RED CELL SBR UPDATE
RED CELL
Short barelled rifle FTW!
WAY BACK IN ISSUE 124 RED CELL GATHERED TO LOOK AT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AEG GROUPS OUT THERE, THAT OF AR SBRS. NEARLY A YEAR AND A HALF LATER THEY PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER AGAIN TO SEE HOW SOME OF THESE TEST MODELS HAVE DONE - AND WHAT NEW ONES HAVE CAUGHT THEIR EYE AND BEEN ADDED TO THE TEST POOL!
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he airsoft industry never sleeps! That’s for sure, and although we’ve been through some trying times, and indeed the world is still not fully recovered from challenges both medical and commercial, the manufacturers keep on delivering new models for our delectation! Whilst the pandemic certainly put a big dent in all things airsoft, the ongoing issues with shipping and distribution thankfully appear to be easing at last. However, now I’m hearing from many friends in the retail side of the industry that given the economic pressures we are all facing the sales of new AEGs and GBBs have slowed right now, with more players spending what money they have on getting to games and keeping their existing replicas serviced and running to their best.
As someone who has lived through several global recessions this doesn’t surprise me at all, as when money is tight we all, as players, tend to keep spare cash for actually getting out to play, and the purchase of a new platform gets pushed back in favour of keeping what we already have going. It strikes me that this makes what we do in the Red Cell program even more valid than ever before, as many of the models we have “in test” are models that you own, and where we are beginning to encounter problems (or not!) then we can comment on the potential fixes for these very issues you may yourself be facing. Bottom line is that EVERYTHING electrical and mechanical will eventually fail! We do all tend to give our replicas a proper hammering when we play, and even with the very best maintenance regime in the
“IT STRIKES ME THAT THIS MAKES WHAT WE DO IN THE RED CELL PROGRAM EVEN MORE VALID THAN EVER BEFORE, AS MANY OF THE MODELS WE HAVE “IN TEST” ARE MODELS THAT YOU OWN, AND WHERE WE ARE BEGINNING TO ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS (OR NOT!) THEN WE CAN COMMENT ON THE POTENTIAL FIXES FOR THESE VERY ISSUES YOU MAY YOURSELF BE FACING.” 48
AUGUST 2022
