Tokyo Marui AEG Questions

[dexvx]

I'm interested in purchasing a Toyko Marui M4A1 AEG... but I'm a cautious shopper and I wanna few questions answered, especially since this is gonna be my first AEG.

1) Is Tokyo Marui good? Or can you recommend any other brand? I like the M4A1 design, and it seems that they are the only ones that carry it (around $200). For that matter, any store recommendations?
2) How much maintenance does an AEG require?
3) What kind of accessories should I buy?

 

[MacBaine]

I don't have one, but I thought these look good. Classic Army on Redwolf. Around $200, and they are full metal.

 

[dexvx]

Are the Marui's not full metal?

 

[BigJohnKC]

Tokyo Marui AEGs are by far the best brand of AEG available. Whatever you do, don't buy Classic Army guns, they will only cause you problems.

To answer your questions:
1) Tokyo Marui is the best. I have a friend who has the M4A1, and he is very happy with it. The store I would recommend is called DEN Trinity. They are a Hong Kong dealer, so your shipping costs will be more, but you will be very satisfied with their guns. They will even do upgrades for you. The one upgrade I have to recommend is to get a tight-bore barrel - it will definitely help your accuracy.

2) AEGs require minimal maintenace. They are not nearly as fickle as a GBB pistol. Just pop in a charged battery and go. This is of course true for a TM AEG....if you buy a Classic Army AEG you'll pop in the battery, shoot a few rounds, then return it to the shop because something broke again. Plus, since the guns are all quite similar, it is not too hard to upgrade and modify the guns for longer range, better accuracy, and even visual add-ons (laser sights, scopes, tracer units, type-R stickers, etc.).

3) Upgrade the inner barrel, maybe get a stronger spring (stock shoots about 285 fps, my upgraded gun gets 350 or so), scope, hi capacity mags, camoflague gear, radio, other war stuff from the army surplus store.....

You'll enjoy the AEG. You can get a full metal gun, but they are much heavier and don't really add much to the experience IMO. If it's your thing, then do it.....but still buy a Tokyo Marui gun. The internals are where it counts, and nothing can hold a candle to TM. Classic Army sells full metal body kits for most guns.

 

[Doggiedog]

If you don't mind me asking... what are you guys talking about?

Are these BB guns?

 

[BigJohnKC]

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
If you don't mind me asking... what are you guys talking about?

Are these BB guns?

Airsoft is a war-simulation game, similar in many respects to paintball. However, the guns are realistic-looking as opposed to paintball, and they players are generally a little less mainstream - there are far fewer airsoft fields in this country than paintball fields. The guns fire 6mm plastic BBs at rates up to 500-600 feet per second, but usually around the 280-350 fps range. It plays like paintball (as a point of reference) - if you are hit, you call "out" and such. Military tactics are used, and in larger games there are real objectives. Most games are simple "capture the flag" or "elimination" types games. You must be honest and fair to play since when you are hit only you know it (no big splotches of paint on your clothes). Check out a few of the sites linked to in this thread to see what the guns are like, or visit Airsoft Zone for more information.

"Paintball is like expensive nerf, Airsoft is like cheap war..."

 

[dexvx]

Never knew ppl played airsoft guns like paintball, I just wanted one for the looks.

Ok, you answered most of my questions... I have a few more

How long does a battery last? (Its not gonna crap out after a couple magazines right?)
And what do you mean by better accuracy? I mean, even with stock, we have decent accuracy right?
How loud is it when you fire? (dont want to piss the neighbors off)

So far it looks good to go.

 

[LordMaul]

One thing to keep in mind is that you are probably most definitely going to need to upgrade it. The barrel has some serious wobbling problems, from what I've heard.

I do not know much about the Classic Army one, though I hear it's supposed to be good, I'd wait until they are equally reviewed and the statistics are in on reliability to compare them before ordering.

 

[LordMaul]

Originally posted by: dexvx
Never knew ppl played airsoft guns like paintball, I just wanted one for the looks.

Ok, you answered most of my questions... I have a few more

How long does a battery last? (Its not gonna crap out after a couple magazines right?)
And what do you mean by better accuracy? I mean, even with stock, we have decent accuracy right?

So far it looks good to go.

The battery is rechargable and lasts, more than likely, for more than enough time than you will need.

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

Classic Army and the Tokyo Marui are the same thing except CA has the metal body and shoots farther/harder thanks to the more powerful EG1000 motor instead of the EG700 found in TM weapons. I know the Tokyo Marui M16A2 uses the EG1000 motor though. And, as stated above, CA apparantly suck quality-wise. Apparantly there's a higher percentage of lemons when compared to TM. I know the Tokyo Marui M16A2 uses the EG1000 motor though.

Also, apparantly Redwolf sucks. From what I understand, they went down in customer service a lot recently. Also, check out this Airsoft Ohio thread for information on a bunch of stores that sell airsoft.

 

[LordMaul]

Classic Army and the Tokyo Marui are the same thing except CA has the metal body and shoots farther/harder thanks to the more powerful EG1000 motor instead of the EG700 found in TM weapons. I know the Tokyo Marui M16A2 uses the EG1000 motor though. And, as stated above, CA apparantly suck quality-wise. Apparantly there's a higher percentage of lemons when compared to TM. I know the Tokyo Marui M16A2 uses the EG1000 motor though.


CA and TM the same, with the exception of the motor?

I think not. That's like the retards in that other airsoft thread saying that since the KJ is a copy of the TM gun, it's equal in quality.

 

[Noirish]

Originally posted by: dexvx
I'm interested in purchasing a Toyko Marui M4A1 AEG... but I'm a cautious shopper and I wanna few questions answered, especially since this is gonna be my first AEG.

1) Is Tokyo Marui good? Or can you recommend any other brand? I like the M4A1 design, and it seems that they are the only ones that carry it (around $200). For that matter, any store recommendations?
2) How much maintenance does an AEG require?
3) What kind of accessories should I buy?

I have that exact model.
I paid close to $300 for it after shipping though.
It looks and feels like the real thing.

 

[js1973]

"Airsoft is like cheap war..." "

I know you were speaking in relative terms, but neither of those two hobbies could be considered cheap.

I was going to invest in an AEG, but seeing one in action turned me off to it. They sound like a sewing machine. The gas guns are cooler, but from what I've read are not as reliable or durable. That and they are way more money to operate and maintain. Eh, I'm probably too old for it anyway.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Little misinformation here.

Classic Army and the Tokyo Marui are the same thing except CA has the metal body and shoots farther/harder thanks to the more powerful EG1000 motor instead of the EG700 found in TM weapons.

It's true that some of the parts are the same, but not all. The CA's from what I've seen are inferior in build and reliability from the TM's. That's not to say the CA's are pure crap. They have had their problems though. I wouldn't get a CA and anticipate it being perfect. If it's for a n00b, TM all the way. The 1000 series motors aren't more powerful than the 700s, if anything, the opposite is true. The 1000s are known for high rate of fire. The 700s have a bit more torque (this is how it was a couple of years ago). The difference isn't anything big though. The 700s inbetween the 560 and the 1000 (duh), not quite as fast, but a bit better and turning heavier gears.

Maintenance isn't a biggy. Charge the battery (trickle recommended, but I do fast charging), play, discharge the battery, set the hop-up to zero, run the cleaning rod down the barrel with a bit of paper towel on the end dampened with silcone (can get it at any hobby store). You may not need to do the silicone each time. When the hop up gets the silicone on it, it may take a couple of mags to get it dry and working good again.