[mcguyver]

Perhaps C.A. should make a UMP. The G&G one is iffy at best and the Star one is, well, not here. I personally am a fan of full metal and any internal issues are no problem for me to solve, but the appeal of Marui is in the diversity and availability. I bought and AUG, an AK and a G36 because noboby else made them then. Now, it's a different story.

Many guys say that Marui is the ONLY way to go as they are guaranteed reliable and to work out of the box. I'm afraid that just isn't so. Marui knows this as well. For a long time, we saw no new models from them. And why should they spend $$$ in R&D when they "owned" the airsoft market. Other manufacturers are making good products that are price competitive with better features. But only Marui can release 10 new guns in just over a year.

Don't get me wrong, Marui does in fact make a good product. But their products fail with consistancy that is, in some cases, due to our usage styles in Canada and due to cheap parts as well.

I would by a Marui again, if they had a gun that nobody else had. But today with the plethora of HK and Armalite's made by everyone and companies like C.A. and Star coming out with models even Marui doesn't have, it doesn't make much sense to stick only to Marui.

It' like the old farmer saying "I'm only buyin' Ford's. I won't touch those Chevy's or Dodge's.", even if Ford only made a bicycle. Doesn't make any sense at all.