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Ares 686 2" & 3.5" CO2


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Out in HK now, more models and sizes on the way.

 

 

Adjustable hop, gorgeous wood grips. I have a 3.5" on the way. Site legal, beautiful shells (although you can use wingun 715s).

 

Initial reports suggest it's much more consistent and accurate than the wingun models. We'll see. BBs held in rubber hollow point end. No trades.

 

 

I suspect the wingun 715 speedloaders will work.

 

 

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My 3.5" is on its way! I love taking a revolver out for a bit of style on the field. The Rhinos are eminently skirmishable - much more consistent than the DW 715. I get a lot of fun from both - but at over a kilo each and chunky I'd like something smaller on the belt as a tertiary. You really cannot beat the look/feel of a shell loader - plus the style of getting kills is something else.

 

The different design of the shells & chamber looks like it'll be a much more efficient seal - the wingun models suffer with consistency thanks to this - the DW being the worst. They're fine for sub 20m but anything over this is a bit hit & miss. At the moment I'd say the H8R gen 2 is probably the best revolver. You're not getting hi-capa/1911 range but its good out to 30m, maybe a little more.

 

Ares have confirmed that these 2 models will hit the UK in April, with the combat (assuming these are the ones with rails) & hopefully alternative grips in May.

 

If they've sorted out the consistency & have a decent hop (I've had it confirmed its a TDC style one) then its a game changer. There's a youtube video of a chap who had an early copy & he has found its superior to the wingun platform in everyway.

 

Currently investigating getting the S&W trades laser engraved on mine. The HK retailers that offer this at the moment are very reasonably priced but their shipping to the UK is extortionate, so I'll get that done here.

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JD Airsoft have a couple in stock. I'm really not a fan of revolvers or CO2 but having played with these last month i was super impressed with the feel and build of them 

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  On 21/03/2025 at 19:39, Mookster63 said:

Mine arrived, shellac the grips, possibly the most beautiful Airsoft revolver out there, the cartridges look so realistic, ordered a 2” now

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Is it nice Tanaka nice though?

 

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  On 21/03/2025 at 19:39, Mookster63 said:

Mine arrived, shellac the grips, possibly the most beautiful Airsoft revolver out there, the cartridges look so realistic, ordered a 2” now

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Beautiful. Looks like an HKS speedloader - the 586-A?

 

 

I've got plenty of DW715 ones but this beauty deserves the nicer HKS models. You planning on skirmishing her?

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  On 22/03/2025 at 18:02, NiallT said:

Would the shells be compatible with ASG Dan Wesson shells?

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You can use DW shells but there's a reported drop in power and consistency. 

 

Not sure how it works the other way round.

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