The Zius BK-1S AR-style NERF AEG is a good option for beginners according to YouTuber Bradley Phillips. It's a spring-powered AEG, meaning it fires darts with a spring but uses battery power to prime, cycle, and chamber the dart. It shoots around 175 FPS out of the box and comes with darts and a magazine (battery sold separately). It has an adjustable buttstock and a long plastic handguard. This version performs better than the 2S version due to a longer barrel. It only accepts proprietary magazines and requires a separately sold 3s Lipo battery with an XT30 connector, but the stock can be modified to fit other 3s lipos.