Rest assured I was not or is not going to try and start a fight with ILLusion. My respect towards him was quickly and very strongly established when his wisdom and expertly manner in helping you was revealed.
I was merely aiming to clear up his smaller misunderstanding of my intentions with the first post, and I hope he takes no offense, as I meant no offense
You are very knowledgeable in airsoft guns yourself, and I have no doubt you that will know a lot more about them as time passes and you go through the different stages
This is not relevant with this very case of course,
But I started my more serious attitude against airsoft with a Hi Capa 5.1 from Tokyo Marui, what happened in my case was a blown cylinder and piston and seals, at first they did not seem damaged, but upon removing them from the slide and taking a closer inspection, they were very distorted. And that was on the first shot with the very same gas that the retailer claimed was recommended for the gun
but nice to be speaking with a fellow Hi Capa enthusiast, their ammo capacity and incredible accuracy (I wanted more accuracy and upgraded to a Nine Ball precision inner barrel.) as well as reliability (When treated right, not with silk gloves, but just.. right.) and size/weight ratio, is what makes them the best possible backup you could ever ask for, imho.
Now I switch between my HC 5.1 and Tanaka Colt Single Action Army Artillery 5.5".
The S.A.A may look foolish in my holster when I`m holding a M24 or CA G3 or even CYMA Thompson or Marushin Garand, but it`s very same short-coming is what makes it a very skirmish able weapon even in constant rain where other backup weapons falter
Well, nuff said from my part, best you experiment and find the combination of backup and primary weapon that you prefer personally
RH