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EternaL ¤Design · March 22nd, 2009, 19:12

I understand those staying away from TM guns all together. As some of my friends said, you'll pay a ridiculous price for a plastic gun that you will need to upgrade anyway for it to be competitive and to fix the few problems you might have with their mechbox. Although it might have the best mechbox in the airsoft world, a TM gun will still need some 50-100$ worth of upgrades.

So you'll pay around 600$ for a very good gun indeed, but you'll also soon realize that you will have to upgrade it to fully enjoy its greatness. The same can be said for what... 90% of airsoft guns.. True, but most won't cost you 600$. Just take a freaking Kraken for example. You can get a kraken for 120$, change EVERYTHING in it, and for about the price of a stock TM AK, you'll get something that is better and made of metal and wood if you're a little lucky.

Quality wise, TM are still the best, but like all high end AEGs, they suffer from the clones that are now every-freaking-where, at 1/3 or 1/2 of the price... Kids are buying airsoft guns like crazy and newcomers simply wanting to test the sport, are buying clones that they will upgrade later instead of buying CA, TM etc...

Its no real surprise for me to see TM and some other high end AEGs having problems selling their stuff. Especially in Canada. My first gun will be a VFC, a TM, a KWA or a CA. I'm not interested in buying a JG or any other cheap clone. But all the guns I'm looking for are 600+$ stock. They will need some upgrades or some parts that are simply not included with the gun. But I'm ready to take the plunge and be serious about this. And out of the 9 guys I know that are interested in the sport, I'm the only one ready to dish out so much money right off the bat. But that's airsoft for you, you have both choices really. Go cheap, or go deep.

March 22nd, 2009, 19:12	#49
EternaL ¤Design Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Trois-Rivières, Québec	I understand those staying away from TM guns all together. As some of my friends said, you'll pay a ridiculous price for a plastic gun that you will need to upgrade anyway for it to be competitive and to fix the few problems you might have with their mechbox. Although it might have the best mechbox in the airsoft world, a TM gun will still need some 50-100$ worth of upgrades. So you'll pay around 600$ for a very good gun indeed, but you'll also soon realize that you will have to upgrade it to fully enjoy its greatness. The same can be said for what... 90% of airsoft guns.. True, but most won't cost you 600$. Just take a freaking Kraken for example. You can get a kraken for 120$, change EVERYTHING in it, and for about the price of a stock TM AK, you'll get something that is better and made of metal and wood if you're a little lucky. Quality wise, TM are still the best, but like all high end AEGs, they suffer from the clones that are now every-freaking-where, at 1/3 or 1/2 of the price... Kids are buying airsoft guns like crazy and newcomers simply wanting to test the sport, are buying clones that they will upgrade later instead of buying CA, TM etc... Its no real surprise for me to see TM and some other high end AEGs having problems selling their stuff. Especially in Canada. My first gun will be a VFC, a TM, a KWA or a CA. I'm not interested in buying a JG or any other cheap clone. But all the guns I'm looking for are 600+$ stock. They will need some upgrades or some parts that are simply not included with the gun. But I'm ready to take the plunge and be serious about this. And out of the 9 guys I know that are interested in the sport, I'm the only one ready to dish out so much money right off the bat. But that's airsoft for you, you have both choices really. Go cheap, or go deep.