Tokyo Marui SAIGA 12 SBS GBB Airsoft Shotgun

A short shotgun made shorter, try saying that quickly.

After launching the Saiga-12K gas airsoft shotgun which the "K" stands for "Korotkaya" which is "Short" in Russian, it was only natural for Tokyo Marui to make an even shorter one. This one, the Tokyo Marui Saiga-12 SBS basically functions the same as the previous "longer" one just that this has the option to go full auto as Mikhail Kalashnikov intended. You get 3 rounds per trigger pull in both semi and auto modes and it delivers tight and accurate groupings, being able to send all 3 BBs in a 1-inch group at 10 meters while giving the user a sharp recoil impulse even when using weaker HFC134a gas.

Internally, other than the inner barrel length the Tokyo Marui Saiga 12K and the SBS are about the same, externals are what make the SBS stand out. The original Tokyo Marui Saiga-12 K has quite a bone stock external, kinda like every other non-modernized AK, meanwhile, the SBS is a whole other animal, although the styling is outdated, this gun was designed to be a canvas for users to modify. The stock was swapped for a foldable skeleton buffer tube (yes, the gun will still fire with the stock folded) that is hugged by a traditional M4 type retractable crane stock, the pistol grip is also an AR-15 / M16 A2 style grip, all this means that you could always swap these out for your favorite AR stock and grip for better ergonomics and controls. The handguard on the SBS has Picatinny rails on the 12, 3, 6, and 9 O'clock positions allowing for accessory attachments, something the stock Saiga 12 K didn't allow, adding to the overall modularity that this platform provides.

One other thing that the Tokyo Marui Saiga 12 SBS offers that the Tokyo Marui Saiga 12 K does not have is a full auto-firing mode. The real steel Saiga 12 was designed with civilians and competitive shooters in mind, with its targeted audience not on the military side, the Saiga 12 did not have full auto, and Tokyo Marui being an airsoft manufacturer that puts heavy priority on details, their airsoft replica also did not have full auto. However this is airsoft, and some of us do want that feature, there are after-market mods such as the First Factory Tokyo Marui SAIGA 12K Full Auto Selector Lever to allow for full auto shooting but you can't get it out of the box. The Tokyo Marui Saiga 12 SBS is an airsoft gun that does not exist in the real steel world, technically you could turn a real Saiga 12 into one that looks like the Tokyo Marui Saiga 12 SBS, but even Saiga themselves do not sell one that looks like this so Marui has free rein on creating whatever they want, and a full auto firing mode is what that people have been asking for since the launch of the original Tokyo Marui Saiga 12K, so its only natural to have it as a feature. To select for full auto, simply flip the fire selector to the middle position like every other AK platform.

Finally, the magazine, the gas magazine that comes with the Tokyo Marui Saiga-12 SBS is a chonkier boy than the original Saiga-12K and rightfully so, being much longer and now holding 90 rounds instead of 45, allowing you to pull the trigger 30 times in semi-auto before needing to reload, double the original and double the fun, also much needed when you start shooting it in full auto, which is so much fun, just imagine the Tokyo Marui AA12 but with gas and blowback!. The Tokyo Marui Saiga-12 SBS magazine comes with a Celsius temperature thermometer inside, which can be accessed by pushing the tab under the knocker valve and pulling the shell apart. Tokyo Marui noted that the optimal temperature to run their Saiga-12 is to keep the magazine at around 25-30 degrees Celsius and it is not recommended to run the magazine at over 40 degrees or under 15 degrees Celsius.

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Magazine Compatibility:

• Tokyo Marui Saiga 12 Series Gas Magazine

Includes:

• x1 Tokyo Marui Saiga-12 SBS GBB Airsoft Shotgun
• x1 40 Round Tokyo Marui Saiga 12 SBS Gas Magazine
• x1 Manual
• x1 Front Sight Adjustment Tool

Andrew's Review of the Standard Tokyo Marui Saiga-12K: