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wind953 · July 6th, 2010, 00:30

I've always wondered just what makes a PTW so damn expensive. Are they out-of-the-box better than every other AEG brands with heavy upgrades? Are they super accurate without the need and hassle of installing TBs and shimming this and upgrading that? Are their externals real steel? Are they any better than the best after-market metal body upgrades? Do they require only a fraction of maintenance needed for other high-end AEGs?
I've seen pictures of pimped out PTWs in the Media section. What exactly is the point? If it's just for looks, then okay. It's a waste, but PTWs don't exactly have many variant models. But if they are for performance and reliability, then that's honestly pretty damn dumb.
As far as being realistic, I'd still pick the sweet metal blow-back sounds and feels of GBBRs. Am I wrong in assuming PTWs still can't quite get out of the inherent sewing-machine sounds that plague AEGs in general?
In the end is it just blind brand-name-following? If I had 2k, I'd much rather buy the highest end GBBR and do some internal upgrades.
Thoughts?

July 6th, 2010, 00:30	#1
wind953 Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC	PTW pricing to quality question I've always wondered just what makes a PTW so damn expensive. Are they out-of-the-box better than every other AEG brands with heavy upgrades? Are they super accurate without the need and hassle of installing TBs and shimming this and upgrading that? Are their externals real steel? Are they any better than the best after-market metal body upgrades? Do they require only a fraction of maintenance needed for other high-end AEGs? I've seen pictures of pimped out PTWs in the Media section. What exactly is the point? If it's just for looks, then okay. It's a waste, but PTWs don't exactly have many variant models. But if they are for performance and reliability, then that's honestly pretty damn dumb. As far as being realistic, I'd still pick the sweet metal blow-back sounds and feels of GBBRs. Am I wrong in assuming PTWs still can't quite get out of the inherent sewing-machine sounds that plague AEGs in general? In the end is it just blind brand-name-following? If I had 2k, I'd much rather buy the highest end GBBR and do some internal upgrades. Thoughts? Last edited by wind953; July 6th, 2010 at 00:44..