Bill_the_bear

Just to wade back in on the keymod fitting issue... I just fitted a PTS keymod rail section with no issues. How? Just use the larger EKey openings for the mount points and pop them in from the reverse side. Job done. Pics below.

I've seen it fitted on an L86, but I'm unsure which brand of L86 it was (I know nothing about the L86, is there more than one brand?). EDIT: it goes on an ICS L86 but until the designer gets hold of an Ares to make a compatible mounting block it doesn't go on that, well unless the Ares would take one of the existing G&G, ICS, WE mounting blocks, which I guess no one knows right now. Sorry. They are producing their own side rails. I haven't got any yet. It's "not compatible" with normal keymod, though that doesn't mean they won't work, I might try some to see. Battery space is much improved. With the A2 handguard I couldn't get one of my 7.4v Titan batteries in as they are slightly larger dimension than the usual lipo size. With this handguard I can get one 7.4v Titan in below the barrel, or a 11.1v Titan nunchuck in, half below and half above the barrel, if you are careful with the wiring. Attached pic with the 7.4v in positioned so you can see it better (its in the 2nd and 3rd pic of the original post but less visible. The G&G wiring has a short removable section that runs from the ETU in the lower, through a cut out just under the outer barrel, and into the handguard. Thats all still there with the EK3 rail attached, so you just slide the battery into the front of the rail and connect it up. You can remove the rail to get better access to the wiring if you need.

G&G L85A2 with EK3 upgrade kit

Hi Guys, I just got my EK3 upgrade kit and converted my G&G L85A2 kit over to an L85A3. For anyone thinking about upgrading their A2, I recommend giving this kit a go. Its well built, and extremely solid. Matches my G&G L85 extremely well, so you wouldn't know its an aftermarket mod. Zero play or wobble to either the handguard or the picatinny optics rail, and doesn't seem like it will develop any play any time soon either! The install took me about 1.5 hours, and English Kiwi, who designed the kit, has a video install guide up that walks you through. If you are familiar with stripping an L85 it would probably only take half an hour or less, but this was my first time doing it. Honestly the rifle looks great with this kit fitted. It feel solid, the picatinny attachments are very useful, there is a lot more battery space than the A2. Am pretty happy with the result! Any questions people have, feel free to ask. Have more pics if anyone wants to see. Also, review I posted on reddit is longer and more detailed: https://www.reddit.com/r/airsoft/comments/i8jcz1/l85a2_convert_to_a3_ek3_upgrade_kit_review/