Echo1 USA Invades Hong Kong and they have a new puzzle too!

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August 24, 2009: Echo1USA Takes Hong Kong! The Echo1 Stag-15 Full Metal M4 has been winning praise all around the world. Most recently, one of the top figures in the world of airsoft, Clarence Lai AKA the Airsoft Surgeon, has joined the growing legions of Stag-15 Full Metal M4 fans. The Airsoft Surgeon put the Stag-15 through its paces at Hong Kong’s massive CQB Plaza and after a thorough evaluation, the Surgeon’s diagnosis: thumbs up!

The Echo1USA Facebook 5000

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Better join now if you have a Facebook account as it has a threshold level with this Echo1 USA Airsoft promo... "It's finally here! Echo1USA¹s latest contest: The Facebook 5000! Five lucky winners will be chosen from the first 5000 Echo1USA Facebook fans. If you haven¹t added yourself to the Echo1USA fan page, what are you waiting for? Just click the ³Become a fan² link in the Echo1USA Fanbox (you must have a valid Facebook account), and you¹re entered to win.

Guess the Upcoming Echo1 USA 2009 Airsoft Gun

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This is a tough one to guess, speaking about us, but for the ultimate gun enthusiast, this might not be a no-brainer. Echo1 USA Airsoft just sent in their latest puzzle for upcoming 2009 airsoft gun and by the looks of it, it seems to have SCAR muzzle, a SA58 body, and a Minimi stock. Some say it's going to be a SCAR-Heavy. But what we have mentioned here is that they are from the FN family. Prove us wrong please. Fireup your Photoshops!

The Echo1 M240B Revealed

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For those who have got very good pair of eyes in guessing the upcoming Echo1 USA Airsoft support weapon, pat yourselves on the back. It is indeed an M240B as the latest image they sent confirms what almost everyone has been right about... "We just got these pics of the newest Echo1USA model. For those of you who guessed M240 Bravo you are correct! These pics are of the official proto-type, the final production model with have different paint/finish.

ECHO 1 Full Metal SCAR now at Airsoft GI

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If you're waiting for this, better open a new browser window and go to Airsoft GI... "The ECHO1 SCAR (ASC) is the latest in Echo 1's long line of affordable AEGs. The Echo 1 ASC has many of the same features of other brands at a fraction of the price with a few of its own. It includes flip up front and rear sights, polymer lower receiver, one piece metal upper receiver, side folding retractable stock, convertible outer barrel, sling attachment points, and an ambidextrous magazine release.

Russian RPK coming soon to Echo1 USA Airsoft?

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We guess that two support type weapons are coming to Echo1 USA Airsoft with their teasers that just came out. One is speculated to be an M240B, and the latest teaser is a Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova (RPK), the 1950s era light machine gun which is very much in use by insurgents all over the world and the countries of the former Soviet Union. No details yet on when this is going to be released. Perhaps will be released late 2009. For the meantime, just look at the teaser below. :)

Echo1 USA Facebook Fan Club Giveaway

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So what's the give-away in this gimick? Read more, you'll like it... "Enter the Echo1USA Fanclub Giveaway and Win an Echo1 Stag-15 Full Metal. M4! Now's your chance to get the brand new all-metal Stag-15 M4 for free! Just visit the Echo1 USA website and click the 'Become a Fan' button in our Facebook FanBox. The first 1000 people to become fans with automatically be entered for a chance to win a Stag-15 Full Metal M4.

FN M240B from Echo1 USA Airsoft coming this Fall?

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Don't take our word for it as the image sent in by Echo1 USA Airsoft is hazy enough to make a final confirmation if indeed it is an M240B. You might say it is an M249, but Echo1 has already released their own versions of that support weapon. But it makes us look into the M240B as it is the heavier cousin of the M249, thus you'll notice the lines something similar to the M249. Said to be better than the M60, it has performed well supporting troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

New Echo1USA Tracer Unit

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Sent in by Christopher Dellosa of Echo1 USA Airsoft, this video shows how their unit works. No recommended tracerr bbs, but most likely the MadBull Dark Knight series of tracer bbs which come in various colours will do. Nice for night games. Just mix the tracerr bbs with regular ones as these are more expensive... "This unit attaches as a suppressor to your AEG and emits a flash to make your glow-in-the-dark tracer BBs light up the sky!

Airsoft GI Videos on the STAG 15 A1 and A&K MK43 Mod 0

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Latest video updates from Airsoft GI going over the Echo1 USA Airsoft Stag 15 A1 and the latest SAW from A&K. The videos are helpful for you to make a purchase decision... "The Echo 1 Stag-15 is one of the most demanded gun in the game, it features good looks, reliability, and an attractive price tag. Those same principles have now been applied to the new Full Metal Stag-1­5. A great gun has been made even better.

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