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38 Well G22 GUN REVIEW

Gun Review
Our femme fatale’s favored
48 3G’S weapon unveiled

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The latest IPSC-style receivers and
accessories from Mad Bull

MAVERICKS ONLY 20 Jojami Alcid: Northern beauty with

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Combat Master
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“Airsoft and Beyond”

Editor-in-Chief Albert-Anthony Abando
Associate Editor Randy Caluag

Local Contributing Writers

Abs Abando, Bumblebee, Mike Nocom,
s we release this “Femme Fatale” issue, airsoft as we used to know it will no

A longer exist. The so called, “grace period” will have expired and all airsoft guns,
players and shops in the Philippine Islands will come out of its underground status
and move into the mainstream. Generally speaking, the entire airsoft community
will have mixed emotions. As I write this, some players and dealers have already
Sykes, Ariane Astraea Franco and Atty. Rhoesel Santos,
Paul G. Siopongco, Snakeeyes,

International Writers
Christian Howarth (Airsoft Pacific),
flocked to the PNP Firearms and Explosives Division to comply. Unfortunately, a great Lourenço Almeida of Portugal, Lonnie Fukuda of Guam,
majority have not and opted instead to sell what remained of their modest armories and Tom Weber (Military Pictures)
have gone on to other hobbies which do not require a gun or camouflage fatigues.

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openly embraced by the firearms community and the very first time that airsoft will be USA), Christian Uybengkee, James V. Mendoza, Bubbles
recognized as a legitimate industry. This is also the very first time that an airsoft publication
throws its full support to the Defense and Sporting Arms Show organized by the Association
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all airsoft xtreme magazines! i hope you will post our pix on
your next issue.these are pictures of me, my girlfriend and her
sister. we are all certified airsofter of team down south recon!
More power AX!

mabuhay airsoft!
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Hi AX!!! HEAT. Im
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For those who would like to have a taste of cordite, the Eagle Range maintains a wide variety of semi-
automatic pistols, shotguns, carbines and rifles in their modest armory. The friendly staff will make
every effort to keep you safe during sessions and well-maintained facilities make a trip to the range
a most enjoyable experience!

We literally had a blast! Our heartfelt thanks go out to Eagle Range boss, Mr. Rosey Labayog, Mr. Bob
Almario, Neil Adlaon and to the entire range staff. Now we have to sacrifice a few “airsoft weekends”
to play some good old “Rock and Roll”!
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As some of your readers will be aware we are
holding the charity raffle of the year. We are
giving some lucky reader the chance to win a
PIPER PRECISION PRODUCTS M134A ver-
sion 2 complete with Predator backpack. Why
are we doing this i hear you ask?
Well as you can see from our registered
Charity page Http://www.bamakobampots.org
the people who need it.
We dont believe in asking for something for
nothing so in return for a £5 donation in the
form of a raffle ticket we are giving away the
monster of a prize. Now this charity raffle isnt
one of those buy a ticket for £10 and the draw
is out of 10,000 tickets. The Piper raffle tickets
are limited to only 4000 and once it is sold out
mailing list will get 1 weeks advanced
access to the tickets before they go online
to the rest of the airsoft community along
with notification of the other raffles like the
Centenary Edition Harley Davidson Roadk-
ing Classic, 8 kenwood 3207 radios with
headsets, 6 way charger, 24 batteries and
programming kit as stated on the website
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we are trying to raise a minimum of 30k to the draw will be made. So it is in everyones ALL PROCEEDS go to the Bamako Bam-

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of ambulances fully converted and equiped to word. Where else can a airsofter get a 1:4000

cope with the harsh African environment.
We are working with the Rotary International
in Mali to ensure that each Ambulance is
a
chance to win a Piper Minigun?
Please help us in our fundraising events
As one customer at the Stirling event said “if i
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This year’s Tactics Rifle Challenge has been made possible thought the generous

Dubbed as the “ultimate rifle efforts and coordination with Straight Shooters Gun Club Inc. together with Airsoft

challenge”, it features 6 stages of in- Extreme Magazine as its official media partner.

novative courses of fire designed by For more questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at the

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with target distance ranging from 3-300meters, Tactics Rifle Challenge shall

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of some masks. That’s why I came up with that design for comfort....as what
That inspired me the most....anyways this is war game simulation, so why not
some players would say...”If Looks Could Kill”. Then came the name of my

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mask.....I decided to use SYKES Airsoft Mask because during that time I

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- When I first saw the movie “Tears of the Sun” where the navy seals
bumpers and fenders before. Then I said....”Hmmmm....EUREKA!!! That’s it,
FIBERGLASS”

Downfall / mistakes encountered

- Too much web marketing....I thought I would only get like a dozen orders.
Then it went up to a hundred with minimum resources...thatswhere you’ll get
compromised....a lot of orders vs few resources. Also, I know when I started
out this mask it will get a lot of criticizms. So I made it as my strong point by
telling my customers to crticize my mask so I can make enhancements to it.

Future enhancements and designs?

- Ahhh...yes, a lot of customers do request weird designs when I started mak-

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this years release. There will be Asian-look , the contractor look, female version
mask and the transparent type. I’ll also try to come up with other materials
which can endure high FPS just to make the inside part of my masks smooth.

Strength and durability?

- Currently, my mask can withstand 550+FPS single shot at close range with no
penetration. As per my SPYDER saftey goggles that comes with it, it can with
stand the same velocity single shot at close range with no penetration....just a
minor dimple on the lens.

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For the US and Canada orders you may visit www.cactushobbies.com. Just
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Philippine product. Special thanks to my local and international dealers

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and most especially to my FAMILY and my team namely ALMO (Butch),
balaclava (for facial skin protection). For US and Canada buyers, please

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It doesn’t matter what

the circumstances are,
if i can do it, you can
do it too...
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I’m a girly girl but in a mans sport, but it goes to show that
us girls can do anything we put our mind too
AX Babe : Jojami Lei Tremor Alcid
Photography by : Christian Uybengkee
Location: Vintar, Ilocos Norte

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The type of game you usualy play?

It depends upon the gamesite, but most often speedball because the
team loves the extreme adrenaline rush of speedball.

Does being a woman have disadvantages in this type of a man’s

sport?
Personally the only disavantage for me is the stamina compared to
my teammates. My body can only take so much! haha. But put me
anywhere. I dont complain.

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to play the sport.
I’m a girly girl in a mans sport, but it goes to show that us girls can do
at work, since my job is very demanding and competitive in nature. anything we put our mind too. It doesn’t matter what the circumstances
are, if I can do it, you can do it too. nothing beats the adrenaline rush of
What’s this Team Bagnet all about? airsoft.
Team Bagnet is about a group of yuppies (that’s me), businessmen, - AX Exclusive
managers, barangay captains and councilors who decided to get
together and play the game to relieve the pressure of their everyday
stressful lives!hahaha

Any designations to your team?

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 always wondered where they Recently the property has become a

I hid these things. I mean, where pop culture icon resulting from the nu-
exactly do you put an under- merous listings on eBay. The current
ground complex housing 150-ft owner has begun renting out pieces
tall missiles tipped with thermo- of the complex. A trio of enterprising
nuclear warheads? After driving five-and- event promoters saw this opportunity
a-half hours Northeast of Portland, OR, I and wheels started turning. Steve “Ter-
got that question answered: in the middle ror Management” Towns, Scott “Pain-
of nowhere. less” Griffin and Mike “Chickenhawk”
Smith all of Titan1 Tactical have come
together to bring us “WARGAMES”, a
scenario based airsoft battle like the
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Amidst
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the Larson Air Force Base Titan 1A ICBM
Facility. Larson AFB was once part of
Strategic Air Command’s 568th Strategic
Missile Squadron. In 1965 the mighty Ti-
tans of the 568th squadron were taken
off operational alert and shipped to Nor-
ton AFB, California for disposal. In June
of 1966 the last man out sealed the hatch
behind him and the base was closed.

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The “terrorists” had seized

the facility and needed to
locate the launch codes for
the missiles...

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that didn’t have something like
“Mary Jane Class of ‘84” on it.
Sounds carried down the cor-
ridors and echoed from every
direction making it nearly im-
possible to make a movement
without sounding like you were
stumbling drunk.

The longest of the corridors

had a few plywood barri-
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cover. It was several hundred feet
long and ended at an antenna silo.
A thick steel blast door led into the
silo. Once inside, the cylindrical
room was about eighty feet deep
with some impressively large doors
overhead. The lift still hung from
thick steel cables in the center of
the room, long devoid of any an-
tennae. It was suspended above a
deep pit littered with forty years of
dust and debris. Opposite the long
corridor was one of the missile si-
los. It was simply a huge blast door
on the side of the hallway. The door
was askew on its massive hinges
and likely never to open enough to
even peek inside. The passageway
beyond was roped off preventing
us from falling through the missing
floor panels.
The 125-ft tall dome that housed
the power station was out of play.
The control dome opposite the pow-
er dome was in play. It was about
100-ft high and split into two levels.
A single staircase provided access
to the second level that housed a

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large “X” shaped intersection with
the control dome and power dome
on opposite ends and the antenna
and missile silos opposite of them
on the other leg. There were two
pieces of plywood in a “T” shape
placed in the center of the inter-
section.
Once all of the players had
chrono’d and toured the facility for
good understanding of where we
were allowed to go, we ascended
to the surface for our final briefing.
Steve broke us into two groups;
“Americans” and “Terrorists”. The “American” teams’ job was simple
“terrorists” had seized the facility enough; infiltrate a hardened facil-
and needed to locate the launch ity held by terrorists armed with
codes for the missiles. Once automatic weapons in order to
found, the missiles would begin save the world.
fueling and the opposing forces
would have only a matter of
minutes to intercept and end
the launch sequence to save
the world form an imminent
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Sixty people had come out for
the game. The “Americans” got
red armbands and the “terrorists”
went down into the bunker to dig
in. I was one of the bad guys for
this one, so I went down and got
ready for some fast-paced action.
The game play was exactly that:
intense. Admins positioned some
of our forces right on top of the no-
fire zone surrounding the staircase.
This meant that the “Americans”
were going to take (heavy) casual-
than a hundred feet from the
center of the hallway. There were
endless assaults mounted by both
sides. The “Americans” would
stack-up and try to roll on one of
the three available corridors and
take fire from every direction.
Bodies piled in the center of the
maelstrom with intermittent cries
for “Medic!” being heard over the
din of battle.
As the in- filtrating forces
tried to
entry and establish a foothold in
the facility the “terrorists” would
throw ourselves to certain plas-
tic-doom to keep them at bay. Our
objectives called for us to locate
launch codes, so one of the brave
members of the Professional Air-
soft Contractors organized an
assault to the control dome to re-
trieve the codes. Under a fusillade
of plastic that was unreal, he made
it to the control dome and returned
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game confirmed that fact. I had a
blast. The location was incredible
and the teams that came out to
play were great.

I would like to extend a special

thank you to both Steve and Scott
for making this event happen and
providing Airsoft Pacific the op-
portunity to cover the event. You
can find more photos and vid-
eo from the event at www.
airsoftpacific.com.
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In support of this event, Airsoft Xtreme fielded a cou-

ple of AX Babes who assisted in the opening ceremo-
nies and ushered in guess and VIP’s. AX editor-in-

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GUN REVIEW

DETONICS .45
TOKYO MARUI

GUNS, GIRLS &

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COMBAT MASTER
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Review Submitted by: Sputnik Oregon, USA

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PHOTOS BY: ABS ABANDO

By: Benjamin Tan

Photographed by: Abs Abando

Supervised by: Capt. Ramon David Hontiveros, Phil. Marine Corps
Make Up by: Rolly Concepcion
Modeled by: Ronn Fuentebella
AEG provided by: X-Pro Hobby Shop
Web Gear by: Tactics SOG
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F inally my order arrived last
week. A brand new spankin
TM Detonics 45 Combat
Master. Packaging was almost
similar with the TM M1911A1.
Magazine has a chrome finish
however does not depict the real
steel counterpart which is made
of matte stainless finish. The
grip panels are similar of the TM
M1911A1 variant and the rear grip
is parkerized.
Seams are almost non-existent
same as the TM 1911A1 and I
would assume for the TM 1911A1
owners, they would appreciate the
finish of this gas blow back(GBB).
Metal parts are the lower receiver,
hammer, trigger, mag release,
slide lock.
One thing you will notice
instantly is the location of its
rear sights is set oddly for-
ward, reducing the sight radius
to a bare 4 inches. However the
the combat master was not really
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steel) so I guess being a replica, it
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Markings
The markings on the slide is just
the plain Detonics .45 on the left
and the typical “ASGK” “Tokyo
Marui, Made in Japan”. Not much
really.
Picking this GBB is quite surprising
as it is a tad heavier than my TM
5.1 Hi-capa without the magazine.
can’t recall the exact weight of the
Detonics but it really has a very
nice balance.
Internals
The TM Detonics utilizes a piston cup
instead of the typical rubber o-ring.
This according to TM increases the
“blowback” effect of this dimu-
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tion.
The rest is pretty much similar to
the TM M1911A1, hop adjustment
is also located inside the slide near
the recoil spring. Slide take down
of this GBB is similar to any 1911
variant.
Performance
Loaded my two mags with bb’s
(18 bb’s/mag) and gas (hfc 134a).
Target is laid outdoors having the
following conditions (guesstimate)
slight breeze, around 25 - 28 de-
grees. Adjusted the hop a bit be-
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Range
Started shooting from a
distance of 20 feet (see
target paper on the left).
First 4 shots yielded a group-
ing of less than an inch
apart which pretty
good. The hole on
area of the tar-
get was a way-
ward shot (was eager
to do a double tap hehehe)
Moved back a bit around 25-30
feet, the result is the paper on the
right. Significant difference in the
groupings, about an inch to an in-
chd and a half apart with some ob-
vious (out target results). Not quite
bad considering the length of its
barrel which is around 3.2?.
Maximum effective range I reckon
is around 40-50 feet, really depend-
ing on the wind conditions. Though
if you get to the sights and grip,
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potentially results would be much

better. Also tested shooting around
2 magfulls off bb’s (around 38 bb’s)
using only 1 charge of HFC134a gas.
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SPECIFICATIONS

Tokyo Marui Detonics .45 Comat Master

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Length: 178 mm

Barrel Length: 85 mm

Magazine Capacity: 18 Rounds

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Available at Tactical Hobbies , Araneta Avenue

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Quezon City. Tel #: (632) 410.55.45

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INSIDE THE
PHOTO SUBMITTED BY : BENJAMIN PHAM, AIRSOFT PACIFIC, USA

HOT ZONE THE FINEST AIRSOFT ACTION SHOTS

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contoured with an armpit hook, also the
pump-action cocking parts were not there

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tected, and the sling point and the bi-
pod attachment block are all made of
metal, and are embedded in the stock.
The grip is contoured and fits comforta-
bly, but the palm rest is NOT adjustable.

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CHEEK REST E A R N S A L O T O F P O I N T S
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THE RECIEVER AND THE BARREL ASSEMBLY

Apart from o-rings, some odd bits AND the TRIG-

GER BOX, the entire upper assembly is made of
metal. Judging from the weight, feel, texture and
sound (I tapped it ), the upper assembly is not made
of pot-metal, but as I like to say, it is not made of
steel either. So don’t think of hitting it with a hammer!!
The whole upper assembly, with the excep-
tion of the cylinder assembly, is almost identical
to that of an AWP, the spring powered rifle made

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Also from what I heard, the assembly of the gas cylinder in Well’s factory
left a lot to desire. A set of replacement o-ring is handy, if not necessary. If
you think this is a gas rifle and it is easier to pull the handle, compare
to that of a springer, then you are wrong. The force needed
to pull the handle is comparable to any other springer that I
own, but the stroke is considerably shorter, about halve that of a springer.

If you ask me to choose between an AWP and a G22 in stock’s form, I

can’t make the choice. Both shoot great, both are comfortable to shoot,
and weight about the same. I would say for target practice in my backyard,
I choose the G22, it looks a lot ‘de-militarized’ and the grip feels better.

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T he CXP .08 is ICS’s latest weapon based off of their
split gearbox M4 platform. This gun is expected to be
released to distributors in about a month. This review
is based off of the last run of pre-production models
and therefore should reflect the final product. The CXP .08 is
ICS’s first M4 model that is not a replica of a real firearm. While
based on the M4 platform, the CXP .08 features a custom ICS
designed front end and stock. The design of this gun has been

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The rear sight has adjustment knobs for elevation and windage.
The fore grip itself is similar to a shortened SPR tube front end.
It is a sturdy ABS construction with metal rails on all four sides.

INTERNALS
The inner barrel on this gun is a standard ICS M4 Pistol barrel.
The hopup on this gun is a standard ICS M4 hopup that is ac-
cessed by pulling back the charging handle. The adjustment dial
rotates up and down to adjust the hopup. Gearbox wise, this is
a standard ICS M4. That means it has a Turbo 3000 motor and
is compatible with 99% of the after market internal parts around.
The only exceptions being the gearbox casing and the anti-re-
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ing .20 BB’s. That is right on par for a 100 spring with that short
of a barrel.

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CONCLUSION

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tion with no wobble at all. The more you play with it, the more
This gun appears to be a very sol-

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it grows on your. The gun features plenty of rails for mounting
id addition to the ICS M4 family.
what ever accessories you may choose. The gun also features

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AEG: King
Arms FAL
The FN FAL is one of the most famous and widespread military rifle designs Country of

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ufactured in at least 10 countries. The constructions of this AEG are consisted Preupgrade
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of aluminum alloy and steel alloy for added realism. Each King Arms FAL will Magazine ca
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also have individual serial number on the metal body for uniqueness. The magazine:
90 rounds
lengthy barrel with selective fire made this gun a great choice of semi-auto Length: 1036
mm

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sniper rifle or squad support weapon. The internal gearbox style is your tradi-

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size: Large

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WORDS AND REVIEW BY : KRUSTY, Airsoft Canada

FIRST IMPRESSION
In tom of the magazines. It simple

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the KA FAL in your arms you realise Belgium made FAL. Here is a

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that this is a long rifle at 103cm. The picture of mine.

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AEG comes in all steel with the ex-
ception of the Hand guards, Stock,
Pistol Grip. These items are made
from tough ABS plastic not some
cheap dollar store crap. For you old
CF guys that used the FN then this
is your AEG. It feels very sold.
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As stated above each rifle comes
with an individual serial number
which is a nice touch. The rifle
does not say anywhere that it’s a
King Arms Rifle except on the bot-
level handle. Once the Operating
handle is firmly in place you can
open the bolt to access the hop
up mechanism. I was surprised
that there is a nice amount of
spring tension very similar to the
ICS AK74M Bolt tension.
The battery compartment is huge
and an 8.4 3600 which I used to
test the rifle slides in easily. The
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loading BB into the all steel magazines. The stand-

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mag so I cannot comment on these. I purchased

textra mags from the www.thewarstore.org. The

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end of the stock comes off to easily in the field.

When I was walking around during Operation Bor-
der War it came off a couple of times.

To solve this problem I purchased the rifle butt aid

from CP Gear. Here is the link: http://www.cpgear.
com/default.asp?mn=1.19.56&f=pd&pid=27. Once
on it has solves the problem and it’s very nice and
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into the AEG that they are tight. I have six mags rail system gives the FAL the ability to take all the
and they were all tight fitting. I was told by some accessories that have become necessary for mod-
team mates that they do ern combat such as flashlights,
loosen up over time. lasers, optics, etc. Since the kit
“it turned out really great I
is made by King Arms it is com-
Above is a picture of the can compatible
pletely say. I really had fun do-
and installs
rear sight looking forward ing with
quickly ourtheshoot.
includedIttools.
gave me
from the stock. The rear
a strong feeling of an in-
sight is fully adjustable and
very sold. The front sight
dependent woman. Like,
is also adjustable and King “don’t mess with me” aura I
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into the rifle internally. Let’s say
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I did purchase a Guarder

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110% spring which hopefully
produces a 390 to 400 fps
using 0.20. I also bought a
basic padded nylon sling off
eBay for using in the bush
for ease of carrying. The
traditional C1A1 or L1A1
Choco
FA: Chip
sling will Redux:
not work due Should you find yourself in a mixed
toterrain, this desert
the connectors so don’tuniform from Tajikistan
waist you money buying would fill
military surplus. You can purchase a King Arms
the bill nicely. Similar in pattern to the old U.S. 6-color
desert camouflage pattern, the only difference lies in
RIS.
The
theKing Arms shades
darker FAL RIS (Long) is designed
of green addedtoto the palette

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GNG
SCAR L
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pon assessment of my inventory of M16 family airsoft guns
during the early days of summer, 2008, I realized that I

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over. Upon opening the box, the view of G&G SCAR L with
needed a new weapon system to play as replacement. My its serious looking desert scheme filled my eyes. It

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magazines.

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I did an extensive research over the internet for new available airsoft long hicap mag,
weapon systems and was hooked with the HK 416 as various airsoft f r o n t
manufacturers released their versions almost simultaneously. s i g h t
I was about to get one when I saw the G&G SCAR adjust-
L Desert Version on the first page of Airsoft ment tool,
Xtreme Iron Maidens issue. I fell in red-colored safety
love and immediately called Air- cap; magazine well
soft Armory if they have the model safety plug; clean-
in stock and fortunately, they have i n g rod, manual, a
one. catalogue of the G&G lineup,
and a maintenance DVD.
THE BOX
The gun came in a vibrantly printed black

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DETAILS OF THE GUN feels very solid. There are no wobbles, reads “G&G Armament G2008 EX16
The G&G SCAR L design was based from the 3rd no creaks, and all manual controls and MOD 0 Cal. 5.56mm” with a unique serial

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Generation real steel SCAR L made by FNH USA. moving parts lock into place with a posi- number. The top of the upper receiver is

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The gun looked heavy with all its sophistication at
first sight but I was impressed by its incredibly light
weight upon handling. It was lighter than my G&P
M733, with a very good weight distribution, and
Polycarbonate piston assembly with uniquely
ported piston head and spring guide
tive click. The gun was designed to accept
standard M16 airsoft magazines. I have
tried fitting a Tokyo Marui 300-round hicap
mag and a G&P 140-round midcap mag
with positive results.
The long upper receiver is CNC milled
from a solid block of magnesium that ex-
tends from just behind the front sight to the
rear sight placement. It has a durable tan
finish that looks a little shinny and grainy
giving it a mild bronze-like appearance.
Laser etched markings on the left side
an uninterrupted picatinny rail for mount-
ing optics. On the sides are two short
rails, and on the bottom of the foregrip
is another rail. Visible on the first 2/3 por-
tion of the upper receiver is the movable
dummy bolt/bolt carrier assembly. The
charging handle is located on the left side
of the gun but can be transferred to the
right for left-handed shooters. Pulling the
charging handle back reveals the hop-up
adjustment mechanism.
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Battery in retractable stock with electrical contacts
Lower receiver electrical contact plates
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bidextrous. Attached to the lower receiver is a
working modified M16 type bolt catch. Pressing
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on the charging handle locks the bolt assembly
into open position making hop-up adjustments
convenient. Upon release of the bolt, it makes a
hollow sounding tin can clink rather that a solid
sound. Also connected to the lower receiver is
the G&G reinforced M4-type pistol grip which
houses the motor. It is covered with a motor
heatsink plate at the bottom.
The stock module of the G&G SCAR L is both
folding and retractable. It is made also from the
same polymer material with similar color scheme
as with the lower receiver. The stock can be fold-
ed to the right side just like the G36 and locks
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Separation of upper and lower receivers via one receiver pin
onto the metal shell deflector. The retract-
able portion serves as battery housing and
has room enough only for a mini type or lith-
ium polymer battery. It can be moved to six
half-inch positions. The rear end of the stock
covered from with a rubber buttpad. A neat
addition to the design of the stock is an incor-
porated adjustable cheekpiece which can be
moved into three vertical positions. No wires
run from the stock going to the gearbox. The
electrical wires from the stock end at contact
plates on the stock hook plate assembly. The
retractable part of the stock glides over two
gold-plated conductor rods effectively cutting
the connection when the stock is pulled out
for battery installation/removal.
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piece metal outer barrel. At the forward end
of the barrel is a steel birdcage flash hider.
The metal sights of the gun (front and rear
sights) are both folding and adjustable for
windage and elevation. The rear sight is rail
mounted on the upper receiver while the
front sight sits on the meticulously replicated
gray-colored gas block. G&G put an extra
eye on details by making a realistic mov-
able gas regulator attached to the gas block.
It can be switched to normal fire and sup-
pressed fire modes.
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ed. Removing one screw on the stock hook
plate assembly and one captivated receiver
pin will separate the upper and lower receiv-
ers exposing gearbox. From there, removing
the small parts is much similar on M16 based
airsoft guns only with slight difference due
to ambidextrous weapon controls. Electrical
contact plates between the two receivers
are also effectively broken when the lower
receiver is removed making accidental firing
impossible.
Upon opening the gun, the clear plastic
hop-up assembly caught my attention. Its
clear make-up allows you to see the green
hop packing which, according to a literature
written on the box, is made from a new ma-
terial for low temperatures operation. The
gun comes pre-upgraded with a precision
6.04mm brass inner barrel. The motor have
no markings but its dimensions are similar to
the TM EG1000 motor.
The SCAR L’s gearbox is Version 2. All gear-
box screws are hexagonal and positioned
on the left side unlike the familiar right sided
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with copper bushings for the spur gear
screw configuration of most AEG gearbox.
Visible also on the left side is a polycar-
bonate selector plate with a wide surface
area.
Opening the gearbox is like opening a birth-
day present. Quality G&G internal parts are
at the center of the package. The gears
are G&G second edition gears reinforced
to 30% strength. The gearbox comes with
7mm metal bearing bushings except for
the spur gear bushings which is made of
copper. The tappet plate and the piston as-
sembly are also polycarbonate. The piston
head is already ported with a unique helical
cut and is already provided with bearings.
The metal spring guide also comes with
bearings. The anti-reverse latch is thickly
reinforced. This is a welcome addition for
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The gun comes with a stock M100 equivalent
spring tension.
Another notable thing about the G&G design is
the absence of an electrical cut-off system with-
in the gearbox. The selector plate doesn’t have
any contact plates and have nothing to do with
the electrical system of the trigger mechanism
assembly. The only thing it does, when the gun
is in safe, is to prevent the trigger from being
depressed (mechanical safety).
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UPGRADABILITY
Upgrading the G&G SCAR L with higher ten-
sion springs will be unproblematic in terms of
the durability of the internal parts. A big issue
however, is the battery size since the retractable
plate, and selector gear mechanism
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stock can only accommodate small batteries. This problem can nonetheless be CONS: No FNH trademarks; Small battery compartment; Unrealistically sounding
addressed by using lithium polymer batteries. bolt assembly.

Overall I would rate the G&G SCAR L Desert Version

SUMMARY
PROS: Carbine length gun with foldable and retractable stock; Rigid mag-
nesium and polymer construction; One-piece outer barrel; Realistic gas block;
Ambidextrous weapon controls, Working bolt catch; Integrated Cheekpiece; Du-
rable finish; High quality internals; Unique electrical system safety design; preci-
sion tight barrel; Respectable performance out of the box; Easy disassembly.
as:
Value for money: 9/10 (subjective)
Upgradeability: 8/10 (due to limited battery space)
Durability: 10/10 (quality materials)
Accuracy: 9/10 (tight barrel)
Range: 8/10 (carbine length barrel)
Average: 9/10

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60 machinegun and lots of ammunition, before they
The SN1 (the equivalent of an Army corporal), bare- began their trek to the ASG hideout in the jungle.
ly 25 years old, burly, and 5’10” tall, was now a
prisoner of war (POW) who faced sure death. The canopy overhead was so dark that even at
1000H on a clear morning, it was still dark. The man-
His captors immediately recognized his tiger-stripe grove forest where he was captured was so dense
camouflage uniform. He was a SWAG. And eve- that one cannot see anything else 10 feet away.
ry member of this elite AFP unit had a bounty on
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his captors took turns carrying the M-60.
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route since the weight of the gun will slow Swimmer scouts sent to pick an entry point to provide good cover
him down. Besides, it was of no use at for the whole team
that moment because he had no ammo.
top was a potential hideout, two UH-1H Hueys thun-
Meanwhile, his fellow fire team members were already dered over their exact location. The bandits scram-
reunited with the other four-man fire team. Together with bled to seek cover. Finally, luck was on the SN1’s side.
other operating units, they stepped up, but this time for a
more daunting task: the rescue of one of their members. This was his moment to escape. He dashed for
his freedom, following his plan using the escape
Six hours into his ordeal, and as he and his and evasion skills he acquired from his training.
captors passed through the rugged and cov-
ered terrain where every ravine and mountain Familiar with the terrain, he ran towards the sea
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But only if you have planned well.

Good planning is half the battle. The amount of prepa-

ration you make is directly proportional to your pos-
sibility of surviving. When you prepare your load-out
and the things that you should bring to the mission,
put in first the most essential things that you need
in a survival situation with the least essential last.

Every member of the military is trained to be tough and

stable under pressure but we do not always wish to

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our skills and knowledge. But we always have to pre-
pare and expect for the worst and hope for the best.
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Experience is the best teacher in any survival situa-
With all the strength left in him, he swam for more than

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tion and your reaction depends on your knowledge.
a mile towards the R.H.I.B. Using his signaling and navi-
gational skills, he was located and eventually rescued
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to survive. To deal with an emergency situation, one must

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The reunited eight-man SWAG team went back to run after the
remain calm and be able to make decisions and improvise.

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enemy. Our gritty SN1 also retrieved his M-60 machinegun.

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focus your thoughts on the task at hand and ex-

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short captivity. These were eventually used as a basis to im-
ecute your plan of action well. But stay flexible.
prove military tactics as part of the evolution in fighting terrorism.

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Words like “jungle” and “survival” may mean

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one thing in cities and towns, but they have
an entirely different meaning in the mountains.

Advances in the development of clothing and gear, equip-

ment like Global Positioning System (GPS) and Night Vi-
sion Goggles (NVG), Thermal Scope; techniques; and
food like the introduction of MREs (Meals Ready to
Eat) have made life in the wilderness a bit easier not
only in the military but as well as in outdoor activities.
The team leader (background, back to the camera) giving instruc-
tions to set up a 360-degree security upon reaching the shore
before any movement is made

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ammo, Echo-echo kit, and first aid kit for the down teammate) in order not to
compromise the ability to move and react swiftly
S - Size up the situation, sur-
roundings, physical condition,
equipment.

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a. Assess immediate situation. THINK BEFORE YOU ACT!
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a. Reassess situation; treat injuries, then inventory equipment.

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(4) Multiple avenues of escape. c. Use of communications and signaling
(5) Protection from the environment. devices may compromise position.
(6) Possible communications/signal
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b. Stay alert, maintain security.
c. Drink water.

6. Recovery
a. Select site(s) IAW criteria in theater recovery plans.
b. Ensure site is free of hazards; secure personal gear.
c. Select best area for communications and signaling devices.
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and the IRR On Target by Col. Estilles, PNP-FED
Interview by: Christian Uybengkee and Abs Abando Photograph by: Abs Abando

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menting Rules and Regulations concerning airsoft
guns and the game itself, AX sat down with personali-
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FED) and the President of the Association of Firearms by and as an industry. All we ask of you(the play-
and Ammunition Dealers of the Philippines Inc. (AFAD).
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registration” by yourselves. Who’s going to process that?
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practically revised the existing IRR as a compromise. tions reach the FED? Airsofters should make the request

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Most of the airsoft community believes that
the implementing rules will be enforced after
the grace period expires in July. Is this true?
We have temporarily suspended conducting raids but that
does not mean that if the grace period ends in July 8, you will
start registering your guns on July 9. That’s not how it goes.
Submit your applications now while the grace period is still in
effect. This is especially true if you are in the airsoft dealer-
ship business. Get your papers in order while there’s still time.
How about the airsoft playing sites?
All you need to do is inform the local Police Chief.
You don’t even need to pay a fee to do this, just
Is there an accredited group/s who represents
the FED on matters of airsoft registration?
We do not accredit any group. If you have a group or team,
you may request for application forms and submit them
here at the FED or if you think you have the numbers, we
can send FED personnel to you. That can be arranged upon
your request There was someone who claimed to be a police
officer accepting applications and fees. We have warned
that person against doing so and we are considering filing
a case against this person. This person is not authorized.
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call on all representatives of airsoft organizations
to come up with this AAP”
W hat is the Airsoft As-
sociation of the
Philippines(AAP)?
When you speak of the Airsoft As-
sociation of the Philippines, it doesn’t
pertain to a particular group. Accord-
ing to the memorandum circular, the
AAP still does not exist. It just so
happened that when the memoran-
dum circular was being formulated
there was an officer of a certain club
who was present was asked to be
resource speaker so it was a miscon-
ception that there is an existing AAP.
I’m planning to hold a sort of “Airsoft
Summit” to call on all representatives
of airsoft organizations to come up
with this AAP. According to the IRR,
this AAP will be the umbrella organi-
zation governing airsoft dealers and
airsoft organizations and function
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similar to the Association of Firearms
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and Ammunition Dealers of the Phil-
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These groups are misrepresenting.
I even received word that a certain
group is now accredited with the
AFAD to represent the airsoft com-
People need to keep in mind that when there is a
“mass registration”, is it sanctioned by the FED. If
it is not, it would be illegal.
munity during Gun Shows.
Also, people need to keep in mind
that when there is a “mass registra-
tion”, is it sanctioned by the FED. If
it is not, it would be illegal. It’s their
responsibility to be on the lookout.
We are accountable for what we did
in Tigerland and Tribeca since we,
the FED were there. There was a lot
of players and forms simply ran out.
The application forms we brought
were not notarized but we still ap-
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regional offices. It is one of the sec-
tions in the Operations Division of
the region. For example, in Region
1, they have an operations branch.
Under this branch will fall a FESAGS
regarding firearms, security agen-
cies and related matters. It’s like they
duplicate our work but on a regional
basis but they are not authorized
to approve. All transactions are still
forwarded to the main headquarters
in Camp Crame. Technically, we
have satellite offices but are they as
knowledgable about airsoft as we are
here at headquarters. In the regional
offices, airsoft is not necessarily the
priority.
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There is no “grace period’ as far as
dealers are concerned. Raids on air-
soft shops are ongoing as we speak.
Even the Criminal Investigation and
Detection Group(CIDG) is conducting
raids on unregistered shops.
What about the orange tip?
There are a number of ways to
comply with the law or the IRR. It
doesn’t necessarily mean that what
is on the IRR sticks. If you want to
be realistic in airsoft, the orange tip
is unacceptable. It’s frustrating isn’t
it?? You may comply with the orange
tip rule when transporting or commut-
ing to and from the playing site. You
can do this by getting a replacement
flash hider. Put the orange part while
in transit then change to the realistic
one when you get to the site. When
this is all ironed-out, there will be no
further problems. Just don’t go out
there and seriously hurt each other
while playing.
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Your gun will be confiscated simply because
it is not registered and covered by a PTT
Who assigns the serial numbers?
We actually have a series for those who do not have serial num-
bers. Once the application is approved, the serial number is as-
signed to a particular airsoft gun. That’s the effect of the grace
period. We are still lenient and do not require the numbers to
be engraved. For now, the owners themselves may assign a
3-letter and 6-digit serial number as long as they take on the
responsibility of having the numbers engraved themselves. It’s
very important that the serial numbers match that engraved in
the gun and indicated in the Permit to Transport(PTT).
What parts of the gun should bear the serial number?
The serial number may be engraved on the magazine housing,
barrel or receiver. There are no specific placements as long as
it is conspicuous.
So only registered guns will be allowed for play?
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Chief of the PNP.
How long should the registration process take?
When I assumed this post, there was no specific counter or
window for airsoft. Now, we have a counter and a newly-ac-
quired computer assigned to handle airsoft transactions.
It’s counter number 2.
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What are the necessary papers needed during an
airsoft exhibit?
During “gun shows”, a Permit to Transport(PTT) and Permit to
Display(PTD) must be secured. Before that one must secure
a License to Operate(LTO). Once the LTO is issued, the PTT
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Do buyers need a permit to transport a newly-ac-
quired AEG?
Yes. That’s how it should be. Upon purchase of the unit, all
the necessary papers need to be issued. That’s specifically
why I was there during the Guns and Hobbies show--to sign
the necessary release papers of AEG’s purchased during the
exhibit.
How do you deal with illegal dealers and sellers?
We cannot supervise everyone unless we get a tip that there
is an illegal dealer in a given area. If I get a call, I send out
an inspection team and if the team verifies that the dealer
doesn’t have the necessary papers, we confiscate every-
thing. As of now, the requirements for dealers are not strictly
imposed. Get registered with the Department of Trade and
Industry(DTI) first. Register as “trading” or “general merchan-
dise”. If the business permits are legal and the owner can run
the business, there should be no problem getting the FED
approval. This is why we send out inspection teams prior to
the approval of a dealer’s LTO. - AX
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Neri Dionisio: President, AFAD

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How many dealers are members of the AFAD?
guys are now into airsoft, that’s when we came in.

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bers I would say would be about a hundred. If you had say,
a dealership in Mindanao and the main branch in Manila,
the Mindanao branch will count as one even if it was
owned by the same company.
How many buy guns for defensive purposes and how
many buy guns for sports?
I would think that the defense market is bigger. There are
a lot of people who buy guns and just keep it in the house.
Sport shooters would take up just a small segment.
What will AFAD do about illegal sellers?
During the Martial Law era, gun smuggling was ram-
pant because of the restrictive rules and regulations.
Firearms were only sold to government agencies and
not for the civilian market. Replica guns were basi-
cally illegal. After 1986, it was already legal to import
firearms. Now that there is an IRR, the FED will be in
a better position to control the items and eventually,
smugglers and illegal sellers will disappear. AFAD will
take charge of marketing and distribution in close part-
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same safety considerations on real guns and we are going into
airsoft, I guess it will eventually lead to that. - AX

“I would think that airsoft should have a similar

component or an equivalent of the PPSA”
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and I hardly had any sleep the night before
the game. Once we got to the rally point
where a Humvee was to escort our
convoy to the base, I was more than
overwhelmed. The 2-hour drive seemed
to take forever and when we finally ar-
rived, everyone was fired up.

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that we were mounted on the “RV’s” all the way to the firing
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to keep in mind that we do this on weekends and these

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teams’ captains, the first of three elimi- ing member hold the position for ex-

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Marikina with the Northern Mercenar-
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ing a jungle speedball tournament in the A Shau
Valley gamesite last April 27, 2008. Inspite of the
light drizzle and all the other airsoft events hap-
pening during that weekend, 10 teams attended
to show their support.
The day’s festivities started with a pistol target-
practice game where about 15 participants took
5 tries each to hit the bulls-eye. The game was
one employed different strategies in achiev-
ing the objective of the scenario.
The Take and Hold Scenario
Take and Hold puts a lot of emphasis on
teamwork, tactics, and strategy. The gen-
eral premise of the scenario is to encour-
age both teams to attempt to reach the
center position in the field (marked with a
flag). Having TAKEN the position, at least
one surviving team member must be within
If a player who is HOLDING gets
eliminated and no other teammates
are HOLDING the objective, then the
HOLD TIME for that teamgets reset.
Either team may then attempt to TAKE
the vacant objective and HOLD it in
turn.
Point System
The winner of the game will be the
team who has garnered more points
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the objective and HOLDING the position for one ing players and grabbing the flag (located

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Game Time and Time Factor

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Among ourdistinguish sponsors were pop-
ular consumer brands and Airsoft Xtreme
International Magazine. Aside from the

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trophies,medals, and the cash prize that
went to the champions, all the participants
were treated to goodie bags of give-aways
from the various tournament supporters.

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Participants and Winners

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2nd Runner-up : Team SD3
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ostile
Grounds or
HG1 is the
first of a series of
events to be launched
within this year meant
to promote and
refocus airsoft gaming
to a different para-
digm. Proceeds from these events go to different social welfare and
development programs and community projects. While participants

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of support in this project like Alvin and Paul of Hobbie Depot shaw and

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Q.C., Wilson of X3M Hobbies greenhills, Ferdie

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of Toytech Tiendesitas, Bong of SNS, Ms.

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Raymundo’s trophies, Beam of SAGA, Mayor

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of Brgy Rosario and the entire staff of AirsoftX-

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popular game of airsoft. Hence the
Speedball Challenge was created for the
reason of improving the game and playing
attitude of airsoft teams in Ilocos. Past tour-
naments in Ilocos have, in one way or the
other failed in bringing to the participants
the true objective of airsoft - that is of ca-
maraderie, honesty, and fair play. The tour-
nament has, in a small way, transmitted to
the participants how to show brotherhood
and fairness before, during and after game
play. And lastly, the tournament fostered
friendship among participants.
tournament was the brainchild of the
Sangunniang Kabataan Federated Presi-
dent of Vintar, Erika Ong and her father,
Sangguniang Bayan Member Eric Ong
and made through the unending help and
support of the men and women of the
Laoag Elite Tactical Airsoft Group in co-
operation with Airsoft Xtreme International
Magazine (Philippines) and the Municipal-
ity of Vintar.
Speedball/deathmatch for ten-, five-, and
down to two-minute playing time. Resolv-
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two-man representatives of each playing team wherein one

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bears the flag, and the other protects the flag bearer while Batac City Airsoft Team (BCAST), and special mention

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trying to bring down the other team’s flag-bearer, and vice
versa. Once the flag-bearer gets shot, his team, automati-
cally loses the round.
The final round robin format escalated excitement and ten-
sion as 6 teams vied for the championship.
Participating teams includes the Brothers in Airsoft Games
of Northern Elite Troop (BAGNET), Provincial Capitol Air-
soft Team (ProCAT), Ilocos Norte Airsoft Team (INAT), the
GLEDCO Ultimate Battle Airsoft team (GUBAT), Highly
Organized Rangers of Northern Elite Troops (HORNETS),
Northern Alliance Tigers (NAT), Airsoft X-treme Ilocano
to the two teams from Vigan City: the Ilocos Sur Air-
soft Club (ISAC) and Airsoft Ilocos. As no tournament is
ever possible without the said teams who
gave their support simply by joining and attending with
no guarantee of winning whatsoever.
This same year on December, SK-FP Erika Ong
and SB Member Eric Ong together with LETAG
and Airsoft Xtreme International Magazine (Philip-
pines), are hoping to bring you “Vintar Dam Siege”,
wherein the Sangguniang Kabataan has already
adopted the old Governor’s Mansion as the main
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tion are actual firearms. Utmost care was taken to
ensure that the session was both safe and bearable.
fter going through the basics of the pis-
Note that shorter weapons tend to shoot louder than
tol, let’s now move on to longer, shoulder-
their full-sized counterparts and emit a significant
fired weapons like the rifle, carbine and
amount of muzzle blast. For the shooter, it poses a
submachinegun(SMG). Basically, any weapon designed
minimal amount of discomfort but to the onlookers
with a stock was meant to be fired from the shoulder for
including the Range Officer on-deck, the experience
maximum effectiveness, controllability and accuracy.
can be excruciating when caught unaware or with-
out proper hearing protection. It would be well ad-
In this edition of The Firing Line, we had the unique op-
vised to use rated earmuffs
Practice during
cupping yourthe firing
hands session.
together even
portunity to handle and fire a “shorty” M4 modified for without the gun in hand.
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The front and rear sights were incor-

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simple purpose—keeping the barrel
straight. This translates into an im-
STANCE
The basic firing stance for a

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aginary line which runs from the rear
sight all the way to the target.
long weapon is similar to a box-
ing stance with the upper body
slightly oblique to the target.
Legs are slightly bent as if ready
to throw a punch or a kick to an
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should be pulling the weapon close to the maintains a good “weld” and a good
and beyond your target. Before you
body. The elbows are tucked close to the
fire a shot, make sure that nothing visual of the weapons iron sights or
torso for added stability and the butt should optics. Under extreme circumstances,
will be in the way. Also make sure
be locked-tight with the shooter’s cheek there may not be enough time to ac-
that the target will be set against a
“welded” into place to absorb recoil and to
backstop that will be sufficient to stop quire a good sight picture and the art
best acquire the weapon’s sights. The entire of “indexing” a target comes into play.
a bullet completely and not throw the
body should be poised to “lean” on the shot. Short-stocking provides a good fulcrum
slug back towards you or in a general
Recoil is not so severe in rifles or carbines when bringing the weapon to bear in
“uprange” direction.
but if you shoot shotguns, it will feel like a an instant without compromising a
solid kick from a karate expert especially shooter’s capacity to absorb recoil.
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Basic rifle iron sights consist of a front post and
“ghost ring” rear sights. A good sight picture is
when only the front post is in clear focus and
the rear sights become nearly invisible. Iron
sights are fairly effective even in ranges beyond
the 100-meter range. They work regardless of
weather condition and even without batteries.
The only disadvantage to iron sights is when you
need to engage targets at near-contact distances
or if you need to engage hostiles under low-light
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players who “spray and pray”. Generally speaking,
no amount of firepower will ever compensate for
good shot placement. Knowing your weapon and
how to handle it will more than make up for all the
bells and whistles attached. As a rule, it is never Keep both eyes open to get a good three-dimensional
the gun but the shooter who wields it that’ll make image of the target and its approximate distance
the difference.

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Article Written and Submitted by: Lonnie Fukuda
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HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Before it all began back in early 2005, airsoft was practically
unheard of on the small pacific island of Guam. Paintball had long
established itself as the dominant “extreme sport” on the island
for years now – Why would anyone want to play anything else?
For Glen Umadhay, founder of Team Ghost, and one of the origi-
nal pioneers of airsoft on Guam, it was the urge to try something
new – The urge to try something different. “In the beginning, it
was really just a group of friends and I who wanted to try some-
thing new. Paintball wasn’t for us – It was way too expensive.
We originally saw our first glimpse of what airsoft was over the
internet, and after doing a lot of research, we really wanted to
give it a try,”
he said. Umadhay and
his group of soon-to-be airsoft addicts purchased
their first airsoft replicas at a shop called Toys N’ Joys, who,
like any other business that carried airsoft goods at the time,
were limited to selling low priced electric guns and spring
pistols. It was at this storefront that he soon met fellow then-
amateur airsofter and future Team Ghost co-founder Ran-
dolph Pili, who also had a small group of friends who were
also willing to get into the game. Pili recalls how it all be-

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other fairly quickly, and talked about game
ideas: How were we going to get started?
Where were we going to play? We eventu-
ally decided to set up Saturday skirmishes
at two different game sites, both of which
were frequented by paintballers,” he said.
These sites were located in the island’s largest
village of Dededo, along its long and winding
NCS road. The first of the sites was an aban-
doned Navy publications building, and the sec-
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istration (FAA) complex. The new fields gave
Umadhay’s and Pili’s groups more than enough
ground to start airsofting in: “We all had a great
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and were either upgrading to newer Chinese metal-gear-
boxed clones, or going straight to buying Tokyo Marui
and Classic Army AEGs from Toys N’ Joys’ newly updat-
ed airsoft department. A good number of airsofters were
also changing out of their casual civilian loadouts and
were moving on to wearing legitimate BDUs and MOLLE
vests. The game was quickly gaining notoriety on island –
And to think it all started with a chance meeting between
two groups of friends just wanting to try something new.
a summer tournament would be well under way. The rules for
the tournament were simple: During a span of 4 weeks, there
would be a total of four 10-man teams going against each other
in a team deathmatch game scenario. The last team standing
would be declared the winner. There would be no cash prize for
this tournament – No trophy, even: The only prizes up for grabs
were bragging rights. It was soon then that Glen Umadhay and
Randolph Pili would found the roots of a team that would soon
become infamous among Guam’s airsoft scene: Team Ghost.

FOUNDING TEAM GHOST Team Ghost would be officially founded on June 12, 2006 to
compete for the title of champion in Guam’s first organized airsoft
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Umadhay and Randolph Pili, and consisted
of Dominic Quitoriano, Armelyn Fernandez,
and Joy Cariaga. During practice games, the
team found strength within their cutting-edge
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finest airsoft teams, Team Ghost was able to
secure absolute victory on the brackets, de-
claring themselves as the winners of Airsoft
Extreme Guam’s first-ever tournament of
champions. “We played hard, played honest,
and played to win,” said Armelyn Fernandez,
recalling the team’s first well-earned victory.
TEAM GHOST TODAY
Two years later in 2008, the ever-versatile
members of Team Ghost have been able to
stick together and establish themselves as
one of Guam’s most prolific airsoft teams.
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from intense CQB battles to long-ranged
woodland games. But what exactly makes
Team Ghost so special? Ghost founder,
Glen Umadhay had this to say about the
team: “I think teamwork is what really sets
Ghost apart from a lot of the other teams
on island – We work together to accomplish
our goals, whether it be to eliminate the op-
posing force, capture the flag, or rescue a
hostage. All of us have been playing since
the beginning… as the sport continues to
grow, we also grow as dedicated players.”
Each member of Team Ghost is not limited
to fulfilling only one specific role: All of its
members are well-versed in using different
types of weaponry, given the specific situ-
ation of the game scenario being played.
Any AEG is fair game for the Ghosts, al-
though the ever-popular MP5 and Armalite
rifle platforms are favorites among many
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Quitoriano uses his TM SIG552 and CYMA
M14 SOCOM to great effect on the play field,
using either one of the two for different situa-
tions: “CQB is where all the action is at for me,
so you usually see me using my 552 for indoor
games. I also use my M14 as a general purpose
weapon, although it makes an ideal long range
field AEG,” he said. Randolph Pili, co-captain of
Team Ghost, uses his old, trusted MP5SD5 for
mid-to-close range encounters, and brings out
his highly modified G3SG-1 to keep the Opfor’s
heads down at longer ranges: “I try to keep my
play style diversified. One game I could be pro-
viding sniper or support fire for my team mates
from more than half the field away with my SG-
1… and in another game, I could be right in
the frontlines with them with my MP5,” he said
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PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
The team is constantly growing along with the
island’s airsoft scene, and is currently attempt-
ing to implement Milsim-style games into the
 mainstream. Run of the mill “fun” games
(spray n’ pray style skirmishes, usually
played with all high-capacity magazines)
are the dominant type of game style cur-
rently being played on island. Ghost
member Joy Cariaga believes that im-
plmenting Milsim-style gameplay will be
the next big step up on how the game of
airsoft will be played on the island in the
near future: “I think it’s understandable
that Milsim hasn’t really taken off here
Ghost hopes to fully implement Milsim SPECIAL THANKS
with the Airsoft Extreme Guam group by Team Ghost would like to thank all of Air-
the end of 2008. Objective-based games, soft Extreme Guam, especially to Sam
such as bomb diffusal and hostage re- Antonio, whom first introduced us to this
trieval are seeing first light thanks to the fine publication. We would also give a big
team’s efforts at the A.E.G organization’sshout out to Airsoft Xtreme - You guys have
skirmish fields. The Ghosts also plan to an awesome magazine, keep up the great
include the exclusive use of low and mid- work, to Lonnie Fukuda for writing this arti-
capacity magazines for a more complete cle about us and James Mendoza for dedi-
and realistic military simulation experi- cating his time and services to providing
ence. With the will to take the sport further the excellent photos of us. Thank you all!

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yet, as there’s a lot more technical plan- than ever before on the island of Guam,

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[fun] game. I’m hoping that in the future, best to innovate in Guam’s ever-chang- Exclusive
Milsim-style games will be more common ing, ever-evolving airsoft community.

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AX TA K E R O M B B E H I ND EN
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different from real firearms. This
is why we’ve been featuring real
guns as early as our Summer As-
sault issue. Yes, AEG’s are toys
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counterparts. Here’s a few snaps of us on “rock n’
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