Ares 686 2" & 3.5" CO2

[GraniteFraggle]

Oof! I always tape any of my split grip CO2 revolvers before play as if anyone is capable of loosing half a grip it's me. If you got it from a UK retailer I'd definitely ask them to see if they can replace. 

 

Off to Wilmslow for my sins today so I'm popping into Tangodown to ask about trades.

[novioman]

3 hours ago, GraniteFraggle said:

Oof! I always tape any of my split grip CO2 revolvers before play as if anyone is capable of loosing half a grip it's me. If you got it from a UK retailer I'd definitely ask them to see if they can replace. 

 

Off to Wilmslow for my sins today so I'm popping into Tangodown to ask about trades.

Got it from JD Airsoft, but contacted ares direct and they are very helpful. They have posted out a replacement grip. Friend of mine has problems with his, double action has broken after 3 capsules. 

 

 

Edited April 26 by novioman

[Cannonfodder]

3 hours ago, novioman said:

Got it from JD Airsoft, but contacted ares direct and they are very helpful. They have posted out a replacement grip. Friend of mine has problems with his, double action has broken after 3 capsules. 

 

 

While it's good that ares have decent customer service will send out replacement parts, the fact that they're having problems already is concerning. Hopefully this isn't the start of a trend

[Doyley83]

8 hours ago, GraniteFraggle said:

Oof! I always tape any of my split grip CO2 revolvers before play as if anyone is capable of loosing half a grip it's me. If you got it from a UK retailer I'd definitely ask them to see if they can replace. 

 

Off to Wilmslow for my sins today so I'm popping into Tangodown to ask about trades.

 

Let us know what Tango Down say on this as I've not had chance to nip in yet.

 

Mine needs to go back to JD Airsoft - as @novioman has mentioned above it mine with the buggered double action ?

 

 

[GraniteFraggle]

Erk sorry to hear that guys! I've hammered mine - I run it alongside my 1911 and it's just way too much fun to use. Been getting lots of kills with it Would be nice if we got a diagram of the internals - I'll open her up for a lube/clean after my next game. I'll be sure to take some photos.

[Doyley83]

On 28/04/2025 at 22:36, GraniteFraggle said:

Erk sorry to hear that guys! I've hammered mine - I run it alongside my 1911 and it's just way too much fun to use. Been getting lots of kills with it Would be nice if we got a diagram of the internals - I'll open her up for a lube/clean after my next game. I'll be sure to take some photos.

Did you manage to check in with Tango Down on etching the TMs?

[GraniteFraggle]

20 hours ago, Doyley83 said:

Did you manage to check in with Tango Down on etching the TMs?

 

Yeh I took it in at the weekend. Sadly, their engraver can't cope with the finish on the Ares

[Doyley83]

No hastle from JD Airsoft with the issue with mine. Sent me labels to return and options for replacement. I opted to go for the 2" model

 

 

I wouldn't hesitate to buy one of these despite the issue mine had. A friend on another forum with repair experience has opened one up and is adamant that the internals are top notch. If I were to get another problem I think it would be easily fixable. 

Edited May 9 by Doyley83

[GraniteFraggle]

7 hours ago, Doyley83 said:

No hastle from JD Airsoft with the issue with mine. Sent me labels to return and options for replacement. I opted to go for the 2" model

 

 

I wouldn't hesitate to buy one of these despite the issue mine had. A friend on another forum with repair experience has opened one up and is adamant that the internals are top notch. If I were to get another problem I think it would be easily fixable. 

 

Lovely little piece.

 

I'm on a 24hr event this weekend starting this afternoon. I'm not using mine as I want to keep the weight down - the luxury of a second sidearm is just that fir this game. I plan on opening up mine for a clean & I'll update my review with some internal pictures.

 

Hows the accuracy with the super short barrel? I've been really impressed the hop. Can't wait to see what the 6.5 inch is like!

[Doyley83]

14 hours ago, GraniteFraggle said:

 

Lovely little piece.

 

I'm on a 24hr event this weekend starting this afternoon. I'm not using mine as I want to keep the weight down - the luxury of a second sidearm is just that fir this game. I plan on opening up mine for a clean & I'll update my review with some internal pictures.

 

Hows the accuracy with the super short barrel? I've been really impressed the hop. Can't wait to see what the 6.5 inch is like!

I won't lie, short range (3m for testing) accuracy is not great - from my testing maybe a 1.5" group at that range. It's understandably not as good as the 3.5 but I'm likely to add that back into the collection at some point, along with the upcoming 6" ??

[novioman]

23 hours ago, Doyley83 said:

No hastle from JD Airsoft with the issue with mine. Sent me labels to return and options for replacement. I opted to go for the 2" model

 

 

I wouldn't hesitate to buy one of these despite the issue mine had. A friend on another forum with repair experience has opened one up and is adamant that the internals are top notch. If I were to get another problem I think it would be easily fixable. 

You have some lovely grips on that one James.

[billybobmills]

Has anyone managed to get trades added to one of these yet?

[Doyley83]

On 07/07/2025 at 20:11, billybobmills said:

Has anyone managed to get trades added to one of these yet?

No but it would be interesting to see if JD Airsoft have started to do them. They reckoned they could but wanted me to pay for the design research as well as the actual trades. I declined their offer gracefully