Page 69 - Airsoft Action Issue 126 June 2021

RELOADED
for the test …everything a
growing boy needs!
So, I pick up my grab bag
and head to the range. I load
up the four mags with ease
and lay them next to the Mod
3. It really is a nice compact little
package and a bonus point goes to
KWA for selling these magazines
in boxes of three and at a very
reasonable price. It’s something they have done for
a while now; prices will vary depending on your
location but they won’t break the bank.
DOWNRANGE
Out of the box you can run this RIF with an 11.1v
LiPo and it is Gate Titan ready should you wish
to run one at a later date. One of the reasons you
can run an 11.1v LiPo is that KWA have put some
tasty uprated gears and a high torque motor into
this package. These KWA 2.5 series gearboxes have
a snazzy trick up their sleeve with adjustable FPS
allowing you to be able to turn it up or down (from
around 330 to 370 on a .20g in testing).
My range is around 40m long and gives me a great
feel for anything I test and with the mags loaded with
some of Nuprol’s finest RZR .20 BBs, I banged off
some rounds downrange in semi-auto mode. After a
quick adjustment of hop, I have this baby dialled in
and every one of the rounds smacks the target with
fine accuracy. In total I must have blown through a
good twelve mags with great success. In full auto
mode this puppy is fast - and I don’t say that lightly
about something so fresh out of the box!
The KWA 2.5, 3.0 and ERG series have the last
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round bolt stop function which
sold me on the brand back in 2014,
it really gives that realistic feel at
6mm cost. This, however, is missing
on the 2.5+ and 3.0+ updated
series of rifles. I also must say I
am a fan of the ambidextrous
dummy bolt stop release button
which releases the dummy bolt
plate when it is held to the rear to allow hop
adjustment, a lovely little touch.
DOWN AND DIRTY CQB TESTING
With the British COVID lockdown 3.0 still in full
effect and my business mothballed, I decided to
pop to work and check on my premises but I had
an alternative motive (you bet I did!). With me, in my
lock box, was the QRF. My plan was simple… set up
a small range with a few targets over 4 floors. By the
time I was finished I was sure the boys in Hereford
would have been proud of my efforts!
BANG, a swift kick clears the door from the yard
into the basement. Now this section of the premises
is tight, shelving close together meaning movement
is limited. As I move towards the stairwell I have to
move through a doorway turning 90o to my right but
to cover my angles, transition the QRF from the right
shoulder to the left before moving my hands to their
corresponding position. The Tanker stock definitely
helped me out. Now this QRF is a short example and
based around a “9mm round” so it fitted perfectly
into this situation I’d set up. As I moved up the stairs
in a clockwise movement I decided that the QRF is
becoming tricky to maintain as I navigate these steep
stairs. Once at the top, I’m into reception. I scan my
surroundings through the pop-up PTS sights, I do
like a PTS product, always works well and looks and
feels good. Now I have the second staircase to tackle
but before I do I decide to reduce the stock’s length
a couple of clicks to help me through the process
of moving up the stairs. Eyes darting around as the
stairwell opens up to first floor, it is a good 20ft above
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