"The Smith & Wesson Performance Center delivers limited run, unique design and special feature firearms." Quoted from the PC's homepage. SWPC also provides expert gunsmithing services with the backup resources of the whole company. Whatever you can think of, they will customised your S&W to your need, at a price, of course.
Tanaka Works first introduce the Colt SAA and Colt Python series two years ago with the PEGASUS system, but the best performer always comes later, and here is the S&W M629. Marui and Marushin both manufacture M19/M29 revolvers which use shells for storing BBs. I do not think I need to introduce the PEGASUS system of Tanaka again, if you are interested, you can find more information in my Colt Python review. I will let you know more about the performance later on in this review.
The PC V-comp looks very different from the original M629, in fact, the front barrel is an entirely different design. There were quite a few airsoft gunsmith in Japan had built some modification based on the V-comp with block metal. This gun is also made very popular in Japan due to the BioHazard game.
The silver finish of this gun is top class. I remember somebody said Tanaka revolvers are the Western Arms of revolvers. Seam lines are no visible, silver plating even all through. An additional batch of S&W Performance Center was engraved on the left side of the silver frame next to the Hogue Monogrip® in which you will not find on the M29s. The Hogue grip is very comfortable to hold but not for small hands. Well, who cares! There is no monster recoils in the airsoft version of .44 Magnum, no matter how hard you shoot your gun, it just feels comfortable. Some of you may wonder, how heavy is this gun then? The Kokusai or the Marui revolvers weigh only 500-600grams at most, no way near to the real steel weight (around 1.2-1.5kg). OK, let me tell you then, the V-comp weighs over 800grams stock. With the rail and the Marui scope mounted like the above picture, it weighs over 1.3kg! Bravo!!
