THE NEW TM SCAR L recoil

Review: Tokyo Marui SCAR-L Recoil Shock

This is a very quick initial review of the TM SCAR-L Recoil Shock AEG System.

As with other TM guns, the external seems reasonably well built. Although there's a tone difference between the upper, lower and grip, it's not as strongly contrasted as VFC SCAR-L's. To me TM's FDE is somewhat a little "earthier" than VFC SCAR-L's. Here's some initial pics :-

Unboxing the TM SCAR-L :-

A close up of the lower/upper receiver colour difference :-

I've found the TM grip to be bigger (and therefore more comfortable) than the VFC, which to me has always felt "slender". Also as visible, the selector switch positioning is different, but the magwell on the TM also has an indentation of which VFC's doesn't. Other aesthetic differences includes the hinge for the folding stock, the front flip sight adjustment, the gas block colour (material?), etc. The overall TM receiver length does appear to be a little longer than VFC's but not by much. Later I'll be counting rails.

Some other notable differences include :-

• TM's charging handle doesn't lock back, you have to hold it back to adjust the hop (which is similar to the TM Sopmod style)
• The front barrel extender (at least in the manual) appears to be one piece. That's a pity 'cos it means I can't just unscrew it to make it into a CQB - I could be wrong 'cos I'm just referring to the user manual and haven't physically tried unscrewing it.
•  The gas block is a dummy, you cannot remove anything like the VFC (i.e. no hop adjustment, or no torque screw driver)
• There's wires visible from the receiver to the stock (see below)

 Also wires are nicely routed within the stock (fuse is barely visible but there), and there's a little swing hook for the battery wires too :-

The stock pin is also held nicely in place, without having to worry about losing the locking pin (like the VFC SCAR-L).

Here's the breakdown from the user manual, that barrel appears to be one-piece :-