£300 budget for new gun?

[ljkenny]

19 hours ago, Sitting Duck said:

TBH I don't hate all G&G's and the CM18 MOD1 is a nice first M4

comes with midcap - perhaps should of been a high cap

and don't like the flash hider - a QD one but nah stick a stubby suppressor on there

BUT a nice looking gun for a G&G

 

 

 

How different is the MOD1 from the SRL and TR4 (the AEGs I was considering before I viewed this thread). 

[Sitting Duck]

3 hours ago, ljkenny said:

 

How different is the MOD1 from the SRL and TR4 (the AEGs I was considering before I viewed this thread). 

 

Old school trigger, polymer receiver

but G&G's polymer are a little more flexible than the usual harder/brittle plastic receivers of before

(so the idea they don't just break up in colder weather like the really hard cheap plastic from China etc....)

it has a 275mm barrel they say so it is a nice length that sits well for most instances

(though you can use whatever you like but I find a 250-300 barrel is a good all rounder)

 

It is kind of like a big brother or Daddy of FireHawk

Longer RIS, same flip up sights and I "think" they should have the better blue "powerful motor" in there aprox 25k

much better than $hite std 18k motor on Raiders & some others

BUT don't quote me as manufacturers do switch stuff around a bit

 

The SR-L range very likely is a polymer receiver but there are some metal receiver options I think

Not sure if the limited RED guns were metal or still polymer

I know that a BOT 300 can come with either a polymer and/or metal receiver depending on price tag

Not sure about the Predator & Hog's if they are all metal/polymer or a mixture

 

What I do know is that the price of the new CM's is a fair bit for a Polymer Combat Machine

When you consider or compare it against a £120-£130 Raider and most of the same stuff is inside

Then add in the ETU hit n miss fiasco and hmmmm maybe have a think about the extra money

(sure they look nice but then so they should do for a tarted up Raider - bit cruel but half true)

 

The Top Tech or Advanced stuff should be metal receiver, some have a basic non ETU mosfet

Some of these higher end models may have blowback or PBB with a fancy cylinder on top

These blowback boxes "can" crack a little bit more easily than std non blowback boxes if pushed

I'm not into blowback but others love/like the feature, though G&G seem to be phasing these PBB boxes out now

You need to very carefully check each model on the TT Advanced range as they can vary Std/PBB boxes

Also some might but most of them won't have a basic mosfet fitted as standard

So you are paying more for a metal receiver and a few extra bits but not much different inside really

(So again research and decide if it really is worth spending the extra)

 

Once you get up to £300 or so many people think you should stop looking at G&G's and consider others

Eg: Krytac, Evo or get a nice gun tweaked to your spec

[Dan]

I would go for an Ics par M3 or Cxp UK1r both a tad over £300 but seem to be quite good, I wanted one of the above but my budget was lower due to having a baby and missus would be tapping her foot so went for and Ics m4a1 instead  think most of them come with two hi caps too ..