Having looked around some and asked a million questions of a friend in Cali that is really into airsoft he recommended the MP40 made by Matrix that sells on one site for $130 USD then the spare magazines sell for $5 USD on another site so when I have the chance I'm going to order the gun and a pile of magazines to be delivered to my grandma's house in Washington and then I can get started out with airsoft.
About $200 for a full metal MP40 with a hand full of magazines and battery and charger and such seems rather reasonable considering my new paintball gun with vest and rebuilt air system and specialty loader system is gonna cost $800.
The gun is here if you guys wanna look at it.
http://www.airsoftpost.com/mp007-mat...e-p-27371.html
On a side note what do you guys think about repainting of guns? I do A LOT of painting of many types of things and would like to camouflage my guns to match my gear and terrain but would that be really looked down on?