Tokyo Marui is one of the rare companies in airsoft that make public announcements when planned product releases are not going according to plan. It is always about being honest and accepting full responsibility when things are not going their way. In this case, the Tokyo Marui SAIGA-12K Gas Blowback Shotgun, which was revealed in July 2021, will have its release delayed. It was originally planned for an Autumn 2021 release which was then moved to a Spring 2022 release. But production issues were encountered, with the company stating that they need to repair defects discovered during production.

Here is the full text of their product update:

"Saiga-12K" was originally scheduled to be released in the fall of 2021, but due to a delay in development, it was changed to the spring of 2022.

Preparations for the main production were completed as planned, and the main production started in June 2022. It was expected that the release could be announced in June, but in mid-June, the quality control section during inspection discovered a problem related to the launch operation.

This bug can only occur when multiple conditions are met. It seems that the probability of occurrence is low, but since it is a problem related to the operation of launch, we decided that we should take certain measures even if the release is postponed.

The condition of the symptom and the identification of the cause were found within a few days, and from June 23, we decided to try multiple possible repair methods at this point. If it can be solved by a simple refurbishment, it seems that it can be released without waiting so much, but if that is not suitable, it may make you wait for a long time.

Since it will take two to three weeks to make a prototype and test to determine which one to use, we announced on Twitter on the same day that we will post a report around mid-July.

As a result of the test, it was found that the occurrence of symptoms cannot be surely suppressed by a simple repair, and we are continuing to try various repair plans. However, since it is not clear at this point how long it will take for the refurbishment, we have not been able to provide a specific release date, but we have decided to postpone the release date.

Since it was announced as the next new product, we are very sorry that we have been waiting for a long time due to the repeated postponement of the release date, although we have received many expectations from everyone.
We will do our utmost to repair it, and when the release date is forecast, we will inform you again.

We will make a thorough repair so that everyone can enjoy the gas blowback shotgun 'Saiga-12K' with peace of mind, so please wait until it is completed."