Magpul MOE Handguards on ICS

[RaisinBran]

So I just received my Handguards today and I felt sad because I found out the ICS handguard cap (metal circle thingy behind sights) is too small...

So who makes a good handguard cap?

[Spike]

my CA fits the MOE grip no problem. I don't know if you can buy CA front rings though.

[Thenooblord]

can you not just sand them down a bit to fit?

[RaisinBran]

Originally Posted by Thenooblord

can you not just sand them down a bit to fit?

Before I sand anything down...

Does the MOE handguards require the real Delta ring assembly or does ICS' work

[LoneWolf91]

Originally Posted by RaisinBran

Before I sand anything down...

Does the MOE handguards require the real Delta ring assembly or does ICS' work

I think your better off replacing the handguard cap and delta ring.

You would have to sand down a considerable amount to fit into the ICS cap.

And for the delta ring, it wont fit and lock in as the ICS delta ring does not have teeth on the barrel nut for the MOE handguard to lock into.

MA-33.jpg ICS

ka-m4-01.jpg OTHER W/TEETH (G&P/KING ARMS)

[RaisinBran]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf91

I think your better off replacing the handguard cap and delta ring.

You would have to sand down a considerable amount to fit into the ICS cap.

And for the delta ring, it wont fit and lock in as the ICS delta ring does not have teeth on the barrel nut for the MOE handguard to lock into.

Attachment 15936 ICS

Attachment 15937 OTHER W/TEETH (G&P/KING ARMS)

Thanks.

Would any other handguard cap do?

[LoneWolf91]

I've been playing around with my parts and this is what I figured out;

BARREL.jpg
On the ICS barrel are two tabs which have to be cut off in order for the
new delta ring (barrel nut) to fit. I tried this with a G&P delta ring assembly.

CAP.jpg
The ICS handguard cap is attached to the front triangle sight with a screw
(top hole of cap where normally the gas tube goes through), and at the bottom
is a smaller hole where a pin from the sight sits in. Either cut this pin off or you
can drill a hole in the new cap. And for the screw at the top, the hole in the new
cap is bigger than the screw and really can't be used, maybe put a washer?
The handguards will hold the cap in place just the same.

[KND]

or just simply change a new barrel. The Madbull barrel fit fine on ICS and might need a small modification on hop up unit, that's all.

[RaisinBran]

Thanks for the help....Ordering parts now as we speak!


Also what tool be best to cut off the metal tabs?

[StrikeFreedom]

Sucks to do all these on the ICS just to fit the hand guard, luckily it worked fine on my CA.

[KND]

Originally Posted by StrikeFreedom

Sucks to do all these on the ICS just to fit the hand guard, luckily it worked fine on my CA.

You can say that it's suck with some ICS external but how about spring swap or internal upgrade, ICS take only 2 minutes to swap upper from indoor to outdoor and less than 5 minutes to swap piston which is the most broken part on AEG, oh ! yeah, took me less than 5 minutes as well to analyze the problem.

[RaisinBran]

Originally Posted by KND

You can say that it's suck with some ICS external but how about spring swap or internal upgrade, ICS take only 2 minutes to swap upper from indoor to outdoor and less than 5 minutes to swap piston which is the most broken part on AEG, oh ! yeah, took me less than 5 minutes as well to analyze the problem.

DAMN I was about to say that!

Anyway thanks for the help guys...ICS has some problems but it's still my number one company! (next to TM)

[Green]

Originally Posted by KND

or just simply change a new barrel. The Madbull barrel fit fine on ICS and might need a small modification on hop up unit, that's all.

+1 I just put a madbull barrel on my ICS and it required very minor modification to the hop up unit.

Also, If you're getting a new delta ring, make sure the threading is metric. Imperial threading will require you to re-thread your upper receiver

[Green]

Originally Posted by RaisinBran

Thanks for the help....Ordering parts now as we speak!


Also what tool be best to cut off the metal tabs?

Dremel or metal file and some muscle!

[StrikeFreedom]

Originally Posted by KND

You can say that it's suck with some ICS external but how about spring swap or internal upgrade, ICS take only 2 minutes to swap upper from indoor to outdoor and less than 5 minutes to swap piston which is the most broken part on AEG, oh ! yeah, took me less than 5 minutes as well to analyze the problem.

Yea definitely ICS M4s (soon with the MP5s) have the upper gearbox swap feature which I'm sure most people know. I was just referring to the front hand guard area, didn't expect it to be out of spec with the rest. Thus the supposedly plug and play MOE hand guard is not so anymore.