What do you think of Brass Eagle

[Dan Guo]

I dont mind Brass Eagle Because ive never used any of there products but it is fun to play against people using Brass Eagle.

[Watupi]

I think they bring a lot of players into the sport.

I think they make low priced, entry level markers that are readily available at the local Wal Mart for anyone who might not be able to afford a high priced marker.

Yeah, that gives me a good reason to hate them.

[Dmxj9]

Yeah, there the one's that got me into the sport. But now that i started playing I got a new gun because thier products are'nt good for people seriously into paintball.
http://www.pbreview.com/fpics/Dmxj9042001030402s_se.jpg

[Joel Timberlake]

I seriously don't see why people bash Brass Eagle so much. Sure their products aren't the best out there ( Far from it ), but without B.E the sport wouldn't even be as close as popular. I think almost everyone started with a B.E gun, and then moved up.

[Spyder7]

ya....but my stingray 2 cost more then a spyder compact did. I wish i had that 100 bucks back. But i do think almost everyone starts with a BE gun. Well except my rich friend who bought an automag for his first gun. And i also think BE brings alot of people to the sport. However, what would happen if you put PMI, Kingman, WDP, WGP, Tippmann, ect., into every walmart right next to BE guns. They would loose alot of costumers. Plus BE guns like (everyone of them except raptor and rainmaker) look like nerf guns for kids.

[yo]

my friends and i have had our stingrays forever. i don't use it in every game (since i'm a pistolero now) but somehow they always find there way onto the field. we all started out with it and those bad boys are made to last. i can't say it's the greatest gun but in works in the worst weather conditions. and even if you drop it, drive over it, get it wet, or pretty much anything, it still works.

[Richy_C]

Don' like be, don' play wit BE, Don' think BE any good

[Jake]

I think they do a couple of things that are pretty good. Just look at viewloaders but there guns are crap and if they work after you run them over then they never worked that well to begin with. My first gun was a spyder for 169.99 and its 3 years later and its gonna go for 90 bucks to a friend. thats an 80 dollar loss for thousands of rounds of fun. The guns brass eagle makes are not quality and i believe in a quality product you can stand behind.

[The Billionare]

I like brass eagle. The stingray shoots paintballs. I started with a tippmann .68 carbine(not a good choice at all) I would say that the stingray is better than the .68 carbine. (seriously) My buddy has a stingray and it never double feeds, it never breaks down, it's a reliable, well built little marker. I would have got one if I had known they were there, but the pro shop didn't carry them. I was forced to buy the cheapest crap at the pro shop. 150 for the .68 carb. What a waist of money that was. That was my first mistake. The spyder shutter was my second mistake. I decided to get smart and do a little research and in december I found this web site. I then decided that the sts g2 was a good choice and have had great success with it. If kingman, pmi and tippman were right next to brass eagle in wal-mart it would hurt all their sales. People would see that pro or that shutter and be like, "DANG" I can't afford the cool one, and since they saw the pro and the shutter and the like, they wouldn't want that piece of crap down at the end. People want an eye catching gun, not a nerf gun. Some people think that wal-mart has the first and the last paintmarker until they are taught differently.

[Joel Timberlake]

Originally posted by The Billionare
I like brass eagle. The stingray shoots paintballs. I started with a tippmann .68 carbine(not a good choice at all) I would say that the stingray is better than the .68 carbine. (seriously) My buddy has a stingray and it never double feeds, it never breaks down, it's a reliable, well built little marker. I would have got one if I had known they were there, but the pro shop didn't carry them. I was forced to buy the cheapest crap at the pro shop. 150 for the .68 carb. What a waist of money that was. That was my first mistake. The spyder shutter was my second mistake. I decided to get smart and do a little research and in december I found this web site. I then decided that the sts g2 was a good choice and have had great success with it. If kingman, pmi and tippman were right next to brass eagle in wal-mart it would hurt all their sales. People would see that pro or that shutter and be like, "DANG" I can't afford the cool one, and since they saw the pro and the shutter and the like, they wouldn't want that piece of crap down at the end. People want an eye catching gun, not a nerf gun. Some people think that wal-mart has the first and the last paintmarker until they are taught differently.

You can't be serious. Most people in my playing group started with a Stingray, and now they don't work. They leak so much, but besides that, they are reliable.

[graham]

Brass Eagle has built some real junk and still does but they do have some cool stuff too http://www.paintsport.net/rainmaker/photo/img15.jpg http://www.paintsport.net/rainmaker/photo/img3.jpg http://www.paintsport.net/rainmaker/photo/img20.jpg http://www.paintsport.net/rainmaker/photo/img21.jpg

[jizz186]

about the brass eagle gun that can get wet and dropped and such.......same with my tippmann98, but, there is no possibility of cracking any plastic. hell ive gotten mud in my gun once still worked without any cleaning

[DraXsuS]

I wonder why BRASS EAGLE doesn't make A real GOOD marker!

[NEO]

They introduce alot of people to the sport but after a month their gun falls apart and they have to buy a new gun.

[martlet1]

hey , lets face it, their products are crap.

[harrysacks]

BE paintball stuff is a last resort, and its cheap, but its only cheap because its horrible

[Lord Delta]

I don't k now about their markers, but their paint is not that bad. It is not the best i know but it is highly underrated.

[Dräko]

Unless your operating on a VERY low pressure on your gun (lke not acheivable by blowwbacks). With a gun like an impulse shocker or defiant i wouldnt suggest BE paint. I still wouldnt suggest it but at least it wont break in the barrel at such a low pressure. If your using anygun over 250 psi your just gonna have a paintblender

[jrr112]

Sure brass eagle might be an alright thing to start with, but most of their guns aren't that upgradeable unless you have the raptor. on the sting-ray u have to take the entire thing apart to clean. if it was made by tippmann that would be o.k. but its not, so it sux. it would be ok if they were cheaper but you can get a better gun for the same price.

my cousin had a stingray 2 and it took me fourty five minutes just to get the damn bolt out. then to clean the thing was moderatly easy. but the bolt assembly is a little confusing unless you totally pay attention when you take it apart.

after cleaning the gun i took it out for some target practice and (the paint were marbs)the balls went straight but fell not even fifteen yards in front of me.

[FLoorED]

I have a certain respect for Brass Eagle, without them I'm not so sure the sport of paintball would be where it's at today. Their quality (relative to price) entry level paintball markers make paintball available to people who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford to play. It is because of Brass Eagle (not entirely, but partially) that we have the following of paintball players that we currently do. Brass Eagle gets a big thumbs up from me!

[AutocockerAl]

Brass eagle does help some new ppl into the sport but in my opinion everything they make is low quality and not the cheapest prices. I really dont like there paint it doesnt work at all in any good markers from spyders to angels. Brass eagle is pretty useless for players that dont use there guns

[LiLpOoT]

i dont hate brass eagle because they make the cheapest guns and get many people into the sport. also its fun to play against people with brass eagle guns. and if need paintballs, even though they are horrible, it is cheap. and since i am always in need of money cheap paint is a very good thing

[Skull]

Originally posted by jrr112
Sure brass eagle might be an alright thing to start with, but most of their guns aren't that upgradeable unless you have the raptor. on the sting-ray u have to take the entire thing apart to clean. if it was made by tippmann that would be o.k. but its not, so it sux. it would be ok if they were cheaper but you can get a better gun for the same price.

my cousin had a stingray 2 and it took me fourty five minutes just to get the damn bolt out. then to clean the thing was moderatly easy. but the bolt assembly is a little confusing unless you totally pay attention when you take it apart.

after cleaning the gun i took it out for some target practice and (the paint were marbs)the balls went straight but fell not even fifteen yards in front of me.

I think that part of the reason it is so hard to clean, is that it hardly ever needs cleaned... I mean i have a tigershark, which is built the same way as the ray cept for it's pump. I've truthfully dropped it into bout 3 feet of mucky pond water, reached in pulled it out and kept firing no problem. The setup is almost air tight

[Longbow_UMD]

Ahh, BE Bashers, the KKK of the paintball community.

[iipaintballer]

You get what you pay for. BE products make Piantball accessible to group of players who otherwise would not be able to play paintball.

[KoRnMaN]

Just because brass eagle sux doesn't mean they should take down Jt with them But there is an under dog in everything so that meens theres one in paintball to.

[CDietz]

Personally i dont mind BE. Their guns are helping more kids get into the sport. But their paintballs absolutly suck!

[KoRnMaN]

Yea thats what they do best get kids into paintball but also make alot of kids sad when there $90 raptor they have been saving for a year breaks. I have shot some good B.E. paint. I still am wondering why it worked?



[Edited by KoRnMaN on 05-21-2001 at 01:38 PM]

[martlet1]

ok, I keep hearing this "well brass eagle introduces a lot of people to the sport".
Well my reply to that is this: how many people never play again because they got stuck with crap equipment and horrible paintballs?

[The Billionare]

I am serious. Brass eagle might make crap markers, but their equipment is never overpriced. Someone starting with a stingray might or might not have fun, I don't know. I've never even held a brass eagle marker. I have a viewloader hopper, but I will soon get rid of it since I found a 12v revvy at super wal mart for 39.99! Wow! I haven't decided if I want that or the egg. That new space shuttle looking hopper is just plain stupid looking. And I'm not paying 90 for a magazine/clip/hopper or whatever you want to call it. That is an insult to my intelligence. It's like the pro shop charging 189.99 for my gun the sts g2. He thought he could tell me it was somehow better than the same gun from bbt.com. What an a-hole. I wish wal-mart would carry more paintball stuff. I hate my job. Overcharging paintballers for the stuff they need to play. Sorry y'all. <- I'm from denver, not texas. Not that there is anything wrong with texas. The rattle snake is cool now that he learned who is his daddy! McMahon for President!!!

[I win]

They Just have a bad rap but they really arn't that bad I own one. They arn't that good and they arn't that bad. For the beginers though.

[abeaucha]

I think brass eagle is not even a good starter gun, like stingrays are like $60 and to get a good entry level PMI black maxx its like $65. Raptors are like $130 and M98's are like $125. Avenger is like $150 TL plus is like $160 rainmakers are like 300 autocockers 350. And the list goes on. Their masks suck, their paintballs are just like blending machine simulators (though I hear they are good fresh), Their tanks blow o rings, I have even heard of their barrel plugs malfunctioning. I voted for the obvious being shot with easter eggs hurts.

[KoRnMaN]

A new person is better off buying a used raptor because it will break sooner.

[fate tempter]

If you dont like BE dont buy there stuff. dont b*tch about them either. they promote paintball to new people and provite good newbie suplies

[KoRnMaN]

Why not It tells the newbs beware stay away from brasseagle because come on you can get a spyder compact cheaper than a rapter and its alot better. Also I have had bad experiences with my rapter like the time it had 80 round burst and the cocking knob almost cut off my hand. I meen thats not the way newbie guns should be anyway. My 2 and a 1/2 cents. Im glad I took t back hehe.:)

[Evilcrayonusa]

First off brass eagle has a bad rap because it makes a lot of ultra cheap crap guns which is smart on ther part because they are in it to make money. But there mid and higher end guns Are just like any other Mid or higher end guns.

All guns have there pros and cons. Shure Stock raptors may not be the most accurate Blow back on the market But i can honestly say i have never seen a more reliable or durable blowback and yes ive use tipmans. In all the years ive played paint ball ive never seen a raptor break. BE also has excellent tech support and typically ship parts for free.

P.S. I like my spyder better than any raptor ive owned but my spiders a pickey ***** when it comes to piant my raptors arent.

[KoRnMaN]

Whatever Ive seen more broken raptors that you can shake a stick at. B.E. Should devote a web site and hotline to the the stuff that breaks.

[UTLadiesMan]

Originally posted by KoRnMaN
Whatever Ive seen more broken raptors that you can shake a stick at. B.E. Should devote a web site and hotline to the the stuff that breaks.

They do! It's http://www.brasseagle.com
j/k...

[KoRnMaN]

lol hahaha:)

[axi0n]

What I don't get is that, sure Brass Eagle makes some cheap stuff.. And sometimes the stuff falls apart...

But there are equally as many people with BE for a long period of time with little to no problems at all...

On the other hand I have heard of people buying higher end markers and having the grip frames break, notorious double feeding, breaking, seal leaks, and other miscellaneous problems.

Add to that.. Nobody seems to like any stock barrel offered on Spyders, Pirhana's, Bruizers, etc, etc so you buy a new one.. Then you need a regulator or expansion chamber, a new bolt, a drop forward, a new compressed air system, a jillion ball hopper with agitators, convert to LP.

Pretty soon you end up with people who originally bought a $150 Spyder model, but have it tricked out with so mods they have over $500 into the gun, then you go to sell it and realize.. Crap.. Its still just a spyder with makeup...

Whereas a BE player, buys a gun, paint, and plays.. When he wants to upgrade he can, or if he doesn't like it he puts the marker in the closet and is still only out the <= $90.

That said.. If a n00b wants to buy a BE to get his feet wet I'd say go for it..

I've seen a lot of good players using Stingrays just to humiliate the people who find it necessary to spend a lot of money to have decent gear but try to compensate for a lack of talent, or just having no playing experience.

Ax.

[axi0n]

What I don't get is that, sure Brass Eagle makes some cheap stuff.. And sometimes the stuff falls apart...

But there are equally as many people with BE for a long period of time with little to no problems at all...

On the other hand I have heard of people buying higher end markers and having the grip frames break, notorious double feeding, breaking, seal leaks, and other miscellaneous problems.

Add to that.. Nobody seems to like any stock barrel offered on Spyders, Pirhana's, Bruizers, etc, etc so you buy a new one.. Then you need a regulator or expansion chamber, a new bolt, a drop forward, a new compressed air system, a jillion ball hopper with agitators, convert to LP.

Pretty soon you end up with people who originally bought a $150 Spyder model, but have it tricked out with so mods they have over $500 into the gun, then you go to sell it and realize.. Crap.. Its still just a spyder with makeup... So they take a huge loss on the sale if they for instance want to go to a cocker or electro.

Whereas a BE player, buys a gun, paint, CO2, mask and plays.. When he wants to upgrade he can, or if he doesn't like it he puts the marker in the closet and is still only out the <= $90.

That said.. If a n00b wants to buy a BE to get his feet wet I'd say go for it..

I've seen a lot of good players using Stingrays just to humiliate the people who find it necessary to spend a lot of money to have decent gear but try to compensate for a lack of talent, or just having no playing experience.

Ax.

[KoRnMaN]

Let me ask you have you ever have a cocking knob off a raptor cut you? I have had that happen to me in the first week I bought the thing. The gun before that I had a tigershark that broke in 2 days (plastic trigger) The gun before that I had a talon pump handle busted in the first hours I had it. Cowinsadence? I think not. Its a scam and like all scams it ends up with the company going bankrupt from screwing so many people. Also there 9oz tanks they make are week where the valve is and can literly blow the valve off. Ive shot there paint and people say well its good and bad. The only reason its good is because its ben problebly sitting on the shelf for a year and is so hard you could tank a sledge hammer to it and it won't break. Is that the paint thats good or the store? cough cough the store and to clear anything up for you I never even messed around with the parts or anything just alittle lube down the barrel. When I bought my spyder I had it a good 2 years before the first problem occured (lost valve screw) And it wasn't even a problem. So why I ask not put spyder in the stores? Like all you say it promotes paintball well proball and spyder can do the same thing if B.E. wasn't already doing it as much as all the other company's. Thats my point believe it.

[bernielomax]

I'm relatively new to paintball and there's something I've already noticed... No matter what gun I use or my friends use, those who know how to control the guns seem to do better than others... I have a piece of crap BE talon ghost but I can take some people out before it starts acting like crap... I've not had any real problems with my gun(YET!) but I already plan to buy a new gun... This was just something to get me started.... I'm looking at the avenger because I haven't had any problems with this gun knowing that I'll need a new gun someday and will but something bigger badder and more expensive.

[Hatebreed]

And what do you think these new players do with there new brass eagle gun? Play paintball? I think not, they shoot houses and signs giving paintball a bad rap. I say screw new people, there's enough people playing already.

[KoRnMaN]

Very good point. I didn't play my first game for almost a month after I got my first gun. Guess what I was doing before? hehe

[bernielomax]

Very true. But what about those who are playing? I probably wouldn't have started playing if I didn't get a BE gun. It's hard to start doing something that you have to pay alot of money to even begin...

[KoRnMaN]

Basically what im trying to explain and everybody else is trying to say is if B.E. wasn't in stores spyder would be better cheaper and alot easier and fun to play with.

[KoRnMaN]

Yo hatebreed your singnature makes no sence?

[Red_October]

I dont like any of the markers (wouldnt mind trying a rainmaker but dont know if its worth the risk), but I have a BE harness that I bought for 15 dollars and it works just as well as my friends Dye pack for about 60 bucks less. I dont think there harnesses and stuff are that bad, my family has a Z-leader mask laying around the house and that works good too. A lot of there **** may suck but not everything.

[KoRnMaN]

Yea thats true but I guess I didn't explain it that way. Also z-leader wasn't B.E. until they were bought out by B.E.

[flyingdeadbody1]

brass eagle sucks simple as that

[KoRnMaN]

Nice singnature a.:)

[flyingdeadbody1]

thank you.

[Edited by flyingdeadbody1 on 07-20-2001 at 01:36 PM]

[KoRnMaN]

I want everyone to know also. (he put me on his stupid bunkerlist lol) What does that even meen? Hes gonna bunker me threw my computer?

[toadman7b22]

just about everyone here started with a brass eagle.. or they are rich boys and got angels as there first gun

[flyingdeadbody2]

i dunno, i guess brass eagle isnt all that bad, as long as you're not too serious about paintball. but as soon as you start playing regularly, you'll probably need something that will last a little longer and work a little better. it's not like you can go into a tournament with a B.E. Samurai. well, i guess you can, but it wont be pretty.

[KoRnMaN]

You can change your name and still keep your posts?