Airsoft - Paintball Guns and Accessories

I have been watching the development of carbine GBB’s with interest. First WA then the clone (did that ever surface?) and recently the Inokatsu M4.

There are pro’s and con’s to either side but I’m wondering if we are going to see a split in the usage of kit?

What I mean is that the majority of GBB’s work nearly identically to the real thing with reasonable felt recoil, working cocking action etc … hell, even the cool down factor forces you to use controlled bursts rather than the long sprays available with an AEG. Trouble is they are very expensive to buy and run. In this sense the GBB seem to be the item of choice for MilSim.

AEG’s on the other hand arent quite as realistic. The ammo caps, batteries, sound, lack of felt recoil and cocking mechanisms etc are very different from the real thing. They are however easier to maintain, cheaper to run (electricity costs less than gas) and are far easier to modify internally without obliterating the gun itself.

I can see a split happening wherein AEG’s become the standard for casual skirmishing and GBB’s become the standard for MilSim players and events.

anyone any thoughts on this?