Page 5 - Airsoft Action Issue 126 June 2021
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JUNE 2021
36 KIT & GEAR: PLATE CARRIERS 68 RELOADED: KWA QRF MOD3
The plate carrier has become the Just because we’ve been locked
chosen method of load bearing and down doesn’t mean that we haven’t
magazine carriage for airsofters been testing and training. The AA
worldwide - but do we REALLY need crew have used whatever facilities
them and why are they now so they have in new and interesting
popular in airsoft? Bill takes a look ways! Jase Clarke has been working
back over his last 26 years of playing with the KWA QRF Mod 3 and lets us
to try and find an answer… know what he thinks.
40 KIT & GEAR: BIG BILL! 72 INSIDE AIRSOFT: NUPROL
When Bill W-R bemoaned the fact It’s time for us to get inside the airsoft
that he was having a problem finding industry again to find out what
decent tactical gear in larger sizes, makes the big companies tick and, as
Boycie swung into action to track him much as it seems they may be a bit
some down and now we have one “faceless”, at the beating heart of
happy airsofter with some righteous many are airsofters who started out
new clothing courtesy of 5.11 much like the rest of us! This month
Tactical! we head inside NUPROL.
42 THE CAGE: TACTICAL FLEECE 78 ACTION AIR: TAIWAN
Building up information that can be Airsoft Action’s “Man in Taiwan”,
used to enhance your “gear locker”, Stewbacca, isn’t just into Action Air
the AA crew turn their attention to a pistol competitions, being pretty
piece of clothing that seems to come handy when it comes to “longs”
in and out of “airsoft fashion” - but he decided to give an Action Air
one that is still a key part of any rifle comp a go - and finds out he is
all-weather, all-conditions layering actually pretty damn good at it, as he
system - the Tactical Fleece! makes it onto the podium!
46 RED CELL: CLASSIC AK 82 FEATURE: FIRST GAME BACK
In an airsoft world dominated by AR/ Whilst the C-Virus is still very much
M4 replicas this month Red Cell put with us and we must continue to
their focus on a family of firearms that ensure that any airsoft games or
rightly bears the description “iconic”, events that we attend are fully
and that’s the Kalashnikov in all its compliant with national guidelines,
workmanlike forms. This month they the fact is that after many, many
take a look at “The Classics”, and Bill months of waiting, games are back
sets the scene… on!
60 FEATURE: AIRSOFT PORTUGAL 84 SITE TO STREET: VIPER VX BUP
More and more countries are Continuing his series looking at
emerging from the strictures of C-19 tactical kit that is equally at home
lockdown, and that games and airsoft on the street, as it is on site, in this
events are kicking back into gear! latest instalment Frenchie turns his
Bill touched base with his friend and attention to Viper’s VX BUP. Unlike
dedicated airsofter, Miguel Olivera in the Covert Shoulder bag reviewed
Portugal, to find a little more about last month, this absolutely has a place
what’s happening there right now! on the skirmish field.
62 RELOADED: AAP01 ASSASSIN 86 SHOP ‘TIL YOU DROP!
As the Airsoft Action long-term We’re beginning to hear that the
testing program gathers speed, we’re siren call of “Game On” is beginning
pleased to be rejoined by contibutor to happen far more regularly. That
Steve T as he takes a longer look means that we’re all finding out that
at action army’s full auto pistol, the we need something new and “shiny”
AAP-01 Assassin. Now it’s had some to replace gear that’s worn out,
rangetime, is it really as good as we suffered in storage, or has “suddenly
first thought? shrunk” during lockdown!
66 TECHNICAL: KEEP IT SIMPLE 90 LAST POST
Jimmy has been doing further field Being of a slightly “older generation”,
testing on a couple of our long-term over many years of involvement
test rifles. It’s always a joy to get out Frenchie has acquired a certain
there with something new and Gucci perspective on the “givens” touted
and push it to the limit and to see in, around and about airsoft. He has
where they excel and where they a number of pet hates, it’s his right
don’t quite cut the mustard, so Jimmy and he’s sufficiently mature to have
now brings us some solutions! accrued a fair collection.
