TM or CA

novacorky

wondering which company is more reliable, TM or CA. i know CA have better FPS and high caps than TM, and TM has alot of problems with barrel wobble and the plastic look to their models, but im hearing that the internal's in CA models is terrible and have a short life expectency. looking at getting the TM s system or CA m15cqb, both roughly the same price, which is the better one to go for.

o1s1n

This is a pretty hotly debated subject. You'll get differing opinions everywhere. Both of them have their advantages and disadvantages. So either would be a good choice.

CA do seem to have better looking bodies than TM. Plus they have a high metal content.

TM have more reliable internals. Although CA seem to have improved quite a lot recently.

The one thing CA seem to do really well is Armalites. Which is what you're looking for.

I suppose it all depends on how comfortable you are with taking them apart. TMs can break down. Any AEG can. But CAs seem more likely to.

That said, you may buy a CA and never have a problem with it.

So yes, as you can probably see, I'm quite undecided so far as giving advice.
Although, I do know that If I were to get one, I'd probably go with CA myself.

Fiach Dubh

Oisin's right, TM tends to be a bit more reliable internals wise then CA but any AEG can crap out. CA have the better externals, that's were the extra money is. There is an advantage to full metal beyond looks though, a dropped full metal AEG is less likely to break then a plastic model. If you have any tech skills at all I'd recommend CA, in the event that something breaks you are usually talking small figures for a replacement part, sometimes not even double digits.

CrazyRabbit

o1s1n wrote:

This is a pretty hotly debated subject. You'll get differing opinions everywhere. Both of them have their advantages and disadvantages. So either would be a good choice.

CA do seem to have better looking bodies than TM. Plus they have a high metal content.

TM have more reliable internals. Although CA seem to have improved quite a lot recently.

The one thing CA seem to do really well is Armalites. Which is what you're looking for.

I suppose it all depends on how comfortable you are with taking them apart. TMs can break down. Any AEG can. But CAs seem more likely to.

That said, you may buy a CA and never have a problem with it.

So yes, as you can probably see, I'm quite undecided so far as giving advice.
Although, I do know that If I were to get one, I'd probably go with CA myself.

Ah, you never mentioned clones. And you do love your clones..hehe

novacorky, I can't really off too much advice, but I do have 3 TM guns...had minor problem with the pistol trigger contacts, and stripped gears in an AK Beta Spetz. I'm not saying that TM AEG's are rubbish, but I'm not convinced they are better quality that some of the other manufacturers such as CA.

To be honest, it's just a matter of preference. If you want more metal/better appearance, go for the CA. If you want the AEG with the percieved better internals, then go with the TM. If something does break internally (for either TM or CA AEG's), it's usually not that hard to fix (as I'm learning), and there are people here always willing to help.

<---crosses fingers and prays my G3 SG1 doesn't break anytime soon.

ASI Casper

And just to throw another spanner into the mix, I'd rank ICS up there with CA & TM.

CA m15cqb is quite a popular and 'high spec' item. Unsure about the internals / reliability though, although, as far as I'm aware, it's an 'improved' version of their normal armalite range. So it can surely only be better?

However, I've read numerous good reviews of the TM S-system and have even handled one a few times. It will NOT have barrel wobble. It is apparently 'rock solid'. I've considered getting it myself.

So either would be a good choice IMO