Hey team! Welcome back to the blog.
In this first impressions review, we’re going to be taking a look at the Wolverine Airsoft x Genesis Arms GEN-12 MTW SBS from my friends over at BZ Tactical in Teeside, UK.
This isn't a standard airsoft shotgun. It's a fully licensed, HPA-powered shotgun built on Wolverine's legendary MTW platform, and by packing their proprietary multi-BB HAVOC HPA engine into a compact, aggressively styled AR-10 (.308) chassis.
The externals are a 1:1 collab with Genesis Arms, and it shows - a CNC-machined aluminium DPMS-style receiver set with a hard-wearing black oxide finish. The SBS configuration swaps the standard model's long barrel for a shortened outer barrel and a tactical 7" Invictus M-LOK rail, and the lower receiver is pre-cut for PDW stock compatibility.
Interally we’re looking at the HAVOC engine, which is fully HPA-powered. Every trigger pull delivers a tightly grouped spread of 6 BBs, and in full-auto or burst it cycles at up to 6 shots per second. That's 36 BBs downrange every second, which is absolutely insane.
It also features the Spartan Electronics Control Board with dedicated shotgun firmware, and it's got an electronic empty-magazine detection system so when your 140-round mag runs dry, the trigger drops dead until you pop a fresh mag in and rack the spring-loaded charging handle.
As it doesn't run on batteries or gas to get it up and running, you'll need:
- An HPA tank
- A low-pressure regulator (the Wolverine STORM Cat5 or equivalent)
- A HPA air line to connect your regulator to the grip line
- A small 7.4V micro LiPo battery to power the internal Spartan control board
The packaging the GEN-12 MTW SBS comes in is branded and sleek which is very on-brand for a Wolverine collab and on getting it out of the box, it’s very lightweight. Everything is sleek, well put together and feels sturdy. It does have an orange flash hider as standard but removing it was easy enough so I just popped that off and then got to setting it up.
Now this is pretty good on semi - it was consistent and quiet with responsive trigger pulls but full auto is where this really shines. 6 BBs per shot, per second on full auto. It was INSANELY fun to shoot and definitely took me by surprise. It has no recoil because its HPA but the sheer volume of BBs is fun.
In the box, you get the Wolverine x Genesis Arms GEN-12 MTW SBS shotgun, 1x 140-round mid-cap magazine, Spartan Electronics control board, A2 grip & A2 stock and the user manual & patch. From BZ Tactical, it retails for £850 and you can use my discount code FF5 for 5% off!
Post sponsored by BZ Tactical.
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