Action Army AAP01 Compact Assassin BK (GBB) | FREE Delivery over €50 (ROI)

Pistols are generally used as a sidearm, or back up for your primary, however that doesn't mean that's all they can be used for. If action movies have taught us anything, it's that with a pistol, you're unstoppable! Smaller, more compact, and easier to use, pistols are a lot of fun, whether you're gaming every weekend, shooting targets out your back garden, or just like adding another awesome piece to your collection.

Blowback can be a confusing term - in effect, it means simulated recoil. In other words, it is more realistic, and as a result more fun! Airsoft guns will never achieve the same level of recoil as the real steel counterparts, however it will still put a smile on your face every time you pull the trigger. Due to the nature of the blowback systems, there are more parts, requiring a higher degree of maintenance to keep everything in tip-top shape, but the benefit is a more realsitic experience, and greater satisfaction with every shot!

This replica is powered by green gas, although the name is something of a misnomer. It's stored in the bottle (and magazine/pistol) as a liquid, and needs heat to turn into a gas. As you can imagine, each shot uses up the ambient heat, and the gun cools down. The colder it gets, the less efficiently it operates (this is called cool down).

Practically speaking, it means you will cycle through the different pressures of gas based on the temperature/climate i.e. in the colder months, you'll likely use 150 PSI gas, in the summer you'll use green gas (or 110/120 PSI), and for the indeterminate weather conditions, most likely you will rely on 130 PSI.

Unsure what gas to use? Using lower pressure gas will not damage your replica in any way, so it is safer to start lower, and only move up a pressure class (i.e. from green gas to 130 PSI, or 130 PSI to 150 PSI) when the replica is not performing as expected.

To refill with gas, remember that it is actually a liquid, so you will need to have the pistol/magazine and gas bottle upside down to fill. Line up the fill nozzle with the fill valve, press and hold it into position and keep in place until full. Generally it takes about 10 seconds for a full fill, however larger magazines may take longer. For best results, fill up with gas when the magazine/pistol and gas bottle are cold, and warm up the magazine before use. This allows the gun to have more gas available, and increases the pressure inside the magazine.

The Ruger series of pistols are some of the most iconic looking guns in the world, renowned for their performance. Gaining widespread popularity from the MK1's inclusion in the Sylvester Stallone movie Assassins, as well as the MK2 in Ghost Dog...is it any wonder it became synonymous with assassins?

Manufactured by Action Army, the AAP01 shares the same ergonomic stylings of the MKIV, however unlike other Ruger replicas on the market, this one is gas blowback. In other words, you get simulated recoil! Unlike the traditional Ruger, the grip is wider to accept EU-Series magazines, and though that may seem like a strange choice, it's actually brilliant. The EU-Series in airsoft is one of the most popular series of pistols, and the majority are based on TM's system (including this), so you have a wealth of magazines that will work! This variant is the compact model; shorter, easier to carry, but still packing a mighty punch!

This pistol even given the small reciprocating slide, has satisfying recoil, and it's quite economic! The outer barrel is threaded, allowing you to replicate the silenced look with ease (in other words, if you want to replicate Assassins).

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