What happened to the RS M16?

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I remember watching a video about real sword coming up with an entirely new gearbox using magnets to give GBBR strength recoil. Does anybody know anything about this? If I remember rightly it was a couple of years ago now, and no more news or information has been released about it


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[gezer]

Re: What happened to the RS M16?

Would love one of those :D
But would it be able to use a crane stock?


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[Olphy]

Re: What happened to the RS M16?

You should be asking more like 'what's happened to Real Sword themselves'. Apparently they have stopped responding to their Hong Kong wholesalers and gone to ground, for who knows what reason.

Considering these were made from Norinco-grade parts I think the Chinese government have had their say.

[BigAl]

Re: What happened to the RS M16?

IIRC Norinco is state owned so law wasn't a problem.

[hapi]

Re: What happened to the RS M16?

I thought RS disappeared at the same time as one of the HK retailers as they were connected to last year.

[Hunter512]

Re: What happened to the RS M16?

Was that not zeta labs?

With that said where are real sword. I do rather fancy the svu they were hawking about a while back IIRC.

[PureSilver]

Re: What happened to the RS M16?

RealSword haven't gone to ground, they've always been a deeply disorganised company.

My tech, who's visited them a few times, has examined (but not fired) RealSword's AR-15 prototypes; he said that RealSword were still unsure whether releasing 'another M4' into the market was a good business plan. I've never seen their 'magnetic blowback' system demonstrated, so I'm doubtful as to how well it works.

[steve grey]

Re: What happened to the RS M16?

We do get a lot of bullshit announcements in airsoft, so I take every one with a pinch of salt, until I actually see it, remember about two years ago, the much vaunted, "Airsoft systems M4" that was going to change the very nature of airsoft...and that was about the last we heard of it..

[Stealthkiller]

Re: What happened to the RS M16?

My mates visited the factory last year and got to see the m4 / 16 in the flesh. From what they said it was a working prototype and a very nice gun .
Since then nothing has emerged .
Trouble with real sword is their way of selling guns to retailers. Basicaly you give us money up front , we then build the guns and send them to you when we are ready ..
And they have a minimum purchase amount .
Not many retailers will do business with them directly because of this .
Its a lot of money to have tied up on a promise for most retailers .
Shame !