Snow Wolf Thompson M1A1 AEG

Snow Wolf comes at us with another fantastic historical replica, this time in the form in the Thompson M1A1 Military Model. This rifle saw its' debut during World War II, however, it has been around for many years previously in various civilian and federal configurations. The M1A1 model was adapted for military use and featured a smooth barrel with no cooling elements, a more simple ironsight, modified blowback action and the charging handle was moved to the side of the receiver. This replica embodies all the motifs of the M1A1 design and is very pleasant to hold at a stunning and hefty 3kg total weight.

The external faux wood furniture is made from Polymer which is made to a thick and tough standard that feels convincing and has been finished with a lacquer that gives it a realistic dull shine. The RIF features front and rear sling loops on the handguard and stock to attach a sling of your choice, whether you prefer a single or two point sling to make carrying this classic round the field that bit easier.

True to the real world equivalent, the receiver, barrel, sights, trigger guard and butt plate are constructed from high quality alloy, that looks and feels great. However, it also has the added bonus of keeping the rifle's weight balanced throughout, to aid in carrying and, of course, aiming.

The RIF performs great both outdoors and indoors, with a chrono reading of roughly 300FPS using a 0.2g BB, which makes it suitable for outdoor use provided you set the HOP correctly to a 0.25g+ BB, and will more than excel in CQB engagements thanks to its short overall length and manageable yet realistic weight.

Moving on to the fire controls on the receiver, we can see that they are accurate to the real-world model and feature a separation of the Fire/Safe Semi/Auto controls - They don't make em like that any more!. The mock charging handle is functional and allows you to work the bolt with a satisfying action after a mag-change for ultimate movie moments. The rotary HOP unit is easily accessible from the side of the receiver, and should be increased with BB weight to add backspin, and increase effective range, depending on the desired elevation or windage at hand.

The Snow Wolf Thompson has something of a unique buttstock and internal battery compartment, in that opening up the cleaning port allows you to then rotate the butt plate to the right, revealing the battery compartment within. An advantage of the Thompsons solid solid stock is that there's loads of space available in the stock so this replica will accept virtually every battery, provided it can connect to a Mini Tamiya connector and doesn't exceed a 9.6v NiMH or 7.4v LiPo.

This Airsoft replica would be a fantastic addition to any collector's range, and especially WW2/Vietnam/Earlier skirmishers who don't get the greatest pool of reliable RIFs to work from. You will not be disappointed with how the Thompson performs next to your modern day replicas, let alone your historical ones.

Features

• WW2 "Tommy Gun" replica - Great for USGI loadouts
• Faux Wood furniture
• Rotary HOP unit
• Alloy outer barrel assembly
• Alloy fire controls
• Realistic M1A1 receiver
• Front & rear sling points
• 300rnd stick magazine
• 1:1 scale replica
• Seen throughout WW2/Vietnam
• 'Ergonomic' pistol grip
• Rear wired / Mini Tamiya
• Large battery space in rear stock
• Spring-loaded battery door

Package Includes

• CM.033 Thompson M1A1 Military
• 300rnd Stick Magazine
• Cleaning rod

Recommended Battery

For this rifle, we recommend a 7.4v LiPo with Tamiya connector in stick, crane or block configuration

Special Instructions

The externals of the replica are metal where they would be on the real world gun. This includes things like the outer barrel, handguard, and receiver. If a real world gun has polymer parts then the gun will still be marked as full metal externals, examples of this would be an M4, where the Stock and Pistol grip are always made from Polymer.