Who Makes the best MP5?

The CDN Hoople · March 4th, 2009, 19:07

Hi,

I was wondering who makes the best Airsoft MP5 and the runner up would be nice to know to. I've read and watched a bunch of reviews on different brands take on the MP5 (mostly the G&G, ICS, Classic Army and the TM). I've also heard ICS is the best but i'm kind of secpticle about that.

Thanks in Advance
Hoople97

surebet · March 4th, 2009, 19:15

CA for externals

Amos · March 4th, 2009, 19:24

Classic army.

KNIVEZS · March 4th, 2009, 19:25

between CA or ICS

Conscript · March 4th, 2009, 19:27

Systema.

Dao · March 4th, 2009, 19:29

My vote goes to Classic Army.

mcguyver · March 4th, 2009, 19:30

ICS is the easiest to work on, by far. I can have a mechbox out of an ICS MP5 in a couple minutes at most. Marui takes quite a few minutes, and more putting it back together.

I would buy ICS or Classic Army.

Muffin · March 4th, 2009, 19:32

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Originally Posted by mcguyver

ICS is the easiest to work on, by far. I can have a mechbox out of an ICS MP5 in a couple minutes at most. Marui takes quite a few minutes, and more putting it back together.

I would buy ICS or Classic Army.

Are the ICS internals different from others in the MP5? Like in the Armalite series?

mcguyver · March 4th, 2009, 19:36

The gears are different axle hole dimensions, tappet is different (but you can install aftermarket into the ICS), but pretty much everything else is fine.

666 · March 4th, 2009, 19:47

Not sure about internals but an ICS metal body cracked on my gun couple of years ago. I assume it was due to cold since that gun was never dropped or abused. Both hopup forks just snapped.

Cheesevillage · March 4th, 2009, 19:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by 666

Not sure about internals but an ICS metal body cracked on my gun couple of years ago. I assume it was due to cold since that gun was never dropped or abused. Both hopup forks just snapped.

So your vote goes to CA, then?

Donster · March 4th, 2009, 19:53

CA and ICS are great choices. dont knock TM though. if you get one, it is pretty much guaranteed to work for you out of the box with no hiccups. however given where i am now in airsoft, i would only buy CA products or something of similar quality as i usually upgrade my guns from the get-go now.

666 · March 4th, 2009, 20:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheesevillage

So your vote goes to CA, then?

Pretty much. I ended up getting CA body after ICS broke. New receiver didn't have any trades from what I can remember but it felt a lot more solid than ICS.
I owned 2 CA AEGs with V3 boxes, don't remember having any serious problems with internals.

Donster · March 4th, 2009, 20:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by 666

Pretty much. I ended up getting CA body after ICS broke. New receiver didn't have any trades from what I can remember but it felt a lot more solid than ICS.
I owned 2 CA AEGs with V3 boxes, don't remember having any serious problems with internals.

but i thought that the MP5 series had the V2 mechbox?

kalnaren · March 4th, 2009, 20:18

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Originally Posted by DONSTER 125

but i thought that the MP5 series had the V2 mechbox?

It does.

I have a CA body on my TM MP5, and the body is awesome.

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March 4th, 2009, 19:07	#1
The CDN Hoople a.k.a. Hoople97 Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Winnipeg, MB	Who Makes the best MP5? Hi, I was wondering who makes the best Airsoft MP5 and the runner up would be nice to know to. I've read and watched a bunch of reviews on different brands take on the MP5 (mostly the G&G, ICS, Classic Army and the TM). I've also heard ICS is the best but i'm kind of secpticle about that. Thanks in Advance Hoople97

March 4th, 2009, 19:15	#2
surebet Vicious MSPaint Wizard Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Longueuil, Quebec	CA for externals __________________ Annoyingly good with numbers Stop American Censorship

March 4th, 2009, 19:24	#3
Amos Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tokushima, Japan	Classic army. __________________ Custom Builds: FA3674U Krinkov G3SD6

March 4th, 2009, 19:27	#5
Conscript AKaholic Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GTA	Systema.

March 4th, 2009, 19:29	#6
Dao Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Edmonton, AB	My vote goes to Classic Army. __________________ "Certainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and like it, never really care for anything else thereafter." - Ernest Hemingway

March 4th, 2009, 19:30	#7
mcguyver Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Northern Alberta	ICS is the easiest to work on, by far. I can have a mechbox out of an ICS MP5 in a couple minutes at most. Marui takes quite a few minutes, and more putting it back together. I would buy ICS or Classic Army. __________________ Age verifier Northern Alberta Democracy is two wolves and a sheep discussing what's for dinner. Freedom is the wolves limping away while the sheep reloads. Never confuse freedom with democracy.

March 4th, 2009, 19:36	#9
mcguyver Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Northern Alberta	The gears are different axle hole dimensions, tappet is different (but you can install aftermarket into the ICS), but pretty much everything else is fine. __________________ Age verifier Northern Alberta Democracy is two wolves and a sheep discussing what's for dinner. Freedom is the wolves limping away while the sheep reloads. Never confuse freedom with democracy.

March 4th, 2009, 19:47	#10
666 Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto, Ontario	Not sure about internals but an ICS metal body cracked on my gun couple of years ago. I assume it was due to cold since that gun was never dropped or abused. Both hopup forks just snapped. __________________ Op Woodsman. Biggest WW2 event in Ontario.

March 4th, 2009, 19:53	#12
Donster Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: GTA	CA and ICS are great choices. dont knock TM though. if you get one, it is pretty much guaranteed to work for you out of the box with no hiccups. however given where i am now in airsoft, i would only buy CA products or something of similar quality as i usually upgrade my guns from the get-go now.

Who Makes the best MP5?

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