RWA Battle Arms Developments BAD Xiphos GBB Rifle

The RWA x Battle Arms Development XIPHOS 9 Rifle, a High-Performance AR PCC System.

Our latest collaboration with BATTLEARMS Development, the XIPHOS 9 PCC rifle, is an AR-style Pistol Calibre Carbine (PCC) designed for defence, duty, or competitive use. This ergonomically compact 9mm platform features a patented low-recoil, reduced weight and wear 9mm buffer system. Its compact profile makes it suitable for home defence, as well as a truck or backpack gun, and has seen adaptation by the Taiwan Military Police Special Forces, replacing their outdated MP5s and Colt 9mms.

Introduced to the airsoft community as a gas blowback (GBB) rifle, it utilises precision milling with aluminium, reinforced with steel in high-stress components, creating a lightweight platform ideal for control manipulation and rapid target acquisition during skirmishes or competitive events. The rifle is adorned with licensing, trademarks, and rollmarks from B.A.D., showcasing the XIPHOS design aesthetic on its receiver, which features linear lightening cuts and indents to minimise weight. Equipped with a free-floating B.A.D. WORKHORSE M-LOK handguard measuring 6.7 inches in length. The 12 o'clock monolithic Picatinny rail interface includes a signature notch cut to align with the upper receiver, while the 3, 6, and 9 o'clock positions feature the modular M-LOK system for mounting accessories and optics tailored to individual playstyles. The 8-inch outer barrel is crafted from CNC aluminium and includes a removable steel flash hider, revealing 14mm CCW outer barrel threads for mounting preferred muzzle devices or tracer units.

Components of the XIPHOS 9 are designed to mirror its real steel counterpart, including a XIPHOS-style single-sided bolt latch and magazine release, with B.A.D. aesthetic for its pivot and takedown pin, ambidextrous fire selector, and QD endplate. This GBB platform includes a genuine B.A.D Adjustable Grip, which allows for an adjustable angle ranging from 17 to 33 degrees, alleviating stress on the shooter's grip with subtle finger grooves and a ribbed backstrap for enhanced comfort and control. At its end is a B5 style stock, offering 5 positions of length adjustments, with QD slots and sling slots for the mounting of slings.

At its core, the rifle employs a VFC AR GBB system, with a trigger box reinforced with steel components to minimise wear, including the hammer and sear, ambidextrous fire selector, bolt catch, magazine release, and takedown pins, thereby enhancing overall durability against gradual stress over time. The PCC features safe, semi and auto fire selection, allowing the XIPHOS to accommodate and adapt to the shooters needs. To ensure high-quality performance right out of the box, we have integrated the innovative and very accessible Top Dead Centre (TDC) hop system, which significantly enhances shot-to-shot performance. Accessible at the top rail where the receiver and handguard meets, the hop can be adjusted with a hex key, providing audible clicks of adjustments for each turn of the hop. This hop-up chamber features a meticulously engineered structure that applies vertical pressure to the BB, resulting in a straighter, longer, and more stable trajectory for each shot. Additionally, the system utilises a CNC aluminium bolt, providing a durable yet lightweight solution that allows for high cyclic rates of fire while remaining robust enough to endure rigorous use during engagements. Unique to the B.A.D. XIPHOS system, the rifle replicates the last round cut-off when the magazine is empty, following the same design principle where the bolt does not hold once the chamber is empty, but can still be manually bolt locked by the shooter. As a PCC system, the rifle accepts Glock-style pistol magazines, compatible with our RWA EXA GBB magazines, and as a VFC AR GBB system, it can also utilise Umarex (Elite Force) / VFC spec. Glock 17 or 18c style GBB magazines, offering enhanced magazine cross-compatibility for users of our EXA or VFC Glocks as secondary weapons, thereby increasing overall magazine capacity in their loadout.

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Compatibility:

• Picatinny Rail Interface
• M-LOK Rail Interface
• 14mm CCW Outer Barrel Threading
• MARKSMAN G-style GBB Magazine
• RWA EXA GBB Magazines
• Umarex (Elite Force) / VFC Glock 17 or 18c GBB Magazines
• Maruyama SCW-9 PRO-G GBB Magazine
• RELOAD G17 GBB and CO2 Magazines
• Green Gas
• 6mm BBs

Included:

• x1 RWA Battle Arms Developments BAD Xiphos GBB Rifle in Black
• x1 MARKSMAN 50-round G-style GBB Magazine
• x1 Manual