Airsoft Action - March 2020

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TOKYO MARUI V10 GBB
V10
POWER!
Photo: Airsoft Project
AS IS OFTEN THE WAY WITH MARUI, THEY TEND TO ANNOUNCE THINGS AND THEN WE END UP FORGETTING ALL
ABOUT THEM UNTIL THE RELEASE ACTUALLY COMES AROUND. NOT SO WITH THE V10 FOR PHIL BUCKNALL, WHO IS
NOT A 1911 FAN SO FOR HIM TO LIKE ONE, IT HAD TO BE DIFFERENT.
The V10 isn’t a new pistol and in the
real world it has been around for at
least 20 years, if not longer. It’s also
been out in airsoft form for a few years too
and has always struck me as an odd choice
for them to make, as it isn’t used by any
military force and it doesn’t feature in any
new films but as I like it, I’m prepared to
let it go! As always for all things Marui in
the UK, my goto was Defcon Airsoft UK,
in Stoke. One, it’s really close to me and
two, they always seem to have the goodies
in before anyone else! The V10 was no
exception and not long after over-paying
for the Mk46, I got a message saying the
V10 had arrived.
I dashed down to the shop to pick it up
before playing at Fireball on the Saturday,
so I was keen to get it in time for that
game.
First Impressions
First impressions were very good, with it
looking great in its box with the contrast
between the highly polished sides and the
sand-blasted effect on the top and curved
surfaces. The porting on the slide is nicely
done too, as are the 10 ports in the black,
cone-shaped barrel which attaches to a
nicely done chrome effect breach/chamber.
The markings are crisp and replicate (to
some degree) the real gun, however, the
medallions on the pistol grips say “Tokyo
Marui” - the gun doesn’t suffer for that
though. Take down is like a cross between
a standard 1911 and one with a guide
rod but easy enough to do if you’ve ever
handled either type of airsoft 1911 in the
past. Even if you haven’t it’s actually quite
intuitive and
easy to do.
So, how
did it hold up
after using it
on Saturday
at Fireball
Squadron
Airsoft Club?
I’d say it was
a game of
two halves
if I’m being
brutally
honest. It is
a great little
Photo: Airsoft Project
pistol to shoot
and accurate too out to about 20-25m,
with a nice snappy recoil using Nuprol 2.0
green gas and Devil Blaster 0.28g BBs.
FPS was 220 +/- 2 (0.63J) with said BBs,
which is well below the legal limit here in
the UK. It’s very comfy in the hand thanks
to the moulded grips and it’s overall size
is comparable to a G19. The contrasting
finish from the flat sides to the textured
curved surfaces is very appealing and looks
fantastic to me - and a few others who
“FIRST IMPRESSIONS WERE VERY GOOD, WITH IT LOOKING GREAT IN ITS BOX WITH
THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE HIGHLY POLISHED SIDES AND THE SAND-BLASTED
EFFECT ON THE TOP AND CURVED SURFACES.”
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MARCH 2020