Junior player

[snuff]

One of my grandsons (#3 in fact) is eager to play after his birthday at the end of the month. Like me he is on the small side and so I need a suitable AEG for him.
I looked at the GG Firehawk but have been told it's quite heavy for it's size. I may need to opt for a polymer unit ,but M4 based, recommendations invited.
TIA.

 

[ButcherBill]

Any sports line will be light enough & look the part. Does he have a preference?

 

[snuff]

No preference, but we all have M4's so it's easier for mags.

 

[Galvatron]

Have you looked at the Specna Arms SA-F04 series? They're M4-based and under 2kg.

 

[Cannonfodder]

Another vote for Specna Arms. Their polymer bodies are light but pretty solid

 

[tside]

Thirded for the specna arms polymer series a mate of mine has their ak and it's a great runner

 

[ButcherBill]

No preference, but we all have M4's so it's easier for mags.

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Don't limit yourself to AR variants, I have 35 rif's in my collection that take stanag mags, less than half are M16/M4's.
lots of options out there & most brands have sportser versions of their 'all metal' rif's.

 

[snuff]

The only issue I can see might be the stock length on most AEG's,I may have to opt for a smaller "compact" stock.

 

[tside]

The only issue I can see might be the stock length on most AEG's,I may have to opt for a smaller "compact" stock.

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Maybe a pdw stocked replica would suit a younger player?

 

[snuff]

He's round tomorrow I'll see if he can wrap his arms around my MTW just for an idea of needs.

Amoeba by ares mutant amm7 perhaps.​

 

[tside]

There's also the delta armory wraith which is a polymer bodied pdw that takes M4 mags

 

[Galvatron]

He's round tomorrow I'll see if he can wrap his arms around my MTW just for an idea of needs.

Amoeba by ares mutant amm7 perhaps.​

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I would say yes as a gun but as an Ares product, I'd tread carefully. My example was a good one that didn't skip a beat but I'm aware that the brand has a questionable reliability record and with lots of proprietary parts, repairs can be a pain.

Depending on the mags you use, you may need to shim the magwell as they can wobble a lot inside. If you use different muzzle devices, you should bear in mind the CW thread just to be a pain in the arse from most being CCW.

If PDWs are what you're considering, it may be worth a look at the Double Eagle M923A.

 

[snuff]

He's "advised" me he'd prefer an SMG and as it happens a friend has an MP5 which I can take the stock off.
He tried mine today and he will struggle with a stock and I want him to enjoy his initiation.
Just need to stick a drum mag on it and buy a ton of BB's.
I understand the shortfall of such a short barrel but I think it's the best option.
Thanks for all the advice.

 

[Anonymoose]

He's "advised" me he'd prefer an SMG and as it happens a friend has an MP5 which I can take the stock off.
He tried mine today and he will struggle with a stock and I want him to enjoy his initiation.
Just need to stick a drum mag on it and buy a ton of BB's.
I understand the shortfall of such a short barrel but I think it's the best option.
Thanks for all the advice.

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MP5s are more than capable, even with their short barrels. I have an NGRS MP5 that's only had inner barrel and bucking changed and it does just fine, despite being ~0.8j.

 

[Cannonfodder]

SMGs are perfectly fine for woodland play, I do fine with a MP5K. Unlike real firearms barrel length doesn't really affect range and muzzle velocity

 

[Galvatron]

I used a TM MP5K in woodland years ago. Its range was fine. Like Anonymoose's example, mine only fired at ~0.8J and it was perfectly competitive.

 

[Colin Allen]

I occasionally run an MP5K and a P90 outdoors without any issues; range in airsoft does not correlate to barrel length if the gun is set up properly.

 

[TheFull9]

If there was some sort of mandatory pre-learning package before owning any type of IF, it should definitely include a bit about how almost all of them do (on a basic level) the same thing in terms of shooting a bb, regardless of the wild variety of external appearances.
It's understandable why people come in to the game thinking differently, because in real firearms an MP5 has rather different output to a Barrett 50. I've seen someone do a stupidly short inner barrel on an AEG though and it basically still flung a bb around the usual distance with about the usual accuracy (if it was someone on here please speak up because I wish I could remember the details lol).