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Kingman Spyder Aggressor XT Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
187 |
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Average Rating: |
8.7 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
Click here |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$140 |
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Features:
Semi-Auto Action
Rear Cocking 2nd Generation Venturi Bolt
Quick Disconnect, Field Strippable Pin
Aggressor Sight Rail with Beaver Tail
Bottom-Line Set Up with Steel Hose
Two Finger Trigger with Regulation Trigger Guard
Anti-Double Feed
Direct Feed
Premium 9-1/2" Micro-Polished Muzzle Brake Barrel
Newly Designed Cocking Grip |
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| Product Availability | |
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| The Kingman Spyder Aggressor XT is older, so while it may be available used and in a few cases new, it is not commonly available anymore. |
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Saturday, July 19th, 2003 |
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Period of
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| 6 months | 28 of 33 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Tippmann 98 custom, Tippmann pro/carbine |
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| Marker Setup: |
Green Spyder Aggressor XT, 14" PMI Razzor barrel,14 oz. co2, Ricochet loader
Green Spyder Imagine, pretty much stock except with a mech frame instead...I just like mech frames better. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
barrel, foregrip is all you need. |
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| Strengths: |
-cheap
-reliable
-easy maintenance
-stock barrel surprisingly accurate
-VERY small and light |
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| Weaknesses: |
-LOUD (I mean really loud!)
-kinda back heavy (drop fwd. would fix it) |
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| Review: |
I had played paintball once, and after seeing how expensive it is to rent equipment every time I played, I wanted my own marker. I knew I wouldn't be playing much, or very seriously, so I was deciding between a cheap spyder or pirahna. I dropped the Piranha, and I have absolutely no regrets.
I got the Aggressor XT off of an eBay store called pbmania. It came with a mask, hopper, gun, and 14 oz. tank all for $75. As soon as I got it, I went out and tested it in my backyard. I bought a hunting target with 5 small bullseyes on each, which were about 3-5 inches in diameter. I backed up about 50 feet, and took some shots. Absolutely no ball breaks. The barrel was extremely loud, though, compared to other guns i'd shot. However, the thing I was most aware of was the gun's accuracy. I had bought a few hundred rounds of Brass eagle paint, knowing that I would only be using it for testing purposes. Wow, was I surprised.
I was landing shots grouped within 6 inches of each other, a far cry from the crappy rentals I'd used before. I only had 1 shot curve and miss the target. Keep in mind it was Brass Eagle paint, which was $20 for 1000 rounds. My dad took a few shots, same results. My three brothers, same thing. I also marveled at how consistent the gun is.
Another plus about the marker is that it is extremely light, and it has almost no kick at all when it is fired. My little brother, who's in 2nd grade right now, is able to hold this marker with a full tank and hopper and shoot it just fine, to give you an idea of how light it is. I'm able to hold it with one hand, manuever it around very easily, and yet, as light as it is, it is incredibly durable. Mine has taken a beating and just won't quit.
Afterwards, I took it apart and cleaned it. I was really surprised at how nice and easy it was to do. I only had trouble reading the diagram, which Kingman could have made a bit more organized. The instructions also failed to mention which way to turn the velocity adjuster to make it go faster/slower. No problem, though, as I figured it out
myself. Be careful, though, because it comes out of the box shooting extremely hot. I had to pull my velocity adjuster out to the point where it was almost out of the gun to get it down to a safe velocity.
To clean the gun, just take out the internals (go to www.ottersccustoms.com for detailed instructions) and oil the bolt and striker. Very, very easy and takes only about a minute to do. Just do this before playing and you'll be fine. I remember worrying a lot as a noobie about taking care of my gun. If you are worrying about the same thnig, don't! It isn't hard at all.
EDIT****Just played some woodsball with it, and a little bit of speedball. I'm very impressed with it's performance. I was the last one to run out of air, it didnt double feed, it didn't chop or break any balls, and it was probably the best gun in our group of close friends, all of whom use various Spyders. I was running through a stream, fell, splashed a bit of water on it, and it kept shooting as well as ever. No dents, cracks, anything...I love this gun even more now!
EDIT*** After Christmas, I shot both my Imagine with the electric frame, then my Aggressor...I decided to use my Imagine as a back-up. That's how much I love this gun.
EDIT*** I am still impressed with this gun. Even with my new Imagine, I just can't seem to put this one down! So, I transfered all of my Aggressor's internals into the body of my Imagine so that I could utilize the vertical adapter on the Imagine, while still keeping most of my Aggressor. I'm extremely happy with the performance. I'm playing again with it hopefully sometime this weekend; I'll update the review again if I do! |
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| Conclusion: |
Kingman really surprised me with this gun. How could they pack such great performance, simplicity, and user-freindly features into such a cheap package? I don't know, but I hope they keep doing it. Congrats to Kingman for making such a great marker for recreational/weekend players like myself so easily available. I have no regrets about buying this. |
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| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Thursday, February 12th, 2004 at 7:58 pm PST |
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2004 |
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Period of
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| 6 months | 14 of 14 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Tippmann 98 custom, Spyder Xtra, Spyder Victor and Victor II, Spyder Imagine, Brass Eagle Marauder, Stingray II, PGP Sheridan, Brass Eagle Silver Bullet, |
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| Marker Setup: |
Spyder Aggessor XT
ESP 3.0 Electronic Grip (full auto and burst modes), Auto-mod Striker bolt (speed), Aluminum Striker Spring Guide (triples your velocity), Venutri Bolt (accurracy) , Heavy Spring kit (velocity increase),
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
If you want a quiet gun you will need a new barrel |
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| Strengths: |
Cheap, good on CO2, accurate, many inexpensive modifactions availible. Easy to strip and clean.
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| Weaknesses: |
Long trigger pull
loud stock barrel (if you consider those weakneses) |
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| Review: |
I have been paintballing for about four years now and this gun is one of my favorites. I have never seen anything this good for under 250$. This gun can be found at pretty much any paintball store for about 70$. If you are a beginer you will love this gun. Not only is it cheap, easy to maintain and very CO2 effcient but it also is easy to modify if you decide that you would like to compete in tournaments. After using a 98 custom for about 2 months i found this and decided to give it a try. I found that it was supperior to the 98 in every way and only cost 1/2 the price. The thing that amazed me the most about this gun was the accurracy. I hit a pole at 25 yards on my first shot with it. One thing that alot of people say about this gun is its awsome for beginers but you shouldnt use it to compete. I disagree. Ive used my Aggressor in many tournies and scenarios and always done well. Lastly it takes about 10 minutes and a couple of tools to clean a 98custom, with a spyder you can do it in 30 seconds with your bare hands. So if you want an exelent gun but don't want to spend 350+ dollars then buy this!!!
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| Conclusion: |
BUY THIS GUN!!!! Only 70$ SUPPERIOR TO ANY 98CUSTOM!!! EASY TO MODIFY!!!
LEAVE FEEDBACK TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Tuesday, May 18th, 2004 at 2:07 pm PST |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 8 of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Spyder Xtra, Tippmann A5, and 98 Custom |
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| Marker Setup: |
Spyder Aggressor XT - 12 oz., 32 Degrees Quiet Riot Barrel Black 14" |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
New barrel to increase accuracy and range, but is very good without one.
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| Strengths: |
Ready to use right out of the box. Great accuracy for stock barrel. Looks cool. |
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| Weaknesses: |
None. It is awesome! |
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| Review: |
I got this gun today and I took it right out of the box and started shooting around. It is awesome!! This is defineatly the best gun ever for its price range. I was shooting with my friends and two of them have Xtra's but when it came time to hit a target both of theirs curved and mine hit dead on. People were even complaining to me to turn down my velocity when it was already clocked at 240 fps!! I left some major marks on my sorry opponents.
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I took my gun out today to play a coulple games with my friends in 28 degree weather and my gun was the only one that didn't have problems. Even my freinds' Xtra and Tippmann froze up during game play. But not mine!!! I love this gun even more now!!! |
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| Conclusion: |
If you are looking for a good beginer style gun or even a second gun (like me) buy this one. You'll be really glad at the small chunk it takes out of your wallet and the great reliability. |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Friday, February 13th, 2004 at 7:27 pm PST |
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Period of
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| 1 year | 8 of 12 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Products Used: |
vexor, piranha r-6 |
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| Marker Setup: |
aggressor xt, 20oz Co2 tank, pmi hopper, everything stock |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
new barrel x-chamber |
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| Strengths: |
Accurate, Light, Looks cool, Good Co2 consumption, Never breaks a ball
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| Weaknesses: |
Loose bolts, Loud |
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| Review: |
This was my first gun and only gun I need. Im not an extreme paint baller, I just do it for fun. I just shoot people and laugh. Anyways, the stock barrel is loud, and after a while, the bolts loosen up. But this gun is very accurate, consistent, light doesn't chug co2 like other guns, and it looks cool like i said above. This is an awesome gun for the price. |
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| Conclusion: |
I would recommend this gun to first time paint ballers. It's easy to use. |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Friday, December 31st, 2004 at 10:20 pm PST |
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Period of
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| 2 years | 6 of 10 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
My Avalon, Spyder EXTRA |
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| Marker Setup: |
Avalon GTCommando, 14" Whisper barrel |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
New barrel, Venturi bolt |
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| Strengths: |
Features normally found in markers costing hundreds more are standard. Has enough firepower without Upgrades. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Loose bolts out of the box. Didn't chop paint bad ,but needed adjusting. |
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| Review: |
This gun is a great buy for the price, It isn't expensive but its not at all a junk gun. Compare this to any semi-auto and it will be just as good. Great accuracy. If your looking for a beginner gun or even a second gun this is a hot prospect for you to buy. |
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| Conclusion: |
This gun is awesome. We played a game where you take 15 steps, turn, and fire one round at eachother. Such fast shooting and accuracy i shot before my opponents were turned around. GREAT fun! |
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| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Thursday, May 29th, 2003 at 10:33 am PST |
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venomxt |
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2003 |
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Period of
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| 1 year | 6 of 11 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
ACI Sinister
Icon E
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Aggressor XT
Stock Viewloader Hopper
Smart Parts Main Reg |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Barrel, New trigger system |
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| Strengths: |
Price
Semi Quiet
Fairly good entry-level marker
Easy strip down |
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| Weaknesses: |
Barrel
Elbow
Trigger area weak
Expansion Chamber |
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| Review: |
Well- where to begin? First, this is a very good entry-level marker. It is easy and wuick to strip it down, and put it back together. Nice low price, fairly good quality. The stock blue elbow split on me, but a few zip-ties held it together fine. It has clean styling, doesn't reflect ot much in the sun. The gun could use an expansion chamber, as it froze up a number of time while i was using it. The gun, stock, does not chop many balls. The accuracy is not bad, however, when one ball breaks, the rest are going all over the place. The venturi bolt scratches up the inside of the chamber, even when well oiled. The trigger frame can get stripped easily, but that is no big deal if you are carefull. Now on to the worst part. This has happened to me, my friend, and one other person that I know with an Aggressor XT. First, my friend: He was shooting his gun, and all of a suddon, BANG! the entire corner of the trigger frame blew off. The inside CO2 line had ruptured, blowing the plastic out. A month later, the same thing happens to me. I have taken very good care of my gun to- oiled it often, etc. |
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| Conclusion: |
I would not recomed this marker. Overall, it is a great gun, but a few minor (and major) flaws. It is also a Spyder. For some reason, Spyder started out as a good company, but now, in my oppinion, has become just a mass-market paintball company. Do your self a favor, but a different gun. |
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Period of
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| 2 years | 5 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Spyders (Xtra,Victor,Compact,sonix) and tipmanns (the a-5) |
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Green Spyder Aggressor XT
Black Progressive 14in barrel
Java x-chamber
ANS feed neck
12oz co2
still upgradeing |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Barrel (ST Progressive,CP 1 piece), X-chamber,bolt |
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| Strengths: |
Accurate
Lightweight
Doesn't break balls
Fast
Comfy grip
Very easy to clean |
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| Weaknesses: |
Stock barrel
bolt
no x-chamber
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The Kingman: Spyder Aggressor XT is a good gun that does not use very much co2 (even in the cold) and it is very accurate, even with stock barrel. Nice looking and very lightweight, this gun will give you a once in a lifetime experience. This gun is awesome and it does not suck! and it is very easy to clean, 3min to clean the gun the Aggressor XT. Shoots 100ft, accurately. It fires very smoothly. Easily able to upgrade to make it look like a $300 gun. I love this gun. |
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Good for anybody bushball or speedball I got an Aggressor XT because I wanted a gun I can upgrade myself and make it my own. Comfy, lightweight and good how it is $70-$80 can't go wrong Kingman has made a very good marker for a good price |
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| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 2:04 pm PST |
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Period of
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| 6 months | 3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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i have an E-99 Avant which kicks a load of @ss, also i have spyder xtra which sucks really bad.....way to big...not accurate..loud |
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E-99 Avant
All American 12" Barrel
16 oz CO2
Electric Hopper |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
barrel
x-chamber/foregrip
bolt maybe
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| Strengths: |
Barrel isnt bad if u have very good paintballs....like draxxus
VERY light |
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| Weaknesses: |
-Barrel
-Sight in line with vert feeder
-bad on co2
-no x-chamber/foregrip |
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| Review: |
All in all this gun sucks for an experienced person....a newbie should buy this gun or maybe a shutter. Buy an E-Marker if ur good!! ....Spyders overall in semis are bad including this ....kingman has good E-Markers though and i hear they're comin out with a Fenix or something which is supposed to be really good. look at it on "kingmanusa.com" |
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I guess ill give it a 7...by the way tippman sucks my friend bought one and broke first shot dont buy tippman unless u get an A-5 |
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| 7 out of 10 | Last edited on Friday, October 31st, 2003 at 11:55 am PST |
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Period of
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| 1 year | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
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3 years |
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Products Used: |
spyder tl-x
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spyder aggressor xt
14 inch green whisper barrel
16oz Co2
Standard VL 200 rd hopper |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
none really considering this is probly gonna be only a starting marker |
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| Strengths: |
Accuurate stock barrell
extremely light
reliable
simple design
awesome right out of the box |
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None i can think of right now |
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awesome gun lightwight, great for woodsball and beggeners this was my first semi auto gun. it was so reliable, no need really for a electric hopper. during a hole year of me using this gun for woodsball I've truly chopped under five balls, no exageration. things were going great until one day i was playing woodsball with some friends and i ran up onto a tall rock then jumped off and landed on a couple other small rocks and fell and dropped my gun i heared a snap noise then looked at my gun and saw that the trigger frame was snapped in 2 places. the only thing holding it together was the handel grip. well the frame was plastic what do you expext,(and thats not the first time i dropped it by the way). then a while later i glued it back with some apoxee glue and its as good as new and gave it to a friend. I really miss that thing,...sob.. sob |
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Awesome low end gun i love it and definitely recommend it for any player new to the game. |
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Period of
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| 1 year | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Experience: |
1 year |
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Products Used: |
Spyder Victor I & II, they are all very similiar, but the Victor II is the most upgraded out of the box. |
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Tippmann 98 Custom with 14" J&J Ceramic Barrel, response trigger, Richochet Apache (the updated 2005 model), double trigger, home made car stock and Tippmann expansion chamber. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
A smart parts barrel like a Progressive or Tear drop is a must. |
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| Strengths: |
Cheap! Great starter gun will never fail you, easy to maintain. |
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Short barrel, no gas through grip or x chamber. |
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This is what nearly every player basically gets, their newbie gun. But let me tell you, I do not mean that in any way in a bad way. This is the gun that really got me into the sport. I got to tell you the story 'cause I will never forget how hilarious it was for me and my partner that night.
I was sitting in my room all bored when my friend called me up and said, "Hey, wanna play paintball? I got this new paintball gun from Eddy for my birthday so we are coming to pick you up so get ready." I was thinking, 'Wow, paintball, heard it was fun but never tried it.' So I got in the car and we went to Walmart to buy masks. I was short on equipment and 'cause Im a stingy guy I bought a Brass Eagle Blade 2 package (suspense music). Then we went to our friends house, Eddy's place. He went in to get his gun and my other friend Daniel who called me up took out of his bag his gun, which was a Brass Eagle Talon (suspense music climbing). Then Eddy came out with his green Spyder Victor I (suspense music at its peak!). Little did I know my friend Daniel and I were in deep trouble, after all, we were newbs and had no idea that all guns just arent the same! In was in the middle of the night when we went to the local park (dont try this at home, we could have gotten into trouble for this). We begun the game with a free for all since it was an uneven number. Well, both Daniel and I got creamed game after game against the more reliable, constant fed, more accurate, faster rate of fire Spyder Victor I. The pain we experienced for the first time was enough to make us newbs teary eyed every time we were shot at close range several times. After a few games of this we had enough and secretly decided to team up against Eddy. Even then we were still outmatched! The crappy Brass Eagles just lobbed the balls at him and arched before hitting the ground next to him. After maybe three games of this on the third one we got pinned down under the play ground crawling underneath the slide and bridge eating sand just to protect ourselves from our crazy gung ho friend. I even had to grab Daniel with my left hand and use him as a human shield as Eddy shot him a handful of times giving me time to put my gun over Daniels right shoulder to shoot at Eddy, hey its a small sacrafice for victory. After we got our asses kicked so damn bad we immediately got Spyders online for the next time. I got my blue Spyder Aggressor XT, and Daniel got his blue Spyder Victor II. We never used our Brass Eagles since (other than just for the hell of it).
The Spyder Aggressor XT is an extremely inexpensive starter gun. Why go for the clones the other companies offer when you can get the original at such a cheap price. I got mine for fifty bucks on a website called actionvillage, although they dont sell them anymore, they do still sell (by the time this article is written) the Victor I & II for about the same price. I have never needed to repair it, I still use it despite the fact that I now own my Custom 98. The gun kept me from being outgunned in the future games against all my other friends. The barrel does need to be changed though, since the stock one is not as gas efficient because its too short. The gun shoots smooth and the trigger is just a little bit long but thats normal for Spyders. This is a basic, very upgradable gun from Kingman. I love the rear cocking system, its definitely for me. |
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I would recommend this to any beginner, when and if they do replace it with a stronger gun such as from Tippmann it wont be obsolete, it will just become the back up for the player, or as something you can lend to your friends. A gun like this plus another fifty bucks of equipment like a basic mask, hopper and tank is all you need and for about a hundred bucks you are ready to play inexpensively! |
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| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Tuesday, May 24th, 2005 at 12:32 am PST |
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