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[The Saint]

From http://echigoya.co.jp/tokyo/info.html

For those of you with Japanese encoding.
東京マルイ Ｍ１４　ＳＯＣＯＭ
１２月８日　発売決定
販売価格　未定（決まり次第お知らせいたします）
好評ご予約受付中！！

Edit:

The above corresponds with a claim from Noda-ya: http://www2.noda-ya.com/guntop.htm which also lists a December 18th release date.

Furthermore, Fortress lists the same: http://fortress.pk.shopserve.jp/hpgen/HPB/...ories/8827.html

Then we have http://www.gunshopyouyou.com/ with the same date, and I think I'm going to stop looking now.

So there you have it folks, unless this is one of those phenomenon in which someone makes up a piece of news and other people cluelessly run with it, TM14 SOCOM will be released December 8th.

Gond only knows when the rest of the world will get it.

Edited by The Saint, 25 November 2006 - 10:52 PM.

[Jagdraben]

Twelfth moon (month) eigth sun (day).

So, yes, that would be 8 December.

[toevans]

Went to the Shot Show in Osaka today and I was talking with the guys on the Marui stand and they confirmed it was indeed the December 8th for the M14 SOCOM. The gun has a really nice black finish on the stock and feels just as solid as it's big brother. My mate was so impressed he vowed to pick one on release day.

They also had a what looked to be a complete version of the new USP AEP and a mech box and frame for Skorpion AEP as well but they were behind glass. I curse myself for not asking the Marui guys when they were out too, but from what I saw I'd guess the USP will be really early in the new year. The Beretta 92f was only in clay model form.

[evilliboba]

I wonder how the range is going to be. I like M14's but I like this little thing even more.

[dismemberd]

I apologize if this is a stupid question, but why is there a PPSH in the second from the left picture in the first row on the first nodya link, under the aug?(a bit confusing sorry)

[The Saint]

http://www.101airsoft.com/default.aspx?item_no=MU%2017085

Looks like at least one American store is beginning to take preorders. Still no sign of HK preorders.

[DeathCarrot]

http://www.101airsoft.com/default.aspx?item_no=MU%2017085

Looks like at least one American store is beginning to take preorders. Still no sign of HK preorders.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Airsoft 101 is based of of Hong Kong.

[hkmp5roxs]

Airsoft 101 says 40 rnds wtf?

[bjorn]

Same here... i think it is probablu just a typo. I mean why should they minimize that capacity of standard mags that are already in production.

Bjorn

[bullet_magnet]

bear in mind that springfield does make short mags as well, could be something like that. TM makes different mags for the m16VN, the hicapa 4.3, and for the mp5k. It would be perfectly normal for them to release short mags with this gun. But untill people start getting them its all speculation.

[{MIA}Gmac]

Release date is now 9th December in Japan, we have our order in, as to mags the Marui picture shows a full sized M14 mag as does the Springfield Socom 16, although they do mention that for US sales of the real Steel Version that those larger mags are now illegal.

I assume the Marui M14 Socom will come with the usual standard Low Cap and that the M14 440 high will be the optional extra..


Real Steel Picture and Marui's

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