My first AEG was a TM (SR16), and it was great. While other manufacturers have closed the gap with TM over the years few would argue that TM still offers the highest out of the box reliability of just about any other brand.
They might be mostly plastic, they don't shoot the hardest in stock trim, and they're expensive compared to other brands. But when you pick up a TM and pull the trigger you don't have to worry if it will work. It just does.
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