puff Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 About a week ago i recieved my new ICS ak74 in the mail. the first thing i did was put in my freshly charged battery and start shooting soda cans but i realized even from up close it wasn't shooting through one side of the can. is this normal and if it isn't then what could be the problem. i have an ICS MP5 and it shoots through both sides of a soda can no problem. Any help would be appreciated! Link to post Share on other sites
DokiDoki Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 did you adjust the hopup? sometimes it will fire very weak if the hopup is all the way one direction or the other. Link to post Share on other sites
Aod Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 About a week ago i recieved my new ICS ak74 in the mail. the first thing i did was put in my freshly charged battery and start shooting soda cans but i realized even from up close it wasn't shooting through one side of the can. is this normal and if it isn't then what could be the problem. i have an ICS MP5 and it shoots through both sides of a soda can no problem. Any help would be appreciated! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> nope, that sounds duff. what kinda range are you getting with it? you should be getting 20meters easy what type of cans were they btw? if they were some odd-kind, they could well be thicker than Cocacola cans. Link to post Share on other sites
Vice Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 My ak74 shoots 315 fps consistantly. Sounds like you've got a duffer. best bet would be to send it back, and tell them to either fix it, or send a fresh one out (latter being preferable) Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticMag Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Oh wow... Another poor quality ICS AK74. WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED? Link to post Share on other sites
AirForceOne Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 What is a duff>? Link to post Share on other sites
Lanesracra Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 duff3 Audio pronunciation of "duff" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (df) n. Slang The buttocks. Somehow I don't think that's the right one. Uh, I believe it's referring to something being wrong/it being a lemon. Link to post Share on other sites
Md0ggyd0g Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 I got one that shot like an lpeg. It skipped shots too. This was right when I pulled it out of the box too. Any hoope you can return it? I luckily could mine. It was still a pain in the *albatross* though. Link to post Share on other sites
Vice Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 I think I have the only AK74 that isnt a lemon! Link to post Share on other sites
AKRay Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 I think I have the only AK74 that isnt a lemon! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ingo_sleeps' ICS '74 is working fine, he's had it a while now. Only problem he had was breaking the rear sight after dropping it on to a concrete floor. One TM '47 rear sight later, it's as good as new. Link to post Share on other sites
puff Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 my ak74 is shooting farther and more accurate than my mp5. And i was shooting at normal coke cans. i dont want to pay for shipping for returning it though. ######. thanks for the info Link to post Share on other sites
Holmes Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Were the cans empty? Dumb question but it is important. Link to post Share on other sites
Shao14 Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 it seems the new ICS AKM 74 does have really weak power. Mine couldn't shoot through one side of the coke can either, so that puts the power around 250 or lower. The hop up and ROF are all fine. Don't know about range since I haven't shot it outside yet. Maybe we should ask ICS about this. Link to post Share on other sites
puff Posted July 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 yea the cans were empty and they had no previous dents in them or anything like that. i also think that it would be cheaper to just get a more powerful spring instead of returning it. if anybody has a link to a spring installation guide for an ak, could you please post it? thank you! Link to post Share on other sites
puff Posted July 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 ya i think that we should let ICS know about this. it seems almost everyones is like this. Link to post Share on other sites
Shao14 Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 All right, I dropped ICS an PM about this, and maybe they'll be kind enough to send us a new spring. For a detailed video guide on the AK gearbox (TM design), see AirsoftGuide DVD Vol. 2. Link to post Share on other sites
Md0ggyd0g Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 I sent them a pm + email a month ago (nearly) about a busted up gun from blazingtoys, have yet to hear back from them for either. Link to post Share on other sites
3vi1-D4n Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums/inde...c=49637&st=140# Link to post Share on other sites
Shao14 Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 I got the following reply just now: Dear Player: Thanks your detail. Could you write your problem to ICS mail box? w0231@ms47.hinet.net This is formal way and we will take care your AK. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites
airsoftfreak14 Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Typical response. Link to post Share on other sites
Md0ggyd0g Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 That's garbage, you wait 24 hours and get a response, I wait 24 days and still don't get one. I have the worst luck sometimes. Link to post Share on other sites
puff Posted July 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 thank you for the help and for contacting ICS. this is really ticking me off now Link to post Share on other sites
Shao14 Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 I suggest anyone who has any problem with the ICS AK74, email to that email address I got on the last page, and we'll see what ICS is going to about it. Link to post Share on other sites
Guges Mk3 Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 If your getting 300fps in your AKI74...then that's "normal". Have not seen a Colt or AK variant yet that hits over 310fps. Link to post Share on other sites
Shao14 Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 but the problem is that we are not getting that, not even close. Link to post Share on other sites
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