Palco Fire Power FP8 (XM8) Review

[SuperSkillz666]

im just starting out in airsoft so do you think i should get this gun??  and does it come with a battrie

[W4RP1G2010]

@SuperSkillz666 yeah it comes with a battery and its up to you if you want to get this gun or not

[JAEProductions1]

this gun is only £25 on actionhobbies but they're saying there's been lots of faults with the guns. however, maybe not a bad price it also comes with a mask, speedloader, and about 1000 BBs.

[ReptileManAshley]

IS THIS A GOOD SKIRMISH GUN??



[W4RP1G2010]

@ReptileManAshley its not that bad a gun would upgrade it tho

[Airsoft1O1]

@W4RP1G2010 is the mag the same as the g36 style mags? do you think it would fit in most g36 type guns? i saw some strange mid-cap magazines at a nearby sports store that says fp-8 magazines looks alot like a g36 mag. do you know how much the midcaps for that gun hold?

[W4RP1G2010]

@Airsoft1O1 well all the mags for this gun and any g36 aeg fit eatch othere ecsept the double eagle g36 cheep aeg as that propriotry magz but the low, mid and hi cap magz fit and and aldepends on what you want to run in it

[Airsoft1O1]

@W4RP1G2010 these mags sadly do not fit any g36 models. just found out myself

[RapidModzCoUk]

actually the face mask is shit, ive got the same one and i shot it with my 400fps sniper and it took a huge chunk out, DO NOT USE FOR SKIRMISHING!!!! you will regret it, glad i found out before i wore it

[W4RP1G2010]

@RapidModzCoUk its a good thing that the xgf stoll it then lol what ammo did u use 2 test it aka .30g .35g .38g or .40g?

[RapidModzCoUk]

@W4RP1G2010 0.28g, what i use at skirmishes

[W4RP1G2010]

@RapidModzCoUk nice what sniper is it that u have if u dont mind me askin?

[RapidModzCoUk]

@W4RP1G2010 swiss arms SA1

[W4RP1G2010]

@RapidModzCoUk nice sniper rifle :P

[danwade12]

Overall would u say it is worth buying ?

[lPlayCodNaked]

I saw it for £25 but it was saying it was faulty and I was thinking if it's easy to mend or what?Or just a waste of money?

[W4RP1G2010]

@lPlayCodNaked depends om if u want 2 put upgrades in it like new gears and a tightboar inner barrel and i wouldnt say that its a waste of muney and its easy 2 mend

[JAEProductions1]

saw this cheap for £25 on actionhobbies.co.uk

[bumfluffguy]

do you still have this gun and if so what problems have you had?

and what is the most common problem? hense why there so cheap

[MagnunOfTheAshTree]

so what do the Mock sights look like. do they have any sort of pin in the middle. and could you modify it to have proper zoom optics?

[W4RP1G2010]

@MagnunOfTheAshTree try a tube with 2 pcs of not so clear plastick lensies and only way i can see of gettin a proper sight fitted is 2 mod the sight

[CUPCAKEninja247]

mate could you send the link aswell that would be great!

[lokomonkey9]

Ahhhhh I don't understand what you are talkin about!!!!!!!

[W4RP1G2010]

@lokomonkey9 is it what im on about in the video or what im on about in the comments about the battery and charger?

[twistedskitzo]

got it from same sight as it's gone down to £25

[W4RP1G2010]

@twistedskitzo yeah i now and cheers 4 letting me now

[MoonManG90]

would the mag fit in an m4

[W4RP1G2010]

@MoonManG90 no soz it cant thats a difrent mag from an m4 mag

[moejoeyo7]

@W4RP1G2010 Hey, can you please link me to the charger you have, because the charger I got doesn't fit the battery.

[W4RP1G2010]

@moejoeyo7 if ts a large conector on the charger and a small conecter on the battery then ull need 2 get a large 2 small converter whic is only about £3 from most websites out there as the website i got it from only sells the charger without converter

[moejoeyo7]

@W4RP1G2010 Sorry, but I'm kinda new to this stuff, is there any chance you can link me those things please, sorry for the inconvenience.

[W4RP1G2010]

@moejoeyo7 sent u a messege with a link in it 4 u

[jazzmcneil]

same here. link??

[jazzmcneil]

how many bb's does this come with i just ordered it.

[W4RP1G2010]

@jazzmcneil 1000 .12g bbs thats ware i used what .20g bbs that i had threw that gun when i had it

[AgentOrinoco]

i bought the blue £50 version, works like a dream. on the video it looks quite hard to change safety/semi/full but on mine its really easy. strange.

[W4RP1G2010]

@AgentOrinoco yeah but it was stiff coz it was new it had 2 take time to brake in but now that its done that its smooth, crisp and easy 2 use

[lewis4642011]

im getting this gun mostly for the face mask and speed loader it comes with..the actull gun may not work ino..but £30 it still would make a good project gun :)

[W4RP1G2010]

@lewis4642011 cool and yeah it dose make a good project gun but i would advised a body 4 it

[theshaslaman]

TBH I HAVE THE BE ONE AND THERE THE SAME PART FROM the fp8 is clear and you get a nice kit with it

[W4RP1G2010]

@theshaslaman the mag that cimes with the fp8 is a both elephant(be) mag so is be any good 2 see if they do m4 ris aeg

[50cliber]

£30 is it good ?

[W4RP1G2010]

@50cliber its ok if u now what i mean

[50cliber]

@W4RP1G2010 yea so you wouldent exactly recomend but if i got it it would be ok for backyard shizz

[W4RP1G2010]

@50cliber more suited for upgrade or cqb sites as a starter aeg

[justgeo7]

did you get this of action hobbies ?

[AIRSOFTandskate]

is it easy to dissasemble

[W4RP1G2010]

@AIRSOFTandskate yeah it is and thanks for subscribeing

[AIRSOFTandskate]

@W4RP1G2010 nice because im ordering one today and wanted to know if it didnt work i could put another gearbox in there im thinking maybe a jg G36c v3 gearbox is the gearbox in this gun v3 ?

[W4RP1G2010]

@AIRSOFTandskate couldnt tell u that 1 coz im not sure my self soz

[AIRSOFTandskate]

@W4RP1G2010 dude i got mine today but did your battery have charge on it when you got it?

[W4RP1G2010]

@AIRSOFTandskate cool and nope it didnt was the first thing i seen about when i opened mine

[T08Y232]

charger?



[W4RP1G2010]

@T08Y232 the charger that comes with it is ur standerd europian charger if that helps

[canigetanoorah]

Hi, you know a way to get rid of the clear finish is if you can take it apart, remove the internals and spray the inside of the shell. It works pretty good for model kits and should work great on this! Paint sprayed on the outside will scratch off but inside it wont. Rock on!

[W4RP1G2010]

@canigetanoorah yeah there is a few body pins on the out side and inside of the wepon for disasembaly just watch tho the abs body is a bit on the weekside when u take it apart

[canigetanoorah]

@W4RP1G2010 Hi thanks for the response, is it any good for skirmishing? I've considered picking something like this up to upgrade, I'm not sure how long this thing will last though. Did you get yours from the action hobbies closeout section?

Thanks

[W4RP1G2010]

@canigetanoorah yeah i did and it has a avarage fps of 280 witch is perfict 4 cqb games apart from the lenth lol.

[TheEternalDaze]

Thats a pretty thorough review, thanks :)

Im completely new to Airsoft...so i have no idea, but are there any upgrades or attatchments for this gun?

[W4RP1G2010]

@TheEternalDaze yeah it takes all the g36 internal upgrades but 4get silencer atachments cos the flash hider is glud on the outer barrel hope that helps

[TheEternalDaze]

@W4RP1G2010 Brilliant, im not too fussed with a silencer, but i was hoping to be able to upgrade it.

Do you know if its possible to replace the mock sight?

[W4RP1G2010]

@TheEternalDaze cool and good luck on that but just watch the body on it, the body starts breakin after 2 many strip downs

[TheEternalDaze]

@W4RP1G2010 Sorry if im bothering you with questions all the time, but, do you know if i'd be able to replace the hi cap mag with one that just holds about 40 rather than 400?

probably sounds odd asking this haha.

[W4RP1G2010]

@TheEternalDaze as far as i am aware it will take any size aeg g36 magz as lon as its the same as the mag that comes with the gun and its cool

[TheEternalDaze]

@W4RP1G2010 Thanks very much  :)

[W4RP1G2010]

@TheEternalDaze ur welcome m8 and i hope it all helped

[tomosjones11]

good review

but why do you sound like your crying at the end of the vid ???

[W4RP1G2010]

@tomosjones11 i was nackerd and my hayfever was playin up coz thats vid was recorded when we had a heat wave here in scotland

[MrBrentage]

does the mock sight come off

[W4RP1G2010]

@MrBrentage u have 2 hack it off with something shap coz it wont come off, hope this helps

[iffyfart]

@W4RP1G2010 wat problems have there been. jst asking cos my pal bought 1 4 70 quid about a yr ago and it lasted three mags b4 the engine snapped ect.

[W4RP1G2010]

@iffyfart what the problems was that the gun wasnt asembled right and my m8 fixed that and reloubed all the gears and iner barow apart from that evrything else is fine

[iffyfart]

have u had any problems with it m8

[W4RP1G2010]

@iffyfart i have 1 or 2 small problems with it and it was easly sortied with a stip down and build back the guithere

[RohanJacksonAirsoft]

i got this gun from Action hobbies on the clearace the other day but i didnt get a free UK charger! i had to order one from amazon. Its really annoying but tbh its such a good gun for £40!

[W4RP1G2010]

@RohanJacksonAirsoft i like it even tho im gona get ma self a ics m4a1, I have done some custom mods 2 the externals of the fp8

[W4RP1G2010]

@bbob423 ur welcome m8

[W4RP1G2010]

@bbob423 it comes with a smart charger but i think actionhobbies is all sold out of the fp8s

[legoknexkid]

can you remove the sight ?



[W4RP1G2010]

@legoknexkid i hacked it off and put in a rail and a red cross sight

[doomvidoes]

@W4RP1G2010 wait how did u get the sight off and can u put up a vid showing the xm8 now

[W4RP1G2010]

@doomvidoes first off yeah about the vid coz i want 2 do a nothere shooting test vid and secondly is that if u get 1 then u have 2 hack off the fake optic with a sharp instrament. I hope this help and thanks for the coment ,

W4RP1G24.

[doomvidoes]

@W4RP1G2010 i was just asking beacause i have one and i would like to know what tool you used so i can get the mock sight

[W4RP1G2010]

@doomvidoes I used a pair of snips 2 hack it off but anything sharp will do .

[doomvidoes]

@W4RP1G2010 thanks fr the reply i dont know if ive said already my youtube fails what tool did u use id realy like a reply thanks

[doomvidoes]

@W4RP1G2010 thanks for the reply but what are snips

[W4RP1G2010]

@doomvidoes when it comes down 2 snips think plyers with short stubby siccer blades that sit flush with eatch otherelike the 2 prongs of a apiar of plyers hooe this helps m8 if no then let me now and i will try and help some more.

[doomvidoes]

@W4RP1G2010 thanks m8 what bit do you get rid of do you just cut/snap the top black bit off or just the scope

[W4RP1G2010]

@doomvidoes i tain just the scope off and left the black bit and taped over it with black tape and ill b showing that in a vid.

[doomvidoes]

@W4RP1G2010 also the silver pin on the stock removes the stock if u didnt know

[W4RP1G2010]

@doomvidoes yeah the silver pin on the stock removes the stock thats a bad idea tho coz some the abs plastic under neath starts 2 brack away coz its thin.

[doomvidoes]

@W4RP1G2010 just one more question soon ill be gettin either an m14 or an m4 wich do u think i cant decide

[W4RP1G2010]

@doomvidoes if it were me i would go 4 a m4 coz of the upgrades tha can b done to it both externaly and internaly.

[johnnyrainbow123]

The stock is pretty crap on this, i took mine to airsoft wars, and it broke off! But it is a pretty good gun, Just the scope that doesnt come off and the stock that is the problem. And it holds 400BB's But only shoots about 370 without tipping it upside down, but thats still pretty good.

[W4RP1G2010]

@johnnyrainbow123 i now what u mean by the gettin up 2 the 370 rounds mark b4 turnin it upside down but from what I can gathere alot of othere hi caps do the same and so far my stock as not broke yet :P lol

[cinnabarmoss]

ive got one of these but mines broken coz a gear has no teeth on it...does any other gearbox fit and if so where can i get it or is there anywhere to get a new gear??

[cinnabarmoss]

ive got one of these but its broken coz one of the gears has no teeth...does any other gearbox fit or where can i get a new gear?

[W4RP1G2010]

@cinnabarmoss I would look in2 the gearboxes from a g36 series of airsoft aeg due to both airsoft xm8 and g36s have the same internal setups even down 2 the low, mid and hi caps soz its tain a bit of time 2 anser back

[AiRSOFTReVU]

what fps is it? actionhobbies says 275 but on the package it says 350 :\

[W4RP1G2010]

@AiRSOFTReVU it was cronnod @ 280FPS with .20 Gram bbs and 350FPS with .12 Gram bbs hope that helps and the avrage is 280FPS with .2s

[Stefano6754]

Hey you know how for 35 quid it may have a problem with the gun, did yours have a problem?

[W4RP1G2010]

@Stefano6754 no mines work fine straight out the box i dont know what the problems r but parts r replasable no problem

[legoguncreator01]

@Stefano6754 the gun is sold so cheaply as it has a poly carbonate gearbox strong but not brill plus its a clearance on actionhobbies

[rwaqpt]

are the gears in it metal of plastic??? and also the american charger looks alot like tge uk's shaving plug :-/ is tht right or am i being a bit thick???

[W4RP1G2010]

@rwaqpt its a polycarbonate gearbox case with metal gears and its a us charger coz it dosnt have the thick circulare prongs that a uk shaver has im just replyin that

[rwaqpt]

@W4RP1G2010 cheers XD thanks for the information on the gears i am almost definatly going to get this now.

[W4RP1G2010]

@rwaqpt np m8 glad 2 help u with that 1 coz ive looked and looked in2 this gun b4 i got it :P its well worth the £35