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Airsoft Core |
By Infrared
Published: December 6, 2003
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The Automag III is a large pistol chambered for the .30 carbine round - a small rifle round becomes a big handgun round. The pistol operates much like a 1911 style pistol, but there are a few differences. AMT (Arcadia Machine and Tool), the original maker of the Automag series, sold the Automag production rights to IAI (Irwindale Arms Inc.) a while ago. This Airsoft by Tokyo Marui is an excellent rendition of an IAI Automag.
Appearance
As usual, Marui has done an excellent job on the external appearance of this handgun. All the markings are good, the controls are laid out exactly as they are on the real thing, the silver finish is nice and subdued, and the grips could probably replace those on a real Automag III without anybody noticing. The sights in particular are nice - they're the heavy duty target style sights, and they're black just like on a real Automag. The magazine is well done, looking like an exact plastic mold of an Automag magazine. This is a BIG handgun - longer than a Mk23 SOCOM, but slimmer.
Function
The Automag III is a nice handgun, though it's probably too big for standard combat use. It works much like any other Marui Airsoft - you load BBs at the top of the magazine, insert the magazine, and rack the slide every time you want to fire. The trigger pull is short and crisp, lending itself to good accuracy. Add that to the long barrel, and you have a lot of potential here. If this was a hop-up version, I imagine it would be superbly accurate. The safety is located on the frame inside the trigger guard just in front of the trigger, which is not a very convenient location. It's difficult to operate, which is good in the sense that you won't accidentally put the gun on safe without realizing it. The safety on the slide (designed after the real one) is for looks only and does not move. Marui's Automag is a nice powerful spring gun - perhaps even more powerful than the Glock 17 and H&K USP. It easily punches through cereal box cardboard at seven yards, and after test firing around 30 rounds it had chewed through the back of my reinforced corrugated cardboard pellet trap. The action is stiff but smooth. If you were going to be using the handgun a lot, the safety lever on the slide might get annoying and you might want to file it down a little. This handgun would be decent outdoors, and if one could get a real Automag III scope mount to fit it, you would have one compact sniper pistol.
Accuracy
The Automag III doesn't disappoint. The long barrel, good sights, and great trigger pull all combine to make this just as accurate as a Marui Glock 17 or H&K USP. The point of aim is off - it shoots about two inches high and an inch to the left with .2g pellets. As noted above, if you could mount a scope on it, you could adjust it so the point of aim is dead on.
8.5x11" target fired at seven yards, approximately 30 rounds .2g
Overall Impressions
This is a nice airsoft handgun with plenty of accuracy and power, so it's got a lot of potential for outdoor use. It's a little large for my tastes, but if I was participating in an outdoor spring-pistols-only tournament, this would be my first choice. Especially if a real scope mount would fit it.
- Infrared
Team SASOT
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