m249 or similar for first weapon?

lurkingknight · July 11th, 2014, 00:48

king arms is still hands down the best value for the money.

Cliffradical · July 11th, 2014, 11:26

Yup, metal and standardized. The plastic ones are made of a nice nylon and have the same guts. King Arms runs barter town.

sushicake · July 11th, 2014, 14:26

I love these guns, I've owned at least 5 of these guns. Always end up selling one then going right back and buying one. Hell even Janus has one of my old ones lol

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But as a first gun I wouldn't recommend it, it really is just a gigantic m4 with a huge mag. A&K/CA uses a proprietary gearbox but everything inside is V2 even the nozzle. If you were going the G&P route then that thing actually uses a V2 gearbox, safety doesn't work on the G&P models though.

Also external parts are readily available and all fit on each other. Mine currently is a CA base with a G&P fullstock, Star/Ares Top tray with rail and a G&P rail system on the front.

ThunderCactus · July 11th, 2014, 19:24

Only thing the safety on the 249 is good for is accidentally being engaged preventing you from getting shot by it lol
Darn things can still shoot even with the safety engaged, g&p's safety is unplugging the battery in the easily accesible spot where the belt normally feeds

Cliffradical · July 12th, 2014, 00:25

I should really quit bullshitting, fix my A&K, sell my A&K, and buy a G&P.
But if I buy a G&P LMG I should really just get a stoner.
Fucking airsoft guns, I hate them!

ThunderCactus · July 12th, 2014, 13:16

Ive worked on the stoners, really not impressive. I dunno if they fixed this, but the last two I saw the bushing holes were off between the two halves of the shells causing the spur gear to rub on the shell and eventually break. Proprietary shells and they needed to be replaced. You can modify a normal v2 shell to fit though.
The ammo feed system was retarded. And the hop chamber/barrel setup was also stupid. Whole gun seemed pretty rushed in design.

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July 11th, 2014, 00:48	#16
lurkingknight "bb bukakke" KING! Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ottawa	king arms is still hands down the best value for the money. __________________ I futz with V2s, V3s and V6s. I could be wrong... but probably, most likely not, as far as I know.

July 11th, 2014, 14:26	#18
sushicake Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Markham, ON	I love these guns, I've owned at least 5 of these guns. Always end up selling one then going right back and buying one. Hell even Janus has one of my old ones lol . But as a first gun I wouldn't recommend it, it really is just a gigantic m4 with a huge mag. A&K/CA uses a proprietary gearbox but everything inside is V2 even the nozzle. If you were going the G&P route then that thing actually uses a V2 gearbox, safety doesn't work on the G&P models though. Also external parts are readily available and all fit on each other. Mine currently is a CA base with a G&P fullstock, Star/Ares Top tray with rail and a G&P rail system on the front. __________________ "Don't you know the first law of physics? Anything fun costs atleast $8"

July 11th, 2014, 11:26	#17
Cliffradical butthurt for not having a user title Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Winnipeg	Yup, metal and standardized. The plastic ones are made of a nice nylon and have the same guts. King Arms runs barter town.

July 11th, 2014, 19:24	#19
ThunderCactus Not Eye Safe, Pretty Boy Maximus on the field take his picture! Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2007	Only thing the safety on the 249 is good for is accidentally being engaged preventing you from getting shot by it lol Darn things can still shoot even with the safety engaged, g&p's safety is unplugging the battery in the easily accesible spot where the belt normally feeds

July 12th, 2014, 00:25	#20
Cliffradical butthurt for not having a user title Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Winnipeg	I should really quit bullshitting, fix my A&K, sell my A&K, and buy a G&P. But if I buy a G&P LMG I should really just get a stoner. Fucking airsoft guns, I hate them!

July 12th, 2014, 13:16	#21
ThunderCactus Not Eye Safe, Pretty Boy Maximus on the field take his picture! Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2007	Ive worked on the stoners, really not impressive. I dunno if they fixed this, but the last two I saw the bushing holes were off between the two halves of the shells causing the spur gear to rub on the shell and eventually break. Proprietary shells and they needed to be replaced. You can modify a normal v2 shell to fit though. The ammo feed system was retarded. And the hop chamber/barrel setup was also stupid. Whole gun seemed pretty rushed in design.

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