HobbyTron.com Airsoft Blog

Have you ever been playing Airsoft and just felt a little out-gunned? Have the more experienced players picked on you a little more than you like? Well now with any of the new M249 Series; the M249-SAW, the M249-PARA, and the M249-MKII; you will never need to worry again about being the underdog in any of your Airsoft games.

That is what I felt like every time that I went out to play Airsoft with my friends. They always had much better guns than mine and I never really stood a chance. HobbyTron.com got this gun in and I felt as though my stars had changed. This gun holds 2500 Airsoft BBs! Let me say that again, this gun holds 2500 BBs! That was all that I needed to hear, I bought one straight away.
The last Saturday we had an Airsoft game, and it was awesome. When I came in carrying the M249-PARA Airsoft Gun, everyone noticed. We were playing steal the flag and no one even came close to our flag. Our team won every single game. I made sure to bunker down behind the flag a ways away and they buried me with boards and leaves. We left someone back there with me to make sure that people didn’t sneak up on me. It was a pretty good set up.
Later on in the afternoon I tried running around with it, but since I am not very good I got hit a lot, it didn’t really help me. I actually traded it with my friend for one of his guns for a couple games. He really liked the M249-PARA Airsoft Gun. He carried it around and was always laying down fire and hitting people. He actually wanted to buy mine from me right then and there for $45 more than I paid, so of course I sold it to him, and then went to HobbyTron.com and bought another one.
Anyone who needs a helping hand, an ace in the hole, a sure fire way to destroy your enemies, this is the Airsoft gun for you, the M249-PARA from HobbyTron.com.

Similar to the Classic Army and the Tokyo Marui come these 35 new Guay & Guay (G&G) rifles. If you are new to the high-end Airsoft market, or have been a faithful fan of Classic Army or Tokyo Marui then here is a little information about G&G that you will definitely find worth reading.

Guay & Guay Airsoft rifles are the closest you can get to a real rifle without spending a fortune. The company makes a serious effort to replicate all rifles with precision, down to the last detail. The appearance, as well as the weight, of a G&G replica will be practically indecipherable from the real thing, and the ammunition taken by each one will match its authentic counterpart. On top of that, these Airsoft rifles are high quality instruments themselves.

While there are several manufacturers of Airsoft rifles and firearms on the market today, Guay & Guay is probably the most reputable and dependable maker of these replicas. Mimicking all manner of guns and rifles in an Airsoft format for safe target practice, gaming, and collection or general fun, G&G builds solid, sturdy imitation weaponry that tends to be preferred by frequent users.

For example, the G&G RK-104 (a replica of the AK-104, a shortened Russian military assault rifle) is built using the same materials for the same parts as the original – that means that where the authentic rifle is made of metal, so is the G&G RK-104, and likewise with plastic parts. This makes the weapon feel real and weigh in as accurately as possible for a replica.

Another excellent factor of the G&G Airsoft rifles is their ability to be customized. Much like real weaponry, there are several accessories that can easily be added onto the stock firearm. Even these pieces are replicated down to the last detail in an effort to please realist fanatics. Because of the careful construction and replication of their products, G&G assures that firing their Airsoft rifles will feel incredibly similar to firing their authentic counterpart. This can’t be said of all manufacturers, some of which opt to stop at similarities in appearance and fail to replicate the “feel” of the actual weaponry.

So the consensus? Get your hands on a G&G Airsoft rifle for a top quality gun that not only looks like the real thing, but feels like one too!

I have had the opportunity to use this gun for a period of time, and I am very impressed. When I first got the UTG Spring Sniper Accushot Airsoft Rifle to use for testing I was amazed at the realistic weight of the gun. The description on our website states that the gun is 6.5lbs and that is definitely true. The only abs plastic on this gun is the stock, the rest of the gun is metal and is very well made.

The gun was simple enough to assemble requiring only 3 screws to secure the barrel to the stock. The gun does not come with any aiming device. Even still without a sight on it, I was able to hit targets at 75 feet repeatedly. I used the .2g rounds in this gun and was amazed with the velocity that this spring powered rifle was able to produce. Using the .12 rounds I was able to get faster velocity but lost the accuracy because of the light weight of the round. Even light breeze caused the BB to move from left to right more than once in the BBs flight path. Using the .2g BB, the breeze did not affect it near as much.

I was also impressed with the bi-pod that came with this gun. It allows for smooth transition from standing to laying with a sturdy platform for aiming the gun. The other great thing this package comes with is the speed loader, and the 3 point sniper sling.

Using the scope below really increased my range and made the whole experience much more enjoyable.

I was shooting the above gun pretty accurately until I put on this scope. Once I did that, I was dead accurate. This is the NcStar 3-9×40 Scope, with it I was able to hit targets at 125 feet continually, giving me an extra 50 feet of precise sniping range.

The good thing about this scope is that the cross hairs are able to be sighted in to the gun. This scope could be used with a real fire arm and get great accuracy out of it, so using it with the Airsoft guns even though it is Airsoft and round projectiles that are very hard to predict. The scope has real weapon weight and quality and is definitely a good investment. I would recommend this scope to anyone looking to better their Airsoft experience.

Some people love shooting their automatic electric guns because of how fast they shoot and some people love using spring guns because they don’t have to worry about their battery dying on the field, well why not combine them both? The M4 M203 AEG Assault Rifle does just that, it combines the speed and power of a fully automatic electric gun with the reliability of a spring gun. The spring gun actually comes in the form of a grenade launcher which adds to the cool factor and the gun comes with 2 different styles of adjustable stocks so you can change the look of your gun. It doesn’t get much better then this!

In case you forgot HobbyTron.com is an Airsoft Distributor.

A large, blunt airsoft gun with a high rate of fire may be fine for some people, but there are many of us that are looking for a high rate of fire and portablity as well. The TSD PCR-97 M4 CQB AEG Electric Airsoft Rifle is just the thing. It’s folding stock and features will awe even the most zealous airsoft enthusaist.

Here are some of the features we love in the TSD PCR-97:

* Unique Serial Number Assigned
* Metal Receiver
* Metal Outer Barrel
* FIRSCH Style RIS
* Flip-up Front Sight
* QD Sling Mount
* Metal Split Gearbox
* Steel Gears
* Silicon Steel bushings
* Turbo 3000 Motor

Meet the TSD R5K-PDW Assault Rifle AEG Electric Airsoft Gun operating @ 330 FPS, 200 Round capacity, and 600 Rounds Per Minute. It looks great and has all the bells and whistles we’ve come to appreciate from TSD tactical and frankly it’s scarry how these guys find a way to pack so much performance into something at this price level. This G5K has the following features of interest:

- reinforced metal gearbox
- (1) 28 round standard magazine
- (1) 200 round high capacity magazine
- tactical foregrip
- Full auto, semi auto and safety shooting modes
- true-to-scale design
- adjustable hop-up

Again though, the TSD R5K-PDW Assault Rifle’s most riveting feature is that 600 rounds per minute rate of fire. Make sure you take a bucket of BB’s with you to your next airsoft game, you’ll need em.

Tokyo Marui came out with the first High End Electric Pistol but with prices well over a $100 they just weren’t affordable for the average Airsofter. China has taken care of that problem and has come out with the first affordable High End Electric Pistol, the G-18 Electric Pistol from TSD. What makes this gun so great is that it shoots over 200 Feet Per Second which is comparable to most Green Gas Guns that cost a lot more and require the additional purchase of green gas. This gun looks and feels great and you can even change out the parts with Tokyo Marui parts.

The bridge between RC and Airsoft Guns has finally been made! These Airsoft Tanks are awesome. The guys over at Gizmodo recently did a review on our airsoft tanks which you can check out on their site. They have also appeared in Maxim magazine and RC Car Action Magazine.

These tanks have some really cool features. They have a real smoking action and sound effects that make it look and sounds like the real thing! They also ACTUALLY SHOOT airsoft BBS from its fully-adjustable turret. You simply load the BBs into the BB reservoir on the turret and press the fire button on the controller. Check out this video about RC Airsoft Tanks.

The Airsoft Tank doesn’t shoot quite as fast as green gas guns will, but it still stings a bit

The M4 style of machine guns has become wildly popular in the airsoft community as of late. Our Special Ops M4 Assault Rifle Airsoft Gun is almost impossible to keep in stock due to demand. We’ve recently began importing a new similar style of gun, the M4 Style Assault Rifle AEG Electric Airsoft Gun. We like itbecause of all of the CQB goodies that come included. Some of the features you may be interested in are its almost full metal design, upgraded metal gearbox, adjustable stock, tactical grip and most of all, the battery.

Typically with airsoft guns you’ll see the mini-type low mAH battery that fits on the nose or along the barrel of the gun. This can cause problems making the gun front-heavy which cause shooters to overcompensate and shoot high. Not to mention the low amperature of the battery gives out and leaves much desired. The M4 Assault Rifle comes with the nunchuk-style 1100mAH battery (made popular by latest generation Tokyo Marui Airsoft Guns) which fits nicely into the stock of the rifle. This configration puts the majority of the weight next to your shoulder away from the barrell so you have better accuracy and the next-gen design also permits a longer energy output. Here is an example of the nunchuk battery:

Again, be sure to check out the M4 Style Assault Rifle AEG Electric Airsoft Gun as you browse the site.

Tomorrow, June 5th from 6-9AM on Fox 13 news with Bug Budah the hobbytron.com guys will be putting on a show up at the Fox 13 headquarters in Salt Lake City. We will be showcasing some of the fun ways to get out this summer and be active outdoors with Electric Airsoft Guns, Green Gas Airsoft Pistols, our 700FPS Green Gas Sniper Rifle, Tokyo Marui Shotguns and have the pleasure of having John Morgan, president of the Utah Valley Aeromodelers RC Club on the show who will be doing some AMAZING stunts on his nitro helicopter. We’ll specifically be showing the following Airsoft stuff:

Electric Spec. Ops M4 Full Metal Assault Rifle
Spring Tokyo Marui SWAT Shotgun SHORTY FPS-275 Airsoft Gun
Green Gas M700P Sniper Rifle FPS-720 Competition Professional Airsoft Gun

Check it out, it’s going to be a great show!