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Originally Posted by ShelledPants
The recoil is from the bolt moving to the rear of the rifle, by the force of gas, to chamber the next round: In the identical fashion to a real rifle. The recoil could certainly be decreased, by short stroking the bolt... or padding the buffer. But why would you want to do that? It is about 75% the recoil of the real gun.
Many companies offer heavier buffers in attempt to increase recoil , but I haven't seen any noticeable increase in recoil with the few I've tried.
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So I was wrong to say GBBRs offer realistic recoil because it only have a 50-70% of real steel recoil.
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Originally Posted by ShelledPants
Also, as an extension to your initial question: Yes, AEG's can simulate blowback and recoil. But at great expense to their mechanical infrastructure. You are trading operational reliability, which is the only reason to stick with AEG's in the first place in my opinion, with an unnecessary secondary function to add faux 'kick'. This makes for a symbiotic relationship with the recoil system and mechbox, where if one goes down, both go down. It's just one more thing to break in the complex mechbox of an AEG.
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Your explanation makes sense. I think your logic applies to all existing AEG designs, which I agree. However TM AEG M4's have quite a strong recoil and they are known to produce reliable airsoft. Clearly there is a way to develop durable AEGs with reasonable recoils.
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Originally Posted by ShelledPants
The WE GBBR, on the otherhand and speaking from experience, are very easy to maintain and to repair. All guns break. Which gun costs more to fix, is up to what kind of gun you have.
Sure, if your tappet plate on the aeg breaks, it's only $10... but unless you're confident at repairing an AEG, you have to pay someone else to do it, and it can take an hour or two to do and get running at 100%.
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I agree your point but it depends on the type of failure. If GBBRs are structurally more simple than AEGs, then why GBBRs cost more than AEGs? Should it be the opposite is true where AEGs were more expensive?