Period of
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1 year |
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Paintball
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2 years |
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Similar
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PE 12Oz CO2 (Not really comparable) |
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| Marker Setup: |
2005 PMI R6 EForce
- Fireball Mountain Delrin Trigger
- C5 47ci Concussion HPA Tank
- CP 14" Classic Nickel One Piece Barrel
- Shocktech Nickel Mini-drop
- Smart Parts on/off
- Ricochet Apache Hopper
2004 GameFace BoneDaddy(backup)
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| Strengths: |
Cheap
Nice looking reg
No recharge or fluctuation problems
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| Weaknesses: |
Quality Control
Customer Support
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| Review: |
I ordered this tank last February I believe. I saw them on EBay for incredibly cheap (like 50 bucks American) and I figured they were worth a try. I ended up buying a tank from their site directly and I think shipping and everything it was like 60-70 bucks Canadian. That’s a great price for a HPA tank around here. Out of the box it looked great, I like the black reg, I find the metallic color ones look kind of crappy. Also the reg is not long and it doesn’t have an ugly huge gauge like some of the other manufacturers. Since I’ve been using this tank I’ve found my consistency on both my Bone Daddy and my R6 have been pretty good +/-5 FPS and even when I rail on my R6 I don’t notice any drop off.
Unfortunately right out of the box this tank had a problem. I got it filled and then put it on a shelf at home getting ready for a game the next day. In the middle of the night I heard “*BLAM* Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.” I almost died of a heart attack at that point so that’s a negative as well but anyway. Turns out one of the orings in the regulator was too big and half of it actually blew out the side of the reg. I contacted C5 (through their website and email) about it but they just ignored me. So I took the tank out to a local place that recertifies fire extinguishers and they found out the problem right away and replaced the o-ring. After that I didn’t have any problems with the tank and have used it in a few games since and it has been great. The weight and size are pretty much what I thought they would be and my setup is pretty light otherwise.
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| Conclusion: |
If I had it all to do all over again I would’ve bought a crossfire tank. Could still get one for a hair under 100 and I’m sure it’d turn out a lot better. All the same for the price the Concussion does the job and if I add an inline regulator to my current setup I think I’ll probably have very good consistency and in the end that’s what it’s all about. However, products should not fail out of the box and if they do fail their customer support should be bending over backwards not to lose your business. C5 obviously doesn’t put my effort towards quality or support and to me that’s a pretty big deal. I’ll give the tank a rating of 7 and I think I’m being pretty generous in that. |
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