Last weekend I got the chance to use my new berzerka pattern camouflage in woodland (where it was supposed to be used!) I thought I’d briefly write a few words on what I thought of it.

I have a Rex Design M7 pattern version though I believe you can also get it in a Bekas pattern. This is the first time I’ve come across the M7 and it’s a nicer fit than the Bekas I’ve used before. I might have mentioned it before but it’s very comfy! The trousers itself are very nice, with elasticated bottoms so the trousers don’t slip up the boot and the waistband also has a degree of elasticity. The material is a lot lot thinner than that of my Flora which is good as I bought this as a summer/spring/hot weather uniform to complement my KLMK. The uniform also thoughtfully has some mesh in the crotch area and in the under arm sections allowing air to reach these sweaty places more easily. (yep you all know it!) The uniform could be worn easily without any t shirt or base layer but I have a habit of doing so and in this weather we’ve been having in the UK recently, it got a tad warm.

As for effectiveness, I was unable to test this out as much as I would have liked due to the nature of the game we played (our team was attacking a lot and camo just doesn’t hide you when you supporting an infantry assault down a road!) However I thought it seemed to blend in fairly well with the sunny weather we’re having and with the sun coming in thought the leaf canopy.

Unfortunately because I ordered a size or two to big, I managed to rip the crotch section slightly. And the buttons seem a bit to large for the button holes and it can be a major struggle to do them up. However I reckon this will get better in time and use.

Overall it’s a very very nice piece of camo and one of my favourite ones I’ve owned. Also I think it’s the first time since I started airsoft (4 years ago!) that I’ve had a complete set of camo in one pattern! (as in boonie/hat, shirt, trousers and webbing/vest) Not since I skirmished in flecktarn have I worn all one camo pattern.

I bought myself a PBS1 silencer from RSOV.com a while back.

Picture from RSOV.com.

The silencer recently arrived, mainly due to it taking time to reach me from my mate who had ordered it as part of a team order.

My initial impression of this silencer was good. It has an impressive weight and I ordered the lighter aluminium version over the heavier steel one. It has an nice weight.

However, when I attempted to attach it to my AK47, I came across my first problem. The small section of the silencer you see above the TM in the picture above is what attaches the PBS to the AK. It screws into PBS at the base of the silencer. The problem is with the attachment to the AK. The AK itself has a small nipple (for want of a better term) that extends out of the front sight that stops the flash hider unscrewing. The attachment on the silencer was to small to allow this nipple to lock into place. I filed this down for quite a lot. This allowed the attachment to to fit.

The second problem was related to the first. My attachement wasn’t quite locked into place and whilst trying to screw it off, the attachment section actually screwed off INTO the silencer, thanks to the attachement screwing onto the AK one direction and into the silencer in the other. However I managed to remove it by unscrewing the thinner front part of the silencer from the fatter rear section.

Eventually I got onto attaching it and test firing. This is were the big disappoint happened. BB’s would not exit the silencer and those that did, exited in pieces, shattering inside. Having gotten into the silencer before, I had another look inside. The sponge rings inside I believe are casuing the issue. It’s low quality foam inside and probably wont silence BB’s much but I’m mainly using this as cosmetic aspect for the AK. That leads me onto my next article where I investigate it further and find out how to allow the BB’s to exit unaffected. I have already found out that the problem is not related to the fatter rear end as I have attached that to the AK and use it without any trouble. So my next article will be how I managed to fix the silencer.