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with a “slide” that’s almost entirely static. If anything, stocks. The AAP is devoid of rails to mount accessories
it’s more like an upper receiver where the external such as scopes or lights, but Action Army sells them
moving parts are limited to two wings to the rear of separately to fit pre-drilled mounting points, both
the assembly. With less reciprocating mass to move, above the upper and beneath the barrel. There are
one very positive result is that we’ve found the AAP already aftermarket upper rails that extend almost the
can clear up to four full magazines of around 20 BBs entire length of the pistol and we’ve seen more than
in semi-auto on a single fill of gas. one tasty mod that turns this lightweight pistol into a
Despite outward appearances, Action Army’s proper rifle.
airsoft version relies heavily on the tried and tested Trades on the AAP are almost non-existent with
airsoft cocktail of Marui-compatible innards and “Read instruction before use” stamped and barely
that all-important full auto “fun switch” from the visible above the left grip, with “Made in Taiwan” on
G18C. There’s no getting away from the fact that the other side. You’ll also find “CaL 6mm BB” on the
this is a “Glock in a Frock” and only you can decide ejection port, but you’d have to look pretty hard to
whether that party dress is better or worse than the find any of the markings.
everyday uniform, but at least it’s something different. It comes fitted with “Light Enhancing Iron Sights”,
It very much reminds me of an old wired videogame which any other manufacturer would probably call
controller I had in the 80s, but it’s also reminiscent of fibre optics and be done. They’re pretty cool and work
the A-22B Chao from the recently released Cyberpunk well. You can adjust the hop through the ejection
2077. Now THAT could make for a fun build… port, though fellow sausage fingers might find they
need something like a small flathead screwdriver to
AESTHETIC MISMATCH… move the dial. It’s so easy to split the AAP - just press
…but oh so good in the hand! the full-width button at the rear and lift the top off -
In terms of scale, it’s nearer the full-sized Glock 17 that it’s almost more convenient to do it that way.
than its slightly more diminutive 19-designated sibling. Speaking of the hop, don’t panic if your brand new
The AAP’s construction is entirely plastic fantastic, so AAP doesn’t cycle completely and BBs just dribble out
it comes in on the lighter side for a pistol at 665g, of the muzzle. You haven’t been sold a lemon; your
but Action Army used what feels like a decent quality hop is fully off and you just need to dial some in. The
polymer and it has a nice matte finish. The angle of Outer Barrel has a straight fluted appearance, with
the grip feels natural and the distinctive grip pattern is a thread hider that unscrews to reveal it will readily
split in half on either side with an almost accept 14mm counter clockwise (CCW)
pebble-like texture to the fore.
The front of the
trigger guard
and grip feature
horizontal lines,
while the rear of
the grip has a grid
of small squares. It
might look like a bit of an aesthetic mismatch, but
at least if feels good in the hand - especially the way
your thumb naturally sits in a recess atop the grip.
The mag release can be swapped from the left to
the right, while the slide release works just as well on
either side as standard. The safety above the trigger
only works in one direction across the frame, but we suppressors and
can see it working equally well for left or right-handed tracer units. Which is
users. But being a Glock clone, of course most players great but it’s a shame
won’t even trouble with that switch because the the threads are plastic
AAP-01 features the distinctive scissor trigger with its that will inevitably soon
built-in safety mechanism. wear. Best to fit your
This not-Glock is advertised as being “Based on the unit of choice and leave
EU series platform”, so you should be set for spare in place.
magazines - including drum mags - backstraps and

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