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Monday, October 31, 2011

The ICS ICAR ARM (Galil ARM)

ICS ICAR ARM (Galil ARM) 01

The Galil are a series of assault rifle developed in 1967. I find the development of it a bit on the funny side as it is told that during the war, the IDF or Israeli Defence Forces armed with the FN FAL experienced problems with their firearms especially with the weight and durability in fine dust environments. On the other hand, the Arab Army was then armed with the Russian AK 47 seemed to have the advantage. So after the war, the IDF decided to replace the FN FAL and develop a new assault rifle to rival the success of the AK47 but with a touch of their own design.

The design of the Galil was based on the Finish Velmet Rk.62 assault rifle, which is basically an AK47 clone. This new design was eventually selected as the new IDF assault rifle in 1973. IMI or the Israel Military Industries, a state owned company, where the machinery and documentation bought from Valment were transferred. It was even rumoured that the first Galils were made using the original Valment-made receivers. The Galil eventually evolved into several configurations such as the 5.56mm ARM and AR assault rifles, the compact 5.56mm SAR rifle, the 7.62mm NATO AR selective fire and 7.62mm NATO semi-automatic Galatz sniper rifle and the 5.56mm MAR subcompact assault rifle or also known as Micro-Galil.

The ICS ICAR ARM

The last ICS AEG that I reviewed was the ICS L86 and I was literally blown away with the quality of the rifle and with the simplicity of the way it was put together. So when I was told that ICS were sending me the Galil, it got a bit exciting and I became very curious on how this AEG will look like. I have seen the variant of another manufacturer and I was not impressed with it. So when I got home from work and saw the box lying on the floor, I immediately grabbed a knife and started cutting through the packaging. I called up Migh2r to help me out go over the internals and the internal review was done by him.

The first thing that greeted me was the impressive ICS box, which has a real photograph of the two Galil variants, the ICS 91 GALIL-ARM (ICAR ARM) and the ICS 92 GALIL-AR (ICAR AR) although according to this box, there is a third variant available, the ICS 93 GALIL SAR (ICAR SAR). The box also features a carry handle, which I am seeing more and more nowadays, that makes it easier to carry, also there is no immediate need for a gun bag if the budget is needed for something more important. Inside, the rifle is well supported by a molded plastic base. Unlike the other ICS packaging that I have seen, this one does not have the velvety type material covering the support mold. I think this is the reason why the rifle has some minor scratches in some areas.

The package includes the rifle in all its glory, two…yes… two hi-cap magazines, a small bottle of ICS BBs, a cleaning rod and a very useful user’s manual.

When I open a new AEG there is always something that strikes you first. For one, I had no idea which variant I was getting. I think is one advantage of being in my position and having stuff sent to me, it’s like opening a Christmas present everytime I open a new review item. With the ICS Galil ARM, the first thing that caught my attention was the handguard. It was a very iconic feature of rifles of this type. For me rifles like the Galil and the AK will not look authentic if they do not have any real wood furnitures. And for the ICS Galil ARM, the wooden hanguard is very beautiful. It is also very authentic looking and sort of has that old worn out effect.

The ICS Galil ARM is a full metal AEG but amazingly quite light. The flash hider is similar to the M4/M16 “bird cage” style and screws into the outer barrel counter clockwise. The outer metal barrel is deceivingly long taking into consideration that it starts off from the end of the receiver. Its length is hidden underneath the bipod and front sight assembly and the handguard.

The bipod is connected to the front sight assembly and can be disconnected by twisting and pulling out the bipod lock pin located on the top rear end part of the bipod. The bipod legs deploy by simply pushing them together and pulling them out. Folding them is similarly easy. They legs are not adjustable but are almost a foot or 12 inches long when deployed. As I have mentioned the bipod are connected to the front sight assembly, which also serves as a support for the outer barrel. The front sight itself is very sturdy and can be adjusted with a special tool included in the package. Behind the front sight is the dummy gas tube that acts as the battery case. There are two dummy gas tube that came with the rifle, one slightly bigger in diameter that the other and can be swapped depending on what size battery you are using.

The wooden handguard can be removed by pulling a lock out located on the right front part of the metal assembly that holds the handguard in place. The ARM variant also features a carry handle similar to support weapons. It is attached on the right side of the rifle and simply swings out and up to deploy it. It is very sturdy but does not lock in place.

The receiver of the Galil Arm is very similar to the AK receiver. Even the disassembly is the same. The charging handle is located on the right side of the receiver and is spring loaded. Pulling it will give access to the sliding hop-up adjustment again similar to AK AEGs. The fire selector, also AK style, moves smoothly across each fire mode. Placement of the firing modes are also the same as in the AK rifle, “safe” on the op, followed by “full auto” then ”semi auto”. A great feature of the ARM variant that ICS included is a second fire selector switch located on the left side of the rifle above the pistol grip. The two fire-selector switches move in unison with each other as compared to the King Arms Galil series which the left side switch do not function.

Another very good feature that ICS included in the ARM AEG is that all the markings, except for the serial number, are all in Hebrew, can’t get anymore authentic than that.

The magazine well fits the two magazines included very well. No wobble. The only thing that I am concerned is the tube, which is a part of the hop-up assembly, where the BBs enter the hop-up chamber from the mags protrudes quite far out and is in danger of getting damaged if the magazine is not inserted properly. I tried to insert an ACM double AK electric magazine but would not fit so I think that normal AK AEG mags will not work on this. The trigger is also made of metal but the trigger pull is a bit soft for my liking.

The only plastic external part of this rifle is the pistol grip. It is also, for me, the most disappointing part. The plastic material used looks and feels cheap and quite soft. ICS could have used a better material on this. But to be fair, most AK looking AEGs have ugly plastic pistol grips anyway except far a few brave ones who dared use wood as pistol grips.

Another very good feature of this rifle is the rear sight, which has a night sight mode that flips up in front of the normal sight. To use it the two sight modes will have to be placed in an offset position.

The skeletal stock folds towards the right side of the rifle. This feature is the primary reason why this rifle is very light. To fold it, simply push the stock downwards to disconnect it from the locking assembly and simply bend it to the right until it lock in place.

The AEG uses a stick type AK battery and like usual AK AEGs goes on top of the receiver. Simply remove the top receiver cover and install the battery.

Again, the ICS Galil ARM is another superb AEG that is both impressive and beautiful outside. ICS made sure that they captured the authenticity of the original Galil Rifle.

Going Inside

There are no bolts, pins or screws to loosen up or remove in order to remove the top cover of the receiver. Actually, there is no mention of upper receiver, just top cover. We are all used to the term upper receiver which is commonly found on M4/M16 and its variants. We should be thankful to ICS by proving not just a worded take down procedure but with illustrations as well. And it is written in English!

Taken from ICS Website, the procedure is as follows for quick disassembly of the gearbox out of the receiver:

  1. Press the upper cover button which is located at the top rear of the receiver. This is very prominent so this won’t be missed-out.
  2. Take the upper cover apart by sliding it backwards until it disengages.
  3. Unload charging handle set.
  4. Detach the magazine, pistol grip and the fire selector lever. This includes the trigger guard that is attached to the grip.
  5. Push hop-up forward and the gearbox with the motor attached can now be taken out of the receiver.

A photo with a G&P M4 gearbox is shown for size comparison. It will be noticed that ICS opted to use an automotive fuse rather than the most commonly used electrical fuse type.

A word of caution in procedure number for when detaching the fire selector lever. A plastic cap is covering the screw that holds everything in place. There are two tabs that hold it to the metal part that it covers. Prising it off with a tiny flat head screw driver is the only way to do it. If you break one tab, it would already pop-out or you may not be able to put it back at all. It will not affect the function but it exposes the screw that it is covering and it loses its real steel likeness.

Now that the gearbox is out of the receiver, the inner barrel with the hop-up assembly can now be screwed off for it is fixed on the 3-section reinforced outer barrel. The inner barrel with the hop-up can’t simply be pulled out backwards. The lower part of the hop-up is protruding into the magazine well. The only way to remove the inner barrel is by detaching the 3-section outer barrel. These are held together by grub screws.

The hop-up system is made of plastic which is the sliding type commonly used on sniper rifles.

The inner barrel is made of copper measuring a whooping length of 515mm and an inner diameter of 6.08mm. This length is 6mm longer than the current 509mm length available for sniper rifles. With this length of inner barrel, expect to either be a support weapon or a sniper. Why? Read on. It is on the last part.

Disassembly of the gearbox needs care knowing that the ICS Website data indicated a M120 spring. This would mean a powerful spring rearing to pop-out given a slightest chance to do so. A long screwdriver inserted into the gearbox from the rear is needed to tame the beast spring. Detach first the motor cage from the gearbox before proceeding. The fire selector gears have to be screwed off as well. Take note of the direction of the gears prior to disassembly. Once all the screws and the top sleeve are removed, carefully prise off to separate the two halves. If you were able to control the spring from getting loose, the anti-reversal latch and the trigger parts will not. Take note on how they are attached.

The innards of the gearbox show the parts that ICS are known for. The metal gears with adequate lubrication that looks the business, the nylon fibre reinforced plastic parts and the mighty M120 spring. Other metal parts include the copper cylinder and the trigger group. The other plastic parts are the 15-tooth piston, piston head, cylinder head, nozzle, tappet plate spring, guide and the selector plates.

The motor utilised here is the standard short type ICS Turbo 3000 which is a proven workhorse on all its range of AEG’s. An added benefit of having a motor in its own cage is that you don’t alter its pinion to gear engagement unlike on M4/M16s gearboxes where you have to tune it by loosening or tightening the screw by the motor plate.

Putting back the gearbox is where your patience will be tested to the max. There are three things you have to keep in place before you could close it properly: the anti-reversal latch, the mighty spring and the trigger group. You will need all your ten fingers to achieve this if you are alone doing this. I lost count on how many times I tried it before finally succeeding. It only needs technique and patience.

Once the gearbox is closed, it’s all downhill from here.

Test firing the Galil after assembly confirmed the use of M120 spring. I did 10 semi-automatic shots. The chrono readings in FPS are as follows:

396, 400, 403, 415, 413, 404, 408, 397, 406, 394

With 11 FPS difference between the lowest and the highest readings, this is not that consistent in terms of power output. Testing it for range was not that accurate for the prevailing gust was 40 MPH! I tried however. I can only guess it to reach beyond 50M with the M120 spring.

By UK standards, this is a hot gun as a support weapon but could be classed and used as a sniper rifle especially with its folding bipod as long as you equip it with a sniper scope and only set it at semi. Fancy an semi-automatic sniper rifle with this? Why not?

With some tweaking for consistent power output, improving the inner barrel to a tight bore one at least to 6.03, coupled with the hebrew markings, unique serial number, great build quality, and faithfully following the externals of the iconic Galil ARM, the ICS ICAR ARM is one great buy, and for IDF fans to surely want to put in their arsenal. It's one of the best-built airsoft rifles ever made by ICS.



Friday, October 21, 2011

A&K SVD (AEG) Review

Table of Contents
Introduction
Real Steel History
Ordering
Basic Gun Information
First Impressions
Real Steel History
Appearance/Build Quality
Internals
Performance
Modifications
Pros & Cons
Overall
Conclusion



Introduction
Evike held a contest a few months ago to win the first made & in the US S&T/A&K SVD AEG! no more spring non sense an affordable AEG SVD that's replica 1:1 spec (almost)! unfortunately I lost but I knew I would get it eventually and I have 8)

Real Steel History

The Dragunov sniper rifle (formally Russian: Снайперская винтовка Драгунова, Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova (SVD), literally "Dragunov's sniper rifle") is a semi-automatic sniper rifle/designated marksman rifle chambered in 7.62x54mmR and developed in the Soviet Union.
The Dragunov was designed as a squad support weapon, since according to Soviet and Soviet-derived military doctrines the long-range engagement ability was lost to ordinary troops when submachine guns and assault rifles (which are optimized for close-range and medium-range, rapid-fire combat) were adopted.

Ordering
I got it from the Contest winner but Evike will stock it in the future.

First Impressions/Packaging

I was in love with it from the first time I heard about it but back to the review. I was amazed at first of the weight and quality of the gun, its not weighted like most long rifles all the weight is around the trigger but its mostly because of the scope. I was also shocked at how "slippery" the wood grips are, this is a gun you have to wear a left hand glove just to keep hold of the gun. Its also very unbalanced side to side with the scope on it, you naturally hold it to the right to much and the entire gun is off center.

7/24 Update I didn't notice the wood finish cleaner I used say right on it "For slick shiny finish"

Included
Stick type 9.6v 1600mah
Nothing else has been announced officially

Gun Specifications
Full Length: 1225mm
Weight: 13lbs (With PSO-1 scope, cheek pad, loaded magazine)
Construction Material: CNC Steel/metal, Real Wood
Stock FPS: 400+
Gearbox: T3 (Proprietary, Clone)
Barrel Length: 610mm (Proprietary, Uses standard AEG cut barrel, 590mm TBB recommended or contact EdGi for a custom barrel)
Hop-Up: T3 (Proprietary, Uses standard AEG bucking & nub)

Externals



I really don't know how the externals could possibly be better on this gun, everything is very strong and is solid in place when assembled correctly it could be a baseball bat, I've looked from stock to flash hider for plastic and yet to find it that's shocking for an A&K gun. The wood is absolutely sexy and amazing same as the Real Sword but the holes in the grips are not cut accurately even with each other, only disappointment is it doesn't even have a wood smell its cheap although very strong & thick.

Trademarks
There isn't other then "made in china" which is disappointing.

Magazines
Outer of the magazine is a nice strong metal and won't crack or break easily, inside of the magazine is plastic and so are the edges that secure it in the gun sadly, no wear anywhere yet or cracking let's hope it stays that way. Real Sword SVD magazines right now is the only option to get more magazines but I'm unsure right now if their compatible or if A&K will release spare mags when the gun gets released.

Performance
Can't report on this yet due to getting the gun non-functional.

Internals


Alright! so here it is the down and dirty part everyone loves when it comes to a "clone" review, this gun doesn't even deserve that label in my opinion. Anyway it sports a T3 gearbox which is a direct clone of a Real Sword and therefore can use ANY and all parts a Real Sword SVD can, but enough about Real Sword onto the A&K! it has 8 7mm metal bushings, Steel ball bearing spring guide, Steel/metal gears, tappet plate, Plastic cylinder head, Plastic piston. After just 3 games with the SVD the tappet plate snapped in half and all the gearbox springs were over stretched but both were easily replaced with Real Sword replacements. Also the first tooth of the piston snapped right off but is a standard SR-25 long type piston, the motor is just a standard unmarked Chinese motor but pulls the spring on a 9.6v 1600mah fine, oh and is the most magnetic motor I have ever seen.

The bucking is a soft type and very thin I would replace it right away since this is a high fps gun. Also for some reason from the factory the bucking & inside of the hop-up are oiled and it has a Armor-All kinda smell to it like rubber cleaner/shiner definitely not silicon oil.

Modifications
So far only 1 and its a "redneck" AR latch release that may not be needed after its properly shimmed more on this when I update the review.

7/24 Update Who needs a stupid AR latch when you have a mosfet, just got a Firefet with 16ga wiring so that's 2 birds with 1 stone! and at $27 shipped and built by the great tech Fireman how could you not buy one?

Pros
Should be around $300 or a little more
Reliable T3 Gearbox
Steel or equally strong metal externals
Real wood is always sexy
Many internal parts are in no need of upgrades
Your getting the closest 1:1 airsoft SVD replica for under $500!

Cons
To many parts need to be replaced with stronger parts A.S.A.P after buying it
Wood isn't exactly on spec its not cut the same in some spots
Hop-up placement and securing is absolutely awful, same as the Real Sword
Brand new from the factory its not gonna hold together needs teching right away

Overall
Being a big fan of the AK series and all Russian guns I couldn't say no when I had a chance to get this one of a kind AEG SVD but really who wouldn't buy this gun? unless you already bought a Real Sword or your an average AR lover.

Conclusion
Build Quality - 9/10 Some annoying design faults keep me from rating it 10
Internals - 5/10 Due to having to replace at lest 1-2 parts brand new right out of the box
Performance - 0/0 Can't rate this yet due to not actually using it in a skirmish

Review of ARES SR-25 M110 SASS

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The price $423.00 + shipping brought the total to $500.25. Airsoftgi.com has the gun for $499.99. But the gun from Ehobbyasia has full trademarks. If that is not important to you then buy from ASGI or your favorite local retailer.


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Initial Impressions:

I am very impressed with the gun so far. It is beautifully finished and assembled. Two small issues. They lost/left out two screws for the scope mount caps (recieved 6 of 8). No matter the screws are too short if you use a Leupold Replica scope w/ 30mm tube. Luckily I had others available. Secondly, getting the orange flash hider off in one piece is impossible. I used a heat gun, hack saw and pocket knife and it was an ordeal. The metal Flash suppressor goes on nicely though. This touches on my only real disappointment with the gun. I wished ARES had included a suppressor like the new suppressor Knights Armament created for the real gun. The SR-25 MOD0 fielded by the Navy Seal Teams has a suppressor that clamps to the gas block. Many Airsoft SR-25 clones include one. However, neither G&P nor ARES, (the only M110 SASS, XM110 clones I am aware of) supply one.

The suppressors for the real guns are not identical. The new suppressors length is 14-1/8" while the old one is 12-1/4". The difference being the length of the flash hider on the M110 which was something the Army specified in procurement. This would require both ARES and G&P to produce a completely new suppressor. There is another problem with the ARES as far as a suppressor goes. On the real steel M110 the suppressor slips over the flash hider an locks on the gas block. This would indicate that the flash hider and gas block suppressor mount point are of the same diameter. The ARES flash hider is significantly larger than it's gas block suppressor mount point. If a suppressor would fit over the flash hider it would be too large to securely mount up to the gas block suppressor mount point.

If someone is to rectify this it would require providing a new flash hider with the suppressor that is the same diameter as the gas block suppressor mount point. If anyone's listening, I'd pay $100.00 for a properly built suppressor and flash hider.

Anyway, I digress.

After opening the box and inspecting the gun I was extremely impressed by the fit and finish of the ARES gun. The G&P XM110 is $100.00 more and they throw in a replica Leupold M3 scope. I can't imagine the fit and finish of their gun being any better. In fact their lower receiver does not have all of the ambi controls that the real M110 does but the ARES version has included them. I think one would be hard pressed to tell the difference if you sat a real M110 next to the ARES. Although I have yet to see a photo of an issue M110 with black controls, I do like the contrast.

The gas block was slightly loose but a twist of an Allen wrench tightened it up. Separating the upper from the lower requires you to remove a push pin in the front of the receiver, as it should. (both A&K and G&P use screws) you can then slide the upper off the lower.

All the Ambi controls function as they should. The bolt locks to the rear and can be released from either side of the gun. The magazine fits smoothly and firmly. Many AEGs require you to rub paint off the mags till they fit, not this one, mags lock in perfectly and drop free when released from either side.

The trigger response is excellent due to the built in Mosfet. Rate of fire was impressive on a 8.4/1300mah small battery. Gearbox wiring is excellent. The wires coming out of the back of the GB and through the stock are protected by a plastic sheath. Their are 2 quick disconnects on the motor side of the fuse assembly.


I have not chrono'ed the gun but will report back when I do. ASGI shows it to be 350-370 FPS.

NOTE: the hopup is attached to the gear box. To disassemble the hopup from the GB you will need to remove the GB from the lower and rotate the hopup/barrel assembly 90 degrees.

If you don't already know, this gun use a version 2 sized GB, not the elongated V2 most SR-25's use. This has pros an cons, parts are plentiful for the GB, but it causes the hopup feed nozzle to sit about an inch back from the front of the magwell. This is why the mags are proprietary. Whether the GB is proprietary, I'm not sure, it has a built in mosfet and an extension off the rear of the GB to facilitate the Quick Change Spring Feature. It is possible to change the spring on this gun in less than 10 mins.

Watch Below:

http://www.youtube.com/user/davkenre...18/-PPR_wMTgmQ


I had hoped to use a Shock Transfer System (http://v2fix.com/) on this gun but the hopup sits too far back from the front of the lower receiver.

Gearbox Internals:

I haven't disassembled my guns GB yet but I found a Japanese web site that had. I could not read it, even after using Google translate, the Japanese syntax made it difficult to understand but I did grab all the photos.




GB Comparison, the ARES is the black one.





Standard V2 GB in ARES Lower.




GB Hole Alignment.





Quick Change Spring Guide Feature




Closeup of ARES GB


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Looking through Hopup



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Piston Assembly





Inside GB Shell, Trigger Assm.




Empty Lower Rcvr, Ambi Controls





GB/Hopup barrel assm. w/ Spring and spring guide removed.




Complete Assembled Lower Rcvr.


Upgrades:

Tightbore barrel can't hurt
Looks like a ported Piston head might be in order
Along with a Polycarb piston
I'll know more after I dissemble the GB.

Magpul PRS Stock
Tangodown Bipod
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