Period of
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| 3 months | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
odyssey o3
bko
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| Marker Setup: |
red/black r3
longshot barrel
ans gen-x hpr
critical rail
aci on/off
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
new hpr!
some kind of asa |
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| Strengths: |
Anti chop eye
Compact
Light
Fast
LCD screen
Very good stock barrel
Stock clamping feedneck
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| Weaknesses: |
Stock hpr is not great
Stripping is a pain
Battery
Efficiency
Limited board settings |
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| Review: |
I have to say I'm pretty impressed with the r3 compared to the odyssey guns I've used which were almost identical. I had some problems at first with ball breakage but that was because I was using brittle paint & wasn't able to set the regs correctly. Once I got a new reg with a guage & set the regs up right it was all good.
The efficiency is pretty terrible. Last time out I was getting 400 or so off a full 68/3000. The ability to adjust the dwell would be very helpful. Next time I'll fiddle around with the regs & see if I can get better. If so I'll edit this review.
One thing of particular note is the eye. It has worked perfectly for me. I have purposely tried to chop paint & was unable to do it. I don't know what's changed but when I had o3e's they chopped frequently.
The stock reg has to be replaced, period. Though it looks cool it is horribly inconsistent.
While the rechargable battery is a good idea, it just doesn't last long enough. It should be ok for a normal day's play but if you were to play [i]all[/i] day it would probably give out.
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| Conclusion: |
This is a really great little gun but for the price I don't know that I could recommend it over something in a similar price range such as the ion especially when you need to replace the stock reg asap. If you can get one for a steal like I did ($80!) then it's a no-brainer. I'm not sorry I bought it at all, I just don't think i'd pay retail for one.
i'm giving it a 7 at retail. if you get one on the cheap then it bumps up to an 8. |
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