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Airsoft Guns: King Arms M4A1, ICS CXP UK1 Captian M4, ICS L86A2LSW, ICS PDW9 SMG, HK416 Polstar F1 and F2 HPA Engine, ICS Challenger (HiCapa 5.1)& a Custom TM Hi-Capa 5.1.
The stock barrel is 112 mm for the TM hicapa 5.1 (assuming your talking the 5.1!). It sits just inside the outter barrel. There is still a little bit more room to accommodate the 6mm difference your talking (118 vs 112) and with a 118 mm it would probably be pretty much flush to the outside face of the outter barrel at that point. Most tracers sensors won't sit that far back, but if the barrel were to protrude too far into the tracer your right it would not detect the bbs because the sensor would be blocked by the inner barrel. Usually barrels can stick past the outter barrel and still work with a tracer but that is highly dependent on the tracer design and by how much it sticks past. My best guess is you should be alright. If you already have the barrel just trial and error it or test it out.
Honestly for the cost it's hard to beat the shs piston. If you epoxy the rack in the durability has been good for me. I am also using a different shs piston in my L86 lmg build running FA all the time. After 2 years and probably +100,000 rounds its still going strong.
Great video! Can’t believe it doesn’t have more views. I owned this replica too last year. It overall felt great, but I’m personally quite disappointed by the slow semi ROF and trigger response even with precock set on the S3 ETU.
Thanks! Yeah a full build with a custom mosfet and trigger can get far better, but for a stock gun it's not terrible. I havnt really played with any settings in the ETU yet.
@@DucknDiveAirsoft How do you find the trigger response to be? It's been a while since I played with it. Maybe the trigger is spammable if pulled in the right way.
@@banksblast3095 for cylinder head probably not an issue either way. For the piston and nozzle you need lighter viscosity. Grease likley is to heavy and may not function well. Oil is a medium weight and only a tad should be used. An alternative that may work (don't quote me) could be TechT Gun Sav. I've never used it for an AEG but it is a bit lighter weight of a silicone grease. Not sure if it would impeded the piston or nozzle function (if it's too thick).
I understand it to be compatible with AN F2 since it's a V2 gearbox but you'd need to consider the wiring due to split gearbox design (the ETU wires to the engine selenoids so may be tricky to open the gun) and also the nozzle length is not a standard M4 nozzle but I believe polarstar has options for ICS nozzle lengths. Mags are a bit annoying in that they are proprietary so ICS PDW9 mags are the best option. Honestly their PDW9 mags are quite nice. They also have a 9mm adaptor for the ICS drum mag. I've heard some people have succeeded getting other similar 9mm mags work but with modifications. The main issue is the mag catch system is different on the PDW9. I've only tried ARP9 mags and they don't work as is (I did not attempt any modifications).
@@DucknDiveAirsoft Thanks for the quick reply! I'm gathering info because I just bought it without any research. Yeah, the mag compatibility is bad, and the ICS PDW9 mags are nice but quite expensive in Europe. Regarding the PolarStar nozzle compatibility, I found a few options on their website: 1. ICS MP5 A/SD length - 1.205 2. ICS SIG 550/551/552 length - 1.3435. Which one should I go for? I have a Maxx M4 hop-up unit lying around and I hoped I could use that with the PolarStar F2. Will it be compatible with the PolarStar ICS nozzle, or do I need a different PolarStar nozzle? Should I even change the hop-up unit, or is the stock one good enough?
@kamikadze_official id hit up polarstar either on their Facebook or email to confirm the nozzle variant. They should reply quick. I'd just leave it as the stock hop. In my opinion, the stock ICS hop is fine! Even with a short barrel I have no problem hopping 0.32g bbs 50m to 60m . I've had nothing but trouble trying to change hops on guns. It's hit or miss at best. If you did go Maxx there are specific ones marketed for ICS and then also ones specificly marketed for polarstar engines (I'm not sure if there is a polarstar + ICS version lol). I also don't really know what would be different between the various models of hops that Maxx has. I havnt dug deep into it so I'm not confident what would work best.
@@DucknDiveAirsoft Thanks for the advice! I'll definitely reach out to Polarstar for confirmation on the nozzle variant. I'll stick with the stock ICS hop-up for now since it seems to be working well with. I agree, changing hop-ups can be hit or miss. If I decide to go for a Maxx hop-up, I'll make sure to do thorough research to find the right one for my setup. Appreciate the insights!
I'm not sure I understand what went wrong but I think you have it disassembled and the hammer is locked back keeping the rear saftey down too? If thats the issue then you should be able to gently put something like a small screwdriver up at the rear of the grip (parallel to it to) to reset the hammer forward just gently wiggle the screw driver around. The hammer spring and its housing should be out first of course. Be careful not to jam the sear spring as you don't want to bend the sear at all. Don't force it.
@@Greensofter if you have the stock slide I wouldn't use a stiffer spring because it can crack the stock TM slide. An aftermarket aluminum slide can handle a stronger spring which could potentially help it cycle better but it depends why it started not cycling well in the first place. The actusl outer barrel itself shouldn't effect your cycle unless it's not fit well.
@@DucknDiveAirsoft ah gotcha, was wondering since a buddy sold me a vfc m27 body with no gb shell. so I wanted to know what you happened to use since i ordered an f2
@@BorelessAirsoft random fliers and inconsistent hop as mag empties. I believe it's midcap syndrome. I've tried more then than i can count to resolve it. I have a few other tricks I may try still just need time and a 3d printer.
@@BorelessAirsoft the upgrade hops are often not an upgrade at all actually. They are quite difficult to make work well. I've tried 4 hops, 2 barrels, alignment tricks, 2 engine and at least a dozen different mags.
@@DucknDiveAirsoft oh i saw an l86a2 on the internet store and it said it shoots 460 and i cant find the video for it. there are only vids from 2010-2015
I suppose it could stay with the lower frame if your lucky and the wing levers don't fall off. Once the slide is off they are sort of losely held in place. Not a terribly big step either way.
The first one I got a while back was orange because of availability. This time I just stuck with the same 😆. It didn't make a difference to me because I have my housing covered in Multicam vinyl anyway so you can't see the camera color haha.
@@DucknDiveAirsoft hehe gotchya bro. I've only played paintball in forested areas. Would love to try it. I'm a sucker for shooting friends and the warfare that comes with it. Thanks for the reply!
