I don't know if our domestic studio got a quite slow reaction
what a late coming for such good stuff like AAF system
but do not be rush to say "my youth comes back" too soon when you see this blaster
Under the current circumstance
it's really hard to see this kind of electric blaster
There are reasons that I can't go for more details, please understand me
Here I got is the AAF system F1 laser gun
replicated by a studio called Ace Tec M
Based on its external appearance, it's just another fancy AR AEG
but if you've ever heard about American Airsoft Factory
then you definitely know the concept of the AAF system
Compared to the traditional AEG gearbox
AAF system provide a way better simulation of the blowback bolt function
In all, it's just a pretty good stuff
On the box, It has the logo of Ace Tec and the name of the blaster F1
Inside, there is foam lining for protection
and the blaster is lying inside with disassembled status
Haven't seen such a nice package after the nuke bomb
so touched
Since it's all disassembled, you can see here directly
that the completely different gearbox structure between F1 and traditional AEG
The upper and lower is classic AR's split structure
However, because of the laser designator module
you need to insert the wire of laser into the barrel before assembling the receiver
The front pin is tight, use your hammer then
The laser module inside the muzzle brake is powered by super-advanced 3.5mm earphone plug
screw the muzzle brake on, and then that's it
The external build of this blaster is replicated the civilian AR series from F1 Firearms in America
The AR gun style from this company is this kind of extremely lightened receiver with huge hollows
Not only the hollow on the mag well
even the upper receiver is perforated
you can see the bolt inside directly through those holes
don't bother if it's robust enough or dustproof, this is what they call "fancy"
This F1 has three color options
black, tan, and blue
I chose the tan version
to be more accurate, the receiver and handguard are in tan
This blaster uses 9.5-inch handguard and 12-inch barrel
76cm in length, carbine size
1540g in weight, over 3 pounds
except for the nylon receiver and handguard
most small parts and buffer tube are made of aluminum alloy
feels nice
F1's receiver with bunch of holes
has rubberized texture
not too thick, good feeling
the surface is flat and clean
the joint line is also well polished
As a civilian style AR, F1 Firearms just delete the dust cover and the forward assist
holes are all over the place, so it is pointless to have that dust cover
The solid bolt inside the ejection port is attracting my eyes
this is not that matel sheet "bolt cover" from the traditional AEG
AAF actually made ther cylinder look like a real bolt
Pull it back, the locking lug on the bolt head is also simulated
it feels so comfortable just by looking at it
However, a small problem of the AAF system is that it cannot let the bolt goes all the way back
because it doesn't put the spring inside the buffer tube like DAS system
the bolt travels about 2/3 of the ejection port
but it's already much longer than the fake bolt cover on the common AEG
On the lower receiver, there is a very "competitive" pin-lock
this is a small part that only exists on civilian AR
The entire mag well is fully exposed
it's fancy, indeed
but milsim player may have heart attack when seeing this
other than that, mag release, selector switch, and bolt release, those small aluminum parts
are all fancy non-military spec
like it or not, your call, since F1 is originally designed with them
Great hollows on the grip as well, 480 motor inside
it looks sharp, but still comfortable to grip
A key feature of AAF system is that it uses standard AEG mag
Out of box, it uses a PMAG style mag
it seems to use the same mod as Jingji's
the feeding port and the marking details are exactly identical
There is a set of chip in the mag for controlling the laser module
in order to program the laser
so the corresponding receiver could read it
and the feeding port is changed to a 3.5mm plug to connect the laser designator
and the chip is powered from the gearbox-magazine circuit
so the laser will not be lightened without magazine
The buttstock style is basically a butt cover fixed on the buffer tube directly
two screws on it and non-adjustable
out of the box, it uses a 7.4v battery with xt30u plug
you need to take out the butt cover to connect the battery, not too convenient
A little pity that the stock handguard is not metal
the color of this nylon F1 handguard is a little different from the receiver
the surface finish is also different, which uses normal matte finish
but in all, it matches fine for a whole set
the inclined surface of the handguard is good for holding
Outer barrel and flash hider are made of aluminum alloy
this style of flash hider is identical to F1's body
it has six round-edge rectangular hollows
the laser designator is inside the barrel
four grab nuts on the barrel for zeroing the laser
there is no barrel stabilizer inside the handguard, which simulates the free-floated barrel of AR
and it is fixed quite solid on the barrel base, no wobbly overall
Plug the battery, safety off
the first trigger pull will pre-cock the spring
of course, you can also pull the charging handle to cock the spring first
same principle
then it is gorgeous during shooting
Due to the pre-cock spring design
AAF shoots first then blowback, as well
almost no delay
with the real blowback bolt action
for simulation playing
it's way better than the traditional AEG which only has a thin metal bolt cover jiggling back and forth
the moving bolt also provides some degrees of recoil feeling
about the same feeling as RenXiang AK's recoil module
The blowback and reset are precise no matter on semi or full-auto
Although it only has about 2/3 travel length
for the electric gun, this level of simulation is probably just a little under DAS system
As you can see from the slow-motion
the piston is pre-cocked at the back before shooting
and after the piston released
the bolt, which is also the cylinder will move backward
to simulate the blowback function
This replicated AAF system still got local fitment issues
the original AAF system has the real bolt lock function
but F1 uses gel blaster's magazine
its structure doesn't allow it to lock the bolt mechanically like airsoft's mag
The good news is that the bolt lock lever inside the receiver is kept
so we can manually press the bolt release button
to simulate the bolt lock function when the mag is empty
Well, it's still better than nothing
The selector switch of F1 has another interesting feature
when you switch from fire mode to safety mode
the sear will be released and decock the spring and piston
And this is entirely a mechanical function
it will still work when the battery out
so it could protect the spring from being compressed all the time
AAF is naturally more complicated than the traditional AEG gearbox
more moving parts, so the rate of fire can't be too high
With the stock 7.4v battery
the ROF is about 720RPM
which is about 12RPS
Due to more heavy parts is moving with the blowback function
The ROF is not bad at all
This system is curently NOT accepting 11.1v battery
and the motor is also proprietary
Change them by force will lead to unexpected problems
highly not recommended to go tech with it by yourself, according to the manufacture
F1 is fully controlled by a MOSFET unit
Expect for providing a stable semi-auto and blowback function
it could also be programmed for more interesting function
Put the selector on semi-auto
then pull the trigger and wait for 5 seconds
When you hear this "beep" sound
then you are in programming status
At this point, the trigger is a selecting button during programming
The motor vibaration indicates different features on semi or full-auto
Hear this sound, this is the binary trigger mode under semi position
and then rotate the selector to full-auto position to save the change
what I got here is the binary trigger and three-round burst
it will shoot once when pull the trigger and and release the trigger
nice rate of fire
let's see how the three-round burst goes
There are some other modes, four different modes in total
so you can use different matches on semi and full-auto position
I like to use binary trigger mode
because it gives you an insane ROF under semi-auto
The laser module carried with this F1
is not a simple laser pointer
This is a full set of "Hellcat" fighting system that shoots carrier wave laser
Other than the fire control chip inside the mag and this laser designator
the full set of this gear should include the vest with laser receiver and gun lock function
With that vest, this can be used for laser gaming
However, the vest is sold separatly
I may buy one to try when they release them
The laser module could be zeroed in by the grab nut behind the flash hider
Based on your field limitation
you can also adjust the size of the laser
the maximum range is about 300 meters
Therefore, this full set of module is not a simple laser pen to fool you
it is a complete system
Open the receiver
as you can see the gearbox shell of this AAF system is nylon
the upper is an open structure
The piston is guilded by the lower track
and the top track is for the recoil spring
two MOSFET boards inside and outside of the gearbox
most of its functionalities are controled by this MOSFET
The external size and style is pretty similar to standard ver.2 gearbox
But after communicating with the designer
they said they did considered the general use during designing
but for the stability and functionality of the entire system
lots of details will not fit into the standard ver.2 compatible receiver
Therefore, this AAF gearbox may not fit in most AR receivers on the market right now
Meanwhile, F1's gearbox is also different from the original AAF gearbox
lots of optimization works have been done during replicating
This open structure is a big challenge of material durability and tolerance
After my few days torture test, I will say this is a stable system
no weird bugs appear during my playing
For the electric powered blaster of AR series in our country
this set of stuff is a great break through
But under the current situation
we could only step back a bit to just experience its blowback and recoil
And the original designing idea of AAF
is to fit the traditional AR receiver
the goal of this system is to let the AR style AEG
has more realistic bolt function and recoil feel, but no need to get proprietary magazine
As for the practical use of this laser system
I haven't tried it yet
Compared to the traditional gearbox, AAF indeed has more fun to play with
The manufacture also told me that they will make a full set of "internal upgrade parts"
feel free to imagine what function will it be "upgraded"
The one I got here is the prototype with the laser system
no matter how, this is still the first domestic AAF system we got
I'd like to give a support
The purchase link is under my Wechat Official Account, reply "F1" and you will see it
At last, stay healthy, see you next time!