The Do's and Don'ts of Airsoft brands

[Longshot]

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UPDATED:

Top Brands that should be good performers 'out of the box:'

Systema (though they're extrenely expensive)
Tokyo Marui or 'TM' (best all rounder - Japanese)
KSC (mainly for pistols)
G&G (top Taiwanese firm)
Western Arms or 'WA' (expensive, more collector-orientated Japanese firm)
Maruzen (expensive, more collector-orientated Japanese firm)
Tanaka (expensive, more collector-orientated Japanese firm)
ICS
G&P
King Arms
Classic Army (but 'Proline' not 'Sportline' models)

Cheaper brands that still perform well (if you get a good one):

A&K
Cyma
SRC
KWA
WE
KJW

[dxnib1]

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Not to be pedantic, but isnt KWA just a rebrand of KSC? so they can sell their guns to the U.S/Ect (because KWA don't use real trademarks?

[psirus101]

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Not to be pedantic, but isnt KWA just a rebrand of KSC? so they can sell their guns to the U.S/Ect (because KWA don't use real trademarks?

Its a bit more indepth than that, and sorta the other way around.

[sparrowhawk]

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Its a bit more indepth than that, and sorta the other way around.

maybe so,but when i mention KSC and or KWA, i tend to write KSC/KWA because of their similarities....

also why does everyone forget VFC as a quality brand

[psirus101]

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i tend to write KSC/KWA because of their similarities....

Thats probably because people consider KSC to be a higher quality brand so it goes first, and as KWA are the oem for some KSC products you get the KSC/KWA.

also why does everyone forget VFC as a quality brand

Maybe because there aren't many VFC products around compared to other brands.

[balaclava ben]

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i would say avoid anything under £100 and if its new i would say there is little real chance of anything going wrong if you buy it new. I have yet to see a dud come out of hong kong (and i have seen MANY MANY guns come out of there) not saying there are not duds but quality of china guns have been increasing very rapidly indeed recently

[sparrowhawk]

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i also write it KWA/KSC.....you have to take into consideration that KSC is also split into two, Japan and Taiwan.....i personally dont think there is a lot of difference between any of them...except Japanese KSC has a slightly higher quality control

[balaclava ben]

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who gives a shit how its written.

[chrisk545]

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Ive got a Well the now and its great this is one of the more resent versions though dont know much about the older well's and ive got a jg mp5sd6 with is a brillent gun, would suggest jg i know quite a few people that has bought jg guns and all of them have been really good guns if on a budget and there very relible

[thekonassure]

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Hell Id use a viper LA vest I`ve had my 1st one for ages and ages maybe 7 years maybe more and every now and they I try something else and guess what in the end I end up back in my viper LA vest again maybe I should just pick up the webtext one with the leather bit on it I got one for a friend a few weeks back off here man its just that tad nicer then the viper one but I never got to skirmish in one to try it out lol

[thekonassure]

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The right JG stuff id pretty good for the money. I mean Ive ended up with a new m4 for under £40 or £50 before now and they were good I used them a spare guns or loaners and made an m4 pistol out of one before anyone sold one.

[sparrowhawk]

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who gives a shit how its written.

you've misunderstood the point, i clarified that i write it either way,coz it doesnt matter.
and i didnt want to seem to agree with psirus101 that i placed one over the other in terms of a true difference in quality.

[mack]

Re: The Do's and Don'ts of Airsoft brands

UPDATED:

Top Brands that should be good performers 'out of the box:'

Systema (though they're extrenely expensive)
Tokyo Marui or 'TM' (best all rounder - Japanese)
KSC (mainly for pistols)
G&G (top Taiwanese firm)
Western Arms or 'WA' (expensive, more collector-orientated Japanese firm)
Maruzen (expensive, more collector-orientated Japanese firm)
Tanaka (expensive, more collector-orientated Japanese firm)
ICS
G&P
King Arms
Classic Army (but 'Proline' not 'Sportline' models)

Cheaper brands that still perform well (if you get a good one):

A&K
Cyma
SRC
KWA
WE
KJW

I have to disagree with g&g being top taiwanese, that crown firmly belongs to ICS having owned both. IMO that is

[dxnib1]

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And i wouldn't put classic army as a Top performer. regardless of pro-line or sportline. All my past classic army guns like breaking more than working...

[Sharkbite]

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Thats really helped me out guys.. Wish I read this before spending £250 on a SRC SR4-SD. Nice rifle, but firing 40fps less than advertised.