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FirestormX · April 28th, 2014, 08:37

A lot of people do run WEs, and some of them do really like them - and some seem to last a year or two.
But you very rarely hear tales of "my WE is a workhorse. I've been running this thing heavy for the past 5 years, with tens of thousands of rounds through it".
More commonly, though, you hear "yeah, I've had it for a couple years. X has snapped, Y has leaked, and Z is just poor quality". A lot of it, too, is just not knowing what could be better.

"I can hit a man sized target at 15 metres" is good enough for most pistols.

Companies do evolve over the years, but the general consensus seems to still be that WEs aren't great. Granted, it's mostly the older players saying that. Their opinion holds more weight, because they've been around the block, and tried a lot of brands. On the other hand, they tried WE years ago, made up their mind, and haven't purchased one since then, to see if they're getting better.

And there is the whole culture of ASC, and how it seems to perpetuate things.

My opinion, from a little personal experience, and a lot of second had experience, is that the quality of WE pistols has risen in the past few years, but is still not reliable enough to spend $200 on.

April 28th, 2014, 08:37	#28
FirestormX Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Mississauga, Ontario	A lot of people do run WEs, and some of them do really like them - and some seem to last a year or two. But you very rarely hear tales of "my WE is a workhorse. I've been running this thing heavy for the past 5 years, with tens of thousands of rounds through it". More commonly, though, you hear "yeah, I've had it for a couple years. X has snapped, Y has leaked, and Z is just poor quality". A lot of it, too, is just not knowing what could be better. "I can hit a man sized target at 15 metres" is good enough for most pistols. Companies do evolve over the years, but the general consensus seems to still be that WEs aren't great. Granted, it's mostly the older players saying that. Their opinion holds more weight, because they've been around the block, and tried a lot of brands. On the other hand, they tried WE years ago, made up their mind, and haven't purchased one since then, to see if they're getting better. And there is the whole culture of ASC, and how it seems to perpetuate things. My opinion, from a little personal experience, and a lot of second had experience, is that the quality of WE pistols has risen in the past few years, but is still not reliable enough to spend $200 on.