Samurai Without A Master ​​​​​​​

KWA are well known for their excellent “recoil” aegs and just keep upping the ante with new models and new “looks”. Jerry noone takes a close look at the very latest, in the form of the “ronin vm4 series PDW”.

MOST OF YOU WILL BE well aware of the term “Ronin” from the movie world, and the literal translation of this term literally means “wave man”. It is an idiomatic expression for “vagrant” or “wandering man”, someone who is without a home. The term originated in the Japanese Nara and Heian periods, when it referred to a serf who had fled or deserted his master’s land.

It then came to be used for a samurai who had no master. What better a name for an airsoft carbine then? Many of us belong to teams, often with a strong team leader but there are times at any game when we all go a bit “lone wolf” and in this respect the term “Ronin”, a fighter without a commander, might well sit comfortably on our collective shoulders.

KWA have been cranking out variations of their classic “recoil” M4 models for a couple of years now, and last month I had the pleasure of looking at their “SR10” which is an out and out military variant. To date they have followed the Magpul path for a while whilst still making superb military style carbines, but the Ronin really shows a new direction, in that they feature parts designed by KWA themselves and both the Ronin and the new Avalon models look absolutely stunning in my opinion.

Since their inception, KWA has been one of the biggest names in Airsoft. From AEGs to gas blowback rifles, KWA has been providing reliable, realistic and high performing Airsoft training guns to the market for over a decade and has maintained their position by listening to customer feedback, and bringing new products to the market to meet those needs. I won’t go into a detailed background of KWA themselves again as I did that only last month, instead I’ll focus hard on the new models and what they bring to the table for us as airsofters.