The final and last installment of Yosser's Airsoft Odyssey Project Phoenix Rising... "I pretty much gave up all hope for H&K replicas after the Double Eagle incident, as I felt they'd taken a step in the wrong direction. This was all to change one fine day at SWAT Urban Area 51. I knew JJ had bought a cheap ARES G36c and had some successes with it, but as he'd paid such a minimal amount for it and given my experiences, my assumption was that it would be a pile of tat. How wrong can one be? Within minutes of the game starting, I saw John get a perfect kill at 45 meters plus!! I kid you not, he was right next to me and I was using my Classic Army B&T MP5A4. I stopped firing and turned to see if JJ had changed primary, but there was this 'Cheap' G36C, still in his shoulder, putting rounds down!

Afterwards, I asked if I could look over it and asked what magic he'd worked on it. "None at all" was the reply? JJ had simply bought the gun in parts and had reassembled it. There was an issue with an air-seal, but as I'm not technically-minded, this went right over my head! As I stated earlier, I was expecting a lightweight piece of creaky plastic...I'm happy to say that this wasn't the case. Pleasantly surprised, this felt like the 'Real-deal' it was solidly built, with a good weight to it. JJ allowed me the opportunity to use it on the range and I was more than impressed. This short dabble with 'The Phoenix' had changed my mind completely [...]"

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