Madbadger Airsoft made a guest posting at Airsoft Odyssey on the M1 Garand for airsoft… “When comparing the finish of the ICS model to the G&G model, in our opinion the collector and serious re-enactor would be far happier with the look, feel and finish of the G&G reproduction. The ICS lacked some of the refinement of the G&G in the finish of the wood stock, the seals where wood and metal meet, and we noticed that the upper handguard was noticeably smaller in size from the lower handguard wood piece. Whereas, on the G&G reproduction, these issues do not exist and we could not fault the fit & finish, and the over all feel was very similar to the real steel version which we saw at the show. The wooden stock on the ICS was varnished, whereas the G&G was not, allowing the wood to be easily treated by the serious collector. This means that the G&G finish is closer to what would have come out of the real steel factory. Finally, the grain in the wood of the G&G illustrated the quality of the finish and the thought that had gone into selecting the wood for the stock. The retail price of both AEG’s is expected to be around the £380 to £440 mark.”

Read the full blog entry at Yosser’s Airsoft Odyssey.