Airsoft Action - September 2022

ARMOURY
VORSK HI-CAPA UPDATE
“Mil” look that I ran for many years on the skirmish
field enabling me to have a lot more choice when
selecting my sidearm. Although I still love my Glock, if
you were to catch me on the range these days you’ll
often find me with a VORSK Hi-Capa in holster, or
in hand. This is down to the continued reliability and
performance I’ve seen from these models and I don’t
see a change coming anytime soon.
MORE VORSK, MORE!
Of course the VORSK Hi-Capa range continues to
grow and grow, and at the same time it moves
forward as tweaks and improvements are made at
source as new materials and technologies become
available. Over the years I’ve seen a “norm” where a
manufacturer creates a new GBB pistol and brings it
to market… and that’s it! Its then down to companies
producing after-market parts (lawd bless ‘em!) and
you, the airsofter, to make improvements on that
basic model.
Not so with VORSK as development and
improvement is a fundamental tenet of the entire
program. Yes, of course existing older models are
as they are given the materials and technology that
were available at the time of their creation, but
even existing models in the VORSK range are
“tweaked” as new things appear, and newer
models benefit from these improvements from the
get-go.
I spoke to Tom about this and he told me;
“We’re rather proud of the VORSK Hi-Capa
range. The 4.3” & 5.1” models were part of VORSKs
launch and as you know they’re excellent, consistent
performers. I remember when we first put them in
the hands of the public at the British Shooting Show
in February 2020 (the last bit of fun before COVID
shut everything down); we had a handful of these Hi-
Capas being put through their paces again and again
and again all weekend by the public and they never
missed a beat.
“Since then, we’ve grown the range with the
introduction of the shorter “3.8” and the two “Split/
Slide” models, the 5.1 Split Slide and the 7.0 TITAN.
Now we are starting to see customers modifying their
VORSK Hi-Capas with aftermarket pieces from other
companies and this makes us very happy, although we
strive to create pistol models that are as good as they
can be from the outset.
“Although we designed the Hi-Capas to be great
performers out of the box, the vast selection of
models and colour finishes we’ve offered have been,
and are, so everyone could find THEIR VORSK Hi-
Capa, and seeing that extra desire for personalisation,
well… it’s a special moment for us…”
And so it should be! With a host of new colours in
the VORSK Hi-Capa range that offer everything from
extreme “tacticool” to “comp ready” you really now
can make one of their Hi-Capas your own, and in fact
I’m in the midst of creating something myself with a
new VORSK 5.1 that I’ll return to at a later date!
ON THE RANGE
Bottom line though is that there is genuinely
something for everyone in the VORSK Hi-Capa range
if that’s your platform of choice. My favourite from
the line is still the Hi-Capa 4.3 and I’ve now been
able to spend some really meaningful time with it.
It’s been out with me in all weather conditions, from
frosty early mornings to some hoofingly hot days
this summer so
far, and I now have
a bunch of extra
28BB magazines for the pistol, so
my Direct Action belt is now all set
up with a holster made by Kydex
Customs locked in place; this has
proved to be an excellent addition
to my setup that works well with all
1911 models including the VORSK Hi-
Capas, and Taig kindly set the holster
up with a belt clip so that I can easily
transfer it from belt to belt if I wish.
I’ve been running the Hi Capa on VORSK V6 FUEL,
using .25g VORSK PRECISION BBs, and the chrono still
settles well at 1.01 Joule/330fps with a .20g BB, with
little variance from new. Accuracy is actually getting
“ALTHOUGH WE DESIGNED THE HI-CAPAS TO BE GREAT PERFORMERS OUT OF THE
BOX, THE VAST SELECTION OF MODELS AND COLOUR FINISHES WE’VE OFFERED HAVE
BEEN, AND ARE, SO EVERYONE COULD FIND THEIR VORSK HI-CAPA, AND SEEING THAT
EXTRA DESIRE FOR PERSONALISATION, WELL… IT’S A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR US…”
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SEPTEMBER 2022