Looking for inspiration in being an airsoft support gunner? You might want to watch The BB Warrior share on YouTube, the airsoft machine gun loadout he put together. You don't have to adapt everything you see in the video but pick which you think matches your requirements.
Another tip from Destockage Games to help airsoft players choose a machine gun for their game. These days there are more options and are on the expensive side, but some are getting budget friendly... "What is an airsoft machine gun? What is the difference between automatic machine guns, LMGs and HMGs? All your answers are in our video."
CraftStation gives you a guide in making your own airsoft Maxim Machine Gun. Good for World War I-themed airsoft games, as there are already airsoft guns based on the guns used in that period though there is no support weapon. Blueprints and patterns are also available from their Facebook Page and patience is all you need apart from putting the materials needed for the build project.
Evike announce that they have taken a big chuck off the EMG M1919 AEG's price... "The M1919 is a .30 caliber chambered medium machine gun that saw much of its life spent in the trenches, foxholes, and fields throughout World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It was based upon the M1917 but was designed to be air-cooled, which made in turn made it the go-to crew serve weapon of choice for many years of service.
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With the upcoming A&K M249 Gas Blowback on display at the recently concluded MOA Exhibition 2017, the company released a quick peek video on Facebook.... "Hey Guys, long time no see. We had been arrival to Taipei and joined MOA exhibition. Also, this year we are developing the M249 GBB. The First Automatic Gas Blow Back Machine Gun.
Night Hawk In Light shows us the DIY Airsoft BB Machine Gun that fires over 5,000 rounds per minute... "In this video I demonstrate my soda bottle airsoft machine gun made in a previous video with an upgraded compressed air power supply.
Here is my first video showing how to build this particular model for use with hand power: https://youtu.be/tRoQVyRGoFA."
We always like seeing these HPA engines for airsoft seen working in support weapons in which they work best. HPAirsoft installed the PolarStar Fusion Engine V2 in a Browning M2 50 Caliber Machine Gun, and is the heaviest we HPA-powered airsoft gun so far. This uses an 800mm EdGI 6.01 Inner Barrel, Prowin Chamber. Maximum performance is 630fps at 16bps and they reduced the velocity to theplanned 450fps and 40bps using 0.28 to 0.30g BBS and mounting it on a buggy.
Some machine gun firing goodness for you as Larry Vickers shows us the PKM version of Bulgaria, the MGM1 in this episode of Vickers Tactical TAC-TV... ""Quick Overview of the Bulgarian MGM1 Machine Gun, Essentially the Bulgarian version of the Russian PKM With a Ton of Gun porn for you. Enjoy!"
Lancer Tactical goes for the heavies with this Lancer Tactical M240 Bravo Machine Gun available right now at Airsoft GI... "The M240 has been used by the United States Armed Forces since the late-1970s. It is used extensively by infantry, most often rifle companies; as well as ground vehicles; watercraft; and aircraft.
Which of the two support weapons would you prefer? Though listen to Ross and Jon of Airsoft Megastore as they state their case for the Mk46 and PKM... "Who doesn't like machine guns?! We took two of our favorites, the MK46 SAW and the Russian PKM and put them to a head to head performance challenge. Although the PKM has a much longer inner barrel, the SAW was up for the challenge. What gun would you run?
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