Your first gun

[RandomM_YT]

Hello again it’s me! I just wanted to know what your guy’s first gun was and if you still own it. Thanks!

[RostokMcSpoons]

Tokyo Marui AK47-S



Yup, still got it, still shoots (though not feeding very reliably on full auto), currently wearing a set of Cyma tactical polymer grip / handguard and a stubby grip, as the original plastic handguard was a bit creaky.
Honestly can't remember how long ago I bought it, it could be as far back as 2001 or so

It's still a cool gun, and light and small enough it'll maybe come back from the "retirement home" (my loft) once I start playing CQB 
 

[Impulse]

Warrior L96 (now known as a Well L96) about 17 years ago. Yes, my first gun was a bolt action!

 

Do I still have it? Hell no. Sold it when I was in Spain to finance a Cyma m14.

 

Oldest gun I still have is probably my Bell 1911. Bought it in Spain about 13/14 years ago and it does NOT like the UK climate. It shoots, but with the heavy slide and tiny mags it's not great unless it's at least 20 celcius, though really it needs 25+.

[Rogerborg]

CYMA CM.516.  Really cheap toyish plastic externals, solid internals. Feels like trash, shoots fine, everything can be fUlLy UpGrAdEd. 

 

Not a recommendation, just a note that you don't have to pay much for competitive performance.

[Adolf Hamster]

Cybergun (the old G&g version) f2000.

 

A great way to learn that the path less trodden has potholes, generally it was quite solidly built and was easy to work on, but it suffered dearly with a few key areas notably the proprietary hop unit which wasnt quite strong enough and the rube golberg trigger mech that means reliable semi auto fire is basically a pipe dream.

 

Kept it a long time although it was rarely fielded once my collection started including less awkward options. Did eventually go.

[Mels]

TM M16A1 springer, still shoots well enough 20 plus years later!

 

[JamesAirsofterAgent]

G&G CM16 raider (not the 2.0) in 2018, still have it and still use it as the 'main' RIF, still really need to get a better hop up, spring and barrel for it as in outdoor skirmishes it really is outranged very easily

[Cr0-Magnon]

Blue two-tone WE P226 from JustBBGuns in December 2015!

 

I then just plinked in my garden until the second half of 2016, when I thought it'd be fun to be able to use it against other people (in an insured and consenting game format of course). Booked my first skirmish at my local site and loved the concept but hated the rental guns, so sorted UKARA ASAP and bought a G&G Predator.

 

Oh and have long since sold both, spending waayyyy too much money to achieve very little difference in performance.

Edited August 12, 2022 by Cr0-Magnon

[Lozart]

Tokyo Marui M4A1 AEG.

 

Second hand, mind you. I still have it but much like Triggers Broom, it bears little resemblance to the original!

[Alimcd]

JG not-dragunov back in 2006 or so, upgraded to a SRC (yuck) AKMSU later that year and then stuck the gearbox in a (who remembers this one) Unicorn AKs74u kit in 2008 or 2009. Brushing the dust of the Unicorn got me back into the game a few years ago

[Dusix]

JG G36C, since 2018. After one year upgraded it. Still I'm using it and enjoy playing with it. For me it's cheap and reliable toy.

[Keithlag]

CYMA  CM.002 yes i still have it but its changed abit over the years

[EDcase]

ASG MAC-10 for a film project sometime around 2016 before I actually played in a game.

Still got it but not used in a game yet 😆

 

Edited August 12, 2022 by EDcase

[Nick G]

WE G18, and still got it and still use it regularly. Maple leaf hop and barrel in there these days but never let me down despite loads of abuse !

[concretesnail]

Ares g36. Still going and used as a back up/ loan rifle.

[Shamal]

Dan Dare ray gun. 5 years old. Sparks everywhere and frozen finger after blasting thousands of Mekons.

Kept me from being abducted at bedtime.

I hope the older members on here know what I'm talking about otherwise Im looking like a grade one,card carrying nutter.😜

[JamesAirsofterAgent]

1 hour ago, Keithlag said:

CYMA  CM.002 yes i still have it but its changed abit over the years

How did you go about removing the two tone and getting that great paint job?

[Adolf Hamster]

22 minutes ago, Shamal said:

I hope the older members on here know what I'm talking about otherwise Im looking like a grade one,card carrying nutter.😜

 

Not sure getting the reference precludes that assessment.....

[Shamal]

2 minutes ago, Adolf Hamster said:

 

Not sure getting the reference precludes that assessment.....

Ouch!! 😉

[Keithlag]

19 minutes ago, JamesAirsofterAgent said:

How did you go about removing the two tone and getting that great paint job?

paint thiners and nuprol ultra flat paint

[Jacob Wright]

ASG Ranger M4, bought 5 years ago when I started for the second time. After a short period gave it a paint job (courtesy of Halfords), and a few extra add ons. 
 

Now relegated to being spare/loaner rifle but still going strong!

 

[Speedbird_666]

TM USP Springer (non-hopup) - back in the days where you had to cut the order form out of Gun Mart, send a payable order and wait three weeks for delivery. Good times.

 

 

When I started playing Airsoft, it was a Classic Army Tactical Carbine - at the time ('04ish) one of the better reasonably priced 'from the factory' metal-bodied guns (along with ICS MP5s). It was a bit shit by modern standards (and frankly, TM's at the time), but it got the job done even with the ridiculous stock.

 

 

 

 

 

[Adolf Hamster]

1 hour ago, Shamal said:

Ouch!! 😉

 

 

[Cannonfodder]

3 hours ago, Keithlag said:

 

Ooh MC51SD. Very nice 

2 hours ago, Shamal said:

I hope the older members on here know what I'm talking about otherwise Im looking like a grade one,card carrying nutter.

I got the reference but still think you're a nutter 😁 

[Shamal]

20 minutes ago, Cannonfodder said:

Ooh MC51SD. Very nice 

I got the reference but still think you're a nutter 😁 

Kick a man when he's down why don't ya 🤣