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Currently this launcher is a total no go for the TAG grenades, even after heavy modification I still don't feel it is safe to use as the barrel/cylinder are so far out of alignment. Rather miffed to say the least. The S-Thunder Shorty pistol launcher will be holstered to my waist still though so I'll still be rocking the bangs! :D

 
Yeah the smaller the better really I find, aimpoint t1s are a good option for this.
Hmmm, i'm not so sure - being so far forward means that a tube becomes wider in the vision when viewed from an angle, and part of the functional coolsies of red dots is that you don't have to be staring down the sight, and thus psychologically fixated on what you see beyond the reticule to the exclusion of the rest of your visual field, but rather that you can just look forward and the reticule magically tracks with you no matter what slight angle running or leaning has added to your aim. I think T1's are better closer where that 'seeing the side due to angle of view' stylee an ting is minimised.

Having said that, at closer distances to the eye it may be better to use a wider tube, 40mm even 45mm, because close to the eye the frame can almost disappear from view if it is big enough. But of course that makes it more likely that it will be shot out, unless you put one of those stupid looking rail mounted protector screens in front of it, or fit your own taped on bezel; more likely to get caught on your webbing too, I spose; and let's have it right, those fat tubes are seriously uncool as well...

 
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Shit, PT, that's a real bummer. Is there any indication in the listings of which one is designed for use with the TAG's and which is the one you bought?

 
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sh*t, PT, that's a real bummer. Is there any indication in the listings of which one is designed for use with the TAG's and which is the one you bought?
TAG supposedly sell a modified ICS version which iirc cost double the price of the standard ICS, it seemed to have the inner barrel removed and a modified stock adaptor which stopped some of the wobble. I am guessing that they also realigned the cylinder and ratchet system so that it aligned with the centre of the new barrel. It is something I could do myself with a bit of thought and effort but at the moment I have put it down as a bad purchase.

I have too many other mods and bits I am working on to be able to focus on another right now (new single stack hi-cap hpa mag for my G5, DMR-ing the G5 and my Polish Woodland loadout)

 
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The ICS M4 as it stands. Currently not functional, due to a buggered hop unit but from what I can see, not too difficult to get a replacement.

Standard flash hider, some Madbull Troy / Viking Tactics Battlerail, 13 inches I think. Replica T1, mounted so far forward due to the kinda dodgy rail on the upper receiver. PTS hi-cap. Standard ICS pistol grip, would change if the lower receiver wasn't so picky about what other brands to accept. Chinese replica CTR, couldn't be bothered splashing out on a PTS so got the next best thing. I used to run Chinese replica MBUS sights, but they sort of got in the way of how I like to grip the gun, and since they're too low to be used with the T1 on when it runs out of battery, they came off.

You may have also noticed the mini tamiya connector on the outside, and that's because I have to run a PEQ box since I can't be bothered rewiring it to the rear, and when I'm using it, it looks a bit shyte, so I took that off for the time being.

I know what some of you may be thinking - "Haz, that's awfully customised for an ICS, supposedly one of the worst manufacturers for making guns that only accept proprietary parts" - and you'd be right. I took a bit of a gamble getting this gun, knowing that I was going to slap the new rail system and stock on it right away, but there was literally nothing else in stock that I liked at the time, and hey-ho - here we are today. The nut supplied with the rail for the rail itself went straight on the gun, no wobble at all, so made up about that. The stock, being a Chinese replica, was designed to fit a large variety of manufacturer's guns, so there's obviously a little wobble, but nothing major at all. Maybe only a couple of degrees to the left and right, and I've only just learnt that from now when I've literally picked up the gun to check it, so pretty negligible in my honest opinion.

However, the Chinese replica Magpul pistol grip that I bought just wasn't having it with the gun, and since I'm not experienced by any means whatsoever with modifying these sorts of things to fit, I threw in the towel. There is a different ICS one that's obviously going to fly onto it, but it looks mingin' in all honesty. Never mind, maybe if I have the sufficient funds I'll do a Block II build on it, knowing that it accepts Madbull rails.

The only thing I can think of adding to it in the near future externally is something that allows me a better grip on the front of the rail, but I'm guessing that the simple remedy to this will just be rail covers for the top rail.

Anyway, I think that about does it - let me know what you think lads!

 
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