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Crunchmeister · October 26th, 2009, 13:10

I have a DBoys front end on an ICS receiver. The threading was tight, but it fit just fine without mods. I just had to use a dremel with a brush to remove a bit of the paint from inside the rail's threading and use some silicone oil to lube it up so I could screw it on.

Hopups are also proprietary to ICS. While you can mod a regular metal hopup to fit, I prefer the ICS hopup as it's a superior design and far more stable, even if it is plastic.

I'll confirm that a Magpul MOE grip had to be lightly modded to fit the gun. I hear this is the case for most non-ICS grips.

Internals are generally good to go except the antireversal latch. From what I read, the ICS nozzle is a touch longer than a standard AR nozzle. While some say aftermarket ones fit, but I couldn't get a good air seal with a Modify or Guarder nozzle. They would knock about 20 fps off of my velocity. Reinstalling the ICS nozzle got me back up to 385 fps where it should be. I also hear that the axels on ICS gears are of a greater diameter than standard, so they don't work with standard aftermarket metal bushings. Since ICS now come with metal bushings, this shouldn't be a problem. And if you need to replace the gears, toss an extra $10 for new bushings.

October 26th, 2009, 13:10	#5
Crunchmeister Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In your bedroom going though your underwear drawer	I have a DBoys front end on an ICS receiver. The threading was tight, but it fit just fine without mods. I just had to use a dremel with a brush to remove a bit of the paint from inside the rail's threading and use some silicone oil to lube it up so I could screw it on. Hopups are also proprietary to ICS. While you can mod a regular metal hopup to fit, I prefer the ICS hopup as it's a superior design and far more stable, even if it is plastic. I'll confirm that a Magpul MOE grip had to be lightly modded to fit the gun. I hear this is the case for most non-ICS grips. Internals are generally good to go except the antireversal latch. From what I read, the ICS nozzle is a touch longer than a standard AR nozzle. While some say aftermarket ones fit, but I couldn't get a good air seal with a Modify or Guarder nozzle. They would knock about 20 fps off of my velocity. Reinstalling the ICS nozzle got me back up to 385 fps where it should be. I also hear that the axels on ICS gears are of a greater diameter than standard, so they don't work with standard aftermarket metal bushings. Since ICS now come with metal bushings, this shouldn't be a problem. And if you need to replace the gears, toss an extra $10 for new bushings. __________________