V10 POWER!

AS IS OFTEN THE WAY WITH MARUI, THEY TEND TO ANNOUNCE THINGS AND THEN WE END UP FORGETTING ALL ABOUT THEM UNTIL THE RELEASE ACTUALLY COMES AROUND. NOT SO WITH THE V10 FOR PHIL BUCKNALL, WHO IS NOT A 1911 FAN SO FOR HIM TO LIKE ONE, IT HAD TO BE DIFFERENT.

The V10 isn’t a new pistol and in the real world it has been around for at least 20 years, if not longer. It’s also been out in airsoft form for a few years too and has always struck me as an odd choice for them to make, as it isn’t used by any military force and it doesn’t feature in any new films but as I like it, I’m prepared to let it go! As always for all things Marui in the UK, my goto was Defcon Airsoft UK, in Stoke. One, it’s really close to me and two, they always seem to have the goodies in before anyone else! The V10 was no exception and not long after over-paying for the Mk46, I got a message saying the V10 had arrived.

I dashed down to the shop to pick it up before playing at Fireball on the Saturday, so I was keen to get it in time for that game.

First Impressions

First impressions were very good, with it looking great in its box with the contrast between the highly polished sides and the sand-blasted effect on the top and curved surfaces. The porting on the slide is nicely done too, as are the 10 ports in the black, cone-shaped barrel which attaches to a nicely done chrome effect breach/chamber. The markings are crisp and replicate (to some degree) the real gun, however, the medallions on the pistol grips say “Tokyo Marui” - the gun doesn’t suffer for that though. Takedown is like a cross between a standard 1911 and one with a guide rod but easy enough to do if you’ve ever handled either type of airsoft 1911 in the past. Even if you haven’t it’s actually quite intuitive and easy to do.