Another Newbie!

[Dola75]

Hey all,

 

Another newbie here... I played woods paintball and then tournament (x-ball) paintball for many years but fell out of love with the game. I think Airsoft can fill the void as Iooking back, it's the milsim experience that I no longer get from paintball and that's what I miss!

 

So... Where do all the Surrey Airsofters play? I am based in Surrey, KT15.

 

I am looking to get a top-end M4... Any suggestions?

[Guest PT247]

Check out DogTag Airsoft - Holmbush, nr Crawley.

[Guest PT247]

PTS RM4 Scout/CQB ERG is about as good as anyone really needs.

[Colonel Kurtz]

PTS is a brand that seems like just paying more money for the (magpul) furniture, which everyone considers cool as for a few months it made peoples M4 stand-out from the crowd.

 

For a M4 look at ones by G&G or ICS. If you're the tinkering/upgrading type then these will be the perfect platform to start with (will do you fine for use but have room to pimp). If you'd rather spend a bit more for something you don't need to touch/upgrade ever, then get a Tokyo Marui (tinkering with them usually disturbs their careful balance and ruins them)

[Colonel Kurtz]

Also check out the guides in this forum section, they're actually really good for new players.

[Guest PT247]

I have to disagree Colonel, my PTS is by far the best gun I have ever used. Sure you pay extra for the Magpul bits but you also get a gun that shoots straight and far consistently and it also has recoil (vastly better than the TM recoils I have used) and pumps out 350 fps with no mods.

[Dola75]

Thanks for the replies... I have some research to do! I am definitely the tinkering type.

 

Why is recoil a bonus? I would have thought recoil would decrease accuracy and add complexity? If the objective is to score a hit won't recoil detract from this objective?

 

What's the opinion on KWA?

[Colonel Kurtz]

Certainly happy to stand corrected, I have heard the recoil is excellent. Just felt best to steer any new-comer towards something more generic, as they might not notice or care about the furniture, or want recoil.

 

to op: Recoil is only a bonus to those wanting the gun to feel more real, otherwise it is indeed just a hindrance. I myself don't care for it.

 

KWA is alright depending on the gun, but not particularly excellent.

[Guest PT247]

KWA and PTS were in partnership with the RM4.

Aye, recoil isn't necessary, it just helps remove the feeling that you are playing with an automatic pea-shooter a little.

[shortman]

I bought an rm4 on pts247's recomendations and given how i already fancied the sound of one just befor i joined the forum. And i LOVE my rm4! Getting hard to find stock in the uk now as i belive they are discontiued. But its a damn good aeg! And as with most aeg's parts are available to upgrade or repair them if it went wrong. But from what id seen/read they are a solid platform with great out the box performance!

 

Oh and welcome is a great bunch on here.

[Baz JJ]

We do milsims at Eversley near Farnborough.

Next one is August 22nd.

[Drewster211]

Hello mate!

[Dola75]

Leaning towards a Krytac SPR... Any experience with this gun?