While living in Okinawa, Japan, I acquired my first airsoft gun. It was a marui G17L spring pistol, and marui m9 spring pistol. I went thru quite a few different springers since they were all I could afford having no job at 11. I played small games with a few friends and continued on and on. This was over 10 years ago, before I knew anything about AA and the hobby I play and love today.
After graduating high school in Tucson, I moved to Phoenix for trade school and took my springers with me. Jungletoy was the shop I went to where i found out about AA and here I am..
I still have the G17L, and it still works. The m9 unfortunately broke about 3 months ago...