What would you recommend as a first gun? Budget around £100

[bitofanidiot42]

Thanks, are the Specna Arms ‘Flex’ series anything to get excited about?

 

[Rogerborg]

Thanks, are the Specna Arms ‘Flex’ series anything to get excited about?

They're too new to be a known quantity.  The spec sheet looks great for the price, but God knows what OEM they're using.  I think we were speculating that they might be rebrand-buddies with the Lancer Tacticals which have similar specs and prices.

I don't think you can beat either of those for features-for-money, and unless they crack their gearboxes or habitually shred components, they're probably as good a gamble as any other airsoft gun.  Most parts are consumables eventually, and not that expensive to replace.

 

[bitofanidiot42]

Are there any known differences between the JG T3-K3 and the K-1 apart from the colour of the furniture?

 

[Monkeywrencher]

K1 has an integrated bipod, functionally the same though

 

[Vote4wes]

If you just want to get in the game as cheap as possible and aren't too fussed with looks.

Then a Tri-shot springer shotgun with an M4 mag adapter and 1 M4 magazine is a cheat code.

Pump action, so no rapid fire and with the shells you'll spend more time reloading than you will be playing. But with the £8 adapter and one M4 magazine, it can be an absolute death machine.

You can use them indoor no problem 

It scares the crap out of even experienced players.

With 0.28 BBs or higher, I've been able to send it in the woods, just under normal AEG range, but plenty for what you'll need.

I've had one of these for 2 years, never needed any maintenance, always performs, and I treat it terribly lol.

Something like this is decent for £40: https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/double-eagle-tri-shot-m56b-pump-shotgun?pv=9601 
https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/battleaxe-m4-ar15-magazine-adapter-for-m870-shotguns

Then any M4 mag will do, the more BBs the merrier of course.

It isn't too pretty, but it works.

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[Rogerborg]

Something like this is decent for £40: https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/double-eagle-tri-shot-m56b-pump-shotgun?pv=9601 

That doesn't claim to have a hop, not even the fixed hop on CYMAs.  That's not to say that it doesn't, but I've not had much like with tri-shot springers.  My ASG Franchi has no hop and is for (very) CQB only.  My CYMA CM.351 with fixed hops is (literally) all over the place, and there's no weight of BB that gives anything like consistent groupings at any range.  I enjoy them, and agree that they're viable in CQB, but I reckon it's a matter of luck whether you get a usable one.

https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/battleaxe-m4-ar15-magazine-adapter-for-m870-shotguns

Heh, we were just discussing those. They look to be out of stock everywhere that's flogging them for under £60!