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ACI F4 Illustrator XP Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
13 |
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Average Rating: |
9.0 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
Click here |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$200 |
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Features:
Extruded all aluminum body with raised sight rail
Patented all weather valve
45 Frame with wrap-around grip
Customized Zero-Gravity Barrel
Gas-Thru Grip
New Bullet Bottom-Line
No exposed moving parts |
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| The ACI F4 Illustrator XP is newer, so it should be commonly available, both new and used. |
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Unregistered User |
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Friday, January 4th, 2002 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 7 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
piranah
spyder java compact
stingray 2
tippman model 98 |
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| Marker Setup: |
How you see it on the page. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
f4 venturi bolt
smartparts all american barrel |
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| Strengths: |
This gun is pretty light and has a good exspansion chamber. The gun when you first get it shoots pretty straight. It is a quiet gun and the non moving rear cocking bolt makes me more comfortable. The gun is very easy to field strip and to clean. You dont even need any tools to clean the inside of this gun. In the manual it shows you how to use your gun to clean itself. (No tools need to be used.) |
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| Weaknesses: |
Get a new bolt or when paint breaks it will break in where the bolt is. |
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| Conclusion: |
This gun is great I recommend it for beginners. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 6 months | 4 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Tippmann Pro Lite, Tippmann 98, Spyder SE, Spyder |
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| Marker Setup: |
Stock ACI F4 Illustrator XP right now anyways |
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| Strengths: |
The Accuracy is awesome for a stock barrel I havent come across anyone that i wasnt able to pin down because of the accuracy It fires nice and is really quiet its easy to clean and looks awesome very light and is very fun to have |
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| Weaknesses: |
the only thing bad was when you put the bolt in after you clean it you may forget which way it goes which the only thing it does is make you lob the balls like it doesnt shoot fast and stuff but it doesnt hurt anything just turn it upside down |
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| Conclusion: |
VERY GREAT GUN EXTREMELY RELIBALE VERY FUN BUY ONE TODAY |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 months | 4 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Tippmans, Piranhas, brass eagles, ViewLoader, Spyders |
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| Marker Setup: |
Stock, but i have used a ACI upgrade barrel with it and it was a nice touch. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Not much, a new barrel is an improvement but definatly not needed. |
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| Strengths: |
Accurate
Fast
Competive
Reliable
Looks Nice
Very easy to pickup and use, |
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| Weaknesses: |
When field stripping it is possible to put some parts in backwards. It is a pain to assembe your gun, and find it wont fire right. But once you learn how to put the parts in it is great.
Also the sight rail should of been raised up a little more, but if your a good shot it doesnt matter. |
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| Conclusion: |
This gun is very nice and pretty easy to use. It is easy to adjust and shoots fast and accuratly. Even better, ACI ships them with a new double trigger and frame. Buy this gun, even if your just playing recreational games, or if your competing. |
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sace |
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Friday, January 10th, 2003 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 2 years | 4 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Tippmans' |
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| Marker Setup: |
F4 XP Illustrator, venturi bolt, Zero Gravity 14" barrel, ACI expansion chamber |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Revy Hopper |
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| Strengths: |
Shoots decent out of the box, 300fps not a problem, easy to clean and keep clean. Easy to tear down. Pretty reliable, decent price. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Broke quite a few balls at first, after venturi bolt, and new barrel seemed to get better. Understand a Revy Hopper might also help. Hard to find upgrades, ACI is about the only company that will provide upgradeable parts. |
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| Conclusion: |
Overall a very good marker, needs a little TLC at first to see what works with it, but good for the REC player who doens't want to go overboard on the cash. |
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Unregistered User |
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Monday, December 31st, 2001 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
f4 gs
tippmann 98 custom
jt excellerator 3.0
sheridan xts
spyder tl plus |
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| Marker Setup: |
jt excellerator with a dye 2 piece
20 oz tank |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
no upgrades for this gun performs awesome and its light |
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| Strengths: |
no moving parts on the outside makes me feel less careful about this gun cuz i know it cant be broken
all f4's come with the best stock barrel and i dotn see a need to replace it instantly |
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| Weaknesses: |
i dont think that this gun has anythign bad about it |
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| Conclusion: |
buy this gun becuz for the money you pay it wont let u down
i almost felt that the place i bought this from was getting ripped off when i bought this becuz its a great gun |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Only tested | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Spyder, Piranha, Rebel, Core Sharc, Tippmann |
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| Marker Setup: |
ANS GX-3 Cocker, Pure Energy 68/4500 THOR, 12v Revvy, 14" Freak |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Just a new barrel |
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| Strengths: |
Pretty consistent velocity, although sometimes shoots over 280...easy to keep clean and very reliable |
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| Weaknesses: |
pretty bad curve, stock barrel is s*$& |
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| Review: |
This gun is pretty good. Very reliable, a great backup gun. If you put a new barrel on it, it's almost tournament ready. Sweet paint job. Decent range, very consistent, stock bolt is actually ok. This gun is pretty good. Very reliable, a great backup gun. If you put a new barrel on it, it's almost tournament ready. Sweet paint job. Decent range, very consistent, stock bolt is actually ok. This gun is pretty good. Very reliable, a great backup gun. If you put a new barrel on it, it's almost tournament ready. Sweet paint job. Decent range, very consistent, stock bolt is actually ok. |
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| Conclusion: |
A very good marker. I would definitely recommend this for any rec baller who needs a reliable marker, and it's a great backup marker too when your cocker goes limp. |
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Unregistered User |
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Thursday, December 20th, 2001 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 6 months | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
F4 Illustrator TP |
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| Marker Setup: |
Expansion Chamber, High Volume Cell, Zero Gravity Barrel |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
High Volume Cell and maybe a new barrel |
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| Strengths: |
-All Steel
-Excellent Quality
-Excellent Accuracy
-Rarely Chops Paint
-Ultra Light
-No Exposed Moving Parts
-Everything is good |
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| Weaknesses: |
Does not have a high volume cell. |
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| Conclusion: |
I reccommend this marker to anyone. |
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Sabot |
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Sunday, December 29th, 2002 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 months | 2 of 14 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Spider works better with CO2
Piranha easier to field strip |
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| Marker Setup: |
E-Force Piranha
Vert Feed Cocker |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
None |
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| Strengths: |
Light and Compact
Nice Looks
No Beaver Tail Needed |
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| Weaknesses: |
Barrel Feels Cheap
Breaks a Lot of Paint With CO2
Loud
Hard to Field Strip
Hard to Shoot Fast
Stiff Trigger Pull
Hard to Get Extras for It |
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| Conclusion: |
It does not feel as good as the Spider's or the Piranha's. It's looks are not worth the problems. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 6 months | 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
spyders, tippman, and smart parts |
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| Marker Setup: |
stock |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
a barrel but it is not needed at all |
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| Strengths: |
Gun is an overal unflawed gun accurate light etc |
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| Weaknesses: |
Doesn't shoot very fast but for price it's very fast |
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| Review: |
Overal great gun i'd buy this gun any day great for beginers and intermidiate i can use this gun for many years to come if i wanted it's so dependable. I have cut very few balls and hardly a double shot. After shooting a full case i had three broken balls and only one bonus ball shot. I expect that from an angel or bob long or dye those thousand dollar guns not a one hundred fifty dollar gun. |
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| Conclusion: |
Great gun |
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| Rating: |
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Period of
Product Use: |
2 years |
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Tippmann 98, Sinister TP, Icon E, Spyder EX,Spyder Victor |
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| Marker Setup: |
F4,12 inch A.N.S 3-D Phase 2 barrel,Venturi Bolt, VL 12v Rev. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Barrel,Bolt,Hopper |
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| Strengths: |
Long Lasting
Fast
Smooth
No Moving Parts
Lite
Compact |
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| Weaknesses: |
Accuracy(can change w/ venturi bolt)
Chops Balls
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| Review: |
The ACI F4 Illustrater is one of my top guns. It is a good gun to go out to field, but not good enough for tournements, unless upgraded. Kinda easy to clean and reasemble. The thing you need to remember is to put the bolt right side up or the gun won't fire. When a ball breaks the juice gets into the gun next to the bolt. Best gun I had ever used. |
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| Conclusion: |
Buy if intermediate, and need a good reliable gun that lasts long! |
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