Last week, Springfield Armory unveiled the XD(M) 4.5” Match OSP Pistol that comes with standard and threaded barrels.  This week, they add another member to the XD(M) , a more powerful XD(M)-10, a new pistol that uses the 10mm round.

The reliable but rather old Heckler & Koch MP5 Submachine Gun, beloved by counter-terrorist units and police officers around the world will soon be replaced in Finland. According to news sources, the Poliisi or the Police of Finland, the MP5 will be replaced with an SMG that many airsoft players are familiar with nowadays, the CZ Scorpion EVO which is made in the Czech Republic/Czechia.

Perhaps the next generation rifle for the U.S. Army may just trace its origins to a garage located in Colorado Springs. According to media reports, the U.S. Army has ordered a prototype version of the FDM L5 Caseless Rifle.

Remember ZEV Technologies in airsoft? For those who have been in airsoft for some time now, they can recall that ZEV Technologies is about the SOCOM Gear ZEV Tech Trilobite Cut Slide for Gas Blowback Pistols. In particular, this was installed on the Echo1 US Airsoft ZEV Custom Timberwolf GBB Pistol.

The shiny things you see in the photo will soon be vied for by different airsoft players, companies, and products. The 9th Airsoft Players’ Choice Awards, the biggest airsoft event online shall kick off on the 26th of November, when the first but important phase, the Nomination Period, will start again.

Come November 2018 will be the next biggest event in airsoft practical shooting and this year’s biggest event in Europe. The NABV’s (Dutch Airsoft Association) International Airsoft Practical Shooting (IAPS) group will be hosting the Dutch Open 2018 which will be on its fourth year and will be held at the National Airsoft Centre in Geldermalsen for the second time.

A pistol that is already familiar to airsoft players as it has a version made by Tokyo Marui and WE Airsoft now comes ready for optics. Springfield Armory just announced that they are releasing the new XD(M) or the Xtreme Duty (Match) 4.5" OSP 9mm Pistol that includes threaded and standard barrel in the package.

The Russian Army will soon have a replacement for the aging Dragunov sniper rifle. Kalashnikov Concern have been developing the Chukavin SVCh-308 Sniper Rifle and it was test fired by Russian President, Vladimir Putin at the Patriot Park, the big military theme park located in the outskirts of Moscow.

According to media reports he was able to hit the target 600 metres away, three times out of five shots.

The U.S.  Army is finally fixing the problem with the M4 rifle firing unintentionally. This glitch is in the fire selector switch in which the rifle would not fire when the selector is between “semi” and “auto”. But once the selector is place on the “semi” or “auto”, the rifle will fire even without the trigger being pulled.

Last week DICE held a Reddit AMA to answer questions about the classes and roles in the upcoming Battlefield 5. This was held to clarify further the Battlefield 5's four classes: Assault, Medic, Recon, and Support which were first explained in the four blogposts by the developer. Dan Mitre, General Community Manager, handled the session to discuss about the changes.