Cybergun/AMG Thompson

[Pvt. Eddy]

I was looking around and I found a all metal mariu compatible cyber gun thompson. www.depot53.com/Electric+-+AEG+AEP+EBB/Classics/Thompson+M1-A1+CyberGun+AGM.html
Anyone know if this would be any good?

[101steasykid]

Depot53 is a fine seller if that is what you are asking. About the thompson, it is the same cybergun model that everyone else has.

[gunfreak]

if you want a thompson i would go for this
www.boomarms.com/sc/viewproductdetail.asp?ProductID=1898
www.boomarms.com/sc/showcatalog.asp?CategoryLevel=999&aSearch=1&sKeyword=thompson

[Pvt. Eddy]

what I'm mainly afraid of is compromising quality for price. I really don't want to spend $600 to get the TM Thompson and wood conversion kit. I so I need to make sure the cheaper versions are high quality still.

[gunfreak]

as far as I know the CYMA is an exact copy of the TM one.

but some other people know more about that

[Pvt. Eddy]

I found a review!
www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=113483
It's specifically about the CYMA thompson

[twombly]

Well, I'm an owner of the china-made Thompson and I'm really satisfied.
If you want to buy one, get it from www.rsov.com. Just write "Thompson" and you'll find all you need like 47round magazines sold in pairs for 22 USD and wood kit for 89 USD.

[mauser98k]

We have two on here as well, look in the gun reviews section.

[2nd Bat]

I own a Cyber gun Thompson (with trades) as well as a Marui Thompson (I've had a couple of them actually) The Chinese clone as indicated is far less expensive but actually performs practically on par with the Maruis. It shoots harder right out of the box and feels everybit as robust and solid. The barrel strength is actually somewhat superior which was weak point on the Marui. The hop up is not quite as nice and the motor whine is somewhat louder which may or may not indicate precision tolerances in the gear box. I have fired thousands of rounds through it already and it works flawlessly. The battery that comes standard is nothing to write home about and you should buy a backup (Not a bad idea regardless) The charger works fine for a basic charger and since neither comes standard with the Marui just adds to the value equation. The low cap magazine is hard to pop into and out of place relative to the Marui and is plastic where the Marui is all metal. Marui mags work fine in it. The hop up as with all the Chinese clones does not seem as precise as the Marui but for an SMG works fine.

The ergonomics of the Thompson was horrible (Bad balance, awkward mag release and aiming etc.) but this is characteristic of 1930s designs not a dig on this particular product which accurately depicts these failings in the original Thompson design.

The Cyma version is somewhat lighter then the Marui but both are quite heavy for an airsoft gun (As they should be since the Thompson was an extremely heavy gun in it's day.) I am very pleased with it and feel it represents another great value for us WW2 airsofters.

[bluenose68]

I have a cybergun Thompson and it's the mutts nuts. Accurate, excellent ROF and feels more solid than the TM I tried first. Buy one - you won't regret it!

[p51]

I just saw one over the weekend. It wasn't for sale. If it had been, I'd have bought it for sure. The main thing keeping me from buying the TM was the plastic stocks and the weak forward receiver. But I've heard that the CYMA one is beefier in regard to the barrel and that wood stocks can be found for these now, assuming you can use the same ones for the CYMA one. As for depot 53, well, they ARE a good vendor to buy from, but they have issues if you need to return something, so I would never recommend them for that reason. Then again, I've had nothing but great experiences with Evike, and I know of several people who have had bad dealings with them. With any vendor, it's the luck of the draw, I guess.

[Guinness]

Lee-

I have a TM-

With a bit of time, and a liberal amount of JB Weld around the area that supports the barrel (under the front handguard) they are rock solid and nothing to be afraid of.

I have owned and weathered one of the ACM Thompsons, and I didn't notice any differences between the two- I would do the same to it to be on the safe side and then buy another gun with the difference in price

[bluenose68]

Having shot both, I went for the ACM with trademarks. No barrel wobble and 328 fps out of the box. plus an excellent ROF - first time I used it with a hi-cap, people thought it was an ACM support weapon... Although I suspect this is more down to the fact that the Tommy is a noisy b*gger!

[Guinness]

Well, just bear in mind that the TM doesn't have 'barrel wobble' out of the box either-

We're not talking first gen M16 here.

The TM is just prone to break at that point, so a brand new gun out of the wrapper should be the same- The advice is, strengthen it with JB weld or some other method and the gun will last a good long time

Cuz you know its gonna get dropped, knocked over, man-handled, and thats when they break.

[2nd Bat]

Another approach with the infamous Thompson barrel weakness is to either not use a sling with the gun or always sling it with the guns butt up. When you use a sling with the gun in the traditional way it's not a case of if the barel area is going to break but when. Applying liberal amounts of JB weld between the obviously weak seam is one solution that seems to be working well. Schmitty had another solution as well if you go several pages further back into the technical archives, that is (as always from schmitty) masterful.

In the grand scheme of things this flaw in the Thompson design is really more of a heads up then a warning not to buy the gun. Folks have been generally very pleased with both the CYMA gun and Marui Thompsons and the barrel break, though somewhat common is the exception rather then the rule. I had one break after several years of extensive use where it was my primary gun. I used the CAW kit and converted it to an M1928.

[YankeeDiv26]

I used a bracket I made on mine when the barrel started to wobble. Worked perfectly.