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pbReview.com / Paintball Products / Air Systems and Accessories / Expansion Chambers / Dead On Paintball X-Core 8 Stage Expansion Chamber
Dead On Paintball X-Core 8 Stage Expansion Chamber Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
25 |
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Average Rating: |
8.2 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$25 |
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| This expansion chamber is setting new standards. It has a large liquid cell at the bottom and then 8 micro cells on the top. We ask you to compare it to any other chamber on the market. This grip is the first grip that was designed with both CO2 and N2 users in mind.
The X-Core will give more than enough expansion cell area to break up liquid CO2 while still keeping a straight through, low resistance air flow for Nitrogen. Also, the port hole is on the bottom. Most x-chambers have it on the side and you have to get the hole lined up. With the hole in the bottom, you just get a 90 degree connect elbow (same as with a gas-thru foregrip). The best thing about the x-core is its price. It will do a better job than any other chamber on the market but the price is much lower.
Available in Black, Red, Blue, Green and Purple, and Polished Silver.
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| The Dead On Paintball X-Core 8 Stage Expansion Chamber is newer, so it should be commonly available, both new and used. |
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Period of
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| 3 months | 3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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None. |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann A-5
Flatline Barrel
Rear Velocity Adjuster
DOP Double Trigger
DOP Drop Forward Adapter
DOP Drop Forward
DOP Vertical Adapter
DOP X Core Expansion Chamber
Stainless Braided Line
20oz CO2 |
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| Strengths: |
-Increases Effciency
-Price
-Consistant
-Looks good
-Bottom hole for fitting
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| Weaknesses: |
-Read review... |
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| Review: |
I went out this last weekend and laid out about 1,000 rounds with a 20 oz Co2 tank. That's pretty good compared to what I used to get before I had it, and as you can see from my setup, I don't have anything else helping. I don't remember the grip/chamber ever feeling cold, diffinitely didn't freeze. I cut extra notches on the top and bottom of the "guts", to make it flow a little better. |
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| Conclusion: |
For an inexpensive upgrade, buy this. I don't like having a grip and expansion chamber, so I purchased the verticle adaptor with it, that's only my feeling though. Dollar for dollar, this can't be beat for $20. Just like anything with paintball, you should try it out before you buy. |
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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: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Tippmann GTA Expansion Chamber |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann Model 98 Custom - Rigged for speedballing
Spyder Electra - Rigged for speedballing (Backup)
Tippmann A-5 - Rigged for woodsballing
Tippmann Model 98 Custom - Rigged for woodsballing (Backup)
BE Talon Ghost - Stock (Just for kicks) |
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| Strengths: |
-Cheap
-Durable
-Efficient
-Good Looking
-Comfortable |
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| Weaknesses: |
-Some say Expansion Chambers aren't worth the money.
-Gets cold (Like any X-Chamber) |
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| Review: |
A great expansion chamber if you're into them. I use it for my backup woodsballing 98C and my speedballing 98C. I have noticed more shots per tank now that I'm using this, and I've also had better consistancy from shot to shot. It's cheap enough that anyone can buy it. (Only $20) Cool looking, comfortable... In my opinion it's the best X-Chamber on the market. |
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| Conclusion: |
If you run CO2, go buy it. Heck, I run Nitro on my speedball 98C, and the flow-rate is high enough that you won't have to worry about shootdown. You can even buy it if you use nitro and might want to use CO2 sometime. |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Products Used: |
none |
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| Marker Setup: |
Spyder Compact Deluxe Java red
w/ 12' blue Smart Parts Tear Drop barrel,
blue Dead-On 8 stage expansion chamber,
blue Dead-On Pro-style drop forward,
red micro-line hose
and 20oz CO2 tank....soon to come venturi bolt! |
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| Strengths: |
-great grip
-hose connects @ the bottom
-price, cheap-$20
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| Weaknesses: |
-nothing realy |
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| Review: |
Well theres not much to say about an expansion chamber...its supposed to break up the CO2 into a gas, and well,l it seems to do it. Since I've been using it i had more consistant pressure and a few extra shot from my tank. Also the chamber has a great grip on it and the hose connects at the bottom so i doesn't get in the way. |
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| Conclusion: |
For only $20 bucks it well worth the investment, and its my favorite expansion chamber I've seen yet....so if you don't have one, get one and get this one! |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Tippmann X-chamber |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann A-5, Flatline, DOP Vertical Adapter, DOP X-Core 8 Stage X-Chamber, BSA Red Dot Sight, E-Grip, TAPCO Saw Stock, PSI Remote Line with Slide-Check |
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| Strengths: |
Played in 30 degree weather and never saw snow
Great Grip |
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| Weaknesses: |
No wrench grip (see review) |
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| Review: |
I got it with a bunch of other upgrades and I put a 90 degree elbo in it. Well I went to try it and I got a leak. I know I should have put Lock-Tite on it at first but I was stuck in a situation where i needed to get the elbo off but there is so good spot to wrench on it. I ended up putting it in a towel and locking it down in a vice-grip, but i was able to get it off and put the elbo back on with the Lock-Tite with no to much of a problem.
When I got field use with it I was really impressed I never blow snow and combined with the DOP Vertical Adapter it makes a great for-grip for the A-5 |
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| Conclusion: |
Great product which servers what it promises. Could use a little refinement with flat spots for using a wrench near the bottom but other wise a great place to start for the realm of the 8 stage X-chambers |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Thursday, March 16th, 2006 at 6:38 pm PST |
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The accuracy of this review is disputed. Please see discussion on the comments page.
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Spyder Xtra Half X chamber, Wasn't noticeable |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann A5 w/ 12" J&J Ceramic Barrel, Double Trigger (W/ Spring Mod), DOP X chamber |
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| Strengths: |
Looks Great, Awesome Grip, Tighter, closer to trigger |
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| Weaknesses: |
Sucks. Breaks way too easily. Fragile. Dangerous |
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| Review: |
I ordered a DOP grip for my A5 through Ebay, and the seller accidentally sent me one of these. I had it installed and It looks great. I submitted a picture of my A5 at the top of this page so you can check it out. It is an awesome grip. It is way closer to the grip frame, which allows for tighter play. I didn't really notice any difference with my shot grouping, but I got atleast 150 more shots out've my 16oz. tank. It was awesome.
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So 2 weeks after I wrote this review the expansion chamber, literally blows up. There are two metal pieces at the top that ensure a seal, they came flying out like shrapnel and put a hole in my drywall. I will never buy another Dead on Product. |
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| Conclusion: |
Garbage |
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| Rating: |
| 2 out of 10 | Last edited on Sunday, May 7th, 2006 at 9:53 am PST |
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bolack |
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Friday, September 16th, 2005 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 months | 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Stock spyder expansion |
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| Marker Setup: |
Spyder Imagine
Dead on X-chamber
Kapp super macro line
Kapp bottomline adapter
Homemade drop forward
16 inch 32 degrees terminator barrel
Shocktech LPC
Kingman ACS bolt
Dye sticky 3 grips
Home modded turbo trigger switch |
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| Strengths: |
Cheap
Durable
Looks
Comfortable |
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| Weaknesses: |
None really |
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| Review: |
This is the only x-chamber that I have but it does its job. It looks good, has a good grip to it and it lets co2 expand before going into the gun. At 20 bucks I wouldn't expect it to preform flawlessly but I have never had any problems with it. |
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| Conclusion: |
This is a good product for the money and if you want an expansion chamber I would recomend looking at getting one of these |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 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: |
stock |
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| Marker Setup: |
2004 PMI Piranha R6
14" PMI Razzor Barrel
Shocktech Superfly Piranha Bolt
PMI Drop Forward
Ricochet G2K Hopper |
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| Strengths: |
Saves Gas
Comfortable Grip
Semi Gloss Black Paint is not too shinny |
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| Weaknesses: |
Needed extra part to make it fit into my gun |
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| Review: |
I bought this product form action village paintball online. I have bought products form them before and their service is wonderful. I took my time to shop around because I wanted to get the best product for my money. Under the threading specifications of this product it said universal. Thinking that universal meant "will fit every gun" I bought it and some other products form action village. When I went to install it I discovered that the product had 1/4 in threading and my gun had 1/8 in threading. Now I had to go buy a gas fitting to fit my gun. This is not an incredibly big deal but a hassle none-the-less Just a forewarning for Piranha and Kingman users. |
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| Conclusion: |
Most bang for your Buck. Great shot consistency. |
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Period of
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| Only tested | 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
32 Degrees Expansion Chamber |
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Silver 98custom
32* 2003 Expansion Chamber
32* Flame Drop
Madmann Spring Kit
Custom Trigger Job
Ricochet Ak
Clear Dye Stickies
16oz Stubby w\anti siphon |
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| Strengths: |
Very Consistant
Increases Effciancy
Keeps Liquid out of your valve
Looks good |
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| Weaknesses: |
Nothing really |
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| Review: |
Well what an expansion chamber does is gives your liquid co2 more space to expand into a gas. Thus it makes it more effciant and more consistant by keeping liquid out of the valve. Also this is very cheap 19bucks at countypaintball, looks great and serves very well as a foregrip. One thing I will say though is that you *can* use it with nitro I would recomend against using this with nitro and just get a gas thru grip, cause this will only restrict the airflow of nitro. Not to an extreme but it wont help your performance. So if your using co2 this defintely will help your gun run better for not to an expensive price. |
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| Conclusion: |
If you use co2 this very well could be a great improvement. Couple this with anti sipon and you can get around 5-7 +\- at the chrono on co2 for around 25 dollars. So a great cheap alternative to nitro. |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Gas thrus |
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| Marker Setup: |
Automag 68
LX
Ricochet 2k
X core
Air America 114/4500 REX tank
Coiled and braided remote
12" All American Barrel
JT Proteus
Flurry Industries Ultrabak Vest
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| Strengths: |
Sturdy, good flow |
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| Weaknesses: |
Makes a little noise |
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| Review: |
I bought this for 10 bucks, and its worth it's weight in gold to me. I use nitro on my Automag, but I have a backup co2 tank. If you use any co2, this is the best possible thing to add. I get good flow with my Air America 114/4500, and I can shoot 8-9 shots a seconds without freeze up. I highly recommend it. |
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If you use co2- BUY IT! I use it on a mag and get no freeze up with co2. Look on ebay, and get it for 10 bucks, and you cant go wrong! It recieves a 9 because nothing is perfect. |
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Period of
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| 6 months | 1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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| Marker Setup: |
98 Custom, 12" BigShot, 8 Stage X-Core Expansion Chamber, Dead On Paintball Universal Pro Drop forward w/ Guage, Trigger Job (.5lb, 1.5mm pull), polished internals |
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| Strengths: |
-Price
-Does its job
-Looks
-Bottom hole for fitting |
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| Weaknesses: |
-Not the best X-chamber on the market |
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| Review: |
This is a really good choice if your looking to spend anywhere from 20-25$$. It does what its supposed to do, but there are better expansion chambers on the market. I chronoed my marker, and with the X-Core my fps changed around 5-10fps, which is pretty good. Also, the fitting goes in the bottom, so its really convenient if you have a 90 degree fitting. |
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| Conclusion: |
Get this expansion chamber if your on a tight budget, definitely get this. Otherwise maybe spend an extra $15 and get something a lil better. Still overall pretty nice. |
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