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I am looking for a Base M16 to make my next gun out of. I just wanted to get some input from you guys on the 2 models Im looking at.

Yes i have a ca rifle, you might have seen me with it today. But its full metal and it better be cuz your going to be hitting the barrel on shit all the time lol. I like this rifle, it has not faild me yet.

Both tm and ca are v.2 gearbox design so both are equally as easy to upgrade and break. People can argue continuously about the quality of the internals of both however. The only thing that IS noticeably different between the 2 is that TM has a plastic body and a 3 piece sectional outer barrel. While CA has a metal body and a 1 piece outer barrel.

I would got with the TM, just to be sure of the reliability.

so far

BTW, my friend once told me that the CA aluminum bodies weighed less than the TM ABS bodies.

[quote="Chase42"]BTW, my friend once told me that the CA aluminum bodies weighed less than the TM ABS bodies.[/quote]

[quote="Chase42"]BTW, my friend once told me that the CA aluminum bodies weighed less than the TM ABS bodies.[/quote]

Is there an obvious problem with the CA internals i.e. they are made of cheaper materials or made with less care, or is it more a matter of coincidence that the CA's break more then the TM's.

ok Ive been reading here and other sights about the 2 weapons, Im gona pick up[ a TM M16A2 unless they have an A3.

I would do that to if i had the money for a metal body and all that crap. but i dont have money so its ca for me.

metal body is the last thing for any of my guns, I want performance first.

What kind of performance do you want it to have?

to rich for me now, My wife would beat me with it. I have to do thing one peice at a time so she does not catch on to how much I am spending.

That's understandable. :shock:

I would definitely suggest you go for the Classic Army. The main reason why people complain that CA breaks faster than TM's is that CA's run higher springs so more stress. You can't really compare reliability of a 330 fps gun to a 275 gun. But in terms of upgradability, the CA is just as good as the TM. It will save you more money in the long run (metal body, upgraded gearbox, etc.)

[quote="MisterVictorH"]I would definitely suggest you go for the Classic Army. The main reason why people complain that CA breaks faster than TM's is that CA's run higher springs so more stress. You can't really compare reliability of a 330 fps gun to a 275 gun. But in terms of upgradability, the CA is just as good as the TM.[/quote]

[quote="Andrew"][quote="MisterVictorH"]I would definitely suggest you go for the Classic Army. The main reason why people complain that CA breaks faster than TM's is that CA's run higher springs so more stress. You can't really compare reliability of a 330 fps gun to a 275 gun. But in terms of upgradability, the CA is just as good as the TM.[/quote]

[quote="Chase42"]I would got with the TM, just to be sure of the reliability.[/quote]

lol, Im going with the TM, Andrew can you guys get the TM M16A3?

noone makes an FN body yet.