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Fun In Japan: The Krytac Owners’ Meeting Volume 2 Hosted By Laylax

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Everybody had a blast during the Krytac Owners Meeting Volume 2. Owners of Krytac AEGs converged at the Tokyo Sabage Park in Chiba Prefecture last 4-5 November 2017where they had a meet and greet, compared their Krytac airsoft guns and meet the Krytac-KRISS crew represented by Tim Seargeant and Allen Lau; the Founder and CEO of RedWolf Airsoft, Paul Chu; and the Evike Chang, the CEO of Evike.com.

The Krytac Owners Meeting Volume 2 was hosted by Laylax, the sole distributor of Krytac products in Japan, and they surely know how to host one with the support of Alpha Industries.

On each day, 200 airsoft players attended as the organizers capped the number of guests in a day. A total of 400 airsoft players from all over Japan made it to this weekend. They were greeted with treats and by the Alpha Industries and Krytac Girls.

At the event, there is something that airsoft players in Japan should look forward to. A Krytac TR-47 which will be released exclusively for the Japanese market was announced. Based on the SR-47 design of the Knights Armament Company, it is an AR-type rifle that can take in AK-47 magazines. We shall assume that this will have the Krytac reinforced gearbox with the built-in MOSFET. It features a KeyMod Handguard and Krytac Battery Stock that is seen in the Trident and Alpha Series, especially the longer AEGs.

If you live outside Japan and want to get one of these Krytac TR-47s, then you better start a petition now to get Krytac’s attention and consider a worldwide release.

A “Custom Gun Tasting” was one of the activities that guests had fun with. Laylax invited 7 custom gun shops to show their custom work on Krytac airsoft guns and they can shoot them at the range. People queued up to the guns as they are all amazing. Laylax via their brands have upgrade kits for Krytac as well as Cerokoted custom guns such as the Krytac PDW that was made to look like the A-10 Warthog. One of the main custom work shown were the Krytac KRISS Vector AEGs that have the Strike Face and an unusually long front-end, probably the longest KRISS Vector of any type in the world.

The CEOs of RedWolf Airsoft and Evike.com had a blast as they worked together in the “Polaris Shooting Challenge”. In this challenge, two players shot at targets whilst riding a Polaris, one player the shooter, the other the driver. The duo with the fastest lap wins in this challenge.

There were also caterers to meet the needs of guests when they got hungry. One is the Krytac-Yaki which is yummy. Next time, we hope they create a bento box with each section of the box a food in the shape of a Krytac AEG…just wishful thinking. Other shops selling gear as well as Arms Magazine, were present.

There were fun and games, such as the skirmishes for those with itchy trigger fingers such as the speedsoft tournament. There were stuff given away as well as opportunities for airsoft players to interact with the Krytac crew to give feedback and suggestions.

Krytac is one of the rare airsoft manufacturers that hold such meet and greet with their customers. It is a good thing to hold an owners meeting as they are usually the best group that will market the products provided that they get listened to.

No plans yet for Volume 3  in 2018 according to Masaki Koshida, Laylax’s International Operation Director. But if there will be one, definitely it will be Laylax that will be holding it in Japan.

Thanks to Masaki Koshida for helping us put this report together.

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