Vintage Airsoft Review: MGC Brown Maxi-Comp

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We go back in time again in this Vintage Air Review by Daisuke Kobori for Hyperdouraku. Being a user of MGC airsoft guns, this is a familiar pistol back in my uni days, the MGC Brown Maxi-Comp airsoft pistol which was released in 1987... "Once upon a time, MGC's home craft was a wide variety of variations. This is from the model gun era, and when something that will become one platform is completed, it will be sublimated to products with different charm while adding custom parts etc.

Vintage Airsoft Review: WA Super Ingram M11

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Daisuke Kobori writes for Hyperdouraku for another lesson in airsoft histor as he reviews the Super Ingram M11 GBB from Western Arms. Released in 1996 and the first machine pistol with the Western Arms Magna Blowback, it was seen as the better version compared to the Maruzen version. However, it is not in production anymore while the Maruzen can still be found at retailers.

Read the full review here (in Japanese).

Vintage Airsoft Review: Masudaya Urchin Extra

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Now this is a really old school rifle, the Masudaya Toys Urchin Extra 7mm spring-powered rifle reviewed by Hyperdouraku. This was introduced in 1982, has a capacity of 6 shots and an initial muzzle velocity of 35.7m/s. One thing that we like about this is that it can be easily broken down into four different sections, making it easier to chuck in a bag for transport that doesn't scream "gun inside."

Read the full review here (in Japanese).

Vintage Airsoft Review: ToyTec Project 90

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Kobori Daisuke writes for Hyperdouraku to give us another Vintage Airsoft Review. The ToyTec Project 90. This was first released in November 1990 and is powered with an external gas source. It comes with a 500-round BB magazine... "In this section, we introduced the Toiko Tech's debut work, Calico Assault M-100 . It was a shocking work that boasted the number of offensive bullets of nominally 1000 shots, but the project 90 introduced this time was released two years later.

Vintage Airsoft Review: LS L85A1

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Hyperdouraku features the L85A1 Airsoft Rifle made by LS for his Vintage Airsoft Review series. Introduced in 1991, this is HPA powered and comes with a magazine that has a 25-BB round capacity. Air intake is located at the buttstock area and comes with a simple cylinder with a transparent plastic plate that is used as the SUSAT.

Read the full review here.

Vintage Airsoft Review: Western Arms Jatimatic

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Remember the gun used by Sylvester Stalone in the movie "Cobra"? It does have an airsoft version made by Western Arms. The Western Arms Jatimatic is based on the Jatimatic SMG designed by Jali Timari of Finland that fires the 9mm round is an automatic, open bolt, blowback operated SMG and was produced in limited quantities. The Western Arms version was introduced in 1986 and is an AEG powered by 4 AA batteries in the magazine. The laser site is actually a scope in the airsoft replica.

Vintage Airsoft: KHC M88 Maverick Shotgun

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Another round of Vintage Airsoft Review by Hyperdouraku, featuring the KHC M88 Maverick Shotgun. Introduced in 1993, this is a spring powered pump action airsoft shotgun which is quad-shot rather than tri-shot which is the Marui version that many airsoft manufacturers copied for their own shotgun lines. This airsoft shotgun is a bit heavier to pump according to those who have experienced using this.

Vintage Airsoft: Maruzen Mini Uzi Custom

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Many of you haven't been born yet when the Maruzen Mini Uzi Custom was released in 1984, which is a follow up on the Mini Uzi that was released a year before. This is an air-cocking shell ejecting 6mm airsoft gun which means you have to pull the bolt each time to fire the airsoft gun. A bit tedious, but this was made during the early years.

Read the full review on Hyperdouraku.

Vintage Airsoft: Wingun Webley Speedloader

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Vintage Airsoft, an online retailer in the UK demonstrate the Speedloader made for the Wingun Webley Revolver... "Charging your Webley with shells in the heat of battle can be a stressful and fiddly business. These devices can speed up your loading and minimise lost cartridges. You can find these for sale very soon on the website."

Vintage Airsoft Review: Takatoku SS9000

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Kobori Daisuke writes for Hyperdouraku with a review on a really vintage airsoft gun, the Takatoku SS9000 Bolt Action Airsoft Gun. It is the first bolt action airsoft gun made by Matsushiro Japan and the model, TM-07, was first released in 1976. It has a magazine that can carry five rounds and it is a rotary type.

Read the full review here.

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