The front of the barrel needed tightening when it first came out of the box. Not a major hardship as there is a small slot at the top of the RAS right at the front. A quick nip with a allen key and it was sorted.
Setting up the rifle seemed simple enough and zeroing the red dot was also simple. I also had no manual and a quick email to ICS told me that the Para was a special item and that they did not make a manual, but any of their other M4 manuals would do as the main body is the same. They also attached a manual so if anyone wants a copy just pm me.
On my first skirmish all was fine the odd double feed on single but nothing to be concerned about. After 3 hi-caps on semi, I switched to auto and had some fun. After around 3 hours of play I noticed that my BB's were starting to veer of to the left and right. The 'Spray' was almost like paintballs. After the skirmish I phoned Zeroone who said that it could be a mis-fitted hop-up system. After some huffing and puffing from the techie guy, after I told him this was my first AEG and I did not know how to strip it, he finally talked me through it.
Inspection of the hop-up revealed nothing so I looked down the inner barrel. It was infact the inner barrel and it was peeling on the inside. The technician told me to rub it with some wire wool to sort out the problem. This was easy enough and the problem seem to be rectified.
After a skirmish yesterday and a noticable veering of rounds again after 3- 4 thousand rounds I went home and checked the inner barrel. It has again started to peel.
Has anyone else had a problem like this with other inner barrels?
I would also be interested to know what FPS other Para's are firing at as Mine was Chrono'd at an average of 276FPS while my friends (who has had no problems with his) fires at an average of 319FPS. (Both have been Downgraded to a 1J spring)
ICS M4 Para Anniversary 2006
in Rifles (AEG)
Posted · Edited by UK Dragunov
Have used this weapon twice in skirmishes.
The front of the barrel needed tightening when it first came out of the box. Not a major hardship as there is a small slot at the top of the RAS right at the front. A quick nip with a allen key and it was sorted.
Setting up the rifle seemed simple enough and zeroing the red dot was also simple. I also had no manual and a quick email to ICS told me that the Para was a special item and that they did not make a manual, but any of their other M4 manuals would do as the main body is the same. They also attached a manual so if anyone wants a copy just pm me.
On my first skirmish all was fine the odd double feed on single but nothing to be concerned about. After 3 hi-caps on semi, I switched to auto and had some fun. After around 3 hours of play I noticed that my BB's were starting to veer of to the left and right. The 'Spray' was almost like paintballs. After the skirmish I phoned Zeroone who said that it could be a mis-fitted hop-up system. After some huffing and puffing from the techie guy, after I told him this was my first AEG and I did not know how to strip it, he finally talked me through it.
Inspection of the hop-up revealed nothing so I looked down the inner barrel. It was infact the inner barrel and it was peeling on the inside. The technician told me to rub it with some wire wool to sort out the problem. This was easy enough and the problem seem to be rectified.
After a skirmish yesterday and a noticable veering of rounds again after 3- 4 thousand rounds I went home and checked the inner barrel. It has again started to peel.
Has anyone else had a problem like this with other inner barrels?
I would also be interested to know what FPS other Para's are firing at as Mine was Chrono'd at an average of 276FPS while my friends (who has had no problems with his) fires at an average of 319FPS. (Both have been Downgraded to a 1J spring)