ICS invisible extreme precision 0.2g BBs - ArniesAirsoft

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Desolation mkII

Explorer

Registered: September 2004
Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Posts: 2,228

Review Date: 13/10/05

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: �7.45 | Rating: 10

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	good quality, work as they are designed to. Very good price �7.50 for 5000 (0.14p per BB)
Cons:	None exept there are limeted stockists that I know of.

Right well, I'll start at the begining. I am a newbie sniper. So got the newbie rifle the VSR10 Pro sniper. However, I realised I needed some more ammo and saw when ordering my rifle that zeroone had some new 'invisible' BBs. So I tagged them on to the end of my order.

Now when these arrived they looked very cool. They are pretty shiny and very smooth. Upon closer inspection I see they are very good quality.

So I went outside with my new VSR10 and loaded some normal (excel white .2grams) BBs into it had a fire, and it was fast but you could still clearly see the BBs flying. Then I loaded an 'Invisible' BB into it and shot. I didn't see anything. It was completely different to the white BBs. So I fired a few more shots and the only time I saw the BB was when it flew passed my white target, and even ten it was only for a split second.

I haven't tried these in a full auto gun (I don't own one). But I think these should stop people hip firing and following their trails of white to hit the target. So could be good for milsimers.

If some one does try them in an AEG then I recomend they write a review. As I cannot cover it in mine.

Anyway, I recomend these and give them 10 out of 10.

Oh and the third picture is a stealth BB next to a normal white Excel BB.

Thanks for reading. If anybody has any problems with these PM me as I would be interested to know.

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FrontSideBus

Registered: November 2004
Posts: 15

Review Date: 23/11/05

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: �8.00 | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Invisible
Cons:	Invisble

Decided to give these a go. First impressions is cool, you shoot and you cant see a thing except dust being kicked up where you are shooting. When using this ammo type in game though is a different matter. I prefer white bb's as allthough I aim thru iron sights or a dot scope depending on what gun Im using, I allways like being able to see where Im shooting and then alter my aim acordingly. Im sure I could get used to it but after my stock has dried up I dont think Ill be getting any more.

The best thing when using this ammo is when you see a guy leaning out behind a tree, you shoot at him, he sees the shots and ducks for cover.
With these black ones, he sees you, but doesnt see the incoming shots, doesnt duck and gets pwnzored Smile

Also good when I was hiding in a bush, it took the enemy team ages to track down where I was and flush me out.

Surreel Big Fish

Registered: March 2005
Location: The cold depths of hell...also known as Nottingham
Posts: 472

Review Date: 21/3/06

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: �6.50 | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Invisible in flight, nicely made, decent size bag and good price.
Cons:	Invisible In flight

Overview

Well where do you start? This is after all a review for the ammo you use in your gun. It doesn't offer anything like extra fps or makes the gun shoot straighter. They do exactly what they are said to do and that is they are invisible in flight.

I ordered these from Zero One as a bulk buy of 60,000 rounds to split between 3 of us. I actually saved some cash by ordering such a huge amount. The order was shipped really fast and was packed ok (one of the bags split in transit). Top service from them and I will use them again.

First Impressions

Up on opening the box I was greeted by bags and bags of ammo and I couldn't wait to load up a mag or 2 to try them out. Unfortunately it was dark outside so my first test wasn't the best. Shooting down my mates garden with a flood light lighting everything up the rounds were invisible as promised.
A few days later and a AEG and a couple of mags loaded I was ready for the first real test. We had set a few cans up at the bottom of the garden, loaded one mag with Excel 0.2' and one with ICS Stealth 0.2's we preceded to shoot the living hell out of the cans. The BB's worked flawless in daylight too. I was having to use the sights to hit the cans with the ICS rounds where as I could 'walk' the Excels onto the target.

Battle Testing

We had our first game with the new ICS rounds at our usual site, Phoenix Woodland. Just to make the day and the test go poorly my gun decided that this day was the day it was going to play up. One hire AK later I was ready. Good news was the rounds fed perfectly all day. The bad news is as I couldn't see the BB's in flight I hardly hit a thing.

I have since been out and tested them 'in battle'. With a gun I know and shoot regularly it was a much pleasurable experience.

Upsides

Invisible in flight, decent sized bag, smooth and round.

Downsides

Invisible in flight is also a bad point. I was sure I was hitting people in one game but as I couldn't see the rounds in flight i wasn't sure.

Conclusion

A good quality round that does exactly what it says it does.

Edit

Now that I have used these for a while I would like to add a little extra on the quality of the round. After the first 60,000 rounds ordered we have ordered at least another 90,000 rounds (18 bags) between 3 of us. We have never had a misfeed, never had a jam and never had a duff round. They have feed perfectly in many different guns and I would highly recommend them.

Just a tip for you guys that use mid caps. Load the first say 15 or 20 rounds in your magazine as white rounds. That way when you mag is starting to run low you have an idea it's going.

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Levi

Registered: July 2006
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 56

Review Date: 30/7/06

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: �6.99 | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Cheap, High quality, Look good, Won't give your position away.
Cons:	You can't see where they're going.

I bought these as my first BBs, for my first airsoft, so please excuse the noobish feel this review may have to it.

Reason for Puruchase

I was buying my gun from Zero One; where these BBs worked out the cheapest (the white version was not in stock at the time), and where promised to be high quality. Also I thought they looked cool Nah!

Initial Reaction

They come in a good, strong, re-sealable bag of 5000. There are no visible defects on any of the balls I inspected.

After Use...

I soon realised that these where not an ideal first purchase. Firing at a range of 10-15m I have no idea whether I was hitting my target or not. I still don't know how the HOP is set, how accurate the gun is, or how bad of a shot I am. Admittedly half of this was down to my target; a solid, non-movable object. If I had used a knock-down target of a paper target I would at least know if I hit it, but still, if I wasn't hitting it, it wouldn't matter what it was made of.

Conclusion

Overall a good quality BB, especially regarding the price. I'm sure there are better quality, and I know there are cheaper, but this seems a good middle-point. The invisible nature of this BB would suit a sniper, or anyone on a skirmish to which hiding your position is a must, but I think the invisibility would be a hinderance to anyone who doesn't specifically need it.

ICS also do a white version of these BBs which would be more suited to most people.

PS. I've rated these BBs 8/10 because they are a high quality product at a very reasonable price; however, there are (I would suspect) better quality available, and these particular BBs have limited use. I won't be buying more of these until I need the stealth qualities. I would however buy the white version.

The_One_Free_Man

Registered: January 2006
Location: Peterborough, East Anglia
Posts: 236

Review Date: 13/8/06

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: �6.00 | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Absolutely invisible, aesthetically pleasing, Very cheap
Cons:	Invisibility can prove a problem

I initially brought these bb's merely because they were the only ones in stock on my usual site and were ICS, thus quality bb's at a very cheap price. Very cheap.

Places that sell these bb's sell them in bags of 5000 more often that not and they are very cheap. Especially when put by excel.

-There are no quality issues or jamming issues-

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I have found the best place to use these bb's are in woodland. One of the main factors of getting tracked in airsoft is following the direction of your fire. Its white and very bright, whatever the case white bb's will reflect light.

<b>Black reflects almost nothing<b>

You will not be able to see these bb's in flight. At all, they are indeed invisible. You could sit on your tod within a bush sitting still and hail the enemy. They would hear your gun and feel your fire but I'd be damned if they ever find you through your fire. This, in my opinion is f*cking awesome.

HOWEVER. In the heat of the action you will not be able to tell straight away if your gun is misfiring or if your hop-up has gone out of whack. Its impossible without firing at something to make a distinct sound, such as a metal can. You just can't do it. You could spend a whole day firing at nothing due to your hop-up misaligned and you'd never know.

Also, if your enemy are anything like they are at my site they may be tempted to not take their hits despite being hit numerous times. They'd simply say, "Well I didn't see them, so I didn't get hit"

I'm giving it a nine purely on function and use which isn't really a fair rating but I don't want to put anyone off these extremely effective, stealthy and cheap bb's.

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terrorist killer

Registered: April 2007
Posts: 820

Review Date: 12/4/07

Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: �6.99 | Rating: 3

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	cheap
Cons:	jams your gun after using about 1500 of them

I got forced into buying these because I only had a tenner and 3500 of marui bb's are �10,so I tried them out with my gun,shot 1200 rds and it jammed my gun,then I tried marui bb's(the ones they give us to skirmish with)and it works perfectly.

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filiremix

Registered: September 2006
Posts: 1

Review Date: 21/8/07

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: �6.99 | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Invisible and cheap high quality bb's.
Cons:	If used alone, you cant see where you're firing.

I decided to invest in these bb's after I got flushed out at one of my previous night games when i was using tracer bb's Sad

When I recieved my bb's from Zero One, they were clearly what they were descirbed as - Invisible and high quality.

On my first field test with them, I loaded a few mags with these babies and the others with Excel rounds. With these ICS bb's, i don't think I even made one hit, but they were really invisible. But with normal white Excel bb's I got a few people out before I got owned by a well hidden Claymore :P

These bb's are good quality and fantastic bearing in mind that you can't see where you're firing. But mix a few whitee bb's for every couple of these babies and it acts like a tracer unit while preserving you're position.

isse

Registered: September 2007
Posts: 4

Review Date: 28/1/08

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):
Cons:

I feel I have to comment on these since a lot of you are complaining about these BBs.

I have used these and I love them.

Some of you say that you can�t see if you have hit anything with these. I agree that it is impossible to know if your hop-up is OK or not. The trick is to have ICS white AND black BBs. since they are of the same brand they perform in the same way in your gun. You use the white BBs for fixing your hop-up and for zeroing your sight. When you get out in the field its time for your black BBs and as long as you are using your sights you will be hitting your targets.

Nothing left to say.