AS VAL from LCT

The LCT AS VAL has arrived.

The first impression was exciting. Although it has some similar ergonomics as an AK, it is a different feel to hold. The main difference is in the weight balance. The Val due to its massive suppressor has more weight in the front, and the massive 40 mm "outer barrel" is nothing like it.

After the first look I took a closer view. The gun is really fully made of blued steel. It is rough, strong, and well made quality. The polymer parts are fine, but their color is not as "plum" as it supposed to be, it is simply brown. The magazines are made from the same material so they got the same tone.

The batteries got place in the suppressor, you can choose from several slim type li-pos.
I was afraid that the battery will hit to the inner barrel during movement, causing inaccuracy, but LCT made a clever solution for this. Close to the end of the suppressor, there is a spacer ring welded inside, which holds the inner barrel straight.

Inside we got the new 9mm gearbox which is a well made piece, and I think it will serve for a long time without problem. Maybe a routine check on spacers and grease will be done. The VAL has a normal AK hop up chamber with all the advantage of this type. The gun has a really good accuracy and range from the box. I have mine from gunfire.pl it shoots about 410 FPS (measured with xortech chrono). In other webshops I saw different value for this.

One of the very few annoying things is that we can not adjust the hop up without taking the topcover off. As some of you may remember on the first photos made from the prototype the cut out of the top cover at the bolt was higher. In that case it was no problem to adjust the hop up, but after it was made lower you can not reach it. The other problem is with the fire selector, when you switch it from full auto to single fire, sometimes the little plate that responsible for switching, stucks in the full auto position, however the fireselector button was moved to single.

Conclusion:

This is a well made, full steel, unique gun from LCT, with good accuracy and range.There are some minor mistakes but nothing serious. Finally airsofters can have this gun in their collection.

SOBR - Есть такая работа. СОБР Курганской области

The SRVV SAS Harness - kind of SMERSH

I had the opportunity to get a closer look on to a Survival Corps SAS harness.

The first impression was kind of disappointing.

And the second was not much better either.

Overall it is a load bearing system similar to the Smersh, but it is less modular.

It has the same function parts, but they have only one loop to fix to the tactical belt. The belt itself is just a plane nylon fiber belt with a plastic buckle, no big deal.

The coloration of the woodland camo is excellent, it looks like the western type gears, not like the cheep Chinese copies. The producer on its website says it is made of Cordura. If this is so, than it is the thiner type of Corudra maybe 600D...

All the buckles and loops are made of plastic. There where no long lasting test on this item, so I can not say how durable they are.

The sewing of all parts was done with some light gray or light OD thread, which makes the whole thing look cheap.

About the parts: it has a PLCE stile harness, attached to a belt, on the belt there is 2x2 magazine pouches, which can hold eight AK mags, on the side of the pouch there are smaller grenade pouches, closes with Velcro. There is a buttpack with a built in nylon dustcover. The volume is about 8 liters. There is a radio pouch on the shoulder strap, and two canteen or multipurpose pouch on the sides.

My opinion is that maybe this is not there best quality product, maybe there are more preferred items in their production line. So this one is maybe not worth its price. However it is still an SRVV item, which means it looks good in your collection.

King Arms VSS Vintorez

 I think the overall look of this King Arms VSS Vintorez is better than the LCT AS VAL, but thanks to the full steel construction I still think that LCT is stronger.
King Arms is only full metal with steel parts, which means that the receiver will be made of aluminum alloy.

New Buttons

Opinion indicators added to the end of the posts.
Please feel free to show us your opinion about each article, that we know what kind of material would you like to see more and what less

Russian Special Rapid Response Unit - SOBR Training 2013

   

VSO SMERSH

Thanks to a friend of mine 'bcasbi', I have the opportunity to publish his review of the VSO Smersh

The VSO (витязь спецоснащение // Vityaz Special Purpose) is a Belorussian Company, with a distribution office in Poland. The company’s profile is the „eastern block’s” military suits and accessories, and their main target is the airsoft community.

So after this intro let’s start with the important things: What is the VSO Smersh like?

The fabric is the same as the SSO/SPOSN . I got this information from Greg-„VSO UK” facebook admin. The fabric is a bit shiny, but not that glossy-cheap way, and it’s good at all! We’ve ordered five sets in the same time, and when we received the package from the postman, we only could say: WTF…?!
We’ve only found 5 butt-packs instead of the Smersh sets…. So We’ve opened the butt-packs and realized that the VSO guys are professionals in packaging, I might say only the guys from the HK webshops can do it better. Only the narrow belt was outside of the buttpack.

 

After opening the „BP”, this was the view:  

The wide belt’s sutures are strong, but it has no padding inside. IMO it’s not a must for me, the shoulder straps carry the most of the weight. The D-rings are all made of metal, quality pieces.

 

 The narrow belt is a robust and strong , with Velcros on both ends. The plastic buckle is nice, not that knock-knock-break style, strong and flexible material. It will never decluth. The size is pretty easy to set, and was easily set between. (maybe less and more, but I only had these two teammates in these ultra  sizes.)

 

 An other main component is a shoulder harness. It is thick-padded, wide enough and soft touch. Ont he outer side it has some molle-like sewings (or maybe a cousin of the molle, from Russia). You can put flashlight, bayonet, anything or whatever. In front of the chest there’s a metal fastener, what is easy to set. Under this fastener there’s a nice and soft fabric, so this will never harm You or your suit. But You can remove it in a second if not needed. On both sides there are D-rings, and You can attach the fasteners of the butt-pack to these. This way You’ll be able to put your „BP” right in front of You, and this will help to search inside for your accessories.

 

 

 The Butt-pack is fairly big, and can be set on many ways. There are two 5cm wide strips on both sides, just one more place to thread things. On the bottom side there are approx 80 cm long straps, wick You can use to carry a sleeping bag or a poncho. In the inner side there’s a symphatic thing: The inside layer is the same fabric than on the outside, and it can be tightened with a plastic button. You can even wear this BP like a backpack if needed. The top has two layers, and between these there’s a pocket closed with Velcro. The mouth of the pocket is narrow, but has more space inside.

 

 Two AK magazine pouches are included in the set. 2 AK magazines can be stored inside (the caliber no matters) easily, but after removing the Velcro-fixed spacer one more magazine can be fit. So this way 3 magazines can be carried in one pocket, and still easy to use them. So overall 3+3 magazines can be stored in each pouch. Grenade pouches are there for You on both sides. There’s a thin string with a metal button inside, what will fix the things inside. I put my ham radio in for the photos. Between the grenade and the magazine pocket there’s a place for the flares. The rubber ring will hold the flare quite well. The pouches are fixed to each other, so this will minimize the movement and the wobble while running.

 

 

The last part of my set is the medic pouch. I can’t tell a lot of thing about it. Velcro-fixed, so You can use it wherever needed. Simple, strong, perfect.

 

The set contains VOG pouches, but I don’t have it. It wasn’t necessary for me.

Overall I am totally satisfied with this product. It exceeds my expectations, comfortable, nicely modular and I can carry everything what I need for an airsoft game.