Need help with picking a gbbr

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In theory the GHK M4 should be the best GBBR M4 out there being the newest and coming from a company that really knows what they're doing. I think the next most modern is the KWA LM4 - the WE and WA stuff is super old. You can get good results from the WE and WA stuff, but you need to spend a lot of money. Apparently spending money on the WE stuff hasn't gone so well for the guys in that thread, but my experience is to the contrary despite the fact that I'm not WE's biggest fan given the brand as a whole.

But yeh, the G5 is brilliant and GHKs AKs are great too. There were so many more options for upgrading a WA M4 over a GHK one right now that I think I'd still go for that platform if I were buying another one, but out of the box the G5 is very hard to beat.

It isnt, it WE and will cost a tonne in upgrades unless already done and even then I would still buy a GHK.

I should clarify I'm being sarcastic there. The list is saturated with WE stuff despite us saying here it's crap compared to many alternatives.

The m4 has a recoil buffer, so the recoil is slower. The g5 has a bit of rubber to send the bolt back.

I can't speak for the GHK m4, but comparing my g5 to my mates 416 (not exactly the same, I know) makes my g5 look like a hammer and his look like a pneumatic ram. Sure one *might be a bit better for pushing something, but there's nothing to go wrong with a hammer.

The g5 is just so much simpler mechanically, which makes it a perfect first GBBR in my book

Can confirm the GHK M4 blow back is very slow, much like the WA ones. I've got a steel bolt and that thing takes almost half a second to cycle (which is kind of ludicrous).

 

[EvilMonkee]

Well the game changer might be the new TM M4 thats around the corner. Personally I dont like ther AEGs but the GBB they do are awesome; my Mp7 for instance so it will be interesting to see what the M4 is like

 

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Ah, but the old 'will it green gas' problem of TMs will be there. Blow back in GBBRs is very dependant on the gas you use, and they just aren't going to have the power with duster - or maybe they will, who knows.

I mean I know the M870 certainly can't take propane without a re-enforced nozzle and a bunch of other small things. Most of the pistols were fine with it but would wear quicker. It just seems the bigger Marui goes, the more they struggle with gas powered stuff. Internally (and recoil wise) the TM MP7 is basically just an oversized pistol. An M4 has a whole buffer to throw backwards and a bolt to cycle properly if you want significant recoil from it.

 

[EvilMonkee]

Good points. I hate M4 so until they release a new AK TM are dead to me

 

[Bencupra]

I've got a ghk m4 and love it. I'm going to get the heavy buffer and spring which is meant to be one of the best things you can do. Skirmished it first time last Sunday and it was awesome. Didn't have any 0.20s when I put it on chrono so used 0.28s and it was 284. I've got the adjustable nozzle in now so I can easily adjust. Will order some 0.20s when I order my gas week after next.