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.

Tim’s out for this show (again!) but this time he’s not feeling well, so he gets a pass.  No worries, Steve and Jonathan go it solo….er…Duo?  Listen in and hear the  guys cover the past 2 week’s airsoft news, tips and rumors!

We know we keep saying we want to hear from you, and you are sending us some good stuff! But…it’s time we raised the stakes a bit. We have our own Airsoftology logo patches finally in stock!  Keep an eye to the top bar and you’ll see the ways you can help the show, and get some swag in return.

You can also send us a good voicemail, make a show segment, or write that awesome email that tells everyone the ultimate airsoft secret and we’ll send you something in return, too. We especially like callers and segment producers, so the more you contribute, the more we’ll reward you!

Not that we don’t appreciate your emails, cause we do! It’s just that we want to make the show more about you; the listener. Who knows what you’ll get, but I can promise this: The better the contribution the better the reward. Just make sure to include your address when you contribute, put it at the end of the segment/email/voicemail and we’ll edit it out before it goes live.

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

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

Show Notes:

News

- RA-tech posted a great 3 minute video review of the new KSC GBB MP7 – well, with no talking it’s more of a demonstration… but I digress – if you have been waiting for a gas MP7 and wanted to see what the $350US gets you, this is a good demo video.  Check it out here.

- Ok, for you CQB addicits out there, this is a gem of a new site…and it’s IN The STATES TOO!!!  See, us Americans get have a good site every once in a while!    Bottom line…60,000 square feet, prefessionally hosted events, and the first game is August 30th! Check them out at www.citadelairsoft.com

- For those of you that guessed Echo-1’s new gun was a M240B, you were correct.  Looks like it comes with a motorized box mag, top 20mm rail and all the trimmings.  Check out the real picture here.  While you are there you can see the teaser shots of their upcoming RPK and SCAR heavy AEGs too.

- Looks like Jing Gong (JG) has joind the ranks of AEG manufacturers making GBB rifles.  They have a new M4 out,no idea if it’s a copy of the WE or the WA (I’m guessing WA) but it has a plastic body.  The up side is that it only $85US before shipping at airsoftglobal.com While you are there, check out the Panzerfaust 40mm gas grenade launcher!

- The guys for AATV are back with a head-to-head review of the KSC (KWA) USP match and the Marui Five-Seven.  You have to love 2 Austrian guys bickering at each other speaking the Queen’s English with heavy accents.  I never miss a review from them. See it here or at their site.

Tech Tip

The 2nd entry in our “Project Frankengun” series covers the easiest way to gain accuracy and FPS in your AEG, by adding a tightbore barrel.  We picked up a Madbull 363mm Black Python II from our local shop.  the result; a big accuracy increase and a 8 FPS gain…from 332fps to 340fps with a .25g BB.  Not too shabby for 5 minutes work and $35US.  For the fill breakdown, checkout our Project Frankengun link here (link coming VERY SOON.)

Listener Segment

- A listener going by the alias “The Airsoft Taco”  sent us a bit of pre-release news that he found on the Arnie’s forums.  WE looks to have a GBB PDW in the works…OH YEAH!!!!

- Listener Ben is working on a great project that would be the saviour to any new airsofter, an “Airsoft for Dummies” book….  He even promised funny pictures for people like me that never learned how to read….     He’s got a ton of topics and is always looking for more.  Have an idea, shoot him an email at: AirsoftForDummiesBook@gmail.com

- Nate M wanted to chime in on on Steve’s discovery of a college airsoft team and to let us know that these are more common than we thought.  2 years ago one of his buddies started a Mississippi State Airsoft team as well, sponsored by the school.  They are running mostly JG’s and Echo1’s and travel to any major event in the area.  I  missed out in my college years…

- Listener Nathanael, that lives just down the road from the Nakotomie towers site (we mentioned last show), wanted to give us some history of how this cool site became available to airsofters and the history behind it.  This is why we love you guys, you keep us informed!

- Robert S. sent us (as promised) pics from the Fort Ord airsoft even heald just a short while back. These are shot by a professional photographer, Deborah Carrion If you like her work, I bet you can hire her to come and shoot your site too . Link over to the gallery here, and a link to her gallery of the past 7 years of playing at the site.