orca
The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla
Registered: September 2004
Location: Behind the Orange Kurtain, So. Kalifornia.
Posts: 1,263
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Review Date: 29/1/06
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £140.00
| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Great Replica
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Cons:
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Internal and External Durability Problems, Stock hopup hard to adjust
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M4/RIS with even more stuff added!!! 03-11-04
I ordered this gun from RedWolf Airsoft during one of their Special Promotions. It was VERY good deal at the time and included shipping costs and discount on extra magazines, This was about 3 months after Marui released the M4 R.I.S. so I was eager to place this order.
This is a nice replica of the M4, but it's from the generation where TM Armalites suffered from many problems. Plastic body tabs shear, motor in plastic handle unseats, hard to adjust hopup unit, barrel wobble (yes even with the metal R.I.S.) and related probs posted all over this site.
But at the time, this was a good deal because it incorporated alot of "expensive" 3rd part cosmetics at a low TM price.
I added the following:
- 350 FPS Upgrade by AEX
- Systema M4 Metal Body
- M120 Spring and upgraded gearbox internals
- Ready Mag System
- 9.6 1700Mah Ready Mag battery
- Norinco 30mm Red Dot Scope with carry handle mount
- Butler Creek Fliptop Scope Covers
- Bushmaster R.I.S. Shields
- Bushmaster M4 Collapsible Stock Cheek Rest
- Bushmaster M4 Collapsible Stock Butt Pad
- Bushmaster "The Gapper" trigger guard attachment
- SAS 3Point Tactical Sling
- Bushmaster Hard Rifle Case
Currently this is how the rig looks
The down side on this is my M4's gear box crapped out and plastic body broke a week after I received it. No fault on RedWolfs part, but emails went unanswered pertaining to this. (They used to have a 7 day return policy) but at that time they just partnered up with The QProject local to California and they tried to help me get this fixed for a discount. I chose to go with Airsoft Extreme though which are also local to me in that I trust them from past work, upgrades and repairs. Thus the need for the metal body and gearbox upgrade.
This Airsoft rig now weighs the same as a loaded M4. About 8lbs. It may even be heavier with all the goodies loaded on it. I opted for the carry handle scope mount to keep the iron sights. It is a reliable rig and with the current setup, is good for medium range. Some issues I still have are the way the hopup adjustment works. Seems to be either on or off.
M4/RIS Variant #1 Left Side
M4/RIS Variant #1 Right Side
M4/RIS Variant #2 Left Side
M4/RIS Variant #2 Right Side
Chrono Results (FPS)
AEG
.20 BB's
Min: 358.96
Max: 355.38
Avg: 356.35
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Putting my money where my mouth is...
OMFG The A.I.C.S. is NOT an L96, AWP or AWM!!!
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Registered: September 2004
Location: Behind the Orange Kurtain, So. Kalifornia.