Here is my little
Springer introduction Thread. (An apeal to the mods: as I admid it is a shameless selfpromotion of my thread, it might be beneficial for newcomers to give it a sticky. ;-) )
Anyways, an AEP would be your best choice if you don't like to cock for every shot and the AEP glock has the same power of a TM springer.
Now having said that, if you get used to springers, they will get very usefull. Performance will depend on FPS and cocking smotthness meaning cocking will be faster. According to some American springer users, there are now and then NBB and GBB users who got their asses handed to them by high performance springers. Also, a good quality springer can last up to 5 years with medium care. Durability is the advantage of low-tech.
Downside of course, you can not use 2 springers at once. Well, unless you use Revolver springers.