It's an oldie but goodie for Mach Sakai this time as he takes on the unique Tokyo Marui JSDF Type 89 AEG for his review. Amongst the products of Tokyo Marui that were cloned by different manufacturers, the Type 89 was the least copied, with only Both Elephant (BE) producing one. He finds a need to improve on the grip, the trigger pull is relatively short, but he felt that it's a little heavy.

Booligan reviews the BE Type 89 and we do agree with him on this one as we had used this AEG before and we liked it... "I think that people need to reconsider BE's status as a 'joke' manufacturer. With their recent guns (this, HK33, 6/8mm gas shotguns) they are definitely on the rise in the obscure gun market, and I think that once they find more models to make, they will be a force to be reckoned with. This gun is a perfect example of that; mostly great characteristics, with a few relatively minor issues that can be tweaked and eliminated.

Latest AEG to grace the shelves of RSOV.com, and comes with a metal body... "Tercel Japanese Type 89 with 3-rd burst upgrade ver., with metal body, rubberized furnitures and detachable bipod. Gearbox of safe, semi, 3-rd burst and full-auto firing capacity comes with battery and battery charger.This verson was upgraded the spring and motor, therefor higher power and fps." 

This is good, since we've come to rely on PDI parts for upgrades nowadays and X-Fire/PDI have come and done the job for us with this. The customised TM Type 89 Japanese SDF rifle with 3-round burst costs around US$560... "This is NOT Tokyo Marui original type 89. We've already installed PDI 05 Inner Barrel, Koutetsu Outer Barrel & Koutetsu Separated muzzle. More realized & heavy weight as real rifle.

The BE Type 89 with the 3-round burst feature is now filling up the shelves of Hong Kong retailers and RSOV.com is one of them... "Both-Elephant Japanese Type 89 with metal body, rubberized furnitures and detachable bipod. Gearbox of safe, semi, 3-rd burst (yes it is mechanical feel very solid !!) and full-auto firing capacity comes with battery and battery charger."