My step son is buying one this coming sunday from a team member for $30,lol.. it slam fires but I have a spare trigger box or two and new fully loaded cylinder. I hear they can be fine,just have to replace a bit to handle a lot of use. Dont they also use the same mags as the Socom gear R700? I have most of my old one and plan to give him the parts,I dont have a stock or hopup for him so hopefully they are ok for the time being. I say take the chance buddy. I wouldnt expect any super sniper kills but it should be some fun none the less. I suggest browsing a few different forums classifieds,I have recently seen a couple nice rifles for sale.. check out the boneyard sections at various websites and then go from there.I dont know how much experience you have sorry if I am telling you what you already know buddy. The Utg m324 isnt bad,seems to be a big seller as well as their Mk96. Let us know what you decide to get and please post some pics on your rifle when you get it. We all love gun porn!