Bolster Armouries MOONSTONE [Limited Edition] Precision Hi-Capa GBB Pistol

Bolster Armouries was founded with one primary mission: To provide Airsofters with a range of RIFs which has been fine-tuned to provide the absolute peak in attainable performance together with breathtaking external quality. Each of our replicas is hand-assembled by some of the most experienced Airsoft gun-techs in the industry and is built to an exacting standard.

Conceived with the modern Airsofter in mind, Bolster Armouries RIFs sport some of the finest internal and external upgrades available on the Airsoft market today, and are guaranteed to provide unparalleled performance. To underline their dedication to their products, every Bolster Armouries RIF is issued with a dedicated extended warranty and service package, ensuring you get the complete experience the creators intended.

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The Bolster Armouries Moonstone [Limited Edition] takes already highly upgraded Moonstone GBB, and adds a custom aesthetic twist. Keeping in line with the visual design language of the original Moonstone, the Moonstone [Limited edition] is finished in a handsome Northern Lights Cerakote, a corrosion resistant ceramic coating providing a robust finish that won't deteriorate with time.

The Northern Lights finish is a stunning colour-changing navy blue which transforms into a greenish teal with glistening gold metallics when tilted, providing an extremely eye-catching finish and an absolutely distinctive overall look. As alluring as the Moonstone [Limited Edition] is, Bolster Armouries is not all about looking the part. Within the flawlessly machined Shay Akai Gator Classic slide and frame lie some of the most hard wearing and precisely made Hi-capa parts from Airsoft Masterpiece and CowCow technologies; leading names in the field of high end GBB upgrade parts.

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Airsoft Masterpiece Shay Akai Gator Classic 2017 Slide and Frame

Once again, Airsoft Masterpiece have made the cut with their supreme external quality! The slide and frame chosen for the Bolster Armouries Moonstone [Limited Edition] is the Shay Akai Gator Classic 2017 model, a competition-capable "standard division" style setup. The slide and frame are precisely machined from Aluminium using CNC processes, providing a high quality finish with ultra-smooth operation and intricate external details within the design.

This slide set is named for the creator of the real pistol the design takes after; Shay Akai, owner of Akai Custom Guns, a well known manufacturer of real world competition 2011 pistols. The Bolster Armouries Moonstone is intended by its creators to not only do the Akai 2011 appropriate tribute in looks but to translate their exceptional performance standards over to the Airsoft world.

The Shay Akai slide and frame depart from traditional "combat" oriented equivalents with the omission of slide serrations and the frame rail, leaving the dust cover of the frame clean for more effective control of the Moonstone [Limited Edition] with the support hand, and replacing the slide serrations with machined index points surrounded by angled grooves with dot texture between. The front index points are swept forwards, and those at the rear are swept rearwards, matching the shape of the human hand for both racking the slide from the rear and conducting a "press check" from the front. The angular look of these index points contributes greatly to the unique visual language expressed by the Bolster Armouries Moonstone [Limited Edition].

The top of the slide is cut for standard Hi-capa sights, and between the sight dovetails the Akai slide sports anti-glare texture, arranged in an attractive chevron pattern, pairing well with the angular index points on the sides. This texture prevents ambient light from reflecting off the top of the slide and interfering with the shooter's sight picture. On the real pistol, this texture also serves to help disperse heat, reducing the chances of a heat mirage causing the sights picture to deviate.

The recoil rod and plug within the Moonstone [Limited Edition]'s slide are both machined from steel to provide the necessary rigidity for these constantly moving parts. Both pieces are precisely milled and polished inside to provide smooth, friction-free slide cycling, and the high quality feel one would expect from a custom piece such as the Bolster Armouries Moonstone [Limited Edition].

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CERAKOTE FINISH - Northern Lights

Cerakote is an advanced, hard-wearing, and corrosion resistant ceramic coating developed for industries ranging from automotive to firearms and aerospace applications. Cerakote is offered in a wide range of finishes and is generally considered to be superior to anodizing when it comes to providing a custom finish to firearms. This is due in part to the high standards of colour consistency with a Cerakote finish, and that as a part of the process, anodizing creates a brittle and porous oxide layer over the parts, increasing tensile residual stress which can cause the finish to crack.

Cerakote does not affect the fatigue properties of aluminium and its alloys, making it ideal for Bolster Armouries RIFs. Cerakote has been extensively tested and has shown to be capable of exceeding military standards for corrosion resistance by over 40 times when subjected to a salt chamber test, even outlasting the commonly used Nitride finish for the barrels of real rifles.

The Cerakote finish applied to the Moonstone [Limited Edition] is "Northern Lights", a colour changing finish which varies between navy blue and greenish teal with glistening gold metallics permeating through to give it that Bolster Armouries unique flair. The coating is applied to the slide, frame and pistol grip of the Moonstone[Limited Edition], giving the whole pistol a gorgeous custom aesthetic.

Northern Lights is a part of the Cerakote H series of coatings, which boast excellent wear resistance, chemical and solvent resistance and superb adhesion. This finish is amplified by the already distinctive looks of the Moonstone[Limited Edition] and its plethora of high end external parts, giving the pistol a style which is unmatched by anything else out there. Make no mistake, when you draw the Moonstone [Limited Edition] from your holster this finish will signal, loud and proud, that this is a Bolster Armouries custom gun, even before its performance does!

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Airsoft Masterpiece Aluminium Grip Type 3

The Airsoft Masterpiece Edge Custom grip is one of the most stand out features of the Moonstone [Limited Edition], and has its own unique look which will definitely turn heads, whether it is at a skirmish or shooting competition. The grip is machined from a single piece of aluminium, and gives the Moonstone [Limited Edition] an agile and unique appearance. The grip is covered in carefully machined dot texturing which wraps around the entire grip, including the mainspring housing at the rear. The dot texturing provides a comfortable hold and keeps the Moonstone [Limited Edition] securely in your hands as the pistol cycles.

This grip includes an integrated trigger guard with a flat front face for additional recoil control and faster follow-up shots. The trigger guard on the Type 3 grip also includes deep undercuts for your support hand and strong hand fingers, allowing you to take a higher grip on the pistol for more intuitive aiming and reduced muzzle flip. The strong hand undercut smoothly transitions to a single finger groove, intended to ensure your grip is effective whilst remaining comfortable. Undercuts are a recent phenomenon but are finding their way into more and more pistols due to their inherent advantage of allowing the pistol to be held further up the grip, keeping recoil forces in line with the arm whilst shooting, making the pistol easier to control and bring back onto target for a follow-up shot.

The grip comes with a steel magazine catch pre-installed The steel construction of the mag catch guarantees effective retention of the magazine and a consistent height for the gas route bucking; contributing to the Moonstone [Limited Edition]'s impressive gas efficiency.

At the base of the grip, the Moonstone [Limited Edition] provides one of the best parts for improving reload speed; a magazine well extension, complete with a wide inner bevel. This device enables smooth reloads and reduces the possibility of messing up when time is of the essence. This part is finished in a "bushed Aluminium" effect, providing a little bit of subtle contrast to the set and only adding to its beauty. The magazine well extension also functions as a palm rest, preventing the pistol from being gripped too low and ensuring you have an effective grip, even after a scorchingly fast draw!

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Light enhancing Authentic Fibre Optic Iron Sights

The sights provided on the Bolster Armouries Moonstone[Limited Edition] are light-enhancing fibre optic iron sights, and were chosen as the best balance between speed of acquisition and accuracy. This style of sight is growing in popularity amongst Airsofters and is seen as a decent low profile alternative to a red dot sight; maintaining compatibility with holsters and working perfectly without the need for a battery. Many of the more affordable Airsoft pistols with light enhancing sights use coloured acrylic rods, which work fine in most lighting conditions. For the Bolster Armouries team, this is considered simply not enough to do this stunning GBB pistol justice and as such, the Moonstone [Limited Edition] comes equipped with real fibre optic inserts, contained within innovative, fully adjustable CowCow Technology sights.

The CowCow Tech Fibre optic front sight packs a considerable amount of out-of-the-box thinking into such a small physical object. The sight body is CNC machined from aluminium, and uses "parabolic sight" style technology to provide greater light transmission to the front sight's fibre optic insert by providing a highly polished surface beneath. This allows light to be collected from both the exposed upper surface of the insert and its lower surface, the result is an impressively bright and visible front sight. When installed into the front sight the insert is visible as a bright triangle, with the point facing upwards, providing both a bright front sight for rapid, reflex aiming and a highly visible, yet precise point of aim for smaller targets, and targets at a longer range. The precision machining of this part provides a perfect fit, eliminating the possibility of the sight moving around under the recoil forces of firing.

The Moonstone [Limited Edition] rear sight comprises two parts; the CowCow Aluminium rear sight and Fibre optic rear sight plate. The CowCow rear sight is fully adjustable for both windage and elevation, both functions of which can be adjusted using a flat head screwdriver. The screw on the top surface of the rear sight controls the elevation adjustment, and the screw on the right side of the sight adjusts the windage. The fibre optic rear sight plate attaches to the rear sight in place of the standard flat Hi-capa rear sight plate, and provides authentic red fibre optic inserts which work in perfect harmony with the green fibre optic insert in the CowCow Fibre optic front sight.

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Frame parts

Airsoft Masterpiece Grip Safety SV Type 3 - Steel

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Airsoft Masterpiece Steel Hammer and Sear INFINITY HD - Stainless Steel

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Airsoft Masterpiece Puzzle Trigger - Purple/Silver - CNC Machined Aluminium

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Airsoft Masterpiece Steel Trigger Ring - Stainless Steel

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Internal Upgrades

CowCow Enhanced Internal components

Trident Sear Spring - Competition Buffer Spacers

CowCow Technology was founded in 2018, with the intention of providing high quality, innovative parts for Airsoft RIFs intended for both skirmishing and Action Air competitions. CowCow's focus is primarily on GBB pistols, and they are rapidly gaining the reputation as the go-to source for high end Hi-capa, AAP-01, and G series pistol parts for builds which require higher performance than the standard skirmish sidearm, as well as exceptional durability for long term use. This lies directly in line with the stated objectives of the Bolster Armouries Hi-capa series, and as such many of the components considered the "beating heart" of a premium GBB build have been entrusted to CowCow components.

The internal springs of the Bolster Armouries Moonstone [Limited Edition] have been replaced with CowCow alternatives to raise its cyclic rate, improve is gas efficiency and guarantee the durability expected from a high end custom piece. The Trident sear spring has been installed, providing a smooth, crisp and light trigger pull and guaranteeing consistent hammer-knocker engagement.

CowCows Competition buffer spacers have also been installed, to shorten the slide travel to gain the absolute pinnacle of cycle speed as well as to reduce wear on the inside of the slide and frame by absorbing some of the energy of the two parts impacting with each shot. These spacers are constructed from oil-resistant rubber which prevents the spacers from swelling and providing inconsistent performance.

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CowCow Enhanced Nozzle Valve Blocker - CNC Machined 7075 Aluminium

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CowCow Enhanced High Flow Nozzle Valve - CNC Machined 7075 Aluminium

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CowCow B01 Blowback housing - CNC Machined 7075 Aluminium

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CowCow NP1 nozzle spring - High quality spring steel

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Maple Leaf Crazy Jet Inner Barrel 113mm - Brass and Steel

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Laylax/Nineball VSR-10 HOP rubber - Soft rubber

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Airsoft Masterpiece Brass HOP Base for Hi-capa - Brass

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Airsoft Masterpiece Steel Disconnector/Knocker - Steel

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CL Project Design Super Hard Loading Nozzle  - Reinforced Polymer

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AIP 120% RECOIL SPRING - Spring Steel

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If you are the type of Airsofter who demands a unique look, together with the best performance a GBB pistol can offer, the Moonstone [Limited Edition] will meet those demands! The already well equipped Moonstone has had a serving of Bolster Armouries' particular flare added, and sports a look that is like nothing else you will encounter with its hardwearing yet elegant Northern Lights Cerakote finish. An effective and attractive type 3 aluminium grip has also been added, guaranteeing both distinctive performance, and a distinctive style.

Like the Moonstone, the Moonstone [Limited Edition] leaves no stone unturned in its quest to provide the pinnacle of Airsoft GBB pistol performance and is loaded with the biggest names in Hi-capa upgrades in the industry by some of the most experienced Airsoft technicians in the country. Whether it's for dropping poppers on the clock at an IPSC match, or for some speedy pistol action at a close range CQB site, the Moonstone [Limited Edition] will do the job like no other!