With AR-style 9mm SBR AEGs being released left and right by airsoft manufacturers, King Arms put out a video to give us five reasons why you should pick their PDW 9mm SBR Shorty AEG. Made mainly of high grade polymer and nylon fiber, it is a lightweight AEG that can accommodate standard 9mm AEG magazines, like the Marui standard MP5 magazines.
If you are putting a JGSDF loadout, you can now have a complete one with the gear that is available at Laylax and the Type 89 GBB or AEG from Tokyo Marui. Now you will need a sidearm and you can get the Tanaka Works 9mm JGSDF GBB Pistol. It is a the SIG P220 Pistol and called the SCK/Minebea 9mm Pistol that is manufactured under license by Minebea. Hyperdouraku takes a look at this pistol to see if Tanaka Works have been faithful to the real world pistol.
King Arms posted a video showing more of their 9mm PDW or also called King Arms PDW 9mm SBR Shorty (KA-AG-229-BK). Read furtheron to find the feautes of this AEG... "We are excited to announce the new King Arms Short Barrel Rifle PDW is finally here! We will be posting more details in the next days. Stay tuned!
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King Arms are the latest airsoft manufacturer to jump into the 9mm-style SBR design. They posted two photos on their Facebook Page giving us a glimpse on how it looks like. It has an M-LOK system and what makes it different from the G&G ARP9 and the Classic Army Nemesis X9 is the 9mm magazine which looks like you can use an 9mm magazine that fits an MP5 AEG. This may allow you to use existing Marui-compatible MP5 AEG magazines.
Enough of the BB weights and we get to understand more about ammo used in the real world. Tactical Rifleman does a comparison of the .45 ACP and the 9mm with a ballistic test... "In this video we are comparing Barnes TAC-XPD 9mm against Corbon Pow’RBall .45acp. I’m shooting them into VYSE professional grade ballistic gelatin blocks from Custom Collagen from 10 meters away.
Brownells present another B&T weapon that we want seen in airsoft form, the B&T Universal Service Weapon (USW)... "The B&T Universal Service Weapon (USW) is a revolutionary hybrid firearm that provides law enforcement and contracted security personnel a sidearm with carbine capabilities. The USW can be used in CQB situations or for longer range shooting, a spring-loaded folding stock can be deployed."
Time for some real world firearm lesson as The Firearm Blog TV shows us their top 5 single stack 9mm handguns... "In this episode of TFBTV, James takes up his favorite subject again – concealable 9mm pistols.
On pre-order at Evike.com is the 9mm style AR-type AEG from G&G Armament, the G&G ARP9 AEG... "The G&G ARP9 is a unique and exciting entry into the CQB M4 style rifle AEG category. Extremely compact and lightweight, from afar the ARP9 resembles a traditional M4 type rifle, but when one gets closer, they realize the ARP9 is a completely different beast. Based off of the G&G CM16 series of AEGs the ARP9 retains all of the features favored by players but in a unique 9mm style carbine.
Time for some real bullets test rather than with 6mm plastic pellets as Tactical Rifleman puts up a video comparing the 300 Blackout to the 9mm in this ballistic gel test... "While I was at the NRA Convention, I was asked why many military units were trading in their 9mm MP5SDs and going to 300 Blackout. While I can neither confirm or deny what different units are doing or why they are doing it, I can share some of my personal thoughts."
Spotted on Ruten.co.tw is the Classic Army M4 9mm SMG 100-Round Magazine with Adapter. As the name states, this allows you use a 9mm airsoft magazine with an M4 AEG. Some sellers have the CA M4/M16 100-round SMG Magazine but sometimes the adapter is hard to find. This package comes with both the magazine and adapter and feeds an M4 AEG, which should be Marui-compatible, well.