Airsoft Action - January 2021
There is only one way to close out such a "challenging" year - and that's to end it on a high and look forwards to 2021! Here at Airsoft Action we have been working hard to continually bring you the best airsoft magazine on the planet, bar none and this issue is no exception! We've got an armoury full of guns, a locker full of kit and gear, plus event reports, features and all our regular columns for you to kick back and enjoy. So, all that remains is wish our tens of thousands of readers, wherever you are in the world, a happy, healthy and safe Xmas and New Year. See you on the other side! The Airsoft Action Team.
There is only one way to close out such a "challenging" year - and that's to end it on a high and look forwards to 2021!
Here at Airsoft Action we have been working hard to continually bring you the best airsoft magazine on the planet, bar none and this issue is no exception!
We've got an armoury full of guns, a locker full of kit and gear, plus event reports, features and all our regular columns for you to kick back and enjoy.
So, all that remains is wish our tens of thousands of readers, wherever you are in the world, a happy, healthy and safe Xmas and New Year.
See you on the other side!
The Airsoft Action Team.
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armoury
VFC MK18 MOD1 GBBR
initially tested the carbine on my 10m short range at
home, to chrono and evaluate and in terms of power
I got a consistent 1.07 Joule/341fps on a .20g RZR
BB using green gas. With .30g RZR BBs the accuracy
was stunning at that range, ringing the steels with
each and every BB. I did take an “afternoon stroll”
up to my woodland range eventually
though and ran some drills using a mix
of the STANAG and VFC V-Mags, plus
the excellent BUISs that come fitted as
standard and once I had the hop set just
so, was again punching out the sandbags
at 30m with a dead-flat BB trajectory to
target. This carbine has some serious legs
to it! If you’re going to use it in a CQB
environment, accuracy is NOT going to be
an issue once you have it set up right!
So, this is a REALLY fine carbine and
another great addition to the VFC product
range and one that is undoubtedly going
to delight the MilSim crowd… but is
it usable as a regular “skirmish tool”?
Again, I’d have to say both “no” and
(a qualified) “yes”. In terms of holding
its own against a field of Hi-cap-fullauto
AEG players I believe that you may
struggle but only down to the sheer
weight of fire you’ll be facing. If you’re
good enough to get in close to give
some double taps with a support gun
giving you some covering fire though,
then you’re going to be living on “Planet
OPR8R” - and there is no better feeling
than that in my opinion!
Bottom line, I guess, is would I buy a
VFC MK18 GBBR myself as I already own
the SR-16 GBBR? Yup, you better believe
I would!! The MK18 is “of its time and
place” and quite apart from that, it’s a
darn fine airsoft gun! Although my days
of hard-charging “Zero Dark Thirty” style
play may be on the decline, I still love an
AR with a “soul” and the MK18 has a
very big soul. Add to this that it’s also a
fine training tool, it’s reliable and accurate
and you have a package that’s sure to
delight you every time you pick it up - and
that’s a more-than-good enough reason to own one!
My thanks again go to my good friend Ray at VFC
(https://www.vegaforce.com) for being part of this
article and also to the guys at http://uk.redwolfairsoft.
com for supplying the MK18 for T&E. AA
“IN ADDITION TO ABSOLUTELY FIRST-RATE BUILD QUALITY AND SUPERB
COMPONENTS, THE MK18 ALSO OFFERS REALISTIC TAKE-DOWN; BY SPLITTING THE
RECEIVERS YOU CAN REMOVE THE BCG FOR CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE, AGAIN,
JUST LIKE THE REAL THING.”
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