PEQ-2 Mini Moscart Set - ArniesAirsoft

Author

orca

The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla

Registered: September 2004
Location: Behind the Orange Kurtain, So. Kalifornia.
Posts: 1,263

Review Date: 29/10/05

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: �100.00 | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Interesting Look. Great Performance for the size
Cons:	Reloading

Can someone really have too many nade launchers??? I think not!!!!

This is the Mosquito Molds PEQ-2 Mini Moscart Set. This set includes:
Launcher Housing PEQ-2 Design

27mm 18rds Cartridge

27mm 36rds Cartridge

38mm Extension Inner Barrel

Sticker Set

Manual (Although my manual was missing)

This system is built to resemble a PEQ-2 unit which I'm sure alot of you are familiar with. It's a bit larger then a Real Steel PEQ-4 unit, but for its' function, the added size is acceptable.

The PEQ-2 unit is held together by 2 screws, that look like the adustment dials on the top of the unit. Both nades are fired independently by 2 sperate triggers/puch buttons and the entire unit must be opened to recharge or replace the nades. The unit must also be opened to access a third screw use to lock this system onto a 20mm rail. Be careful of cross threading.

The nades are an 18 and 36 round, 27mm version. These are about half the size of the normal 40mm but with a much smaller gas capacity. MM did a great job on the design of these nades as opposed to the 165bb Moscarts in that they included a small hole in a retaining collar to assist on replacing those tiny metal ball bearings (All you Moscart guys know what I'm talking about).

While being very simple in design, the nades function well but with less range due to the smaller gas capacity. You still get a nice crisp "POP" and "Smoke"/Steam effect when fired though.

This new internal design will make changing things like Orings much easier and not required a special tool.

As mentioned above this unit is large. It's larger then an ICS AN-PEQ-2 battery pack I used to own. The 2 triggers on the rear are just simple spring loaded pushbuttons.

When fired the BB's travel in a straight grouping. The only noticable "scatter" would be towards the end of the bb's power trajectory when wind pushes the bbs around (It was a windy day, more firing tests later). I haven't noticed a big difference yet between the nade with the barrel extender yet except less bb's fire.

Is the unit worth buying? For large outdoor skirmishes the 40mm nades will work much better and you'll have more options. But I can see some fun with this unit in CQB. I think Sniperx mentioned something about adapting these to a gas shotgun, but I think the diameter wil be too wide for that type of application at this time and smaller gas capacity of the nade may not make it possible with these specifc nades.

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Putting my money where my mouth is...
OMFG The A.I.C.S. is NOT an L96, AWP or AWM!!!

acornman

Registered: December 2005
Posts: 3

Review Date: 11/3/06

Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: �145.00 | Rating: 2

Positive aspects of the product (pros):
Cons:	unreliable and toublesome gas cartidges

Gas was difficult to fill and retain because of the poor valve design ,invariably the gas would exhaust to atmosphere rather than stay in the cartridge.I spent many hours trying different o-rings and loading techniques but without much success. When I did manage to load them ok ,there was a massive disappointment when I went to demonstrate them later,as the gas had leaked away . I wished I had spent a bit more on a proper 40mm M203 system.I would sell this kit tomorrow for �50 if I could.