Electric vs. Gas Blowback Airsoft Guns

[Mirage]

The gun I am considering getting is by Maruzen, and is a gas blowback:

http://redwolfairsoft.com/redwolf/product/product_detail.jsp?prodID=17405

But gas blowback doesn't have near the range of gun models to choose from.

The other I like is a Tokyo Marui M4 Electric auto:

http://redwolfairsoft.com/redwolf/product/product_detail.jsp?prodID=16880

Anybody have experience with either of these or something similar by the same companies?

 

[Jak_It_Up]

i havent looked on that site before, i'll have to check it out sometime but here's what i can tell you. if i was you i'd get an elecetric gun. mine's an AK-47 commando i bought off of shorty usa. if your getting a gun buy it from there. they've got quality merchandise that you wont be dissapointed with. both the guns your looking at sound great though. if i was you i'd go with the Tokyo Mauri M4 Electric auto.

 

[Mirage]

Have you used Gas Blowback guns before? The reason I am wondering is because I am trying to get suggestions from somebody who has used both.

Electric works for everything I need it for, but I like the idea of the more realistic movement during firing and everything.

 

[Jak_It_Up]

sorry i haven't used gas ones before. but all the questions i had about which type of gun was better, all answers pointed to electric ones. sorry i couldn't help.

 

[unrealphantasy3]

here is the hard facts: gas guns are expensive to uphold and continue using, so don't get a gas unless you plan to use it a lot and seriously. Electrics are much less expensive in the long run, and more convenient, but make sure that u look at customer reviews for the electric before u buy because not all full-auto modes are consistent. Jak It Up's gun executes full auto perfectly, while my gun can't consistently use full auto, which kinda burns.

 

[ACCER]

I'm going with the electric mostly for the cost. But thanks for all the info. It helped me decide.

 

[silencedPPs]

Are the automatics as small and compact as the semi-autos, or do they run bigger? And I'm guessing electric is easier to activate to shoot quickly, or is it the other way around?