So you want to buy a shotgun but don't have a $100?by MoondogI won't discuss high quality full-metal shotguns as they have their own threads. And they cost as much as an AEG (for good reason). My guess if you're reading this, you want to spend a lot less. So here are a few of them.
SINGLE SHOTUnlike real shotguns, most budget airsoft shotguns
only shoot one BB at a time. That's right. Sorry to disappoint you. But pumping is more ergonomic to reload than cocking a bolt, so you'll still out-fire your friends with springer pistols and rifles.
Cheap Toys < $15You'll find the cheapest shotguns on sale at swapmeets, Ebay and on Evike for less than $15 and even less than $10. Avoid them, they are cheap toys. Shooting less than 200fps, they break easily.
CYMA M500King of the Springers < $40These shotguns are ABS plastic bodied but surprisingly well built and shoot very hard (380fps!) and many come with adjustable hop-up so you can hit targets as far away as an AEG could. Most are fed via detachable spring loaded magazines. Some of them have shotgun-shell shaped magazines.
Maruzen M1100 CloneMatrix M500Matrix SWAT M500DE Maruzen CloneSRC/TSD Retracting Stock 380fpsMULTI-SHOTMore expensive airsoft shotguns can shoot more than 1 BB when you pump and fire them. They are more expensive because each BB is actually fired out its own barrel and chamber. In effect you have 3 springer rifles in one gun body.
Budget 3-Shot < $70These are the least expensive multi-shot capable shotguns. The FPS and range is less than that of the single-shot shotguns above because the power is divided into 3 individual inner barrels and each fires a BB.
DE Maruzen M3 CloneUTG 3-shotSRC/TSD 3-shotPost your questions here about any budget shotgun. And feel free to chime in with your experiences with them.
