mahabra695 wrote:Honestly, all guns will break eventually. There is no denying that. What matters is longevity. My KWA lasted about 9 months before I actually had to buy replacement parts for it. G&Gs seem to also last a long time, as well as SRC. It also seems like the new CAs are pretty reliable, I shouldve bought one over my VFC. Out of all of those, I would say the best platforms for upgrading are CAs and G&Gs.
My E1 original M4 and M16 are going on 5-6 years. Greybody series had UNDENIABLY good parts, but these were really early E1's. All original parts, 350 FPS, 18BPS.
My 1st G&P is going on a year owned by me, but the model has been used since 2005. Still all original parts.
26bps, 380fps on a 9.6.
I WISH new rifles had the expectancy of the older carbines, I have had much better luck buying older, all original rifles, if a gun survives its first year of combat, no issues, its usually a good sign for longevity.
Pick up an old CA proline for cheap, leave it be, and your set. Pick up a used G&P, one of the older solid ones, and your set.
I just got the new MAGPUl MOE Carbine by G&P, and I can definitely say it is different in terms of internals, then the old/Classic G&P series. Will keep everyone update on how the MOE holds up though.