Basho Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 (edited) CLIP: ICS, in celebration of their 20 year anniversary have forged, in secret, a master gun. One gun to rule them all, one gun to find them, one gun to bring them all, and in the darkness lace the *beep* out them! Here she is in all her glory: First impressions review including all details, images of the trades and 2 movies of the features as well as all the usual banter: http://www.outsidecontext.com/wordpress/20...niversary-2006/ Edited August 31, 2006 by Basho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
That_One_Person Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Very nice review, some good pictures too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VertaBreaker Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 very nice review. I have been thinking of getting the 2006 ics for my next aeg. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romulan Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 (edited) WOW!!!Thanks I wanted to see that for so long.It looks SWEET folded up!! Edited September 1, 2006 by Romulan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basho Posted September 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Added a photo of the TSHIRT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romulan Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 You should put it in the Review Database it gets more traffic. With pics of it in the box also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basho Posted September 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 I will post it up in the review database, but it doesn't get more traffic. It also has severe limitations on what you can do. Moreover, it takes me ages to convert my journal posts from HTML to bloody forum code. and it has no preview! Hense, I always post to my site (as I can link multiple forums to it and after all it is my site), then a short link to it in the main forums. Then finally, when I get time, I convert it to a Review Database post. As for shots in the box; no. I would have to take all the stuff off it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romulan Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 (edited) cool ,I was just saying because it only has 2 guns for ICS in the Database. I never saw this section before because I just figured reviews were in the Database. Just leave it how it is, my bad. Edited September 1, 2006 by Romulan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basho Posted September 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 hehe dont mind me. I just hate having to reformat my stuff for the review database. I guess it has advantages, but it also has definite disadvantages. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Classicx Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 do all ICS m4s come with colt trades or just this one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basho Posted September 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 They have teamed up with Cybergun and I think all the new ones do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suicidalsnowman Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Mine just came in the post today and there was no manual, just wondering if this was the same for other people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Intellirat Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Just received mine (no. 127), with no manual either - would love to have a good look round the split gearbox, but don't dare without backup! Is there an online manual for this, or a *very* similar setup? So how are you hiding the battery connectors when the bat. box is on the top (or are you mounting it side-on)? I've gone with black duct-tape so far, but it's a bit of a PITA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basho Posted September 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 I have it side on. I have attached a Pro light to the bottom RAS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lineman66 Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Basho how is your rifle holding up so far? Have you taken it to Electrowerkz for a skirmish yet? If so, How did it perform? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basho Posted September 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 I have had a few double feeds on single but apart from that it worked very well on tuesday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lineman66 Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Good to hear man... Although I am a bit curious as to how you guys in the UK got the first shipment of these M4s. The retailor that I pre-ordered from said that he will be getting them in mid-October! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Intellirat Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Pre-ordered from zero1 - thought I'd be waiting for a month or more yet, but it turned up yesterday.. You can't fault the service! I've put 1000 rounds through now, and had a fair few double/triple shots on semi too (all on my baby range) - I want to open it up, and see if anything can be done. Actually, I took the risk without the manual, and it really is very easy to get in there and dirty (well, greasy). I never had an AEG before, just a GBB pistol, so it's an adventure. Only bits I haven't figured yet is removal of the RAS - the barrel needs a tighten (there's a bit of clockwise/anticlockwise roll, maybe 10 degrees), and I can't see how you'd do that without popping the RAS? Also, how much are you meant to tighten the spring in the hi-cap mags - you seem to be able to keep rolling the charge-wheel thingie on the bottom forever? Oh yes, the battery box is very cheap and plasticky - that's got to go.. In-box shot - as requested: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romulan Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 How easy will it be to put a full stock on,what parts are needed? Are the trades like in-dented in the metal,or just painted on? What is the ROF,not downgraded?I need to know these please because mine didnt come yet and I was thinking ,just get a CA SPC. But this comes with so much! Here is a manual for the older ones http://www.airsplat.com/airsoft-manuals.htm no manual sucks too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pokethepope Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 the double feeding a few of you are experiancing be down to a new hop that needs to be worn in. i've just changed the hop rubber and bucking on my ICS M4 and it double fed a lot but know does it much less frequently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lineman66 Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 How bulky is the size of the rail system on this rifle compared to a regular RIS? from pictures it seemed slimmer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UK Dragunov Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 (edited) 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) Edited September 18, 2006 by UK Dragunov Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VEGA_04 Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 I've had the same problem with the front RAS and I'm still having it. The front two two bits that the locking screws go into have in fact sheared and I had to get two replacements from Zero One. Bit of a pain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wolfspider Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Had mine for few weeks and have skirmished it twice now. I've downgraded it myself to a m100 (hurricane spring) and it's doing about 333fps with a high reading of 342. My mates is also a m100 (systema spring) was chrono'd at the weekend at a consistant 357fps. The only thing ive noticed is that when the selector is set to semi it sometimes still goes on full auto, other than that Im very happy with it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lineman66 Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Hello all, my M4 Para will be coming in the mail in ~2 weeks and I wanted to know if anyone's encountered more problems that I should be aware of. Also is the para folding stock longer than a fully extended M4 stock? (meaning if the para stock makes the Length of pull longer). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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