Just after the Chinese New Year, the Raptor company has announced the release of a replica of the one of the most interesting Russian designs, the SW-98. The rifle was designed by Iżmasz in the late 1990s and entered service in the Russian special forces around the year 2000.

Raptor's airsoft replica will be available in two versions: Deluxe and Regular.

The standard replica includes, among other things, a plywood stock, aluminum alloy parts and one magazine holding 50 balls. The Deluxe version will be equipped with a dedicated silencer, a characteristic transport handle, a bipod and an additional magazine.

The replica's specs presented by the manufacturer are the muzzle velocity which is within 130-135 m/s (using 0.25g BBs) and the weight, which in case of the Deluxe version (with one magazine, bipod, silencer, transport handle, without optics) is 5 kg, and 3.8 kg in case of the Regular version.

Source: https://www.popularairsoft.com