FA-MAS Creaking?

[ste887]

Re: FA-MAS Creaking?

http://www.freewebs.com/unsckingcode...yourfamas.html

[grey]

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EDIT: Damn beaten to it

[Sam89]

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i was impressed with myn, completely standard

18 rps with an 8.4v battery,
298 fps
good range

only problem i had is that the selector switch contacts can be a bit temperamental

[sj_asc]

Re: FA-MAS Creaking?

Sanding the areas of contact works aswell, it pretty much silenced my FAMAS, but it won't sort the rigidity issues, as such when those areas wear thin again it will start creaking again.

[aribos]

Re: FA-MAS Creaking?

Having held one they are generally only as creaky as any other plastic bodied RIF. An M4 can creak so can an pretty much any gun.

The FAMAS really only creaks because of the body being pretty much one big lump so it will flex due to the length of a single piece.

It's a great little gun. Wish i'd of taken the chance to buy one but couldn't be doing with the mag difference as I know i'd end up putting the wrong mags in my kit bag.

[Kenworth W900]

Re: FA-MAS Creaking?

A friend of mine has just bought a brand spanking new one (probably the first that has been sold from new in ages) - so maybe I can let you guys know what they are like out of the box.

Looking forward to it myself actually, I have never had one on my team that I can tinker with.

[Rimms]

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I found the battery cover/front grip moved a bit so just tape it tight once the battery is in.
Only slight thing ive found is my wrist catches the mag release so the mag drops out

[seansamurai1]

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I had a Famas as my first gun, and yes it did creak if you flexed it too much, but with a range out the box matching that of dare I say it systema, the most bomb proof reliable gearbox Airsoft has ever seen and the reliability unmatched by anything else, you get a lot of package to make up for the plastic creak! However they are difficult to get spares for and magazines are expensive.
Oh the ROF is good as standard and they are pretty indestructible, I submerged mine by accident and it work perfectly once it finished pretending to be a water pistol! Wish I'd never sold it now!

[H_412]

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I'll echo the general sentiment here, they are pretty much tanks. Great stock performence
It is a bit creaky if you flex it, but creak-proofing it with tape definitely helps. Also, re: mags, you can mod m4 mags to fit and they still fit m4s fine, far cheaper and easier than buying a whole new set of mags, imho.

[Jakesclaws]

Re: FA-MAS Creaking?

It's not a huge amount of creaking. I mean unless you put your ear within a few inches away it's pretty quite. And you can stop it by not flexing it.