The proto rail is a really good starter marker, it comes with all the legal firing modes. It shoots nice and its easy to maintain and clean, i used to use one, never had a problem with mine, if you can get a good loader like a rotor,halo or prophecy or a ponokino with a good barrel and a good airtank and you are pretty much set, if you are looking to upgrade any other part of your kit i would say your air-tank should be next, i used to use a steelie, now i use a carbon fibre 68/4500psi air tank, never looked back, it really improves your game, sorry im rambling on. So my final answer is yes, its a aweome marker.