Used Dytac m4 reaper, good deal or not?

[darknesss111]

Hey all, so my buddy is looking to get into airsoft and I found something local (North bay, Ontario). The seller has a dytac m4 reaper (used) up for $250. The gun failed on him early on, therefore many upgrades were placed in the gun to replace the parts that failed. They are as follows.

"-Piston is a full metal teeth px piston http://www.torontoairsoft.com/Madbul...en_p_2985.html

The head is is a light weight shs head http://www.torontoairsoft.com/SHS- Aluminum-Ball-Bearing-Lightweight-Piston-Head-Version-23_p_1407.html

And he put in new wiring and trigger contacts in because I told him I would like to use 11.1v lipo some time


Modify steal ball bearings and bushings from airsoft parts canada

The motor is a shs high speed motor also from airsoft parts canada"

The gearing is also shs reinforced gearing http://www.torontoairsoft.com/SHS-Re...io_p_1357.html

Seller - "With what I have in it and for it I have the gun and mag, a laser sight on it with either a pressure switch or button, and the lipo battery I'm looking to get $250may go lower but it's hard with what I have in it."


It was purchased from Toronto Airsoft and according to the seller, he didn't even get a mag through it, gear box jammed, gears were fucked and Toronto airsoft said it was his fault so he paid $200 for top of the line parts including the motor and $100 in labor from a local tech.

The seller seems like a pretty honest, stand up dude, I just find it strange that he wants to sell if it works so well.

I have searched the forums to see what I should be looking for when testing however, I can't find much info on the dytac reaper itself. My guess is that since he was running a lipo battery, it was too much for the stock internals.

My fear is that if the gun goes sour after a few mags, it will give my friend a bad impression of airsoft in general.

Since his budget is in the $500 range, I recommended a krytac trident since they seem to be known for out of box reliability, but there is a waiting list for them. Seeing as I'm no expert, I am trying to do as much research as possible to get him a reliable, out of box gun (he has no experience with airsoft whatsoever). He was very interested in the Dytac when I showed him pics, so what do you guys think? Wait for a Krytac to be back in stock or go with the cheaper, used, already upgraded gun?

[Stormcrow]

Personal opinion.. Buy new. For a first-timer, I feel that it's always best to start out with something that doesn't have any prior (known) issues.

If you were selling him your old used gun, that's a diff story because you would probably know all the little quirks it might have and know how to deal with it.. You are flying blind with this seller and his gun.