The Chinese company DBoys (or BOYI, whatever the heck they call themselves) recently released a Kar98k, supposedly the first of many in a long line of planned WWII replica guns. It seemed they were serious about it, as just a few weeks ago they re-released their Kar98k in REAL WOOD. Yes that's right. No more plastic stock. This one will look and feel like the real thing, especially since it ejects shells, just like the real thing, and you load it up one by one or via stripper clip, just like the real thing.

This is certainly no skirmisher's gun, however. A 5-round bullet limit and shell ejection make it terrible for running around, especially since it comes at only around 350 FPS in its stock form, which makes it a poor sniper rifle without upgrades. What it is good for, however, is collectors and reenactors, myself included! If you'd ever wanted an airsoft gun that you can easily use in plinking without getting in trouble with the law that looks and feels like the real thing, this is it. And what's better is that it's really cheap, since it's from an ACM company. And reenactors will appreciate its realism and the feel. This will force regular infantry to be careful with their shots, lest they miss and waste one of their precious 5 rounds, just like they did in real life. This is particularly awesomein low-cap games, where everybody is using realistic ammo amounts (Garands, even those converted from M14s, with only 8 rounds, Thompsons with only 30 rounds, MP40s with only 32 rounds), etc. So everybody is careful with their shots.

I'm definitely getting one. :D

Pros: AWESOME. Collector's/reenactor's item for sure. Low stock FPS means it's easy to let this gun into many game sites, even CQB games in case that's the kind of WWII scenario you're doing.

Cons: Awful for skirmishing. Need to buy more shells for about US$15 for 5 extra shells. I don't even know where to get stripper clips. :( May need to use real stripper clips, or have them made by machinists.