Speedbird_666

If someone wants to 3D print parts and accessories, knock-up some Kydex holsters, or try their hand at a sewing some chest rigs - great, no problem. If they are shit, people will only whinge about them should they fail in any way. But critical safety equipment? Good god no. https://www.facebook.com/IPSAR-Militia-100196425545948 By the way, IPSAR stands for 'iPhone Sales And Repairs'. I'm guessing that's his day job. Why he would use that name for his airsoft shenanigans is beyond me.

I see it's made it to the A.R.A.B.S FB group now. Have fun boys, I'll watch and enjoy from a distance.😁

Well, the cat is out of the bag, It was indeed James O'Brian producing these - I believe that he's around the Bournemouth/Poole Area. The Admin of the FB Group I was referring to (Dorset Airsoft Community) have restricted his posts to Admin pre-approval only. They will be questioning the issue with him if he tries to post again. That little FB meltdown only serves to confirm my suspicions. No company in their right mind would refuse to provide safety standard information for a product such as this. I feel sorry for anyone sucked into buying one of these at £130 a pop.

I've flagged it to the Admin of the FB group. One of the admin responded almost immediately saying they will check it out. I'm not naming the seller or the group yet.

Why 11.1v? You can get 16rps on a 7.4v with an SHS high torque motor on stock gearing with a decent trigger response. Yes, you can fit a new rear stock - you'll need a new buffer tube to do so. Kill two birds with one stone, buy an ICS rear-wired switch assembly with Mosfet pre-fitted.

Meanwhile, at Ground Zero on Sunday.....

So, some local dude has been spamming the local FB Group with his awesomesauce helmet/visor combo that he expertly 'engineered': He's flogging them for £130 a pop - and he's sold some too - gotta respect the hustle I suppose Setting aside the stupid positioning of the NVG mount and ARC rails rendering them largely useless - I was concerned about the safety of the lenses - more on that later. So this is the sort of shite he's been spouting: Completely his design?? Is it bollocks... So a £26 ski helmet, a set of cheap ARC rails and a few other bits added I'm sure with the help of a power drill and his expert engineering 'skillz'. So heres where things get real shady IMO. Everytime he spams the FB group - he disables any commenting on his post. No discourse, no open questions. Nope, Nada. Nothing. Except one day he forgot to do so - so I asked about the safety of the lenses. Then he promptly switched commenting off. So my questions to you, dear fellow forumites are: Am I right to be concerned that cheap chinese tosh is being passed of as Airsoft Safety equipment with a premium price tag (a Warq helmet is only £65 more)? Would YOU trust your eyesight to someone who operates in this manner? I'm debating as to whether I should PM the FB page Admin. Rant over.

G&G. I have owned a JG, I currently own a Classic Army (with a JG Gearbox) and am saving some pennies for a G&G after fondling one at Ground Zero. Light and day difference - and not plagued with Ares-level electronic bollocks. BUT - going back to your question, I don't know how compatible with mods the G&G will be - but they do make their own rail system for it. Not the best internally, but I hear Specna G36's plastic quality are pretty good. Not seen one in the real, but I was tempted to take a punt at £120.

Works for me....😜

Bye bye pile'o'shite Specna Edge Orion gearbox - hello E&C replacement thanks to @ak2m4 Took the removal of the bolt catch mechanism and a tiny bit of dremelling to fit the Edge series receiver but the gun is shooting nicely now.

Ignoring the age issue (I assume your parents will be doing the buying), the G&G Raider 2.0 will do you fine. Combat Machines have been the go-to beginner gun for over a decade. But they are not the no-nonsense budget option that they used to be - their prices have been creeping up over the last few years, but their feature set has not. You do get more for your money by looking at other brands. Specna Core series (starting at £95) comes in a fair bit cheaper with extra features and parts. Evolution uses the same manufacturer as Specna to produce their series of (slightly different) guns. You've got Cyma, who have come on leaps and bounds in recent years, and the new Double-Eagle guns that seem to be gaining market traction too. There's also rebranded Classic Army AEGs from ASG that punch well above their weight given their £140 price tag. There's a huge choice now in the ~£150 market. It's a great time for new players. There are very few genuinely bad guns now (but avoid Nuprol!) - you just have to pick the look/feature set that suits you best.

TL:DR? Yes, it can be done with non-ICS parts but it's probably not worth doing at all. To explain: I have three ICS guns - two of which definitely fit 'standard' AEG rails/outer barrels. The third is a much older ICS gun and I haven't tested the barrel threads but I assume that will be OK too. I would not be swapping the barrels/rails over on the existing upper receiver on a regular basis - unscrewing and re-screwing the barrel nut and rail will eventually knacker something - most airsoft guns (Including ICS M4s) are only made from relatively soft Zamak metal. Buying a replacement MARS upper and building a complete short front-end off that instead would be a more sensible approach, because it would only be the matter of pulling the receiver pins and swapping the upper before game day. Problem is - you could end up spending a fair bit of cash buying an upper receiver, rail system, inner and outer barrel. You might need to think about another hop unit/rubber/nub because you don't want to be swapping that over between your inner barrels. Then there's the problem with volume-matching cylinders between the different barrel lengths if you choose to go really short, so a new upper gearbox might be needed too. Overall, you could be looking at well over £100. Frankly, you might be better off buying another gun altogether. I did this by buying an ICS CXP-15 to complement my longer guns. You can get a plastic one for £130 brand new. I run mine with a stock adapter and Stubby stock and it's brilliant in CQB. You could run it as a straight-up pistol just attaching a sling on the back and that works extremely well too. Another thing - and you might not like me saying this - is that your gun is already pretty short, well within CQB norms. If you struggle with the length of it (ooh err), it could be a gunfighting technique issue. Perhaps look at attachments that will help better control what you already have (e.g vertical grip) and try to remove as much unnecessary weight from it as you can (you don't need gucci red dots with magnifiers etc.) Just my 2 pence.

Condor kit is pretty decent. I wouldn't worry about the quality. I had a near-identical Bulldog rig. The only issue with this style of rig is that some of the mags end up under your arms/armpits (they sit higher than a plate carrier), and it can be a bitch to re-index the mags back into the rig whilst wearing it. It's the reason I sold mine off in the end. *Edit* Just realised the Condor Rig only holds 6 mags. The Bulldog takes 8.

Looks like a ball-ache. I would tighten by hand and the use a drift/Flat punch on the lugs to tap it tight - assuming it's not made of cheese. Not ideal, but G&G don't have any tool for this rail on their website. Other options: - email G&G customer support and ask their advice - there might be a real steel tool that they use. - Buy a tube that's about the same width as the nut, and cut notches into it to create something akin to this: -Find someone who's got a 3d printer that can create a tool for you

Because G&G don't produce a Raider with a 368mm inner barrel. I was enjoying being pedantic. I would like to know the chronograph readings for both guns. You own a chronograph don't you? I'm sure someone with your depth of wisdom and experience would have one in their kit bag... Actually, I don't care. Nothing we say will ever convince you.

Actually, Raider (v1.0L and 2.0E models) inner barrels are 357mm. The difference is 237mm. 😘

I have an ICS CXP-15 - 200mm inner barrel I also have an ICS Peleador - 375mm inner barrel Internally identical bar a Mosfet in one. So identical that I can hot-swap the upper gearboxes with almost no FPS change. There's a 10-15fps difference between the guns which I put down to cylinder/barrel volume as they use the same cylinder. Same ICS hop unit, hop rubber and nub in both. Same ICS barrel, just differing in length. They shoot the same. Same range. Same accuracy. Only the noise signature differs. I could use them interchangeably all day and not notice any performance difference.

I just got my new dog from a puppy rescue that brings them in from Romania - picked him up last night:

Old skool 'new old stock' ICS M4 Commando with Stubby Stock. So old, it still has (somewhat crappily implemented) Cybergun-Licensed Colt trades. It weighs practically nothing - I will be be keeping this one as light as possible.

I'm in Burton, Christchurch. It's just a short trip over the Avon Causeway for me to get to the site.

Are they stock CYMA bushings or have you upgraded those too? Have you checked each gear individually to see how they spin? Is the GB one of those 'reinforced' types with the extra metal around the spur gear and rear of the 'box?

I'm probably going to book into the Bournemouth game in May, seeing as it's only 10mins from my front door. @CamouflageAirsoft how will the day be run? I've played Paintball on the site, and some of the games I played just wouldn't work for Airsoft on the small game areas, for example the bridge game was a bitch even with paintballs - you could shoot spawn-to-spawn way too easily - with a 450FPS Airsoft sniper - you're fucked if you are on the other team. And that middle field in the 'valley'. That's going to be mental with 30v30 and full-auto guns. Will the games run across larger areas (or indeed the whole) of the site instead? If you are going to use Paintball Marshalls, trying to get people to play Paintball games, you're not going to have a happy group of Airsofters. I'm sure you have all this covered - you run a slick operation for Paintball, but a little more info will help the Airsoft crowd understand if it's the kind of venue that works for them. **Edit** My bad. I can see that your website has the games and maps. Adrenaline looks......tight.....

Further up this very thread I posted a video on how to swap the pins on a mini tamiya using a biro. I also covered the reverse-polarity issue with Airsoft connectors.

Indeed. £50 is a steal really for what you got.

Ever buy a boneyard gun for a bargain price thinking - 'this will be a quick fix to get back up and running', and ended up with a complete money pit? Yeh - I'm in the same boat with one of my guns....