In random updates from around the world 007 Airsoft (based in Canada) have got a new stock of AEGs and EBBs in, and have posted the details on their front page. BoomArms have the lovely looking Guarder AKM all-steel kits in stock now at 690USD. Remember the model is a limited run so as ever get in quick if you want one. Over at X-Fire they’ve rewritten a heap of the descriptions and pages for their HiCap parts on their English pages, which should be a welcome update for many.
Meanwhile the chaps at PM Concept are moving office at the moment, so things may be a bit quiet from them for the moment. The guys at WGC are all on holiday for Chinese New Year from the 6th to the 13th of February, so will also be quite quiet for this period.
It’s worth remembering that many shops and companies will be celebrating Chinese New Year at the beginning of February so best not time any critical orders or communication over that period. If you don’t follow such things normally this year is the year of the Yiyou, popularly known as the Year of the Rooster (year 4703 by the Chinese calendar).
If you’re interested in the history of the Chinese calendar, check out this page on chinapage.org.
GUN have posted the contents and front cover of their new issue on their website which is available at all good stockists. New in this issue is an article covering the FN Five Seven pistol (the one that fires the same round as the P90), an article covering the Russian issue pistol, an interview with a missing persons investigator and a visit to a Canadian prop company. There’s also a heap of other work including the STi set head to head against the SPS, the HK33 tested against the M4 for durability, a report from BlackHole and much more.
Specifically in the Airsoft scene they have articles covering the new Tanaka M500, KSC G34 (HeavyWeight) and STi Edge 5.1, WA’s MEU, SDS and S&W1911, KTW Springfield M1903A3, Hudson M21 gas rifle (6mm) and TT-33 pistol.
There’s an interesting story over on Filipino Airsoft’s website covering the use of Airsoft guns in jails to control and pacify otherwise uncontrolable inmates. In all honesty I had to double check and make sure that it wasn’t April 1st. You can find the article on Filipino Airsoft, and the original article at SunStar.
[…]Less lethal
Airsoft guns are a less lethal weapon but are equally effective. They have stinging effect that will modify the behavior of the inmates. Since we also have shotguns, I will suggest the purchase of rubber bullets for 12-gauge shotguns. These are soft rubber that can be fired at close range and the chances of penetration are very slim, he said.
His lawyer Lito Astillero said Byron will first submit the proposal to the legal division of the Provincial Government to check on its legality.
Byron said that if the governor agrees to buy airsoft guns, CPDRC will need some 10 guns at P10,000 to P12,000 each, while rubber bullets costs some $25 for a box of five. We can control them without using the real guns. Way mamatay (No one will die), Byron said of troublesome inmates. Minerva B. Gerodias, (SunStar)
Should Airsoft be used in such circumstances? Thoughts on a postcard (or in the forums.. my mailbox at the office is already clogged with three Gb of email).
