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Post by 10target on Mar 19, 2011 18:09:36 GMT -5
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Post by theloonygunner on Mar 19, 2011 18:41:08 GMT -5
plastic construction.... save your money and buy a refurbished CYMA
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Post by dercommissar on Mar 19, 2011 20:00:51 GMT -5
plastic construction.... save your money and buy a refurbished CYMA Well, I cannot speak of its quality yet, a cheap Thompson could still potentially be a good thing. The CYMA is at least 2x as much, so this could be a good starter gun.
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Post by 10target on Mar 19, 2011 20:05:08 GMT -5
Especially for those who are not sure if they want to fully engage themselves into the sport. Maybe if little kids show up to a game these could be given out to them, lots of positive possibilities I think.
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Mar 19, 2011 22:08:52 GMT -5
I would just save $40 for a refurbished Thompson from Kapowwelike the loonygunner said. The CYMA Thompson is definitely worth that little extra.
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Post by dercommissar on Mar 19, 2011 22:15:46 GMT -5
I would just save $40 for a refurbished Thompson from Kapowwelike the loonygunner said. The CYMA Thompson is definitely worth that little extra. Yeah, well the point is this is not aimed at people like you. Joe 16 year old who may be unsure if he wants to WW2 airsoft could at least have an affordable weapon to start with.
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Mar 20, 2011 9:33:37 GMT -5
It seems a waist of money to me. Doesn't have much upgrade potential, probably shoots pretty poorly, costs $80, is all plastic, probably wouldn't be too long before it broke down. Buying it is like throwing money out the window in my opinion. I guess if you have a lot of cash it wouldn't be a problem, but most 16 year old guys, like myself, don't have a big bank account. If someone bought a CYMA Thompson, went to a game, and afterwards decided they didn't like it they could always sell it. Better yet have someone loan you a weapon. But then again who doesn't enjoy this hobby?? ;D
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Post by 10target on Mar 20, 2011 14:12:53 GMT -5
Here is the question though, would you rather have this or a Cyma thompson break on you? If the Fire Power model did you wouldn't be down as much, and Ive had three Cyma thompsons crap on me.
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Post by FlyingSquirrelcat on Mar 20, 2011 15:40:09 GMT -5
If the cyma broke down yo can do this wonderful cute little thing called fixing it. Replacements are abundant. I had one, it broke, I upgraded it and fixed it myself, sold it for twice the money with my "Knowledge of the weapon" Not to sound like a dick but thats not the way to go. I mean if you were out and felt like buying it go for it. But think about it, why would they have a cheap, plastic thompson..its for Call of Duty nerds who need to get there fill and those 12 year olds who would absolutely piss themselves with out it My 2 cents
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Mar 20, 2011 16:46:43 GMT -5
Here is the question though, would you rather have this or a Cyma thompson break on you? If the Fire Power model did you wouldn't be down as much, and Ive had three Cyma thompsons crap on me. CYMA Thompsons aren't perfect. If a CYMA Thompson broke it can be fixed for probably under $40. It has upgrade potential, it fires very nicely without upgrades, it is mostly metal. This one is mostly plastic, little to no upgrade potential, costs $80(not that cheap), plus you'll probably be over powered by better brands when playing a game. If a gun doesn't even have potential to be a good gun I'd never buy it. Especially when there's other options which only cost a little more.
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Post by jimmiroquai on Mar 20, 2011 18:33:49 GMT -5
Actually, it doesn't mention if the gearbox is also plastic. It the gearbox is plastic, then this will be cr@p. But if the gearbox is metal (i.e the same version 6 as the cyma) then durability, upgrade potential, and maybe even shooting experience could be the same as the cyma. This would be a good loaner gun. But i wouldn't expect the externals to last very long. Even the metal cymas and more so the TMs break at the barrel-receiver junctions.
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Mar 20, 2011 18:52:00 GMT -5
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Post by 10target on Mar 20, 2011 21:50:21 GMT -5
Yeah I saw this gun about a year ago in a sporting goods store. And I did repair those thompsons that broke down on me. But 4 or 5 games later they would crap on me again so I just ditched them.
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Mar 20, 2011 21:58:42 GMT -5
Maybe you were doing something wrong. If everything is put together properly your gun should not break down on you, unless it has a faulty design. The CYMA Thompson certainly doesn't.
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Post by jimmiroquai on Mar 21, 2011 5:32:19 GMT -5
Aahh i see. In that case, don't bother with plastic gearboxes. They were laughable then, they are still laughable now.
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