Or just go with Echo 1, which is quality, and won't break the bank. CA is good, especially the sportlines for new players. Personal tip from my point of view, avoid Tokyo Marui, they are very reliable stock, but, by the time you upgrade it into a field worthy gun, you have spent more then its worth, and it loses its reliability, so whats the point? You can get good quality, metal external, less expensive rifles from other brands. G&G is good. But if you are just starting, don't blow 3 - 400$ on a rifle, buy a sportline, or an E1, and then go play, if you like it, and you feel you want something else, buy another gun. The tip I am actually surprised your not getting is stay away from airsplat like the plague. Search the forum for the number of threads about airsplat shipping damaged goods, broken stuff, or not shipping at all, and you will get quite a few results.
Anyway... just my 0.02
O! And the thing that matters more than anything else... Buy the gun you want, not the one someone makes you think you want.
In the long run, the gun you like better will always seem to preform better then the others, so go try a few out for size, weight, and looks before you buy...... Its kind of like dating...
