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The 'What have you just broken' Thread
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geoffreym
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Thanks mate, there might be a photo somewhere (private game) as there were a couple of people with broken guns who decided to turn photographers.
It was actually quite impressive as the grenade came apart as I hit it, and then exploded in mid air.
Airsoft-Ed
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I think this is more of a "What just went annoyingly wrong for me" thing, than what I've broken.
Though having broken stuff does factor into it.
I ordered a new ACOG yesterday, fibre optically illuminated and comes with another micro-red dot on the top. The ACOG illumination is freakin' awesome.
BUT, the reticule isn't straight. It's only slightly off, but it's annoying all the same.
Secondly, the red dot won't go in my wing mount because the screw holes don't come even close to lining up, so I'm going to have to butcher the ever living shite out of it with a drill at some point.
Thirdly, the tightbore I got for my pistol, whilst fitting in and working, makes my range appauling. Which makes it hard to gauge just how much better the groupings are, or the fps increase is, because I can't reach the target... The hop seems wholly ineffective. I might just need to dismantle it a couple of times or something, I imagine I can make it work, I just can't understand why it isn't working currently.
Fourthly, the new (apparently stronger than before, according to ICS' very own sales director) ICS L85 pistons, which are now black instead of white and I have two of because I knew this would happen - died. Immediately. First tooth just got sheered off with less than 15 shots. I was only dry firing and the gun sounded horrible. Like there was some sort of lapse in the piston's travel, combined with a weird motor grating noise. I can't really figure it out.
Fifthly (don't think I've ever written that, or seen it written before, but anyway), the new Systema piston head I bought, to match the Systema cylinder head, needed a new O-ring because the one it came with was too small. Not a big deal 'cos I just stole the one off my original piston head. But a part of me thinks that something to do with the new piston head, new piston and god only knows what else, is to blame for the gearbox murdering one of the pistons almost immediately.
So now I'm stuck without a red dot on my ACOG, only one piston, a pistol with worse range and an everlasting fear that I'm going to wreck the second piston whilst trying to get the gun working...
It's not going well for me at all.
Though having broken stuff does factor into it.
I ordered a new ACOG yesterday, fibre optically illuminated and comes with another micro-red dot on the top. The ACOG illumination is freakin' awesome.
BUT, the reticule isn't straight. It's only slightly off, but it's annoying all the same.
Secondly, the red dot won't go in my wing mount because the screw holes don't come even close to lining up, so I'm going to have to butcher the ever living shite out of it with a drill at some point.
Thirdly, the tightbore I got for my pistol, whilst fitting in and working, makes my range appauling. Which makes it hard to gauge just how much better the groupings are, or the fps increase is, because I can't reach the target... The hop seems wholly ineffective. I might just need to dismantle it a couple of times or something, I imagine I can make it work, I just can't understand why it isn't working currently.
Fourthly, the new (apparently stronger than before, according to ICS' very own sales director) ICS L85 pistons, which are now black instead of white and I have two of because I knew this would happen - died. Immediately. First tooth just got sheered off with less than 15 shots. I was only dry firing and the gun sounded horrible. Like there was some sort of lapse in the piston's travel, combined with a weird motor grating noise. I can't really figure it out.
Fifthly (don't think I've ever written that, or seen it written before, but anyway), the new Systema piston head I bought, to match the Systema cylinder head, needed a new O-ring because the one it came with was too small. Not a big deal 'cos I just stole the one off my original piston head. But a part of me thinks that something to do with the new piston head, new piston and god only knows what else, is to blame for the gearbox murdering one of the pistons almost immediately.
So now I'm stuck without a red dot on my ACOG, only one piston, a pistol with worse range and an everlasting fear that I'm going to wreck the second piston whilst trying to get the gun working...
It's not going well for me at all.
sp00n
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after waiting for ages to get all the component parts to make me a mosfet, taking my time to get everything just right rewiring my mp5k .........
it dosnt work .....
no idea why
edit :- just checking resistors ... seems i ordered 100 ohm resistors ... yet they look like 100K ohm to me :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: , gunna have to order some more now
it dosnt work .....
no idea whyedit :- just checking resistors ... seems i ordered 100 ohm resistors ... yet they look like 100K ohm to me :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: , gunna have to order some more now
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Airsoft-Ed
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I managed to get the red dot to fit my wing mount, but the new pistons I've bought are absolutely shite.
I actually spoke directly with ICS' ex-sales/distribution manager about the pistons and he said that the newer ICS L85 series rifles now come with black, nylon fibre pistons, whereas the old ones were polycarb and white in colour. The nylon fibre ones are supposedly a lot stronger and reinforced, but I'll be damned if that's true.
I just fitted one of the black ones and it stripped itself with one pull of the trigger. It didn't just take one tooth of the back either, there's a gouge through every tooth on it, it looks like my gears are made of sand paper or something, it's ridiculous.
I can just see the same thing happening with my second one, as there's already significant visible wear on the 2nd and 5th teeth from only pulling the trigger 3 times.
The gun still doesn't sound right either, I've got absolutely no freakin' idea what's wrong with it. It's seriously doing my head in.
Everything's in place, all looks fine, black pistons are the same dimensions as the white ones, angle of engagement is spot on... The gun performed the best it has in ages on my last trip out, then the piston packed in due to age more than anything, right at the end of the day.
All I've done is change the piston to a brand spanking new, identical one, but now it's stripping everything left right and centre.
The pistons have non-standard dimensions as well... So god knows what I'm supposed to do now...
I actually spoke directly with ICS' ex-sales/distribution manager about the pistons and he said that the newer ICS L85 series rifles now come with black, nylon fibre pistons, whereas the old ones were polycarb and white in colour. The nylon fibre ones are supposedly a lot stronger and reinforced, but I'll be damned if that's true.
I just fitted one of the black ones and it stripped itself with one pull of the trigger. It didn't just take one tooth of the back either, there's a gouge through every tooth on it, it looks like my gears are made of sand paper or something, it's ridiculous.
I can just see the same thing happening with my second one, as there's already significant visible wear on the 2nd and 5th teeth from only pulling the trigger 3 times.
The gun still doesn't sound right either, I've got absolutely no freakin' idea what's wrong with it. It's seriously doing my head in.
Everything's in place, all looks fine, black pistons are the same dimensions as the white ones, angle of engagement is spot on... The gun performed the best it has in ages on my last trip out, then the piston packed in due to age more than anything, right at the end of the day.
All I've done is change the piston to a brand spanking new, identical one, but now it's stripping everything left right and centre.
The pistons have non-standard dimensions as well... So god knows what I'm supposed to do now...
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so now the piston head has snapped off the piston on my first AEG. Not going very well so far lol. Would i be right to assume any Piston would fit, or would have to be specifically made for an ics m4 sir?
was thinking this; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AIRSOFT-AEG-PISTON-ALL-7-METAL-TEETH-UK-DELIVERY-complete-kit-/390596976418?pt=UK_SportingGoods_Hunting_ShootingSports_ET&hash=item5af164df22
If somebody could tell me wether or not it would fit then i would be much obliged
was thinking this; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AIRSOFT-AEG-PISTON-ALL-7-METAL-TEETH-UK-DELIVERY-complete-kit-/390596976418?pt=UK_SportingGoods_Hunting_ShootingSports_ET&hash=item5af164df22
If somebody could tell me wether or not it would fit then i would be much obliged
geoffreym
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should do, the ones in mine are standard.so now the piston head has snapped off the piston on my first AEG. Not going very well so far lol. Would i be right to assume any Piston would fit, or would have to be specifically made for an ics m4 sir?
was thinking this; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AIRSOFT-AEG-PISTON-ALL-7-METAL-TEETH-UK-DELIVERY-complete-kit-/390596976418?pt=UK_SportingGoods_Hunting_ShootingSports_ET&hash=item5af164df22
If somebody could tell me wether or not it would fit then i would be much obliged
akey
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well having fitted a new nozzle spring and hop unit to my CTW it would appear something has gone in the gearbox as it now just makes a horrible noise and the selector gear seem far to wobbly
Oh well off to JDs I go next weekend, will just have to run the Vector and Sniper at the next game.
I cant complain as its the first fault with the gun
Oh well off to JDs I go next weekend, will just have to run the Vector and Sniper at the next game.
I cant complain as its the first fault with the gun
Unrustle_Thine_Jimmies
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BB feeder on my mag is borked. Happened during a skirmish,thankfully my BattleBro happened to have a spare VSR mag.
Anybody know of a fix for this? it blocks the cylinder nozzle from entering the hop chamber when empty,I have a strong feeling I will smash it as I slam my bolt into the gun.
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Anybody know of a fix for this? it blocks the cylinder nozzle from entering the hop chamber when empty,I have a strong feeling I will smash it as I slam my bolt into the gun.
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Ian_Gere
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Does the mag come apart, UTJ? If you can get the spring out from the bottom, some kind of flange added to that plastic 'follower' might stop it poking out - something like a washer of the right size super-glued in place at the bottom, so the rounded bump bit still contacts the BB's...
Not exactly airsoft, but the Soviet era watch I bought to go with my developing KGB loadout packed up yesterday. It's a real bollock because it's a pretty complex jewelled alarm movement so it'll probably cost more than it's worth to get it fixed
Not exactly airsoft, but the Soviet era watch I bought to go with my developing KGB loadout packed up yesterday. It's a real bollock because it's a pretty complex jewelled alarm movement so it'll probably cost more than it's worth to get it fixed
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Zak Da Mack
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i appeared to have destroyed the spring on my G&G CM16 which allows me to pull back the charging handle. No more uber-coolness
Monty
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It's completely useless anyway, lol.i appeared to have destroyed the spring on my G&G CM16 which allows me to pull back the charging handle. No more uber-coolness
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