I also own one of these and honestly say for the price and compatibility for upgrades, this guns is well worth it. Awesome for starters and people who are just testing the waters. I put a pdi 140% spring , new tightbore,and cylinder head in mine. On the field we kicked ass and out shot alot of TM's, CA's, for the price and compatibility nobody can go wrong! God knows I wouldn't get rid of mine, got a ca m15 a4 not even half the gun, for distance and accuracy. But with a little time and money I'll get her up there with the gods of war! LOL

Sad to say when I lent my Kraken to a friend and we went target shooting, me with my CA M14, the Kraken outshot my M14 in distance and accuracy. Now I have my M14 upgraded to 390-400fps! lol

yah for sure it is pretty sad, but hopefully some of these big names like TM & CA get a reality check that the "little people" can produce quality firearms and the big names will lower they're pricing to compete with the other guys!

Then again, it's like an old saying I've heard, "Wish In One Hand And Shit In The Other And See Which One Fills Up First!"
LOL!

It's not really a problem with the pricing I think since these clear ones are allowed into Canada allot easier. The reason the brand name ones are so expensive is all the costs and paperwork it takes to get them imported.

I wonder if anyone has ever contacted CA about opening a brand in Canada! They have CA headquarters is Italy, USA, Japan, etc so why not here!

Very good point, never thought that way Drache!

I've been buying these, testing them, and reselling them so people know they are getting ones that work. If anyone wants to know, this is what they look like before paint:

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/4...c005hr8.th.jpg

So you make a profit as a tester, where one can simply return it to the place they bought it from? I was wondering why you were praising these so much.

I don't profit, I sell them for the exact same price. I have one for sale on airsoftkelowna.com right now and even purchased an extra mag for it. Next time ask before assuming something as such!

The reason I talk so high about these is because when I first started I have NO money to play and sold everything I could to buy a TM. Here is a much cheaper started gun to get allot more people into this sport.

And besides, there are many places where these aren't being sold.

Next time try not to judge someone before you know all the facts.

I don't think Alex was trying to be a dick... I think he was just being Alex.. hahah.

I remember saving up for 2 months to buy a TM + metal body. Guh. Never walking down that road again.

well put.

a noobie can get a hold on some cheap star mags and this rifle and he set. Drache is exactly right. open this sport up so people can try it without spending shitloads of cash. If they like it, then they upgrade to a TM or CA. That's exactly what I did.

TM is (in my experience) a money dump. Why not save, and get an ICS, or GG AK, which will make eye-sex to you everytime you look over at it?

another good point to you kos, in opinion a noobie won't really be that hardcore yet, at that point they would be taking it all in and getting comfortable. sorta not the right words but I think you now what I mean. again kos kudos to you, a hard one to answer, LOL

Why thank you, Coyote!

If I could go back to my noob days, where I thought TM was the best brand EVER, I'd punch myself in the face, and tell my self to buy a PTW. Seriously..

Moral of the story : Impatience sucks balls! Save your money!

That's what made me think that. And at 1:47am, thats enough to get me talking ;)