Newbie - Want a P90, where to buy and what to look for?

SLIM19198

Am interested in buying my first airsoft!
I want it to be a P90, so the questions follow....

Where can I buy it form?
What comes with it?
What else do I NEED to buy?
What else is RECOMMENDED to buy?
Any other relevant info!!!

Any help regarding these questions would be great!

Also, I know I ain't the first new guy to make a post like this, so please take it easy on me as I will start to cry and I will tell my mummy on all of yous

Witcher

SLIM19198 wrote: »

Am interested in buying my first airsoft!
I want it to be a P90, so the questions follow....

Where can I buy it form?
What comes with it?
What else do I NEED to buy?
What else is RECOMMENDED to buy?
Any other relevant info!!!

Any help regarding these questions would be great!

Also, I know I ain't the first new guy to make a post like this, so please take it easy on me as I will start to cry and I will tell my mummy on all of yous

you should maybe start off with something else, iv heard p90 can be fiddly

little things.


there a bit high end to be starting out on

but eirsoft and airsofteire sell them


this is my 300th post woooh!

:cool::cool::cool:

Evolute

Your looking for a TM P90 TR.
You can get them off numerous site like
www.uncompany.com
www.wgcshop.com
www.eirsoft.ie
www.airsofteire.com
With the TM P90 TR depending on if you decide to include a battery and charger
In the box you will get the P90, suppressor(silencer to most people), a cleaning rod, a loading rod ,a few bbs and a low cap magazine.

No P90s are not that fiddly but yes the hi caps do need a tap every once in a while and what is up with starter guns they dont exist at the end of it all AEGs are the same components and they are expensive so theres no real point in buying an AEG you dont like the look of

o1s1n

SLIM19198 wrote: »

Am interested in buying my first airsoft!
I want it to be a P90, so the questions follow....

Where can I buy it form?
What comes with it?
What else do I NEED to buy?
What else is RECOMMENDED to buy?
Any other relevant info!!!

1. Ehobbyasia, uncompany, etc etc. Check out the newbie sticky for details about retailers.

2. A magazine and some bbs. Possibly a loader and a cleaning rod.

3. A battery and a charger.

4. Extra magazines.

5 Classic army are on the verge of releasing a cheaper version of the P90 (Before that the only decent one was made by Tokyo Marui and cost quite a bit) It's worth googling for some info.

SLIM19198

So, what would you recommend about the same size as a p90?

Also, fiddly I dont mind, fairly technically and mechanically adept at this stage!

Witcher

SLIM19198 wrote: »

So, what would you recommend about the same size as a p90?

Also, fiddly I dont mind, fairly technically and mechanically adept at this stage!

grand, the person i heard it off wasnt:D




:cool::cool::cool:

NakedDex

Don't be tempted by clone P90's. They have a dreadful record.

What's your price range if you don't mind me asking? There are other options but some are more expensive than others.

The FN2000 comes to mind immediately. Fairly cheap too. The TM MP7 is also a cracking option (I have one myself)

o1s1n

NakedDex wrote: »

The TM MP7 is also a cracking option (I have one myself)

The TM mp7, although pretty cool, isn't really a proper AEG. It's closer to being an AEP. I'd recommend an AEG to a newbie to be honest.

Nothing wrong with the TM P90. Fiddly my arse

Witcher

o1s1n wrote: »

Nothing wrong with the TM P90. Fiddly my arse

watch your language mister!


what have the mods become :rolleyes:



my friend bought one and he said a lot of bb's jammed and he had some sort

of trouble with the gearbox



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zero19

Just got a TM P90 TR, fantastic little thing very happy with mine i have to say! As for the Hicaps it seems once you keep them maintained you'll be grand with them...

SLIM19198

NakedDex wrote: »

Don't be tempted by clone P90's. They have a dreadful record.

What's your price range if you don't mind me asking? There are other options but some are more expensive than others.

The FN2000 comes to mind immediately. Fairly cheap too. The TM MP7 is also a cracking option (I have one myself)

Price range is not much of an issue (I have learned in the past its better to save for the better option than buy 2~3 of the cheaper option and work your way up!)

So, basically what I am looking for is a beginners setup (gun/ammo/mags/battery) and anything else required for maintenance and upkeep!

Also for the aesthetics, the P90 just gives me chills every time I see it! No other gun can do this to me


Any one out there selling a cheap P90 setup? ;-)

o1s1n

blay1 wrote: »

watch your language mister!


what have the mods become :rolleyes:



my friend bought one and he said a lot of bb's jammed and he had some sort

of trouble with the gearbox



:cool::cool::cool:

Nothing wrong with the word arse

I know several people who have bought the TM p90 as their first AEG (and second, or third..or forth..) and have had absolutely no problems whatsoever.

Any AEG can jam. With Tokyo Marui AEGs, It's not so much a problem with the particular model as they all function in a similar manner. It's more to do with random malformed bbs, a dodgy AEG itself, etc.

zero19

I think you should wait and see what the new Classic Army Sportsline P90 is like, it could be very very good...

SLIM19198

zero19 wrote: »

I think you should wait and see what the new Classic Army Sportsline P90 is like, it could be very very good...

How long would one be waiting to see though?

o1s1n

zero19 wrote: »

I think you should wait and see what the new Classic Army Sportsline P90 is like, it could be very very good...

I totally agree

Witcher

o1s1n wrote: »

Nothing wrong with the word arse

Any AEG can jam. With Tokyo Marui AEGs, It's not so much a problem with the particular model than random malformed bbs, a dodgy AEG itself, etc.

from a mod its wrong:D



yeah i guess so



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zero19

Not sure, had i known it was coming out i would have held out a while on buying mine

Evolute

SLIM19198 wrote: »

Price range is not much of an issue (I have learned in the past its better to save for the better option than buy 2~3 of the cheaper option and work your way up!)

So, basically what I am looking for is a beginners setup (gun/ammo/mags/battery) and anything else required for maintenance and upkeep!

Also for the aesthetics, the P90 just gives me chills every time I see it! No other gun can do this to me


Any one out there selling a cheap P90 setup? ;-)

Check the adverts section for someone selling something
Also a can of silicone oil is invaluble to the maintenance of an AEG
although not a neccesity to the running of the aeg out of the box

Cheeky monkey

The p90 isn't fiddly but you should really do a few upgrades to it just to pimp it but tbh its still a beast just outta the box

NakedDex

o1s1n wrote: »

The TM mp7, although pretty cool, isn't really a proper AEG. It's closer to being an AEP. I'd recommend an AEG to a newbie to be honest.

Nothing wrong with the TM P90. Fiddly my arse

That is true actually, I constantly think of it as an aeg. I was shocked at the range given it's size to be honest, thats what has me thinking of it more highly than an aep.



P90's are lovely things. However there's no such thing as a cheap P90 set up due to the price of the mags. The mags however, are works of art in the way they work.

o1s1n

Cheeky monkey wrote: »

but you should really do a few upgrades to it just to pimp it but tbh its still a beast just outta the box

Folks, a lot of you seem to be forgetting that all Tokyo Marui AEGs shoot and act around the same out of the box. Some have longer barrels and are a bit more accurate. But to be honest, they're all very similar. Once buying ANY Tokyo Marui model you could consider upgrading it.

Anyway, he's only new. Upgrading is a long way off. OP, It'll work fine and complete with other peoples AEGs out of the box without doing anything to it.

Masada

ive never heard of any issues with the TM P90., its a bid inderpowered out of the box but with a 1J spring it'll be fine, theres a few other mods you could do and you will have a cracking AEG.,

hoplite

Depends on budget,

If you have €140 to spend and you are starting off then

Classic Army M4 Sportline
or
JG G36c

Both solid AEGs

I imagine the new CA sportline models released later on in the year will also be very good starter AEGs.

Around €250 geta you a TM P90, its a nice AEG if that sort of look floats your boat

Magazines are quite expensive for the P90 with no reliable clone mags that I am aware of.

To be honest for €250 to €300 you cant go wrong with a Classic army or Tokyo Maruii to start off with. Bear in mind that with the TM & CA AEGs you also have to budget for a battery and charger too.

Masada

hoplite wrote: »

Depends on budget,

If you have €140 to spend and you are starting off then

Classic Army M4 Sportline
or
JG G36c

id reccomend both of the above, got the sportline for a mate lst week and it has a great ROF, high torque motor, precision motor and a cool design for dismantling the body., the JG G36c is hard as nails, very accurate with a 6.04 barrel and good ROF, its very compact with the stock folded too.,

Gatling

vtec wrote: »

ive never heard of any issues with the TM P90., its a bid inderpowered out of the box but with a 1J spring it'll be fine, theres a few other mods you could do and you will have a cracking AEG.,

P90 isnt under powered its an ideal piece of kit for HRTA ,cant go wrong with them, only problem im aware of is the 300rnd mags jam if you load over 280bbs in them ,as i found out last saturday

kdouglas

not much point in waiting for CA sportline P90, there is no confirmed release date yet, could be any time in the next year

stock TM p90 will do you fine, the only fiddly thing about them is the 300 round hi-cap mag, you will need to spray a little bit of silicone oil into the gears inside the mag every now and again and ensure you keep the internals clean, other than that, they are fine and very reliable

Stercus Accidit

OP,

If money isn't a major issue and you are handy technically (not really needed with a TM, the hi cap just needs oiling ) you would do well with a p90.

They are accurate for their size, high rof, and with a TM being able to fix the gun becomes less of an issue, you probably wont need to basically.

And you will have a cool and unique aeg to bring to hrta, g36 and m4 seem to be everywhere, and the m14.

Fitting a tight bore barrel would further increase accuracy and would be easy enough for most people comfortable working on anything, the 1 joule spring, you'd want to research gearbox maintenance and disassembly first.

Dr_Pepper

Also stickm a 9.6v in it and youll end up reloading those 300round mags every few seconds ..

OH you know what i mean Gatling

Gatling

as DR Pepper pointed out add a 9.6 battery and you get an awesome rate of fire ,add a M203 launcher to complete the package

IronWolf

Best wait until SHOT Show starts and see what CA's P90 will be like (both sportline and hi-grade).

Gatling

the CA is looking like a rumour some body threw a list out there ,

IronWolf

The list was publicly announced by a Spartan Imports staffer on Arnies. Spartan Imports are one of the biggest US distributors of CA and other airsoft manufacturers products.

Spartan Imports will apparently be showcasing the guns in SHOT Show 08 (02 Feb - 05 Feb), so I guess we'll know for sure then.

The staffer who posted the information (username: Orca) has always been on the money before, so I'd be interested to see where you've heard otherwise

SLIM19198

So, recommendations really are
1: Buy a cheaper starter and work way up!
2: wait to see what the CA bring out next month
3: Jump in and buy a P90
4: buy extra mags/ammo and batteries for whatever I buy?
5: forget it all and get drunk (not an option, am a teetotaller )

Thanks for all the advice lads, will probably watch the for sale forums for summat to toy around with a while and see what the CA announce next month! Am defo gonna get a P90, wether its the TM or the CA is the only decision now!

Also, whats with all the different models of P90 available, is there anywhere that explains all the differences in the available P90's?

IronWolf

There are two different TM versions, the differences are mostly aesthetic:

TM RDS version: Features black coloured lower receiver, one side rail and integrated RDS.



TM TR (triple rail) version: Features grey coloured lower receiver, three rails (one scope rail, two smaller side rails), also comes with free socom style silencer.

cherubaul

SLIM19198 wrote: »

So, what would you recommend about the same size as a p90?

Also, fiddly I dont mind, fairly technically and mechanically adept at this stage!

Sig 552 has the exact same inner barrel length
its a nice attractive gun.
there is a decent clone available from Jing Gong
has a folding stock so its easy to handle in cqb as well as being a great woodland competitor.
has a side rail
has a bottom rail for anything from a mini launcher to a taclight
can be fitted with a $10 top rail for optics
excellent iron sights.

cons: Can only take 8.4 volt minis
battery fitting may be fiddly during a skirmish
quite a complicated gun to strip down.

Having briefly owned a P90(TM) and currently owning a Sig 552 (TM). the performance of both is exceptional but i found that the P90 in my hands at least wasnt as pointable as a conventional rifle type and was harder to acquire targets quickly.

That said it is unbelievably accurate thanks to its integral red dot

bullets

I recently just bought the TM RDS version of the P90.
Amazing bit of Kit! I specifically wanted the RDS version
cos wel......you get a Red Dot site!!! Can always get a silencer
later and use it on several different AEG's but the RDS site on the TM P90
looked like it was designed specifically for it.

~B

SLIM19198

Thanks for all the info lads, have taken the plunge and ordered the P90 TR, just waiting on it to arrive (~14 days)

Im like a kid waiting for XMAS to arrive ;-)

zero19

You won't regret it, hope you ordered a sling, RDS and mags too!

o1s1n

SLIM19198 wrote: »

Im like a kid waiting for XMAS to arrive ;-)

You think you're bad now? Just wait till you see yourself trying to tear the wrapping off it once it arrives

SLIM19198

Am salivating already just picturing the postman handing it to me

zero19

Hopefully you won't get hit by customs!

SLIM19198

Nah, bought from airsofteire, but they have to wait for stock of the TR, didnt want the RDS!