I like how if you go to the Crossman website for the
R76 it tells you that the muzzle velocity is "up to 375fps". Little scary when they don't give you a bottom end!
Omnivorous, my advice to you (having just invested in my first airsoft gun) is to suck it up and spend the extra $$$. And I don't think you are going to get much that is decent for under the $350-$400 range. If you are serious about getting into airsoft, it will be worth the investment.
Also, as my friends warned me...cocaine is a cheaper then airsoft