Marui M1A1 Thompson

Thomson M1A1 AEG Soft-Air Intense Review Can airsoft out-shoot paintball? Now it can. Specs, Feel, and Looks Priced at $120.00, this sub-machine horror delivers 429 fps (1 Joule) with 0.12 gram (yellow and green bb's). The Thomson weighs 7.04 pounds, with its clip or ammo. The actual Thomson weighs 8.4 pounds with clip and ammo. Every detail about the gun is EXACTLY the same as the real gun, except, instead of engraving 0.45mm on the side, the company writes 6mm. Even the airsoft gun's length, 2.64' is exactly the same as a real Thomson's (32 inches). Spin-Up Most airsoft spin-ups or hop-ups don't work and decrease the bullet's accuracy. The Thomson's highly, adjustable spin-up is an exception. It causes the bullets to fly straight at least 200 feet. The adjustable roller is made of plastic. Durability The upper receiver, barrel, trigger, sling loops, gears, gear box, and switches of the gun are made of metal. The lower receiver, trigger guard, and back sight are strong ABS plastic. However, the braces around the back sight are metal. Angry that the fore-grip, hand-grip, and stock are plastic? So was I until I learned that wood warps. If the gun were made of wood, you wouldn't be able to play in extreme weather, because the wood would shift and bend your gun. Also, the strong ABS plastic retains the beautiful finish longer. These plastic parts are thick but hollow, a necessary trait. The stock needs the empty space to hold the battery and has a foam block wedged inside the plastic wall for bracing. THE HANDLE CREAKS. I've had a gun that lost it's handle because it was made of cheap plastic. However, I did extensive searching online and found that of all the owners with the creaky handle, not one has broken. Sights- The problem with airsoft sights is if you use them, you can't see where your bullets are hitting because they block your view. So you typically guess fire or buy a scope. But even scopes can obstruct your view and looking into one on the field is risky. This gun comes with two adjustable sights. They can be adjusted with your fingers easily, but are sturdy enough to hold their place if bumped. One is a small hole which looks onto the nose tip on the front of the gun. Also, the bullets go straight, not down, so your able to see where your hitting. I can look into the sight while wearing JT paintball mask, but not the Scott mask. Large Clip- Unlike other packagings, this case comes with a metal clip of 47 BB's. The back chamber effectively holds 200 BB's at 4/5ths full. Only the compartment latch and feed hole are made of plastic. Have you ever carried two guns, knowing when one ran out of ammo you wouldn't have time to reload it? Well, all you will need is in your hands with the Thomson. It's 47 shots last much longer than regular magazines. While your opponents are reloading , you be charging in on full auto. However, if your clip empties reloading is quick and hassle-free. Just rotate the wheel on the bottom a few times and the clip is refilled. No need to take the clip out of the gun, meaning, NO LOSE BULLETS, NO WAISTED AMMO. After four refills, the large chamber can be refilled by pouring BB's directly in to the large hole. No need to finger each BB. Accuracy Test: This is a mid-range gun. I promise not to EXAGGERATE on any of this information and only give you thoroughly tested data. Both the white 0.20g and black 0.25g shoot about the same. I recommend either. Semi-Auto Just as accurate as full-auto, though sometimes a full-auto burst causes a chain of ammo to travel straight. With 0.25g on semi, in mild-strong winds, I can hit my Scott paintball mask 3/10 times at 94 feet. (I measured every foot). With little wind and 0.25g BB's, I hit the same mask 9/10 times at 65 feet using the adjusted sights. Full-auto Shoots the same rate as the real Thomson. Fake Thomson- 650-750 rpm with 8.6 volt battery Real Thomson- 700-900 rpm 9.6 volt batteries allow the airsoft gun to shoot at 900 rpm but may wear down the gears and spring. At full battery, I set the Scott mask at exactly 94 feet on the same windy day and could hit it multiple times on first burst. At 65 feet with a light wind nearly every shot hit the mask. With cock airsoft guns you have to base your second shot on how the first bullet traveled. When you cock, you loose that aim and have to guess where you held your gun last and how the bullet fired. With AEG's there is no cocking so you can adjust your aim quickly and effectively with no guessing. After these test I shot at trees of all ranges and was surprised by how many shots hit. I've fired at least 15 different low-end guns and none of them could shot as far and accurate as the Thomson. Honestly, I've played paintball for 4 years with a Tippman 98 and found that the Thomson shoots only a tiny, tiny, tiny bit less accurate. PROBLEM! Some owners have complained that the bridge between the clip and fore-grip broke. This is true and I have seen it myself. If you respect this gun enough to treat it well then the bridge will not break. Only abuse will cause this problem and it is easily fixable. Super-Glue. Summary- The gun will survive many lengthy games without blemish. People will marvel at this beast and dread it on the field. If this gun packed more punch, you could compete with paintball guns. The full-auto feature is priceless. Can be shot from close range to far range. This is a gun that your friends will allow you to use. Anything more powerful and they're likely to avoid playing with you. This gun is worth every penny.

Perhaps make the lower receiver metal, but that might make it heavier than the real thomson.

In any large game, kids with AEG's dominate the field. I played in a forty person game where you were out only if you gave up from pain. I realized my single shot airsoft gun was worthless against the barrage of bullets fired at me. They are hard to dodge. One leader with an m-16 unloaded a full clip on me at pointblank, he wasn't touched by my jammed gun. Being able to shoot people while they're reloading the cock guns gives you significant advantage.

Only buy airsoft guns that are metal or take really god care of the plastic ones. That night, 20 people bought brand new, plastic guns, even $80 guns, and only a couple guns came back still usable by the end of the night.

Get a large clip.
In a big game you won't want to reload.

Make sure your gun can hit the targets you aim for. Automatics may be less accurate than sniper-rifles, but they hit many more targets and can take out whole squads.

Full metal body, real wood, this gun is a very good quality AEG from TM and has never needed anything more than a lube-job, and a dustoff or two for cleaning in 3 years that we've used it.

None, this gun is incredible enough as is, you will love it for WWII simulations or just to use it in your scrims.

This is a somewhat heavier gun, and make sure you get a few magazines, they don't last long if you use the auto function. Ah, and reloading this is good, there is a tiny rail that guides the magazine into the chamber so it helps if you're in a hurry to reload.

the body design ant the wood finish.

nothing its perfect

the tompson is a good air gun and is very reliable.