NOT a beginner blaster, the bolt catch wore off in under a week so that doesn't work anymore, also the automatic feeding mechanism doesn't work anymore because the blowback metal piece doesn't fully close the gap when you let the charging handle go, now this is a pretty good blaster which shoots fairly well, I got it when it was 80€ and I would say at that price it is a good deal, but for 115€ it is definitely not worth it