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Weekly Intel — Giveaway drawn LIVE today + the Badger app levels up

Big one this week — eight videos, a fresh version of the Badger app out to beta testers, and the KS-1 giveaway drawn LIVE today. Here's your intel.

🎁 THE GIVEAWAY — DRAWN TODAY

THE WINNERS: 🏆 Paul Duran takes the one-of-one KS-1 custom build • 🏆 James Jeter II (channel member) takes the CYMA Platinum SMG9. Congratulations both — drawn live on the wheel today.

Two draws, one stream: the one-of-one KS-1 custom build (open to everyone) and the CYMA Platinum SMG9 (members only). Drawn live on the wheel at 12PM PT / 8PM UK — catch the replay on the channel to see where it landed.

THIS WEEK ON THE CHANNEL

▶ ESHOOTER Flare Smoky BT Compact — Better Than The Original? (37:48)

▶ The VFC HK53 — My New Favorite CQB Platform? (27:08)

▶ The ITP Micro-14 EBR — My New Favorite Airsoft Model? (24:00)

▶ I Unboxed the Salvo Precision RSAR999 — This Thing Is SO Solid (27:15)

▶ My Custom EMG KS1 AEG — Am I Crazy For Giving This Away? (20:52)

▶ This $290 GBB SMG — Is the Maruyama SCW-9 SD Worth It? (30:33)

▶ A MONSTRUM LPVO On My VFC HK33 — My New Favorite Optic? (21:03)

▶ I Finally Got a VFC HK53 GBBR — It's a Chunky Monster (36:17)

📱 THE BADGER APP — NEW VERSION IS OUT

A fresh version of the 6MM Badger app just landed for beta testers on iOS and Android. Build and share your loadouts, run your team's roster and DMs, find your next game in the field directory, get event reminders — the companion app for your airsoft life, built in-house.

Free, with the public launch coming — and this list hears it first.

💬 COMMENT OF THE WEEK

"super sick but not worth the asking price of $1200😭" — @mellow_bruh

Ed's reply: "Toxicants are expensive!"

📰 INDUSTRY NEWS — SIG'S NEW MICRO DOT

SIG Sauer has launched the ROMEO-MDC — a "Mini Daily Carry" open reflex sight built for compact pistols: 7075 aluminium housing, aspherical glass, 12 illumination settings and a top-loading battery so it never has to come off the gun. The bit that matters for us: it sits on the industry-standard Shield RMSc footprint, which means it drops straight onto the optics-ready GBB pistols most of us already run. Expect clones — and expect the real one on serious builds first.

See you on the field.
— Ed 🦡

This Maruyama SCW-9 SD GBB Is Fun — But Will I Keep It?

First impressions and a full external build on the Maruyama SCW-9 SD gas-blowback SMG — the $289 price, the weird suppressor, the grip swap, and whether it earns a permanent spot in the collection.

I Held the New SOLGW MK.1 — I Wanted to Take It Home

I drove to Lancer Tactical's LA offices to handle the SOLGW MK.1 — a Lancer Tactical × Toxicant × Sons of Liberty Gun Works MWS-based GBBR. Late-stage prototype, around $1,200, Q4 2026, only 200 units. My honest first look.

How I Film Airsoft: Every Camera in My Setup (Insta360 X6 First Look)

Every camera and mount I use to film airsoft gameplay — why a 360 camera is my main rig, first impressions of the new Insta360 X6, and the mounts that actually work.

The SOLGW MK.1 — this week's most-watched video

Weekly Intel — Ed's UK tour dates + the app's biggest update yet

Big week: the Badger is on UK soil and taking the channel on tour, the app's biggest update yet just hit beta testers, and the URGI went everywhere. Here's your intel. 🇬🇧 CATCH ED IN THE UK — NEXT WEEK The Badger is playing British soil for the