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Manta Weapon Accessories

May 1, 2014

I have been using Manta weapon accessories as far back as two years ago when I acquired a Manta rail cover at Shot Show 2012. I had already been having issues mounting a few of my pressure switches so when I stopped by the Manta booth I was immediately interested. Since then, I have taken my Manta rail cover all over the United States, both to operations and recreational gameplay and I am happy to report that not only did it never fail me but that it utterly exceeded my expectations. Not only that but I have recently learned that Manta rail covers are being issued for use with the M27 IAR!

2354266 — Manta rail cover with pressure switch compartment

Manta weapon accessories work like any other commercially available rail covers do, they snap on over existing rails with one exception, they come with a compartment that can either hold a pressure switch or allow you to route cables connected to your accessories through them. This can take care of a lot of cables jumbling around on the outside of your gun without having to use electrical tape or zip ties. I actually used to wrap excess cables around my gun in order to keep them from flopping around which did work, most of the time, but it made my gun look absolutely hideous.

lm4 5 — My KWA LM4 PTS with a Manta rail cover mounted on the left side

I have even used my Manta rail cover to add a pressure switch to my Tokyo Marui AK. This was a last minute modification I used for Tim VS Bob 5 in order to add both a pressure switch as well as a flashlight and to be honest it worked out spectacularly. It may have looked a bit off but I thought it was completely in line with how my rebel forces operate. We don’t have to look good as long as we get the job done!

manta ak — My Tokyo Marui AK with Manta rail cover duct-tape-mounted on the top of the handguard

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One Year Anniversary Sale at GI Tactical | AAR

April 24, 2014

So it was, with a grin from ear to ear, that I boarded a plan with a number of GI personnel including the ever-unflappable Jason Hills on my journey eastward to GI Tactical in Chesterfield, VA. My journey was fraught with delays, misspelled itineraries, and overly assertive TSA employees. Thankfully I arrived in one piece and with all of my needed clothes and equipment.

It’s always fun to come visit our East coast location, GI Tactical, not only because of the awesome employees we have working there but also because of the customers and players on the east coast. Milsim is certainly more popular out east but the community seems much more tightly knit than on the west coast for one reason or another.

Now, I was at GI Tactical to help work our 1 year anniversary sale and I have to tell you it’s great to see how far we’ve come. I remember spending a week before our grand opening helping the employees at GI Tactical get the warehouse, sales floor, gun range, and everything else needed to run a successful retail airsoft store up and running. It was certainly a lot to take care of but there was even more stuff added by the time I returned for our one year anniversary. The shooting range had been updated, newer and cooler display cases had been built, and a even more cool products had been added to the inventory there. Basically, if I was proud about where they were before, I was proud-as-can-be to see what they’d accomplished upon my return.

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Airsoft GI Spring Giveaway

April 22, 2014

Currently at Airsoft GI and GI Tactical, with every purchase you make you will receive a code to win great prizes, from a bag of Lancer Tactical BB’s, all the way up to the RWA MG34 AEG. This is a deal that you will not want to miss!

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My New Favorite Boots

April 16, 2014

Capture — My Personal set of Under Armour Tactical Valsetz Boots

I have been using boots purchased at Army/Navy Surplus stores for the majority of my airsoft career. About 6 years ago I purchased some boots online on the advice of my friend and fraternity brother Matt, only to be disappointed by their craftsmanship and lack of ventilation, considering they were desert boots. This led me to refuse to order boots online because I didn’t want to spend any more money on boots until I could try them first hand to make sure I wasn’t throwing money down a hole.

hsp — My UA Valsetz Boots at Hollywood Sports Park’s Combat Center

Little did I know, that I my girlfriend was planning on buying me something special for my birthday and asked me if there was one thing I could have for airsoft what would I buy? So, I told here “I haven’t had a comfortable set of boots in almost a decade, and that’s what I spend most of my time in, so it would have to be a new set of boots.” She asked if there were any specific ones I’d thought about and quite a number of my coworkers had just purchased Under Armour Tactical Valsetz boots from AirsoftGI.com and could not stop talking about them. These same folks would also wear them into work just about every day leading me to believe that they really were as comfy, lightweight, and breathable as everyone had claimed them to be.

rtc 1 — My UA Valsetz Boots at Bob’s Rebel Training Camp: Northern Resistance at Gamepod Combat Zone

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Gloves that Bob The Axe Man uses

April 11, 2014

Over my decade and a half of playing airsoft I have had the chance to try out many different pairs of gloves and as such I feel confident talking to all of you about what I use and why. Firstly, I actually have about three sets of gloves that I currently use right now and find myself switching to for different reasons. These gloves are the following: Mechanix MPACT 2012 gloves, Mechanix MPACT gloves, V-Tac Armored Half Finger gloves. Now, I generally have multiple versions of the same item in my armory because they fulfill different mission requirements. The Mechanix MPACT 2012 gloves are the main set I use for the vast majority of my operations. This is for a number of reasons, but mainly because they provide the best combination of dexterity and protection. They also look the coolest which is, if you know me, also a big factor in my decision making process.