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Airsoft Core |
By Infrared
Published: December 7, 2003
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The tracer unit by Tokyo Marui is one of the neatest accessories available for Airsoft guns in my opinion. Resembling a sound suppressor (silencer), it comes with several adapters to use on various TM AEGs including: Steyr AUG, FA-MAS, MP5A5/A4, MP5SD5/SD6, M16A1, 16A1/VN (and probably would fit the A2), AK-47/47S, XM177E2, and it comes with a pistol adapter for TM spring pistols. However, there seems to be some confusion as to adapter sizes since TM's H&K P7M13 is the only spring pistol I've been able to attach the tracer unit to. Being bored one day I also was able to attach it to the muzzle of a Unicorn Mini-M16 by taking the pistol adapter and reversing it, then removing the flash suppressor from the Mini and attaching the tracer unit.
Function
The tracer unit works like this: Contained within the unit are a sensor and a strobe, as well as a battery compartment. The strobe and sensor are powered by four AAA size batteries that go into the front of the unit just behind the end cap. When a BB travels into the unit, the sensor detects it and fires the strobe. Big deal, right? Well, it is when you're using glow-in-the-dark BBs, otherwise known as tracer BBs. Those suckers come out of the gun glowing bright green just like real tracers. The strobe can keep up with all manner of full-auto fire, as was proven by trying the unit out on both an MP5A5 and an SD5.
All the tracer BBs I've seen so far are .15g, which is lighter than the standard .2g BBs, so you'll need to adjust your sighting (mainly Hop-up if you've got it) to compensate for the weight difference. The tracer unit did not affect accuracy positively or negatively on either MP5 it was tried on. When it was attached to the P7M13, there was a slight increase in accuracy, probably the extra weight stabilizing the barrel a bit. A comparison of the two P7 test targets can be found in the review of the P7.
Overall Impressions
This thing is just plain fun. The pellets are kind of expensive, so it's not really the kind of thing I'd use outdoors very often unless I was planning on looking for the pellets immediately after I shot them. Tactical advantage: You can see where your pellets are going under low light conditions. Tactical disadvantage: Your enemy can see where your pellets are coming from. For indoor low-light CQB, this would be a lot of fun since by the time you're firing at someone they most likely know where you are anyway. The tracers would be a nice intimidation factor under those circumstances. Another idea is to have the tracers be the last three rounds in your mag so you know immediately when you're out of ammo. This only works with standard mags, however, since most hi-capacity mags use a hopper that you just pour your BBs into. With a $150 retail price tag, the TM tracer unit is a bit expensive, and it's not really that useful if you're shooting outdoors all the time, but it sure is a lot of fun. For around the price of two hi-capacity mags, you could have this puppy and all the fun that goes along with it.
-Infrared
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