Mauri vs Kraken
 

Would I be better off upgrading a kraken AK or should I buy a mauri?
The kraken shoots a lot faster from out of the box and comes with a hi-cap mag,battery and charger.
I found wood stock sets on ebay that are super cheap that will fit it as well.
So my question is if I spend nearly triple that amount on a mauri what am I actually gaining?

You're gaining reliability. Just because it has higher FPS doesn't mean it's better.

search up kraken on asc and youll find what i did... for the price of a marui i got a full metal, wood kit and a drop in box and hop up and inner barrel. it will out perform a marui any day

Kraken is just a rebrand of the CYMA 028 AK, a good buy if you don't care about cosmetics or feel.

http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=40035

Use the Search function to read about the Marui.

I'm very interested to hear of your mods, where can I find the upgrade parts?

Yeah, I have the kraken as well and looking for upgrades for it as well.

if you guys give me 15 or 20 il make up an upgrade list for the price of a marui(including gun)

Wow, thanks man ;)

Here we go,
Kraken Ak-47 TM Clone: 180(crappy tire)
King Arms Metal Body:90(Jugglez Should be able to get it)
Full furniture:95 [url]http://www.airsoftparts.ca/store2/index.php?main_page=
Action 8mm AK Rear wired Gearbox:$128 WGCSHOP Item Code:ACTION-ACC-GB01R
Systema .04 ak barrel:29
Pro-win Hop-up:22
Prometheus Hop up bucking and rubber: 5
6 Pack of beer:15
Total 564
Being Cheaper then a TM: Priceless

Snuck that one in there eh?

Also:
From A&A: " Marui AK47 $549.00 "

So no, it's more. Fail. :D

You fail. its called mark charges like 50 bucks for shipping a rifle...
Or you sub the beer for water

And no one charges shipping on those upgrade items or that rifle? That's strange...

Dunno how closely you're keeping score there, but basically what you have isn't really a Kraken anymore. Buy a few external parts and odds and ends parts instead of the initial Kraken, and you have a built-from-parts AK.

That being said, and considering how much shit you had to swap out of it, I think you've just demonstrated beyond a doubt that the Kraken is an absolute piece of shit compared to the Marui.


Edit: not bashing you, either. And having built a few all-from-parts guns myself, I applaud your ingenuity in finding parts to pull it off that barely ran more than $500. But seriously, it says nothing good about the Kraken itself.

Yeah, what are you keeping, the magazine and the outer barrel?