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Thank you for all your responses. You have all been really helpful. Would love to see a video sometime PeteS. Everyone loves a YouTube video!

Would you mind expanding on those pros and cons. Im almost in more of a predicament now. G&G, ICS, VFC and CA all look solid. Might end up coming down to price if theyre all very comparable.

Had a 2014 Ford Fiesta ST until 16th Dec. Absolutely loved it but was quite uncomfortbable on the longish drive to work so chopped it in for a 65 plate Ford EcoSport, which i havent yet driven due to a broken leg.

If you had to choose between your ICS and CA which would it be?

http://www.landwarriorairsoft.com/airsoft-weapons-c38/electric-rifles-c45/tgm4-a4-blowback-p1581 This the one you mean?

Yeah thats whatim thinking.

Yeah its more the MP5 and other SMG/Assault Rifles that the cost put me off. £40 per mag and god knows how much gas you get through on a primary weapon. I will likely use my Glock if i get into it. Though its like 5 years old and hasnt been used in at least 2 years. Also doesnt help that i havent seen it since i moved house lol

For those who were wondering http://airsoftinsider.com/umarex-vfc-hk-mp5-a4/ thats the VFC/Umarex one i was refering too. Ive seen it available at wolfarmouries and redwolf airsoft and various other places for around £220-240. Ive not even seen a G&G one yet, i'll have a looksie. ICS is looking promising at the moment though.

Thanks for the replies all, Im well aware of the defence requirement etc and will be hiring out a few different ones before but im quite set on a police style loadout. I have been looking at HPA and it hasnt really interested me. I like the realism of changing mags etc. I was tempted to go GBB as i already have a GBB Glock 19 from pre ukara days. But the mags cost too much and the constant cost of gas is just too much for me at the moment.

Okay so ive been looking to get my first skirmish AEG and feel one of the MP5 series would be a good starting point for both CQB and outdoor events, but which one is best without having to break the bank. Ive read/watched alot of good things about the Umarex VFC MP5s as well as the ICS Full Metal ones, but which, if either, is better? Another factor i want to consider is customisability. I plan to add a flashlight foregrip which wont be an issue on either A4 models, but n the collapsible stock variants the VFC one looks different and im not sure if it would fit. But then i, having not played properly before, do not know if having a larger battery as would be apable in an A4 is that much of a benefit? I've done alot of searching but never really found a definitive answer for this. I have tried searchinv these forums too with no luck. I wasnt even finding any search results form"mp5" so i think i must have broke the search tools somehow lol. Cheers in advance for any replies. If you are a proud owner, a picture would be nice too.

Ive actually considered airsofting twice before and im thinking this might be third time lucky. 1st time around i was 16 and a paintball marshall, played a little bit here and there, fancied trying something different in airsoft but couldnt really afford it. Second time around i had the money to splash on a new hobby as football became less of my life due to a new job where i worked shifts and wanted a sport/hobby to do in the summer in between seasons. I was torn between airsoft and buying myself an air rifle for a relaxing summery shoot, get a bit of a tan and shred some paper. This was all well and good but the friend i was going with stopped going, i bought a house and i am getting married next year so i stopped going. Now, i am sat here with a screwed up sleep pattern and a broken leg and the soon to be misses has banned me from football, which in can sort of understand, afterall thats two nasty injuries ive picked up in 5 years now, and it wouldnt be very good if i couldnt walk down the aisle now would it. So now i really do need a new hobby and this time around im thinking airsoft is going to be the one that sticks. My boss, sorry - wife to be, has already agreed that i will be less likely to break my leg playing airsoft in comparison so thats barrier number one down. I can sell my air rifle and bits for around £600, so thats barrier number two. Just got to wait for my leg to heal up good and set the wheels in motion. I have a few questions i would like answering, but i will find a more appropriate place to post them.