GraniteFraggle Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 (edited) 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. Edited March 19 by GraniteFraggle John_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj1986 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Look forwards to hearing your thoughts on it. I have a soft spot for slab sided / "tactical" revolvers so the 2 they showed at MOA look tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraniteFraggle Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 (edited) 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. Edited March 19 by GraniteFraggle John_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st commando Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mookster63 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Mine arrived, shellac the grips, possibly the most beautiful Airsoft revolver out there, the cartridges look so realistic, ordered a 2” now John_W, ButcherBill and GraniteFraggle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novioman Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Very nice, didn’t think they had trades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heroshark Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, Mookster63 said: Mine arrived, shellac the grips, possibly the most beautiful Airsoft revolver out there, the cartridges look so realistic, ordered a 2” now Is it nice Tanaka nice though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraniteFraggle Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 17 hours ago, Mookster63 said: Mine arrived, shellac the grips, possibly the most beautiful Airsoft revolver out there, the cartridges look so realistic, ordered a 2” now 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiallT Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Would the shells be compatible with ASG Dan Wesson shells? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraniteFraggle Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 (edited) 4 hours ago, NiallT said: Would the shells be compatible with ASG Dan Wesson shells? You can use DW shells but there's a reported drop in power and consistency. Not sure how it works the other way round. Edited March 22 by GraniteFraggle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mookster63 Posted Wednesday at 06:20 Share Posted Wednesday at 06:20 On 21/03/2025 at 20:19, novioman said: Very nice, didn’t think they had trades Got mine from Octagon Airsoft, trades are lasered on. They are really nice weapons, as heavy as my deactivated S&W .357, even has the red insert in the front sight post. Quality is good feels great in the hand, finger grooves in the grip are a bit small but then I have big hands. Shoots really well, nice crack on each shot. Can’t fault them really, On 21/03/2025 at 23:07, heroshark said: Is it nice Tanaka nice though? I think close, it has the correct weight and you can load the shells which you can’t on a Tanaka enzo47 and ButcherBill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GraniteFraggle Posted Wednesday at 14:16 Author Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 14:16 (edited) So a quick & dirty report now my 3.5" is here, thanks to Red Wolf. The bad - no manual or hop adjustment key. No markings, unless you have them done yourself. My local guy is primed .... The good - everything else! Hop is a bit fiddly to set - clockwise for more, anti-clockwise for less. *EDIT****** Chrono'd again with my Acetech 6000 Mkiii - I thought the values were way too high. Its absolutely beautiful - from the grips (unstained in my case - which is fine, I'm looking forward to working some bees wax into her), to the spinning chamber action (no other revolver really touches this) is stunning. Trigger pull I can't give you figures on but having shot a lot of real steel (pre-ban in the UK) it feels right. Very smooth, very smooth indeed. Its loud - anecdotely similar to the wingun. The shells make a lovely sound if you slot them in one by one into the chamber. Consitency is way and above wingun - see FPS below as a result I would happily take and get a body shot at 30m, maybe 40m. I need to test her in the field really Looks like that new shell design has paid off. Shells are lovely (R-P 357 Magnum - "Remington-Peters" 357 Magnum). I haven't tried the moonclips - I'm running her with HKS 586-A speedloadeers on my belt as a secondary sidearm loadout. Love the way they resemble a copper plate bullet. The shells fit in a wingun speedloader but .... you end up with some shells in your chamber/some not. I could play around with them and work out how to get everything lined up ... but why dress lamb as mutton? Fits my 686 leather holster with thumb snap for the hammer perfectly. Hops .3s with no problem - I think you could go heavier but I don't see any advantage as 0.3 means I use the same weight in all my sidearms. For my use, I think the 3.5" is a perfect balance between portability,weight & accuracy. I'd love to see what the 5/6" versions are like (possibly with a different finish although the silver is really special) & the other grip options. The longer barreled models are going to be (legal!) hand cannons I think. Quite excited by the prospect! Very happy with her - I'd say this is by far & away the best revolver I've used in a long line from Tanaka, Marushin & Wingun. Shells are a must for me - you really cannot beat the feel & buzz of using them in combat. Hopwise this is best I've seen, closely followed by the old 8mm Marushin, Tanaka SAA adjustable then coming a fair way behind, Wingun. Further behind still, Tanaka fixed. So 6 shots, .3 ASG Blaster Devil BBs, 19°C, slow count of 5 between shots. 1: 227 2: 235 3: 229 4: 230 5: 231 6: 233 Average = 230 which is 282 FPS with 0.2 equivalent. So sight legal & really consistent Some rubbish camera phone pictures attached, full review post skirmish day (or 2) to follow. Edited Thursday at 10:06 by GraniteFraggle ButcherBill, rj1986, enzo47 and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraniteFraggle Posted Saturday at 14:04 Author Share Posted Saturday at 14:04 Ares have confirmed to me the the 6" - what they're calling the Combat Magnum will be released in May. Take.My.Money. Cannonfodder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj1986 Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago On 05/04/2025 at 15:04, GraniteFraggle said: Ares have confirmed to me the the 6" - what they're calling the Combat Magnum will be released in May. Take.My.Money. So much for me not spending too much on guns this year… GraniteFraggle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiallT Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago I hope they branch out from this and make a wider variety of revolvers with the same system. I would love a Smith & Wesson model 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago On 05/04/2025 at 15:04, GraniteFraggle said: Ares have confirmed to me the the 6" - what they're calling the Combat Magnum will be released in May. Take.My.Money. I used to have one of the CO2 air pistol replicas of the 586 (iirc the only difference was the colour) with the 8 inch barrel so I'm definitely interested in this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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