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Mine took a month or so, I'm assuming they wait for X amount to be ordered before posting

There is only one answer...

Another TM recoil, can't go wrong

UK based, I used to have mutual friends with a few of the guys who worked for both Nuprol/WE Europe, which both seem are effectively one company. WE Europe was the original name, now changed to Nuprol

As good a choice as you can make, a great option for you first gbb

Anyone else thinking that it isn't a WE 1911?

I doubt there's any extra info as of yet. TM show off their upcoming releases at these shows normally 8 months or so before release with little extra info at the time. It comes with a few extra back straps but other than that I'd expect it to be largely similar to the original G17

I've not tried any of their new stuff and they may well have improved. However i'd take a magazine review with an extra large bucket of salt as you say- I don't think they ever put out a negative review.

Tm recoils or the KWA ERGs are both excellent options. The type 97s are very good too though and definitely makes it a hard decision. Look around at your local site, the TMs are pretty common so you should be able to have a go on someone's if you ask nicely- then you can do a direct comparison

It's a TM and an AK, they'll be decent enough performance-wise and will sell by the bucketload. Might not be the single best option out there but the reasoning behind it is more than solid

Will be of interest for some of you guys I'm sure Also a Glock Gen 4 on the way

100%. In my experience a tm pistol has as much range as 75% of the Aegs I've bought, you'll rarely be outgunned.

It's not normal per se but it's not hugely uncommon for some guns to need/benefit from it. 3 of your guns are Ares so potentially its something in common due to that. What weight are you trying to lift?

Surprised we've got this far without mentioning the WE closed bolt paper weights

Actually yes in some cases, I've had in the region of 10 rifles and pistols from each brand and how they stack up definitely depends on what you go for. It's boring to say but with the TM you pretty much always get a good dependable performing gun ad nauseam. The WEs vary pretty wildly depending on which particular model you go for. They've improved the brand as a whole over the last 5-7 years or so but there's very much still some pitfalls in their range and the 1911s and Hicapas are at the top on that list. Conversely their Glocks are pretty much universally regarded as solid performers and were definitely a significant part of the reason their upswing started with regards to pistols as the G36 was for their rifles. But no not everything is substandard, a lot of it nowadays is alright, but there is still some stuff best left on the shelf *looks disappointedly at my WE M&P*