LCT AKMS (Model: MG MS) - Discussion

MerryDespot · 22-05-2011 10:14pm #1

As it goes - any questions, comments or observations - fire away!

MerryDespot · 23-05-2011 11:09am

I forgot to mention on the review thread that this AEG takes standard ak mags. Anyone using a real sword type 56 may have encountered the issue with mag compatibility. The LCT reliably worked with king arm mids and also the beta ak pmags I'd modded to fit the galil.

Leftyflip · 23-05-2011 11:15am

Excellent review Kev and what a gun!!

Firekitten · 23-05-2011 11:18am

Nice review merry, loved it. The gun is wicked! used some LCT ones myself, so completely agree

MerryDespot · 23-05-2011 11:37am

Cheers guys - I'm actually shocked that I've heard nothing about these aegs before now, other than on a few specialist sites (like Pudings Red Badger site).
It could be my old AK hate, but there's tonnes of reviews and commentary available covering G&P, G&G, Ares, King Arms etc - but as a stock gun this thing is just amazing.
A Certain Retailer/Custom Gun Maker was on site yesterday and when I mentioned my intention to stick a replacement v3 VFC box in it (prior to skirmishing it) he agreed - but we both changed our minds after having used it for the day (which is odd as I would have been sourcing the parts and getting the work done at his place). I intend to do nothing to this AEG until it wears out (which they all do in time), at which point I'll probably change the gearbox out. There's just no reason to do anything to it.

MerryDespot · 23-05-2011 11:43am

@FK - do you have any notion about the internals on this thing? As mentioned I've no intention on taking it apart but I'm genuinely curious about what parts are inside? Everything visible inside the receiver looks to be rock solid.

sci-ops · 23-05-2011 12:44pm

NNNNNooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The one constant in an inconstant world....one thing I could always count and rely on......Despot's disdain for all things AK.......my world has just crumbled around me......:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

On another note.....great review, altough I do think you should open her up so we can all have a looksee:):):):)

Puding · 23-05-2011 12:45pm

The internals are actually made by lct , lct used to use Cyma gearboxs but soon started making there own internals to go with the externals , you can by complete gearboxs and parts from wgc for example, prices are not bad

MerryDespot · 23-05-2011 1:05pm

Cheers Puding - good to know. And Marcus, no way am I cracking it open until I need to!

Firekitten · 23-05-2011 1:58pm

MerryDespot wrote: »

@FK - do you have any notion about the internals on this thing? As mentioned I've no intention on taking it apart but I'm genuinely curious about what parts are inside? Everything visible inside the receiver looks to be rock solid.

What puding said. Nice bits of kit from what I've seen. I wouldn't bother upgrading it short of necessity. They do lovely work.

SwarfegaHead · 29-05-2011 5:10pm

I had my sights set on getting a new CYMA 47, but seing this I think I'ma have to invest in LCT's AKM. It looks beautiful, I'd take it to bed with me and wake up in time to make it breakfast.

MerryDespot · 29-05-2011 6:09pm

I know - the AKM is a lovely piece. I initially wanted to get an AKM, but it almost felt wrong to subject it to the general battering that it would receive on site in my useless hands! I bought the AKMS as a 'skirmish-able' alternative (thinking that I wouldn't mind getting it beat up). Wrong!
Instead I've gone and bought the cheapest model that they had in the store as a secondary - the AK105 (which has the same shorter barrel, but a sturdier side folding stock and modern/polymer fittings, but identical internals). It got it's first run in at HRTA today and it performed just as well as the other gun - but I didn't feel quite as bad getting it beat up to hell crawling around through the scrub.
So - god help me - I've now two of these beasts. Both are fantastic performers straight out of the box, though the AK105 will
probably be my main 'go to' AK - purely on the basis that I won't mind getting it so scuffed up.

SwarfegaHead · 29-05-2011 6:13pm

Haha, good to see the AK love spreading

The monay I need to buy one cannot come soon enough!

Inari · 29-05-2011 7:44pm

...Ak's are not supposed to be clean or pristine

MerryDespot · 29-05-2011 9:08pm

Indeed - and the AK105 won't be Kev!

Matqo · 30-05-2011 8:46pm

Did you get a chance to look at AKS-74UN? If yes then does it have real wood handguards?

MerryDespot · 30-05-2011 9:03pm

It does indeed - I'm not a fan of the really short AK models - the 105 is about as short as I would like.
But I was impressed by the general finish on that one - sturdy side folding stock and nice wood grips.

As far as I know LCT only use real wood for stocks and grips - or else they use the correct man made materials for more modern versions. All the LCT models I handled at SG airsoft had real wood. The most impressive of them all was the AKM - a simply beautiful piece. I couldn't justify using that as a skirmish gun though - it's just too nice a piece. I know some of the regular AK users would probably laugh at that (and say that an AK should only be scuffed up, not shiny and new looking), but it's almost a collector's piece due to the fit and finish.

If I invest in another it will be the AKM or a wood stock AK74 - but it'll end up a wall hanger.

johnboyire · 06-06-2011 1:35pm

LCT are a higher end, quality brand, they look great and are very solid, I have an LCT kit built RPK (ak47 style body) with a cyma gearbox also have the same metal heat shield on the front handguard i have used all sorts of ak mags in it without a problem and skirmish it regularly without any issues.

internally they are different to normal aks i have used, cyma/dboys/jg/aps - different around the hop up unit and how the front of the aeg connects to the body, nothing too amazing to see but again its solidly built inside. would not take it apart if i were you,

this caught my interest as i have a cyma ak47s and the folding stock is seriously wobbly, i had to tinker with it to get it sorted the trunnion is worn down causing the wobble and its not easy to fix without replacing, if the folding stock is as solid as you say and remains so that in itself makes it worth buying if you like that style of gun.

see here http://www.lctairsoft.com/ for more pics including some gearbox pics.

Matqo · 27-06-2011 4:58pm

Allright, I finally picked up my AK-105 couple of days ago, Its amazing! The mag had small feeding issues at the begining but now feeds perfect, some wobble in handguard which I fixed with tape but thats about it. Also, when I fired about 20 bbs a bit of black plastic shot out of the gun, but I have no idea where it came from. But overall its just one of best AK's out there

MagicIRL · 15-08-2012 11:11am

N-n-necro bump!

I assume you still own this piece? If so, can the wooden lower handguard be removed for the bottom half of a RAS kit?

MerryDespot · 18-08-2012 11:29am

MagicIRL wrote: »

N-n-necro bump!

I assume you still own this piece? If so, can the wooden lower handguard be removed for the bottom half of a RAS kit?

I actually sold it a while back - just selling off most of my kit at the moment.

The handguard can certainly be removed - but I'm not sure whether or not it would take a non-LCT lower handguard RAS. I'll take a look at some of my others and compare to the VFC and see if they're the same and get back to you.

LCT AKMS (Model: MG MS) - Discussion

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