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If you had a special liking for a particular pistol that you would put on display and shoot occasionally at home, but never use in skirmishing or need to put in a holster, would you get a TM or go for something with nicer externals and at least a metal slide?
I like my pistols better than other guns and use them mainly at home or on a local ten metre range. As far as handguns go I am more of a collector than an airsoft player. Only two of my pistols would ever be used in a game. And my playing days are probably numbered.
Imagine you had your heart set on say a HK45, USP or an FNX 45, all desirable toys that are available from TM but also with better externals from other companies.
TM pistols are reliable and accurate and parts are always available for them, if needed. They may have all plastic externals, but they still manage to look pretty good. And you can trust them more than other guns to function well and for a long time.
In comparison, VFC pistols, for example, have excellent externals. They look and feel like the real things. They are not TM compatible and lack the reliability of TM. And they are often more expensive than TM guns. Some models have received a lot of criticism. Nor is it easy to source parts for them. But they do look great.
Or, if you forget expensive brands like VFC and KWA, there are much cheaper metal guns available from WE and KJW. WE later models are said to be better than their earlier stuff, and like KJW, they produce decent Sigs and Berettas, I am told. And since they are largely TM compatible broken parts are cheap to replace. For occasional use they might last a long time. And accuracy would be easy to improve with a better hop up. If you really needed better accuracy at 10 metres.
I like my pistols better than other guns and use them mainly at home or on a local ten metre range. As far as handguns go I am more of a collector than an airsoft player. Only two of my pistols would ever be used in a game. And my playing days are probably numbered.
Imagine you had your heart set on say a HK45, USP or an FNX 45, all desirable toys that are available from TM but also with better externals from other companies.
TM pistols are reliable and accurate and parts are always available for them, if needed. They may have all plastic externals, but they still manage to look pretty good. And you can trust them more than other guns to function well and for a long time.
In comparison, VFC pistols, for example, have excellent externals. They look and feel like the real things. They are not TM compatible and lack the reliability of TM. And they are often more expensive than TM guns. Some models have received a lot of criticism. Nor is it easy to source parts for them. But they do look great.
Or, if you forget expensive brands like VFC and KWA, there are much cheaper metal guns available from WE and KJW. WE later models are said to be better than their earlier stuff, and like KJW, they produce decent Sigs and Berettas, I am told. And since they are largely TM compatible broken parts are cheap to replace. For occasional use they might last a long time. And accuracy would be easy to improve with a better hop up. If you really needed better accuracy at 10 metres.
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