A friend from work and his son came out with us a few weeks ago and used rental blasters for a few games. After they’d struggled with the rentals for long enough, I loaned them two of ours for the afternoon.
Fast forward to today, and I’m being asked for recommendations on what to buy, mission accomplished!
The dad is 6’2", so he’ll need a long or adjustable buttstock. His son is 11, and for reference, he found my daughter’s SLR ION with a 4.25" barrel a bit on the heavy side, but compact enough to suit him. I think a full-size metal M4 would be out of the question.
Wanting to make sure they have a good purchasing experience and stick with the hobby, and knowing how fussy some blasters can be, I’m trying to come up with a few solid recommendations.
Their budget is around $250–$400 per blaster ( I haven’t told him yet that he’ll also need a decent charger, two hop-ups, four batteries, and a couple of spare mags). He’ll probably wait to see what the Black Friday / Cyber Monday sales look like. Ideally, both of their blasters would use the same gearbox so he only has to learn one, and it’d be great if they shared the same magazines. Performance wise, something around 17–19 RPS and 300FPS.
The Cyma scar is also a good option …high fps to be had, with minimal mods.
Reliable gearbox, spares available, nice n light for game days.
G36 is also a stellar performer…and a bit different.
The E&C is also a good performer…300 fps out of the box.
They are meant to be a solid box…ask @RokSolid for his opinion …I’m sure he’s worked on them…
Highly recommend CYMA anything… solid blasters, decently built, not OTT pricewise either.
The CYMA blasters with metal V2 gearboxes I reckon are the pick of the bunch. I know Rok’s a big fan of 'em too. Average around 300FPS out of the box ( in my experience ) and last for ages. A few minimal upgrades and they’re up around 330-350FPS no problems.
For larger players the CYMA Sport M16A1 and M16A2 are a solid choice if you need a little more length of pull.
Don’t overlook some of the earlier gear too if you’re on a budget. A well sorted metal geared Jin Ming J10 ACR is a joy to skirmish with if you’re built like bigfoot. Nyon, sure… but rock solid. And not an A/R based jobbie.
There is work at the moment at AKgelblaster AU for black friday stuff.
All blasters will get a discount code or a discount!
The SLRs are awesome things with just a barrel and m90 spring will do all the things.
Metal gearbox too. And down the track can be very upgraded (see my video) or can be swapped to ldx expert and many other gearboxes very easily.
