MAGPUL PTS
MASADA
UPDATE
The Masada AKM is
Magpul’s latest rifle and
Scott Allan, from Land
Warrior Airsoft, puts it
through its paces
026
October 2011
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asada, isn’t So the Romans didn’t use
that a curry? an assault rifle?
The Masada is
named after the
site where Sicarii
rebels refused
to bow to a powerful Roman Empire.
The Romans encamped an entire Legion
in the hostile desert and spent months
constructing a ramp up to the inaccessible
fort. The Sicarii, rather than bend to Roman
rule, made the ultimate act of defiance
and organised a mass suicide. It was this
defiance in the face of oppression that
inspired the name for the rifle.
The real rifle was described as caveman
simple, a fully modular battle rifle that
could be suited to every mission and
end-user. The multi-calibre system which
allows fast changing barrels, receivers,
stocks and handguards, is everything and
anything you want it to be.
The Airsoft version
There are currently two airsoft versions,
an M4 and AKM version. The AKM is
the second variant released and has
several improvements over the last.