there is nothing that ive really used to compare, as this marker is similar, yet unsimilar, with other markers. ive used a tippmann a5 and a spyder avant. the a5 is the closest marker to match the distance and accuracy.
Marker Setup:
ariakon(armotech) sim4 w/sling, ricochet ak , 32 degrees slide check remote w/on/off, vforce shield, 20oz. co2
Recommended Upgrades:
a sling and a remote w/slide. thats it.
Strengths:
APPEARANCE!!!, accuracy, distance, durability, quality, and awsome customer service.
Weaknesses:
Velocity is too hot out of the box. rear sight.
Review:
i have really nothing negative to say about this in any way. i tightened down the velocity screw to breakin the spring. i left it like that for about three weeks. it didnt work with speeds over 340fps. i had to cut five rungs off of the springs before i could get it between 270-280fps. ive never had a barrel break yet and ive fired well over 6000 rounds. its skipped once but i forgot to turn on the hopper and the balls jammed up. after which i havent had a problem yet. its well balanced and comfortable. fires from the hip and from the shoulder extremely well. i have out distanced the autocockers and been accused of playing hot. on the spot chrony tests shown me at between 250-260fps with three shots several times. HA!!! so they will cry and whine when they realize that you have the same abilities they do. its beats my spyder and is of the same caliber with my brothers flatline a5. we havent done any formal tests but in the field, what he can hit, i can hit. i cant see through the rear sights with my mask on. however, i use the front sights with ease and no compensation. just lower the front sight slightly. ive had perfect accuracy at over 60 yards, and it efficiently uses gas. durability is "tough as nails". it can handle the rigors of the battle field with ease. mine has been dropped, smashed to the ground, hit against trees and still looks and operates like new. ariakon provides two springs(high and low velocity) with their markers and if you already own one, then all you have to do is call and theyll sent ya a low velocity spring free of charge. its also a bit heavy for a marker but they are trying to simulate the real thing, so no biggie. a three point sling solves that problem
Conclusion:
i have no need for another marker. it has done what ive read and held more that its own in the field. it is FAR WORTH THE PRICE. i give it a 9.8 but well just have to round off.
Rating:
10 out of 10
Last edited on Thursday, July 22nd, 2004 at 5:19 pm PST
mmm u didnt outshoot a cocker at 250-260fps, no way that happened. if u had a cocker and a spyder fire at the same fps, theyd have the same distance basically.... cockers r just a lot more accurate
Cocker; while you're correct that they should have the same distance. However, most tests that have been run found autocockers (and closed bolt designs in general) no more accurate the open bolts... I now refer you to Warpig... go look up their test results betwen open/closed bolt guns.
Kamka; I can just feel the sarcasm dripping from that comment since you know dang well they have a 90 day warranty. However, their customer service is 2nd to none and they'll help you out, whether you're inside your warranty or not.
Last edited on Saturday, September 4th, 2004 at 9:07 am PST
Cocker; while you're correct that they should have the same distance. However, most tests that have been run found autocockers (and closed bolt designs in general) no more accurate the open bolts... I now refer you to Warpig... go look up their test results betwen open/closed bolt guns.
Kamka; I can just feel the sarcasm dripping from that comment since you know dang well they have a 90 day warranty. However, their customer service is 2nd to none and they'll help you out, whether you're inside your warranty or not.
please ive used a spyder for three yrs and just got a trilogy pro (autococker)and its a humongous diffrance
wow- a 10...this...is a dark day in paintball. Did you knoe the dm5 got an average rating of 9.7, so do u really think that this gun stacks up at all with anything near the dm5, angels, timmies, etc.?? didnt think so. The only reason you gave this gun such a high rating is because your a noob whos like "ow wow an m4 that is soo kewl i have to buy it!!!"...this is nothing close to a rating 10 gun, and idk how accurate your gun is but 250-260 fps isnt what i really call accurate, +-10 is not a 10 rating gun, this gun is a looker and a looker only, and performance is no where near 450 dollars.
Last edited on Sunday, January 9th, 2005 at 7:06 pm PST
Granted a 10 is somewhat excessive (I rated mine at a 9), however I don't think are are ANY paintball guns out there that are PERFECT which is what a 10 rating would be.
As for the rest of your comments, that's about what I would expect from from someone with a name like yours. The "performance" you're talking about is nothing more then how many cases of paint a marker can go through in 15 minutes... A lot of rec., woodsball, and scenario players are looking for things OTHER then 33 balls per second. In consistancy, durability, customer support, and many other things I venture to say the Armotech & Ariakon lines would beat out most "high performace" markers you would match against it.
Also, as a last note: Has it perhaps occured to you that the majority of the reviews you read for these markers are rated very high for a reason? Perhaps the customer is <gasp> EXTREMELY SATISFIED with the marker! I very much doubt a great looking gun that gave it's user nothing but trouble and shot like crap all day would recieve a ten after the customer had to use it.
quote:Originally posted by h0taZn9rAndMa wow- a 10...this...is a dark day in paintball. Did you knoe the dm5 got an average rating of 9.7, so do u really think that this gun stacks up at all with anything near the dm5, angels, timmies, etc.?? didnt think so. The only reason you gave this gun such a high rating is because your a noob whos like "ow wow an m4 that is soo kewl i have to buy it!!!"...this is nothing close to a rating 10 gun, and idk how accurate your gun is but 250-260 fps isnt what i really call accurate, +-10 is not a 10 rating gun, this gun is a looker and a looker only, and performance is no where near 450 dollars.
First of all, the dm5 and all those guns are completely different type of guns then the sim-4.
