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Cokeman · March 25th, 2012, 13:49

My first two M4's were an Aftermath and an ICS-128. For both of them, the upper and lower reciever can be separated by rotating/swinging about the front body pin (right in front of the mag well). I just worked on my friends King Arms M4 Colt and we found that it's reciever had to be separated by sliding them apart. It was also very difficult to separate, and even more difficult to put back together (with lots of things to catch on, as well as alignment of the mock bolt carrier).

I've done more searching on the internet and it seems that most of the M4/M15 are the sliding type (King Arms, ARES, Classic Army, JG). Does anybody know which other airsoft M4/M16 have a reciever which separates by swinging apart?

Also, What is the advantage of using the sliding design?

March 25th, 2012, 13:49	#1
Cokeman a.k.a. az29okg Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ontario	Separating M4/M16 Reciever - Swing vs Slide My first two M4's were an Aftermath and an ICS-128. For both of them, the upper and lower reciever can be separated by rotating/swinging about the front body pin (right in front of the mag well). I just worked on my friends King Arms M4 Colt and we found that it's reciever had to be separated by sliding them apart. It was also very difficult to separate, and even more difficult to put back together (with lots of things to catch on, as well as alignment of the mock bolt carrier). I've done more searching on the internet and it seems that most of the M4/M15 are the sliding type (King Arms, ARES, Classic Army, JG). Does anybody know which other airsoft M4/M16 have a reciever which separates by swinging apart? Also, What is the advantage of using the sliding design?