Decent Airsoft rifle for 11yo

Shift · Oct 18, 2013

I know nothing of airsoft guns. My 10 yo son just got his first yesterday. A Taurus PT92, spring powered and he's loving it. Plinking away at everything in the backyard. I have been thinking of getting him an evil black airsoft rifle for Christmas or his birthday coming up, Walmart had an M4 for $99 which I was considering but its not on the shelf anymore for me to read the package and learn a little about them. Does anyone have any suggestions on a decent quality reasonable price M4 styled rifle? Many of the ones I've sees look like cheap plastic toys, I want to get something decent that wont break jumping around in the woods with his friends.

Also CO2 vs spring powered? Is CO2 more powerful or just provide semi-auto action versus having to charge ( :shrug:

) a spring? Ultimately do you think CO2 would be better over spring?

lx1x · Oct 18, 2013

Shift said:
I know nothing of airsoft guns. My 10 yo son just got his first yesterday. A Taurus PT92, spring powered and he's loving it. Plinking away at everything in the backyard. I have been thinking of getting him an evil black airsoft rifle for Christmas or his birthday coming up, Walmart had an M4 for $99 which I was considering but its not on the shelf anymore for me to read the package and learn a little about them. Does anyone have any suggestions on a decent quality reasonable price M4 styled rifle? Many of the ones I've sees look like cheap plastic toys, I want to get something decent that wont break jumping around in the woods with his friends.

Also CO2 vs spring powered? Is CO2 more powerful or just provide semi-auto action versus having to charge () a spring? Ultimately do you think CO2 would be better over spring?

Look into battery operated ones..

Pyramid air.. I think is the sites name.. they have good selections.

Shift · Oct 18, 2013

lx1x said:
Look into battery operated ones..

Pyramid air.. I think is the sites name.. they have good selections.

Didn't know there was such a thing. Certainly will look into it. I really don't like the idea of co2 but i'm sure he would like semi auto

lx1x · Oct 18, 2013

Shift said:
Didn't know there was such a thing. Certainly will look into it. I really don't like the idea of co2 but i'm sure he would like semi auto

Yeah.. battery operated ones are semi or auto. I have an old "aftermath" m4. It fires semi, 3shots or full. Lots of fun.

Cyclone · Oct 20, 2013

www.airsoftgi.com
www.evike.com
www.airsplat.com

Been an airsoft player for 15 years and these sites sell good stuff. Echo 1 is a good brand and decent airsoft for entry level around $100 to $200. Then Classic Army, G&P, Tokyo Marui, G&G and ICS for professional level if he will play mil-sim in the future around $200 to $400. Then there is Systema which is even more expensive than real steel around $1600 to $2000+.
Never get the one in walmart, junk and disposable. He will only get to play with this for a month and lots of feed issue...

Cyclone · Oct 20, 2013

CO2 are only good for Pistols. There is also called green gas Pistols, and you can get an adaptor so you can use regular portable propane gas to charge the gun...

Dogabutila · Oct 20, 2013

Right now the go to entry level is the G&G combat machine. Frankly, I'm sick of them cause everybody and their brother has one. But that's because the price to performance is there. And none of the other offerings at that price range can match the quality of the internals. The externals aren't the best, but at that price you can't have everything. Still, it doesn't feel like complete shit and the guns at that range that feel nice have inferior guts.

Cyclone · Oct 20, 2013

Highly recommended this. A little above your budget but just like they said, buy once cry once...
http://www.airsplat.com/Items/ER-E1-M4-JP30.htm

Mofiki · Oct 21, 2013

I highly recomend the classic army G36k I have put somewhere arround $1200 into mine. If he is interested in the M4 design I highly reccomend the ICS brand one http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/redwolf/airsoft/ReviewDetail?reviewID=141

the gear box in it is one of the best you can buy. if for some reason your gears strip out you pop it open pull out the bad box and drop a new one in.

Melnic · Oct 30, 2013

My kids got the $100 battery operated ones and they all broke. The combo spring and electrics all still work in manual spring mode but not electric any more
They all broke within weeks
His co2 pistol broke too while they were at the airsoft arena in Rockvile this summer
They were not recharging the batteries ahead I time anyway so spring seemed to work better for them anyway.
They have buddies that do their own airsoft wars so he has a full mask and gloves when they do it

Read reviews before you buy

Mofiki · Nov 4, 2013

as with most things you really get what you pay for with as guns

Ripfubar · Nov 4, 2013

G&G FTW

I have a bunch (for my kids). For the money (150) the G&G Combat Machines M4 Raider is awesome!!. High quality, easy to work on if needed, easy to upgrade, light weight (carbon 15 light). All the others in this price range are heavy pot metal fragile beasts. The M4 Raider is excellent but the MP5 is Sick! And the SCAR even better. They go together almost exactly the same way as real steel. I use AirsoftGI almost exclusively. We have a Crossman M4 we got from Bass Pro and the stock broke off in a couple of days.

Ripfubar · Nov 4, 2013

G&G FTW

I have a bunch (for my kids). For the money (150) the G&G Combat Machines M4 Raider is awesome for the money. High quality, easy to work on if needed, easy to upgrade, light weight (carbon 15 light). All the others in this price range are heavy pot metal fragile beasts. The M4 Raider is excellent but the MP5 is Sick! And the SCAR even better. They go together almost exactly the same way as real steel. I use AirsoftGI almost exclusively. We have a Crossman M4 we got from Bass Pro and the stock broke off in a couple of days.

SlotMachine · Nov 4, 2013

look up Tactical Airsoft Arena in rockville md. you can handle different weapons before buying

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