Airsoft Gun Review ICS L86A2 LSW

[airsoftHOMElanderOPS]

So WOULD you reccommend a 9.6?

[NSporsche]

hi am part of the british army caddet force and i can assure you that the way you keep the bolt back is exactly the same as the real thing. (which in my oppinian is hard to use in prone on ther real thing when you use it first).

[MsJimjam1234]

Its called a buttstrap and its a rear pistol grip

[skybuc90]

I love when i look for a review on a gun and i see crazyncman and im just like. YES!

[cpf2au]

I think it should be the Light Support Weapon, not really a light machine gun tbh, it was designed to be a sharpshooter, having a longer range and a better accuracy compared to the L85A2. 

[yessthisisthebest]

Light Support Weapon

[Titanlord10000]

Shoulder support at the rear is called the butt strap xD

[gazgul]

Baught this gun a year ago n i love it ever since! its nice weight and well made, only probs i had are occasional jams. but every time im at the site there is always a guy who brags about how much he knows about it etc just cus hes a "cadety" still though real and airsoft are both great :).

[TheDaggerd1]

so CrazyNCman can you get a 2000mAh butterfly in?

[lickobesellamas]

Dear santa.....

[clkgrt]

cost ?

[vampiratelord101]

does it 3 shot burst? like the orig

[jssmitty96]

@vampiratelord101 three shot burst what the hell are you on about?

[100bazil]

i have also shot the lsw and the l98 a2 in cadets, much better than bb guns

[marijunamissle]

could a left handed person use this?

[Ch3wst3er]

@marijunamissle No, it's awkward trust. Intended for right handed user's.

[littlevischous]

looking to get this and this review helped alot. thanks

[o0steventon0o]

@recon294 i have!

[hivrhivr]

CAN you or anyone give me a skirmish report or something about this gun thanks in advance

[broandme]

Im love the LSW I am a marksman shot with it at cadets and it is awesome for FTX!

[Irontoad88]

are the internals of the guns able to handle 11.1 Lipo out of the box?

[AirsoftGuru1202]

hay love the vid. would u recommend a any type of optics for this gun

[ForesLakeRecon24]

@AirsoftGuru1202

it depends on what you like.i would use a 4x32 acog or an eotech holosight

[mrjimmythebean]

if you look at it its more like the Sa80 carbine with a extended barrel

[TheJohn7528]

I'm in the British army and I love your respect for the SA80, its an awesome piece of kit to use :) that said, in real life the LSW truely is a let down

[TheJohn7528]

I'm in the British army and I love your respect for the SA80, its an awesome piece of kit to use :)

[themuffinman455]

*Airsoft: L85A1

[themuffinman455]

Although in real life this weapon is fantastic, i still prefer the L98A2 (Airsoft: L86a2 Army Armament) LSW goes through way too many rounds.

CDT CPL, Rifles, E Company, Wakefield

[MrAnakin1996]

Awsome gun!

[yrs12345]

ive shot the real thing at cadets :)

[vampiratelord101]

@yrs12345 so have i.. you feel like a BOSS carrying this fucker around :D

[MrSpiky160]

@yrs12345 yeah thw L98A2 cadet gp rifle

[SuperEmmit]

@yrs12345 noone guves a fuck about cadets the army is the way forward especially for action with guns

[cadettaff112]

@SuperEmmit Why are you saying this he is obviously not old enough to join the army i have been fanatical about combat since i was 4 and i am joining the army when i turn sixteen and FOR GOD SAKES ITS NOT ARMY ARMOURMENT WHY DIDNT YOU MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT HOW ITS AN ENGLISH WEAPON!

[cadettaff112]

@yrs12345 I have as well where are your cadets based?

[PureZOOKS]

@yrs12345 How hard is the WHT for it, compared to the l98a2s?

[NewWhitelandAirsoft]

hey crazyncman why is there a foregrip behind the mag?

[hydrualictrash]

@NewWhitelandAirsoft Being behind the magazine it isn't a FOREgrip. Rear grip. It is so when you are in the prone position you have better control of the weapon. Right hand on pistol grip and left hand on the rear grip. Keeps it in the shoulder nicer.

Source: Adult Instructor in ACF (I have slept with the LSW (L86A2) weapon and taken it apart blindfolded more times than I would like to admit.)

[ToQuickForYa]

@hydrualictrash What battalion where you in? Or Platoon?

[hydrualictrash]

@ToQuickForYa Staffordshire and west Midlands - Mercian regiment - C company.

[Typhoon10UK]

@NewWhitelandAirsoft It's for when you lye down on the ground and shoot. Your left hand hold the handle to keep it secure on your shoulder.

[nulk1]

this is my favorite intro

[69bugatti69]

How much that weights in kilos?

[Cadet2CadetTraining]

i have used the real steel with army cadets in the uk

[aircommando1995]

Thanks

[aircommando1995]

Thanks for the reply, is it still possible to fire if left handed or is it too difficult?

[crazyNCman]

@aircommando1995 It is possible.

[broandme]

@aircommando1995 If you fire it properly, ie cocking it properly then no band the cheek piece is on the wrong side but if you really wanted to left handed would be possible.

[cpf2au]

@aircommando1995 Unless you want your jaw bone to be smashed into pieces by the cocking handle.

[aircommando1995]

Hi, can you change the cheek rest side of a left handed user? Great vid!!!

[crazyNCman]

@aircommando1995 no

[101patapon]

@crazyNCman what type of spring does it come with, cause im getting an m125 spring for field and a m100 spring for cqb

[TheMosher2011]

@crazyNCman On the A2 version it can it was designed to be better then the A1, It was designed for both handers, so that no one can be hurt but this is airsoft so it'll be different to the real model

either way great vid mate

[100bazil]

@aircommando1995

do you want to know why you cannot just change the cheek piece, because you have to also change the side the rounds come out of.

[killrat55]

So could a gun mag or c mag fit in their and if so which ones?

[foxey112]

dude there both british army issue there going to luck the same they fire the same calibre and the lmg variant l86 is simply just a faster firing of the l85 (sa80)

[trainswee]

im got a ics l86 and its going to arrive today! any tips or ticks you didnt mention in the vid?

[recon294]

size dosen`t matter :)

[lollygtg]

what is the grip at the back for ?

[TheLoafs123]

@lollygtg he went over that in the video! (dumbass)

[TheShadoman123]

can i get the theme in the begining

[crazyNCman]

@o0steventon0o no

[o0steventon0o]

@crazyNCman dam i was going to get it as well but nnah. :(

[recon294]

@o0steventon0o wtfbbq just buy a real gun

[o0steventon0o]

@recon294 i have got one. i want a bb gun to piss about with.

[soldier68able]

@o0steventon0o Why would you

[o0steventon0o]

@soldier68able because i go hunting with my air rifle and a shot gun and when im at home it would be fun to piss about with a bb gun. hunting is fun, and exiting. and i eat what i kill. so theres no waste. but if it is a rat or any other pest i dont. why would you not hunt? :O

[ww298kscope]

@o0steventon0o why?

[master123izo]

dont ever call it bid daddy

[worthatronproduction]

it just needs a SUSAT sight

[GIJOEmaster55]

i think that im going to get this gun but i was wondering, what is the biggest battery because i want it fast and i don't know what will fit and what will break it. plaza tell me!@!!@!@!@

[AcVENT1]

its definatly the ares WA2000

[aceassasin106]

hate to be on the other side of that on the field ....

[cadet1996]

i have this airsoft gun and i have fired the real sa80 lsw with the royal navy (scc) and i l;ove them both.

[fluffymole0913]

My country uses such a cool gun :P

[harrydoyley]

@fluffymole0913 hi five to that

[DazziBoi14]

@fluffymole0913 Tbh the real versions are shit :P. But cheap. Switch to M4s any day I reckon. Feel sorry for our left handed boys out there!

[fluffymole0913]

@DazziBoi14 Nah, more and more countries will be using the Bullpup design soon. It allows for a longer barrel in a gun that is the same overall length, meaning greater accuracy without losing out on manouverability. The AUG and the TAR-21 are probably the best. The TAR-21 is supposedly accurate enough to be a sniper, and is shorter than an M4. I'd rather see us go to one of those over the M4. For special forces, we should use the SCAR, you can change internals to fire AK-47 bullets.

[DazziBoi14]

@fluffymole0913 Oh sure agree with you on there. I only said M4 because US forces, and would just be more convenient.

To be honest I dont know why UK forces dont just use kalashnikovs. Theyre built like a brick shit house and probably the most reliable rifle out there, and theyre cheaper than SA80s. Makes complete sense to me.. lol.

[fluffymole0913]

@DazziBoi14 Because the Kalashnikov weapons are the symbol of communism, terrorism and other things that our country hates. Like I said with the SCAR, that would be the best to use. Easy to maintain and repair, can change internals to fit the job needed, so it can take lethal bullets that usually only AK-47's will fire, meaning lots of power in a more accurate gun, and if you are behind enemy lines, the empty shells on the floor will seem friendly.

[DazziBoi14]

@fluffymole0913 They may be the symbol of terrorism but the russians use them, why cant we? :P.

And your thinking of the Scar H that can take 7.62 ammunition right? There isnt a scar that can take both 7.62 ammo and 5.56 ammo as the size of the magwell would either be too big or too small.

[fluffymole0913]

@DazziBoi14 It may not be the SCAR-H but I definately remember seeing a gun on 'Future Weapons' which could change internals to take many different calibres.

[DazziBoi14]

@fluffymole0913 Oh ok. Wow that would be really cool....probably beyond the MODs budget though :(

[fluffymole0913]

@DazziBoi14 Probably, my dad works for the MOD, they've cut thousands and thousands of jobs, and they are re-structuring their pension system. My Dad said he and who is left of his work collegues may be going on strike soon because they did not consult them about the change in the pension scheme, and they did not compensate them for it either.

He says that the MOD would hardly chose to give those out on a large scale, but it's not unlikely that SBS or SAS troops could use them occasionally.

[airsoftfanatics321]

Can you remove the grip in the back?

[MrDonzno1]

This gun rules !!

[MrWyld101]

I love this gun

[Thoraxtheassasin]

What version internals (cylinder head,piston,gears,tappet plate) does this take?

[omg999mil]

is there threading to put a mock silencer

[omg999mil]

can you put a silencer on this weapon

[kucsi85]

absolutely the nicest, but just after the ares tar-21.

[0110Mikey]

@rusher38 But does any of this actually matter because you'd be use'd to whatever equipment you were trained with so all the statistics are completely useless because you wouldn't really know much else.

[Triss88]

@BushMasterScarecrow Altho is a LSW not a LMG, it can be used as a Marksmen rifle.

[Triss88]

Hey fella,

I've got one of these guns. What would you say it the highest spring I could put in... 150? or would that destroy the gearbox?

Also Tight bore yes or no?

[BushMasterScarecrow]

@Triss88 This is an LMG dude! Why do you want 500FPS in an LMG!

[djscottdog1]

here is the uk we dont need orange tips , btw ive got the a&k m60 mk43

[0110Mikey]

@connorm172 What the heck are you on about? The L86 LSW and L85 are fantastic weapons, better than any Temperamental M4 or M16

[rusher38]

@0110Mikey In terms of accuracy, yes, in terms of tacticality or practicality, no.

SA80 series of weapons are quite bulky even though they are bullpup. And they do not come with 5000 feet of RIS rails on them unlike a good amount of Armalite styled weapons.

[0110Mikey]

@rusher38 practical? An L85 is smaller than an M4 with almost the same length barrel and you can buy rails for them they're just hard to find and the only really big change you'd make to your airsoft gun is add a grenade launcher and you can do that already with an L85. Also the L86 LSW, its a support weapon "it does what it says on the tin" On another note an M4 and M16 Will blow up in your face if it has any water in it at all.

[rusher38]

@0110Mikey SA80 also has a tougher trigger pull, normal people could fire an Armalite styled gun on semi auto faster than an SA80. L86 is used more as a DMR than a Support MG. Armalites don't ALWAYS blow up but there is a larger chance for them to do so over an SA80. As for size, yes the L85 is much smaller, but it DOES weigh more, and when in full gear, any way to lose a pound or two can be a great advantage.

The GL for the SA80 also is bulkier than an M203.

[0110Mikey]

"Receiver" is a TMH Trigger Mechanism Housing. Upper and lower

[zoas1]

shoulder rest

[WitnessMELOx15]

looks like it would hurt like hell

[Sandvik1995]

Do airsoft carolina ship to europe? :-D

[slipmad]

@Sandvik1995 they probably dont do to the different laws in europe

[Alfieisthebest08]

@Bekhang95 No mate the proper name is the "Butt Strap" :) Hope it helps!

[connorm172]

hahah the long silly weapon. they shuld make a GPMG insteado that raf crap

[britishshock]

I have an ICS l85a2, Thanks to your review. Do you know if the long barrel can be switched out with the short barrel of the l85a2?\

Crazyncman Rocks !!!!!

[TheWesternNinjas]

@britishshock no its a completely different hand grip from the LSW

[RoyalRampageAirsoft]

hey crazyncman your awesome...can you rep our name we are trying to get subs .

thanks

[huntoxandbeam]

All the mags will wobble ?

[huntoxandbeam]

The handguard removable ?

[chaosdelta23]

i think i kind of like the L85 better :)

[HGClark]

whats the internal barrel length?

[rammsteinlover1337]

@HGClark 610mm

[HGClark]

@rammsteinlover1337 i heard 550

[rammsteinlover1337]

@HGClark it was the L85 the short one

[hoboseth]

@HGClark ICS lists it as 550mm but it has been proven by a few users that it is 610mm

[DarkxIori]

would a 10.8v 1600mah peq2 style battery fit in the hand guard?

[airsoftfreak126]

Dang that's crazy wen u fired it full auto u put so many holes in that target. Nice gun I would get that gun but I'm not the light machine gun type

[willwoodhouse]

nice weapon... seems very similar to the real life thing... sadly that little bolt catch is the same as that in real life but you soon get used to it. shame they couldn't get the trigger quite right but thats about the only difference... oh and when you want to hold open, have the weapon in your shoulder then with your left hand reach over the weapon, pull the cocking handle fully to the rear and then with your thumb depress the holding open catch and slowly ease the bolt forwards on to it :)

[tronized]

How long?

[GingerbreadMan1994]

what is the best l85a2 on the marcet?

[x7WhiteCracka7x]

@GingerbreadMan1994 The ICS or the G&G they are both amazing but i personally use the ICS

[GingerbreadMan1994]

@x7WhiteCracka7x thanx :D

[bowman999]

it is the but

[bildent1]

I bought this from you, and I can't wait till it comes.

[ManorBoyJr]

so could you but a 2500 classic army c mag or electric box mag?

[thatsmrbeast2u]

do you have the dboys scar? if so, you should do a review for it.

[TVforSmucks]

You know whats a great support, the m249 bravo, upgrade it, add a grenade launcher, and run it on an 11v!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

[Sierra4Delta]

deff wouldnt mind winning this, WHY DO I LIVE IN U.K

[TVforSmucks]

@Sierra4Delta thts gotta suck

[chaosproductions3000]

@Sierra4Delta you can buy these in the UK they are british guns search the web for airsoft SA80 or airsoft LSW still unlucky for you cause i get to shot this thing in real life btw the L85 can go through a can will atleast the one im getting

[Sierra4Delta]

@chaosproductions3000 i know i do, but....he is giving one of these out for his competition, and u have to be in usa to enter

[chaosproductions3000]

@Sierra4Delta oh right lol i wasnt actually listening XD

[stephen5arms]

dose it come with battery and charger

[distantkilljoy]

The "shoulder support" is called the butt strap.

[sna360]

What type of magizine does it take?

[chunkybobby3]

where did u buy it? do they ship to canada?

[nikpwns]

Lol he raped the target

[ScottishRugby23]

when is the "special price" for $360 over?

[Jmaz49]

the spring system is also a quick change spring system, similar to the ares spring system....i have a buddy that did it and it broke his L86 with is, he increased the tension of the spring with the spring guide....he piston broke by doing it...i highly suggest using a better piston in your L85/L86 its a cheap piston 

[Slaughter619]

does the semi lock up as much as ppl say?

[crazyNCman]

@Slaughter619 That is on the Army brand one. This one does not have that problem.

[bildent1]

@Slaughter619 I usually fire mine on full auto. The few times ive fired semi it locks up a lot, but since it is aminly a support gunner it is mainly full auto.

[ScottishRugby23]

is the connector a large or small type?

[crazyNCman]

@ScottishRugby23 Small

[MANABORDEN98]

@crazyNCman

Does it use a custom type battery or a small type battery? I've heard that it has a small battery space

[MrSniper1500]

where did u get the poster

[ScottishRugby23]

Hey, I was wondering if I should get this or the real sword type 56, I like them both but I cant decide. I really like the longer barrel and look of the l86a2, but I like the build quality of the type 56. I also know that they are both very well made. Please respond

[layau7]

@ScottishRugby23 personally i would go with the ICS l86a2. It has an overall better performance, accuracy, rof and the externals are very high quality. I mean don't get me rong Real Sword makes fantastic guns but this is a bit of a better deal.

[ScottishRugby23]

@layau7 Thanks, i think ill get a LOT of comments on this gun next time i play.

[Drekdwerg]

Wauw hope i can buy one in germany and then..... woeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Damn nice gun it's a shame that we cannot use full auto but still it ROCKS

Thnx for the great reviews they help me a lot when i buy guns and pistols

Grtz

Drekdwerg from Holland

[putridblood]

this is one amazing airsoft gun. im in the british army cadet force and ive fired the reall thing and it is a brilliant weapon. it has quite a bit of recoil but still, a very good accurate weapon. :)

[gunnerthedenmark]

man your the best airsoft video maker, not only do you add sarcasm and humor, your also have the real american carolina way to talk, and i know course my girlfreind is american, tho im not i wish i where. as you may see im from denmark :-)

agein, crazyNCman, your the greatest in airsoft review,s

[Angdvl089]

Not sure if I posted this comment successfully or not. What's the song that plays at the very beginning? Sounds like NIN...

[tominatormach1]

I was wondering if the ares tavor 21 dark earth or the ICS l85 is better.

[thelolzmaster1]

that would be epic to run around the field whith two of 'em it would kick ass and can u ship stuff to britan?

[bdog7531]

i might get this off your site but i never ordered anything from u before. how long does it take 2 ship because i live in pennsylvania

[crazyNCman]

@bdog7531 It will take about 4-5 days. Better hurry I only have one left.

[bdog7531]

@crazyNCman i went o n the site and the only products that came up were t-shirts, so im like WtF?

[bdog7531]

@bdog7531 nevermind

[crazyNCman]

@bdog7531 The site was moved to milspecairsoft com

[bdog7531]

@crazyNCman oh

[jackaneedforspeed]

its called a butt strap

[seanjkl2]

personaly i prefer the l85 as it is more mobile

[hockeykid30b]

Great gun. I still want the r85

[MrBreakfloorNerd]

i would have bought that but it only works with the ics high caps (right?)