Lozart

+1 on that. I'd say it's equally important for parts too. In these enlightened times of people being more than happy to buy online a range of items of varying price needs stocking. It's all very well having a glass display cabinet full of gucci gun jewelry but if someone just wants a clone part because that's what they can afford, you need to stock them too. Make sure your supplier can get hardware to you at a sensible cost that won't screw the pooch on margins too. My local shop for instance buys a lot of stuff in at a relatively high cost. By the time they put on a margin cheap, imported clone parts cost almost what the high end branded stuff does!

If you're dead set on a full metal then personally I'd expect to budget £250-300 for a decent G&G http://www.proairsoftsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/m4_and_m14_variants.html one. The one in your picture looks like a G&P to me in which case you should probably bump that up to between £300-350 http://www.proairsoftsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/M4.html All of that of course assumes you already have your UKARA and you don't need a two tone gun.

Get a decent mosfet then. A lot less hassle than dicking about with gears.

Didn't say that though, did you? Buddy of mine has one though if you're after pics of specific parts?

The Malls won't let you use anything you can't bend. ISTR cold steel ones are stiffer.

If it's not been modified then it should be mini tamiya.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=beta+project+ak&es_sm=122&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=lfV9VIyXHoSXOJ-0geAF&ved=0CC0Q7Ak&biw=1280&bih=685

UK Tactical have a pretty comprehensive sale on at the minute: http://www.uktactical.com/c-616-sale-items.aspx

The only guns I've had issues with are the ones I've messed about with. Oh...wait....

I'd say he's better off with LiPo batteries and a decent MOSFET personally.

Nice. +1 for G&P build quality then.

For what gun? Make/model?

Looks like console only at the minute though

Best get used to it though guys, Hardline is now one of DICE's franchises. Reports are suggesting that there will be a three year rolling release cycle of Battlefield, Hardline and Star Wars Battlefront (which to be fair is getting me far more excited than Hardline).

All of that is fine for high speed - the OP is looking for high torque.

As above really - the B&T one is the kiddy. I have the Dytac one purely for aesthetics and the fact that it fits the QD threading on my SCAR flash hider. It's way overpriced to be honest but it does work well (after a bit of adjustment to line up the inner barrel. Its one major drawback is having to take the guts out to turn it off and on (the B&T one has a little switch externally).

I have an m60 and it's foookin brilliant!

Might do. The beta was pretty interesting.

Kwa m93r. Bonkers.

Yes. And in cost.

A strategy guide for bf4? Does it just say "shoot stuff" in really big letters?

I think it's a bit SEAL wannabe gucci fashion, but hey - whatever floats your boat.

For hanguards? There's loads out there. If you want a standard M4 styleone (like th eones you already have) they're about a tenner from plenty of places (try googling airsoft M4 handguard).

Seems appropriate for the day...