Golden Eagle Saiga 12K GBB - TM clone.

[mightyjebus]

Up for preorder at AirsoftTiger111hk for $347 is a clone of the TM Saiga 12K. Looks like it will come in Black or Tan and they have the mags listed as $35. There is some mention of steel internals but no real detail as yet. Hopefully we might get to see a few other versions and possibly cheaper larger magazines.

Saiga 12K in Tan

https://airsoft.tiger111hk.com/p56622/GOLDEN-EAGLE-SAIGA-12K-Automatic-Tri-Shot-Gas-GBB-Shotgun-Airsoft-(Tan)/product_info.html

Mags

https://airsoft.tiger111hk.com/p56623/GOLDEN-EAGLE-SAIGA-12K-Tri-Shot-Gas-GBB-Shotgun-Green-Gas-Magazine-(BK)/product_info.html

 

[BigStew]

You can get a TM for £435 in the UK. by the time you add on shipping and tax the Golden Eagle going to be roughly the same price,

 

[mightyjebus]

I think you would save around 50-80 quid buying from HK as the dollar price is about 250 quid. It's unlikely shipping and taxes would be 200 quid and probably more around the 100 quid mark depending on how Border Force are feeling that day. If the internals turn out to be all steel then even if it is close to the UK price it still makes it a worthwhile buy.

 

[Austeyr]

£344.70 with the cheapest (non UPS) shipping, roughly £70 - £85 import fees depending on handling fees, so not far off the TM cost UK side

 

[GiantKiwi]

Also it's golden eagle, so the parts are going to be made from dodgiest grade chinesium, replacements will be near non-existent and those that do exist will take months to acquire.

 

[hunter511]

Also it's golden eagle, so the parts are going to be made from dodgiest grade chinesium, replacements will be near non-existent and those that do exist will take months to acquire.

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As opposed to the TM parts? Unless things have changed some of the more prone to fail parts of the TM ones (feed nozzle IIRC) are nigh on impossible to source even via Impulse101and the aftermarket/3rd party options nowt to write home about.

 

[Anonymoose]

As opposed to the TM parts?

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Well those are made of Japanesium.

 

[hunter511]

Well those are made of Japanesium.

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And due to TM's rigid belief that the world outside Japan is as real as Westeros are on the tricky side of impossible to acquire.

 

[GiantKiwi]

As opposed to the TM parts? Unless things have changed some of the more prone to fail parts of the TM ones (feed nozzle IIRC) are nigh on impossible to source even via Impulse101and the aftermarket/3rd party options nowt to write home about.

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But they're not a clone so aren't playing with tolerance stacking problems like this will be - Golden Eagle GBBR M4's copied the archaic version of the Western Arms (circa 15-20 years ago) rather than a more up to date variant and this caused all manner of issues. TM are japanese budget, but with usually decent-ish manufacturing, Golden Eagle are just bargain basement budget manufacturing (lots of critical parts renowned for straight up shearing for no reason with even minimal use) - if the price is near enough the same landed, getting anything other than the original is pointless.

I don't hold TM stuff in high regard, had too many of them with stupid design decisions just flat out break and become unrepairable, but Golden Eagle are on a whole other level of shit - to the point where they make budget taiwan GBBR's look like god tier ones.

 

[Cannonfodder]

Yet their copies of the 870 shotguns are considered on par with the TM ones