It turns out that a lot of new Chinese-made airsoft guns will be released in May. First, RealSword revealed the pricing of their products – with HKD3500 (roughly £225) for QBZ97 and HKD2900 (roughly £175) for Type 56, they reach the price level comparable to Tokyo Marui and Classic Army – which, taking the producer’s claim of “high quality” into account, is not absurdly expensive, as some people expected.
Gunner Airsoft has started a pre-order on the new releases from Double Eagle and ARMY – after Tokyo Marui, Classic Army and HFC, the next target for copying by the Chinese is G&G. The Double Eagle UMP will be a copy of G&G ‘UMG’ design, available in the next two weeks with a price tag of £40, while the Army ‘R85A1’ is a copy of G&G L85A1 and should be ready in a month’s time, price estimated at £60.
Also, the A&K M249 Mk2 should be out very soon – to recapitulate, sheet steel body, 400 fps velocity and price announced to be around £220 including shipping. The Mk1 and Para versions should follow soon after.
As for the ‘Rumor Mill’ part, the Cyma M1A1 Thompson (prototype of which was displayed at this year’s ShotShow in Orlando) and JLS F2000 should also be released in May.
