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?