Best gun for $700

[ssgohan]

all right. i have been saving up for 7 months now. I have $700 and i want an electric. I want the one that is the simplest to maintain. Anyone have some good suggestions?

[Predator2]

i hear that the matrix is a good gun and im not sure if it is easy to maintain

[elTwitcho]

Intimidator 150% (my math sucks). In my opinion the best gun on the market . It's got the highest average score for electro guns that has more than 12 reviews here (9.4 average), I've never heard of anyone being disatisfied with their gun, maintenance is not as easy as an angel, but it isnt too tough either. Anti-chop eye, LCD screen, 14 balls per second, low pressure operation (can be brought as low as 180psi with a very easy to do mod that requires no cutting or special parts, just everything that came with the gun). Lastly, Bob Long's service is absolutely great. Check the intimidator's owners group on PBC and you'l hear story after story about him helpin people out. Replacing a defective solenoid on a used intimidator for free, replacing valve seats for free, anti-chop eyes for free, almost anything. Chances are, that if there is something wrong with your gun that wasnt your fault, he'll fix it for free (sent me valve seats and paid the shipping). I cant stress how good their service has been, or how good the gun is. Read the reviews, only one person had a bad review, and his problems were very minor (parts that broke) and those problems have since been worked out months ago. I've had nothing wrong with my gun at all (valve seats were replacements in case I break one at skyball, gotta be prepared). What more do you want from a gun? :)

[Intimidator]

Intimidator!!!!!!
17 Reviews and a 9.5!!!!
What else can I say!!!!

[Watupi]

Originally posted by Predator2
i hear that the matrix is a good gun and im not sure if it is easy to maintain

Very easy.

Okay, my list (in no particular order) would be this:
Intimidator
Matrix
Used LED angel

[elTwitcho]

Yeah, I love the intimiator, but the matrix is pretty darn good, my opinion is that the intimidator is better, but that's only because I like the balance better, and it has better gas efficiency. If you like the matrix's feel better, that's probably the way to go... 17 reviews cant all be wrong though :)

[ssgohan]

ok, then i will probably go w/ the intimidator. i read the reviews, and the gun sounds very nice.

[Intimidator]

Matrix LE is $700. If I did not have a Intimidator I would think about a Matrix. Ok, that was enough thinking, get a Intimidator for an extra $50.

Here is a $699.99 Matrix. I used this site before and it was safe.
http://www.paintballpx.com/paintballpx.filereader?647784630+EN/products/1429

[Intimidator]

Originally posted by ssgohan
ok, then i will probably go w/ the intimidator. i read the reviews, and the gun sounds very nice.

If you want I can tell you what store has the Intimidator for $710.

[RedWidow]

Yeah, the intimidator would be your best choice for around that price

[elTwitcho]

Gohan, you made the right choice for sure man :) If you have any problems at all, message me, I've helped alot of people with their guns, and I can fix most things. You're gonna love this gun. As great as ordering off the net is, try your best to get it from a store, that way you can be sure nothing is wrong with it, and you get what you ordered, nothing against orderin on the net, just that I've been burned before, and usually there is no customer service person to answer your questions. Look around your local shops, ask to hold the gun, feel the trigger, then buy the sucker :)

Oh, and pbreview mods, please dont take offence to me linkin to another message board, but you should really go here

http://forums.paintballcity.net/forumdisplay.php?forumid=42

The intimidator online community, lots of knowledgeable people there, and you can learn a ton about the gun just reading the posts.

http://www.cei.net/~defiance/intimidator_faq.html

And a little intimidator bible of sorts :) Real glad to have you as a fellow intimidator owner man

[Cory]

I have a shocker turbo and it is easy to maintain. I can't speek on behalf of the other guns because I don't have them. The shocker has flat trajectory, great range, and great accuracy.

[Richy_C]

intimmy all the way

[ssgohan]

cool, thanks for all the info. Now i am going to have a intimidator, blazer, and shutter.

[elTwitcho]

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Bah, like I said, great choice. What colors are you looking at getting?

[ssgohan]

i was thinking either the green yellow or red orange (do they have red orange? i hope so).

[ssgohan]

oh yeah........intimidator, what is that site?

[PiRaNhA69]

ill have to say the shocker or for a lower price the bushmaster or defiant.

[Intimidator]

This is a E-mail I got from the store.



710.00 plus shipping. thanks for the info


>From: "res08c03" <res08c03@verizon.net>
>To: <sales@PaintballGunsCheap.com>
>Subject: GUN
>Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 13:05:09 -0800
>
>How much is a blue Bob Long LCD Intimidator?
>Also your site is slow and does not work. Check out http://www. exodus.net . Looks
>like you may need more bandwith.

[elTwitcho]

I've got the blue one and it looks great, but the green is also very stylish

[Intimidator]

If I could do it over, I would get the blue one. I looks cool in person.

[ssgohan]

If it has a built in drop forward, then can it accept nitro tanks that arent the screw in types? also, has anyone seen the red and orange one? And if so, is it nice looking?

[Watupi]

Originally posted by ssgohan
If it has a built in drop forward, then can it accept nitro tanks that arent the screw in types? also, has anyone seen the red and orange one? And if so, is it nice looking?

I havent got one in the shop yet, and have only seen them on the field, but Im pretty sure that it doesnt use a rail system. Rather, its just the standard WGP/AGD two hole pattern.

And the red and orange is probably my favorite. It and the blue. Go to the electro section at http://www.countypaintball.com for a very good picture. They do look nice, and if they only didnt have that funny grip and built in dropforward, I would have gotten one when I sold my angel.

[elTwitcho]

The grip does look horrid, but it's so darn comfortable. The built in drop forward helps add a bit to the distance forward your tank will be, so that's also really nice, but it isnt far enough forward to be run bottomline comfortably, so you'd still want to get a DF. Also, when you get the gun, you'll see that that little drop forward is where the battery is housed, so it'd be tough to lose it :)

[ssgohan]

dont most electro guns have their batteries housed in the grip?

[elTwitcho]

Not all, Matrix, EM1, E-mag and I'm sure some others. The reason the battery is way down there, is because the Solenoid, chip, and battery all have to fit in the grip frame. It's still not that big really, just explaining why you cant chop off that little drop forward on the grip.

[ssgohan]

oh, i thought those all had their battery w/ all the electronics too. but i think a lot of things.

[MC Escher]

i can get u a used angel led with an awesome trigger job, Dye trigger frame and a lot of other cool stuff for 740.
Its blue and has some killer milling. My proshop has it and i can get it for ya.

[ssgohan]

thanks, but i have already decided on the timmy and it is already ordered.

[Intimidator]

Originally posted by ssgohan
thanks, but i have already decided on the timmy and it is already ordered.

Cool, What color did you get?

[ssgohan]

i got the red orange one. at the end it was between that one and the blue one.

[MC Escher]

good, now we have an owner for one of every color :-) -
blue, green, and orange

[ssgohan]

cool

[ssgohan]

i was looking over the thread again and i saw that el twicho had said that i should get it from a local store. i agree and i would, but i only have one proshop around here. i went and checked it out, the price for the timmy was 950 + tax!!!!!!!! that is 1000 plus. that sucks.

[elTwitcho]

Well, as long as your ordered it from a reputable place, you should be fine :)

[ssgohan]

i got it from paintballgeeks.com. i have ordered from there before. they are my local proshop, but they sell it off the internet cheaper. i am getting the same gun i would get if i went in and bought it, except it is $250 cheaper.