, 2008

Tony from KMNW has a heap of new gear in:

Hi Arnie, I trust your well. Just thought I’d write and let you know we’ve just received our first part order of Zan in the USA. The range includes neoprene face masks both full face and half face along with balaclavas and helmet liners. The face masks are ideal for protection against BB’s particularly when playing CQB games. You’ve got the basic camo colours and designs along with some more wacky and way-out designs which are really better seen than to be described although they could be great for making team recognition easier.

As well as the Zan gear, we’ve also taken our first delivery of Bobster Eyewear, again it comes to us straight from the USA and the range includes everything from Military Ballistic glasses to plain old high impact resistant sunglasses. Most of the items fall into either the convertible category, meaning you can convert them from goggles to glasses and vice versa or Interchangeables, meaning that they come with a selection of lenses. Its all top spec stuff but we’ve tried to bring over models which will suit most peoples styles and needs while still thinking about their pockets.

 

We’ve still lots of sale items available and a few clearance lines, the Solarforce torches are really going well. Next month we also have more new lines arriving including a new holsters range from a senior European manufacturer who’s big on the continent so far as supplying the police and military, our own Molle pouches and vests, now named Tiberius, should also be arriving and if anyone’s struggling to find Safariland holsters then they may also be good news here as we hope to re-supply our stocks.

All the best and take care

Tony Bradley
KMNW www.kmnw.co.uk
Importers and retailers of the finest tactical clothing and accessories.
Israeli Martial Arts Academy 01204 306 121

There’s a new issue of Popular Airsoft out:

Solitary. Mysterious. Deadly. These are just a few descriptions of a sniper that we have encountered during the making of  this issue. More often than not, we regard snipers in a more melodramatic way–as hunters stalking its prey… or even as a lone assassin waiting for the kill. Why the fascination about snipers? Hollywood contributed much to how we perceive a sniper should be. We see them as nameless, shapeless operators in various theatres of war.

In this issue, we peer into the crosshairs of three seasoned airsoft snipers and a sniper instructor, each respected in their own areas of expertise, and unlearn some myths that we all deem as "common knowledge", as well as discover, whether or not, we have what it takes to be one. Know how to differentiate between cover, concealment and camouflage; properly apply camouflage face paint and zero your optics.

In our features, OptimusPrime interviewed Leo Kung, founder of Mil-Force Japan, a Hong Kong-based military and airsoft gear supplier, to hear from him what the company has in store for airsoft geardos out there. OptimusPrime has also taken a look at Gunpower (South) Korea’s innovation that will make airsoft "zombies" a thing of the past, as well as wore the fox hat in Bamako Bampots’ charity event. Brahma and Ogre strutted their way at the Kadayawan Festival in Davao, Philippines on their sidetrip from covering OP: Urgent Fury – The Final Battle.

Our operators had their hands full at covering big airsoft events across three continents for our Airsoft Combat Exclusives. Moondog, latest addition to our pool of operators, shares with you his experiences in OP: Bad Blood, a benefit game for the US Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for blood cancer research, while the 5th installment of OP: Northern Wind, a Lion Claw’s event, was captured for posterity by HeadUp. In the UK, OptimusPrime was among the 1,213 players who slugged it out in the 300-acre game site during OP: Groundzero. Relive the event in his story, and while at it, learn what happened when East London met with the blokes from the westside in Maddog’s account of OP: East vs West: Collision. Lastly, the indomitable tag team—Brahma and Ogre—can’t stop babbling about OP: Urgent Fury – The Final Battle, ASG-Davao’s 3rd Kadayawan Airsoft CQB Invitational Tournament. Too bad they can’t talk much about what happened during the event’s RAW Night, which, from what we’ve heard was rife with "juicy tidbits", hehehe.

In our Armorer’s Den, Brahma outlines the salient features of PDI’s Custom Barrels, crafted especially for TM’s VSR-10 G-Spec rifle; while Ogre listens whether or not the ARS Sorbo Pad really hushes the insides of your gearbox and puts a spin on Shredder’s Concave Spacer (SCS). Meanwhile, Optimus Prime tries on TQM’s ACU.

This September, OptimusPrime did a Zohan with King Arm’s Galil SAR EBB rifle in our gun review, and find out from him what makes this baby tick. Also, Dom and Attila talks about why the GFC M4A1 has more bang for the buck; while MasterChief, with Albert’s help, advises upcoming airsoft snipers to get the JG BAR 10. Ogre brushes up on his Nihonggo in order to make you undertand the enhancements PDI did on the M24 CommVer, originally made for CA. Read for the first time about RL, the Filipino guy responsible for that AEG Recoil Mechanism video clip on YouTube, in Brahma’s review of the XRL-12 Sniper Kit.

Be among the first to take a glimpse at this latest Filipino creation from the same person who brought to life Cyclops’ design, which we all came to know as the ICS CXP.

Also this month, the Dartmoor Rangers of South Devon in the UK, as interviewed by MasterChief; Team Blackwind of PAIN Japan as interviewed by BigBadBear; and SEALs Davao, Ozamis MAFIA, Valencia Magahat and ARMM-CCAT of Mindanao in the Philippines as interviewed by Brahma, made it to the pages of Popular Airsoft.

Lastly, in this issue, we welcome two new contractors–HeadUp (US) and Attila (EU)–to complement our operators in bringing you the latest and relevant goings on in the global airsoft scene.

Hoping to exchange BBs with you,

The Writers, (Popular Airsoft Magazine)

 

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Airsoft Society is a new forum for enthusiasts that has launched:

Fellow Airsoft Enthusiast!

I would like to invite you to an airsoft forum community ran by true airsoft enthusiasts. A group of my team players got together earlier this year with other players from around the Country and put together AirsoftSociety.com; http://www.airsoftsociety.com/

Please check us out and join in on the discussions. We could use help passing the word out as well.

Thanks! Alan, http://www.airsoftsociety.com/

BB King who are a Chinese BB manufacturer are looking for distributors:

We are airsoft BB manufacture in China. We want to find sole distributor around world. […]

MSN:cgseals@hotmail.com to talk about the details. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you. Vince Carter

website: www.bbkingball.com
MSN/E-mail: cgseals@hotmail.com

CRW Airsoft have gear back in stock:

Hi, We now have many items back in stock and some even cheaper than before.

• A&K M249 MKII & Para
• A&K SR25
• JG G36c & G36K
• L96 sniper rifle MB01C
• Metal gear Chest harness
• Army L85A1 (R85)
• JG M4 series
• JG Mp5 series

Many new items will be in stock JG Glock 18c GBB etc.

Regards, Eddie, (Director, CRW Airsoft)

The new newsletter is out from Airsoft Extreme:

New Tokyo Marui AK74SU

The TM AK74SU has just been released and it has superb blowback action like the TM AK74MN. Extra magazines are available too, high capacity and standard capacity. Click image for more information.

NEW Tokyo Marui MEU Pistol

The TM MEU is a new 1911 pistol from Tokyo Marui and it is what everyone would expect from Marui, high quality. Click image for more information. Extra magazines are available too.

Marushin M36 Revolvers (2 inch and 3 inch models)

Marushin 8mm revolvers in two lengths. Cylinders swivel out to eject the brass shells which hold one BB per shell. Click on each image to see more information and to order.

KJW Pistols in stock, CO2 powered!

Click on each image for more information. We have the magazines available in CO2 or standard Green Gas versions. This model also works with the Tokyo Marui Hicapa mags.

Western Arms BlowBack M4’s!

Western Arms M4 Carbine, Western Arms M4 CQB R

Click images for more information (Airsoft Extreme)

Here’s the press release concerning the FULDA GAP event in Taylorsville, NC on the 1st/2nd of November:

FULDA GAP 2008 returns to Command Decisions Wargame Center in Taylorsville/Bethlehem, NC, USA on November 1 & 2, 2008:

All players and reenactors are invited to attend one of the East Coast’s LARGEST and BEST Airsoft theme events of the year!

Fulda Gap is an historic representation of the East-West standoff across the Iron Curtain in the 1980’s.  Complete with NATO and Warsaw Pact command cells, armored vehicles, simulated air strikes, artillery barrages, NBC attacks, and even the threat of tactical nuclear annihilation! Each team will have tactical and operational objectives to accomplish over a rugged 70+ acre complex of firebases, trench lines and terrain that echo’s the West German frontier of the Cold War.

This year’s event will be held the weekend BEFORE Command Decision’s massive Paintball game at the same field, so those who don’t want to get slime on their gear will be in the all-clear.

Information from Command Decisions is available here. Latest Forum Chat for NCAirsoft. org is at this link http://www.ncairsoft.org

Promo Video for the event is here.

We hope to see you there! Alan, (FULDA GAP)

Airsoft GI have started a new video channel:

Airsoft GI has always been dedicated to providing exactly what our customers need, and how do we know what you need?  You tell us.  Every call and every e-mail sent to Airsoft GI is taken into consideration, and we do the best possible job that we can to address every question or concern brought to our attention.

Which is why the AIRSOFTGIdotcom channel was created on YouTube.  On this channel we have posted videos to help novice players to properly operate their equipment in order to avoid breaking it and to get the most out of it.  A few instructional videos on the basic anatomy and operation of magazines has been posted, more will follow.

We would appreciate any input, constructive criticisms, and/or comments that you have in regards to these videos to help the airsoft community grow.  Please visit http://www.youtube.com/airsoftgidotcom and add your $.02, thank you. (Airsoft GI)

Airsoft Buddy are opening in the middle of October:

This is William from Airsoft Buddy. Our base is located at Hong Kong. And we will launch to sell the WE Gas Blow Back M4 Carbine in the market. The launch date will be around the middle of October. The WE GBB M4 now is in final testing. We collected all the comments from the forum then pass to the factory to modify to make sure the product can satisfy everyone in the airsoft market.

To celebrate Airsoft Buddy’s grand opening, all WE full metal pistols are sale
at www.airsoftbuddy.com. (Airsoft Buddy)

Matt from Airsoft Pacific has been in touch with details of a competition they are running for Halloween this year:

Airsoft Pacific is hosting a 2008 Action Hero Costume Contest for this Halloween season. Dress up as your favorite action movie hero or villain, video game character, animated character, or any notable character… The only rule is that your costume must incorporate Airsoft.  We’ve got prizes for the top costume winners provided by Airsoft Extreme and AirSplat. The deadline for submitting a costume picture is October 30th, see our contest page (http://www.airsoftpacific.com/viewtopic.php?t=22138) for full details.

Matt Rowell (Airsoft Pacific)

Lawrence (Maple Leaf on the forums) has been in touch with details of quite an interesting blog. I’ve had a browse myself and found it to be one of the more interesting blogs I’ve encountered on the web:

Just a quick note about… http://strikehold.wordpress.com

"Strike – Hold!" is the European blog about special operations forces and military-orientated action hobbies, and brings a unique (and often exclusive), sometimes in-depth, and always well-informed and personal look at the stuff that people like us are interested in.

Cheers,

Lawrence

Written by an ex-serviceman and discussing a range of content including a commentary on current events in the news, the blog is certainly worth a visit for any other ex-service types or any civilians (like myself) merely interested in an alternative perspective. :)