Jonathan and Steve return, and Chris joins them for a “Reunion” show, and he brings us a great review of the new Echo1 Red Star Covert in tow.  We have another great show full of news, rumors, questions and tips.

Patches: You better hurry if you have been holding out, the store has 5 sets left!!! Once they are gone, they are gone… and there will be new designs in their place.

Informative with a touch of humor; they break down the news, reviews and questions that you want to hear.

You can download, listen or watch the show by choosing your option below.

Show Notes:

News:

1. KWA launches a new professional product line and unveils twelve new models at the 2010 Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Conference (SHOT show) in Las Vegas, Nevada including new Gas Blow Back M4s.

2. Magpul has 2 new training videos out, Aerial Platform Operations and The Art of the Tactical Handgun…check out the trailers here and here.

3. Soldiersystems.net reported on Robinson Arms’ laundry list of lawsuits at a block of real steel manufacturers.

4. Spartan Imports released a video of their minigun, and it’s based on the Piper Precision model… check out the Spartan Imports video here.

5. Something near and dear to the Canadian listeners: The first Canada Legal Tokyo Marui is available! Complete with the requisite transparent lower, you can pick it up at Toronto Airsoft right now.

6. Bioval announced a plethora of new BBs for 2010, including the .42 BBBTREX (aka Baby T-Rex) and the massive BBB800 .80 match BB.

7. A Browning M1919A4 .30 cal??? Airsoftglobal.com has it for a meager $965 US

8. Now Marui L96 snipers can CQB???

As always a BIG thanks to our Roving Airsoft Reporters:

- Alex Kong, Ryan Limpus,  Robert Irwin, Double “L”, Kevin aka Channel, Chris aka Puding and Tom B

Review

Chris had a chance to get his hands on the latest offering from Echo, the Red Star Covert.  Of course since it’s a “Mechbox Mechanic” review, you know he stripped this thing down to the last screw to give you his thorough opinion.  Listen in as he shares his findings with the show (but we’ll give you a hint…he likes it!).

Listener Segment

1. Listener EndGamE  from Greenville, NC writes:. I wanted to let you know that version 2.0 of the AirsoftCalc iPhone/iPod touch application is up. I tried it out and it’s so much better than the previous version. It still counts FPS, bb weight, and force like the last version, but now there are weapon and gear sections. You can list your gun, its internal and external parts and your gear. For instance, if you have a KWA M4 with a Super Core Piston, a pmag, a tightbore barrel, and a lipo, all of that can be listed. There’s also a gear section where you can put your Tornado grenades (including spoon kits/distraction devices) or vests. It’s great for keeping track of what you have. Plus, you can easily pass your iPhone/iPod touch around and have people drool over your loadout without having to show them! Great software, I give it an 8 out of 10 because it isn’t the nicest looking app, but it’s functional and does very well for a free app.

2. Listener Eli writes: you guys asked for some funny pics so this is one from a private skirmish i had with my team. this was from a fun end of the day game, and was almost a year ago but i thought you’d enjoy it. i was the juggernaut and could only die from a headshot so i had to make sure i couldnt feel much…. Oh yeah, check out the claymore codpiece!

3. Listener Cameron writes: My brother is looking for a new M4 and his budget is under $300…But the thing is that he really likes the Magpul PTS MOE Hand Guards…any suggestions, best makers, good and bad and ugly about the guns?

Jonathan and Steve have made it to the 1 year mark, and have a great show full of news, rumors, questions and reviews…  And if you are looking for the video version, it’s coming soon.  They had been delaying this post as we are still working out the video kinks, but we wanted to get the post and audio up and not keep you waiting.  Keep checking back as they’ll have the video version very soon.

Patches: You better hurry if you have been holding out, the store has less than 10 sets left.  Once they are gone, they are gone… and there will be new designs in their place.

Informative with a touch of humor; they break down the news, reviews and questions that you want to hear.

You can download, listen or watch the show by choosing your option below.

Show Notes:

News:

1. The “PimpMyGun” site has a new version out , and it has ton of new models and options.  We still find ourselves spending hours at a time there building our next AEG or just wasting time…  Thanks a bunch Dr. Noob!

2. EBairsoft.com has something every Modern Warfare 2 fan would want on the field, a Task force 141 fleece jacket; just like SOAP and Roach wear on the winter missions. No news on price or availability just yet, as it’s still coming soon.

3. The WE H&K 416 is finally available for order at redwolfairsoft.com. And it sold out as fast as it went up…here’s the link so you can see what you missed out on.

4. SRC has their 2010 catalog out now and a few things caught our eye.  They have GBB Mp5s, AKs and G36s on the way, have upgraded their mechboxes (Gen 3) and (If we’re reading it right) have a V2 compatible CO2 M4 series. Check it out here, but be warned it’s a HUGE download.

5.  The Socom Gear version 2 Barrett is the next generation of their affordable M82 replica,  and is available for preorder at Redwolf.  It looks like there are many improvements over the first version, but a bigger price comes along with it as well.  But, you get a signed letter from Mr. Barrett himself!

6. Classic Army is finally back at making their M24’s. But, they are now the “enhanced version” which are shooting much harder out of the box (440-460 FPS)!  Looks like AirsoftGI has them ready to order now.

As always, a BIG thanks to our Roving Airsoft Reporters this week:

- Alex Kong (aka the Canadian RAR), Ryan Limpus, and Eric Fine

Review

If you are looking for a new AEG to add to your arsenal,you should keep the KWA KM16 SR-12 on the lop of your list.  Jonathan and Steve take a look at this high-end AEG that sports LiPo ready internals, a machined 12” rail system and 420+ fps out-of-the-box performance.  Listen in and see why they both agree that this DMR is definitely worth the $395 price tag.

Airsoft Vocabulary

This show’s word is: Clearsofter.

Basically it’s anyone that rolls out to the local field or backyard with nothing more than a clear airsoft gun from the local discount chain store…but it could also double for anyone that shoots the cheaper clear colored bbs if you want to stretch the meaning.

While it can be mistaken as a broad derogatory label for a new player, it’s more of a general classification of a player in the early life-cycle of airsoft…and trust us, we’ve been sent packing back to respawn by our share of clearsofters.

Listener Segment

1. Robert Irwin (RAR) writes in: Since it’s year end, I wanted to share my top 3 from 2009:  My number one was the groundzero weekender ‘09. My second would be the release and purchase of the AGM sten gun. Lastly since I started in December 08 this has been my first full year of airsoft so that is also brilliant.

2. Listener Andrew sent us a great music video for anyone who likes guns, and you have got to watch it all the way through to the end for the really heavy artillery. The artist’s site can be found here.

3. RAR Alex writes:  Hey guys I was listening to you guys talk about the blow back on the G36k (Tokyo Marui) and how it can’t be disabled. But I was watching the Redwolf video on how to disassemble the gun and looked closer at the blow back. Don’t quote me on this but it looks like you can disable the blowback. Also he sent us some really funny pics…we’ll get them p on the facebook page ASAP.

Jonathan and Steve return for another exciting show full of news, rumors, questions and reviews… and this time they have wandered into uncharted territory;  Web Video. Lets see how many computer monitors they break when their disfigured faces pop up on screens around the world.

Don’t forget, patch orders are open for anyone anywhere in the world. So, if you are outside the United States, and have been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to get your patch,  now’s your chance! And you better hurry if you have been holding out, there are only a few sets left.  Once they are gone, they are gone… and there will be new designs to take their place.

Informative with a touch of humor, they break down the airsoft news, reviews and questions you want to hear.

You can download, listen or watch the show by choosing your option below.

Show Notes:

News:

1. TLSfx has just released their 3rd gen of their airsoft pyrotechnics line.  They have been cosmetically upgraded to closer resemble real devices, and most have seen the addition of a spoon. And who doesn’t like spoons?

2. The designers over at Ares have been hard at work in the last months of 2009, and have some new airsoft offerings to show for it.  3 new rifles are on the horizon, and are already available for preorder;  The WA2000, PPSH1 and the LMG. Expected delivery date is end of January 2010.