[Ricochet]

I load my magazines to about 60 rounds only, and carry 8 total. When you have sixty players hitting a facility, and then moving up their mobile respawn, and constantly dropping guys off by truck, it's intense. It takes hours to chew them off your back, and drive them away. Milsims like that, had tons of action, and your heart doesn't stop pumping, you're on high alert the whole time. You don't know if your going to be hit by a small strike team or the entire enemy force. Sneaking through their main base of operations, which is a giant steam plant, with hundreds of windows, huge cement basement, and floors and floors of catwalks and ladders. Tens of enemy's matching around, and then digging them out of there before they even know what hit them. No acting, no mercy, grenades, guns, and good memories. 24 hours, with less than an hour sleep, and endless extreme fun. We had guys designated to reload magazines, that would take everyone's mags and run them back to the re-load area , because we were going throug rounds so fast. There was always someone to reinforce the guy or guys you just killed. We'd take turns, because you'd go through mag after mag exchanging with the enemy. Both sides expelling ammo. I'd kill the same guy several times, and he'd be back for more before either team would give ground. I'd get killed two, three, four or more times, and return to the same fight over the same building. Once we won, we'd have to regroup, and go hit them before they could. Try an catch them unaware, and take more land, buildings, or steal their objectives.

I like GBBRs, I do. However, couldn't have pulled off a game like that with one. You can't carry enough gas on you for that kind of fire fight. Your vehicles are a mile away, and your ruck sack full of ammo, food, water, and ranger blankets is with the other squad. You had to carry all your ammo, two meals, and three liters of water at least. Not to mention tools, radio, a warm later, everything you'll need for at least 12 hours plus, because you may only get one or two refill opportunities. You need to be able to sling a thousands of rounds without seeing your ruck, your vehicle, or your friends.

As far as accuracy and distance, I have yet to see a GBBR keep up to a Systema, then again, nothing really does. There are guns that shoot as far, or as quickly, but you just can't get the all around performance of one. I've run a Systema at 300 FPS (black cylinder), or blue, gold, red, etc. Their hop-ups are just the best in my opinion, and we can get more than 300 feet out of our rounds easily, and consistantly. Two batteries will put out more rounds than you can carry gas on you, and they are consistently the same, and not affected by temperature. Systemas electronics do not constantly fry, that's a myth. I know a guy who submerged his in water, and they lived. I've played in a torrential downpour without an issue. You need to take care of them, and dry them off, but they're more than robust enough. Hop-up doesn't need modding by any means. When our guys picked up their final evos, we were sighting in at 250 plus feet with irons out if the box. The mod gives you a more aggresive bucking, and more aggressive spin, going from best to better. Another myth, is that the motor is crap, it isn't. Systema's motor is outstanding, but at manufacture they wind the armature too tight, and it eventually cracks and arcs out. Once you get them hand wound, they are solid. It's unfortunate, but it's the one thing you accept as a Systema owner. My first motor went a year and a half before dying, and then after winding went almost four. To be fair, I biffed it good and smashed my gun on the ground, and then it quit, so who knows. My second went exactly one season before it died, and after winding is still going. I've been a Systema owner for 8 plus years. Although I've modified my M4 into an M16, I have the original gear-box, second hop-up, and second set of boards.

Systema, to hell and back.

When Jonas's was stripped down by MacGuyvwr after years and years of abuse, he found sand, sticks, and other crap in the gearbox, and it was still going. After cleaning, it's still going today. Although Mac doesn't let him get it that bad anymore I'm sure. I've seen a bunch of solid GBBRs, and I like where they are going, but they have to get there. My buddies RA-Tech open bolt was great, but it didn't have the distance our PTWs were putting out, though it was significantly better than most AEGs I've ever seen. Minus the bolt jamming, nozzle issues, and inconsistencies.

GBBRs are like the electric car. It's a great idea, but until it travels as far on one tank, fuels up as quickly, hauls as much weight, and can replace all of our cars, trucks, semis, trains, yachts, and planes, it just isn't doing it yet. I'd love a solid GBBR, but I want to be able to expel thousands of rounds with gas, like I can with 2-3 batteries on my person. I want Minimilistic effect from temperature swing, and consistant range all day and night, etc, etc, etc.

What do GBBRs have? Kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick,... thank god for that. It's cool and everything, but that's all, by comparison they are just neat. I have high hopes for the next generation of GBBRs, but they have a ways to go till they keep up with other platforms.

I'm not slamming people that use them, or them in general. Use what you like.