Shinden Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Hey folks! It's about time I started to give some update from the Nov. Issue of Arms magazine. This issue has featured the latest TM AK74MN model in its black body glory. Externally we've seen the AK74 to be a modernized AK with the 104 style collapsible stock, new grip, trigger, rib, body, barrel, flashhider, scope mount base,and foregrip. And so many skeptics beleived this was just a regular AEG. Now this is where it's added with a twist! TM's latest focus have now shifted to AEG auto-blowback system. Not only this, but some parts of the new AK74 MN is made in pressed steel (like the rib section). Given this is a new AEG, this is a new gearbox probably and this is also clarified with the new magazine design. New spots includes Type 89 know how areas like the Dial- type hop up system instead of the classic lever hop up on the AKs. The magazine is also designed to have the follower like the Type 89. Metal parts are used heavily on the gun like the Type 89. And finally flash hider is removable like the Type 89. It is described the new AK74MN's blowback feature is that of comparable to a gas blowback system as it has a high-response and trigger ping time. Lately Japan's law on guns have become strict and seized the motive of custom guns for high power. Before model guns provided realistic shooting experiance with blowback with shell ejection, then BV system guns, then the rise of AEGs and gas blowbacks. AEGs clearly became a status in airsoft or a benchmark for players to create high powered guns. Now with the laws on the airsoft guns have become strict, there is little point in upgrading guns in certain countries. So Tokyo Marui has added a new mark in airsoft. This is the realistic blowback and recoil system. If you cannot make a gun shoot hard, then you'll make the gun that shoots with a hard kick. Tokyo Marui has now introduced the TM AK74MN as it's latest choice in the "Shoot and recoilshock" system. This means everytime you pull the trigger, the gun will shoot a BB, followed by a heavy blowback kick and recoil shock. This in turns makes the user hold the gun like a real gun instead of a recoil less AEG. On Oct 13 and 14, this will be shown at the Radio Control Hobby Show in Japan. More detail will follow. Link to post Share on other sites
Hustie Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Sounds intresting, I wonder of their blowback system will be any better than previous attempts from other companies. Link to post Share on other sites
AK74M545 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 I sure hope so, im kinda excited Link to post Share on other sites
nines Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 High response trigger time? With blowback? My kind of AEG. Definately a step in the right direction. Link to post Share on other sites
GRIM! Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Ill get one if the recoil system is good. Link to post Share on other sites
Slic3 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Of course, this happens right after I order my Sun Project/Escort M16... Link to post Share on other sites
Norotor Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 This new blowback feature should be quite interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
Fin Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Its still a AK74M you don't put N on the modernised version and its a 74m stock that is on the AK-103 not the other way around, Silly marui I would love blowback, i may have to nick the system and put it in my VFC However if marui is starting to produce scope mountable AKs we could see a market of cheap AK scopes, good thing for me as i cant afford RS ones Link to post Share on other sites
Catman Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Hmm well wether the recoil will be anything of note... I will be pleasantly suprised if it is. if anyone can pull it off it's TM but I keep thinking back to their VSR with it's "real shock" Still a reciprocating bolt (that won't break after a few shots) is definately something I'd be interested in. Link to post Share on other sites
Shinden Posted October 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Just to avoid any confusion and to double check, this AK74's magazine is NOT compatible with the previous AK magazines. Link to post Share on other sites
Catman Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Just to avoid any confusion and to double check, this AK74's magazine is NOT compatible with the previous AK magazines. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hope that's because they've put something in the gun/mags that stops it firing when it's out of BBs - I also suspect that with this new gearbox design they've had to shuffle the feed from the mag forwards Link to post Share on other sites
Fin Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Id be happy to put the marui gearbox in with it if i needed to, then again i'd prefer if a china company just cloned a gas op system. You know most VFC owners (aka most of red alliance) would buy one. Link to post Share on other sites
Chris North Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Has it been cloned yet? Link to post Share on other sites
SA-Sadi Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 I am so excited for this, I have been siting around saving money for a classic airsoft gun, hopefully TM will satiate my need for fake recoil in a rifle. Link to post Share on other sites
my_plague_666 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 lets hope this is better than the uzi and VSR's 'real shock' system. and thats a damn shame about the mags. do you recon it would be possible to mod the gun to take other brands of mags? Link to post Share on other sites
sturgis Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Sound neat And if anyone can make it work reliable, it should be TM. I wonder if they have plans to rework their entire lineup with this feature, if it proves succesfull. Link to post Share on other sites
Ritifo Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Looks like TM's gonna do it again. Link to post Share on other sites
Agujereado Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Sounds good. Glad I held off getting an AK variant yet. Link to post Share on other sites
kken Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 I am so excited for this, I have been siting around saving money for a classic airsoft gun, hopefully TM will satiate my need for fake recoil in a rifle. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> just so you know, the recoil in gas classics is not fake. Link to post Share on other sites
pathfinder909 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Two questions: How powerful would the FPS be? and will this be priced more than the average TM AEG? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticMag Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 It should probably be around 300fps, because the limit in Japan of .9j makes it so. And who knows about price, do we look like distributors to you? Link to post Share on other sites
Supernaut Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 My only question: Will the gearbox fit in a VFC body? Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticMag Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 We don't know. We haven't seen pictures of the gearbox, and unless ARMS is showing it (which I don't know because I don't have a copy of ARMS with me), I assume noone knows anything about the internals. Therefor, I'm going to say: A) We don't know. Drawing from what we DO know, PROBABLY NOT. If it takes different magazines and uses a different gearbox configuration like Shinden has posted, then no. Link to post Share on other sites
supportgunner Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Well, remember that the Uzi said "U-shaped gearbox reciols slightly!". This is claiming realistic blowback with high recoil. They better a AEBB (new acronym!) M 60E1... Link to post Share on other sites
The End Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 just another thing that can go wrong in the gun.... Link to post Share on other sites
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