 ebegoli |
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2003 |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 16 of 16 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Dye excel
Stock for Tippmann 98 and A-5 |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann A-5
Lapco BigShot 8"
BSA Red Dot 30 3/8 |
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Recommended
Paintballs: |
Medium bore |
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| Strengths: |
Size-accuracy ratio
Aesthatical match for A-5
weight (light)
quality of finish |
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| Weaknesses: |
My version of the barrel is glossy, I would prefer bead blasted
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| Review: |
Fantastic choice if you are looking for a good balance of accuracy, and maneuverability.
I've heard some people claiming that it is very loud. I compared it with stock for A-5, custom and Dye Excel for 98 cust. - It is somehow louder, but not at the point where it would get you in trouble (unmask your position,...) Paintball is a close proximity game, so loudness of the source of fire is not as much of an issue as it is in a real combat (trust me).
On the other hand - it is very accurate. I was zeroing my BSA red dot with this barrel and let me tell you what could I do with it coupled with BSA:
I used Draxxus Inferno and Dusk (yes, Dusk. I can not practice wtih $70 pballs).
At 50 ft I can hit the 12 ounce plastic bottle from the first shot.
At ~80 ft. I can hit the same bottle 80-90% of the time. I can definitely hit the helmet.
At ~105 ft. I can hit the helmet 50% of the time. Using red dot with some manual elevation compensation I could hit the water pipe (6") at some 110-120" once out of two or three trials. This is as far I went during my target practice.
I also practiced with mechanical sights and results were very encouraging. I did not measure exact distances, but at some 80-100 ft I could hit the 10-20" tree trunk 70%+ of the time. |
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| Conclusion: |
If you like Tippmann A-5 or 98 custom. if you like to play fast, move, crawl and attack and still be accurate at 30-90 ft distances then you need this product. I can not think of anything better. |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Wednesday, September 17th, 2003 at 6:30 pm PST |
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