I use an Indian Creek Design 2003 BKO, with a J&J 14" 2 piece Ceramic and an Armson Rifled Barrel, a cheap HPA tank, and an electronic Viewloader. My Backup is a Spyder Extra with a J&J Ceramic, which I run either CO2 or my HPA from my BKO.
Recommended Upgrades:
You probably cannot find an upgrade for this marker to save your life!
Strengths:
It's Cheap! $20 retail at your local shop.
Weaknesses:
It's Cheap! You're not winning tournaments with this
Review:
Well, I have yet to use this gun in a combat situation or even to run it over a radar gun yet to see how accurate it performs. I picked it up, because I thought it would work good for a "side arm", until I told myself I don't want to carry a sidearm, hehe.
The gun is quite simple, and I hope it holds up very well and very easily, as it is all plastic. But, for $20 you cannot complain. I shot off a few rounds into a garbage can in my home to make sure it worked, and I'm planning on using it in open play at my local field (as I'm tired of using my BKO and Spyder to just shoot a ton of paint and tag out the newbies all day).
The nice thing is that this marker is EXTREMELY small. With a Co2 cartridge, there is no big tank to carry around. I've yet to test the amount of shots, and I'm hoping it holds up to the above numbers. I also love the little 100 round hopper you get with the marker. Its so tiny, its awesome!!! I've decided for sure I'm going to use this marker in my woods ball from now on, and maybe in speedball to be funny :)
Conclusion:
For the price you cannot beat this marker, even if its just a little cheap marker that you use as a gag, or for a SEVERE backup need. I recommend it.
No joke i won a tournament with this. On the way to the tournament i broke my gun so i decided to go to the local dunhams and check there stock. I saw it $20 bucks it looked like a nice little gun. I bought it and i wasnt disapointed. Everyone laughed at me when i busted out "old faithful". Although it shot 2 balls at once occasionally it was a good thing cause i still got them out. i pumped and shot down people from 10 yards away. One time i even shot a barn from 100 yards away. This gun is sweet buy one it is a necesity.
Almost all pumps out there. So many you cant imagine.
Marker Setup:
Main- Punishered old style pgp- battle grips, speed tube, velocity adjuster, tube milling, honed barrel, new pump arm, annopdized silver, copper t bolt, and new 12 gram quick changer
secondary- 3357 revolver with 3 extra drums. (actual paintball gun for you nOObs)
When i want to waste money-2004 bko with j&j, egg II, cp drop, cp on/off, dye stickies, bulldog hpa, superfly, bob long torpedo.
Stock class member
Recommended Upgrades:
A 10 round tube for stock class or a pocket hopper for normal.
Strengths:
Accurate, durable, pump :), small, co2 efficient, and easly taken apart., cheap.
Weaknesses:
Chops paint once in a while with crappy seconds or other garbage.
Review:
Strengths-
Accurate, durable, pump :), small, co2 efficient, and easly taken apart., cheap.
Weaknesses:
Chops paint once in a while with crappy seconds or other garbage.
Review: So we got one of these for my friends back yard field. We have like 7 acres of land w/ a speedball field and woodsball. All games are pumps only. So this was $20 so i got one. It is suprisingly good. Durable, its a pump, efficient, small, cool looking, and prety accurate. COuldnt ask for anyhting more in a pump for a lender or even, dare i say, a backup? If you want a pump but are stripped on cash or want to at least try one out, get this.
Conclusion:
Conclusion: If you want a pump but are stripped on cash or want to at least try one out, get this. Perfect for pump games even at fields. Most ppl say you get what you pay for, but for 20 bucks i think you get much more. Highly recomended.
It seems pretty good for a gun thats only 20 bucks. It looks fun to mess around with, but not so much in a real game or tournament. I say get the gun if you just want to have fun. Theres not much else i can say, but that its a pretty cheap pump gun. Also, there are many types of them.(see below)
Conclusion:
Well, i've looked around, and it seems to me that this gun is exactly the same as the Zap ZXS 200 and the Point Zero Beetle, which are reviewed on this site, but all have different ratings. So really, theres no real difference it seems to me, except maybe for the color.
Tippmann 98 Custom (no upgrades), better thatn this
Marker Setup:
Tippmann 98 Custom no upgrades (yet)
Recommended Upgrades:
A bigger barrel if you can find one
Strengths:
Accurate, Strong plastic frame, light weight
Weaknesses:
double feeds, chops balls, plastic
Review:
My brother and I have a 50-50 share in our paintball equipment (we each paid for half) and we got this gun so we had a secondary to play against each other with around the house. When I took my first shot I knew this gun was a keeper. The Strong plastic fram was easy to hold onto the pump action was easy to operate and it was accurate. I really enjoyed being able to use the sights like I can on the tippmann.
Conclusion:
i recommend this marker as a great secondary or beginner weapon because it can hold its own even against a tippmann (I know from experience)
Tippmann 98 Custom (Silver) With Reactive Trigger (Modified to 35 BPS), Car-Stock (Adjustable), lighter trigger spring, 5x scope and custom cut grip
Piranha 2K3 E-Force Pro (Black)
Recommended Upgrades:
There aren't any I'm afraid...
Strengths:
It's compact and simple
Weaknesses:
PLASTIC!
Review:
Typically pump-actions pistol that are inexpensive break easy. But this one, I'd say is quite strong for a gun of it's price ($12.00 AT Dicks!). I fired 200 rounds and I'd say only 20 broke. Not bad. But, the problem is with this gun, it doesn't shoot very far and it is very hard to cock the gun and feed the ball properly. Eventually you get the hang of it. Now I know that all you stupid people say, "But it's plastic!", but hey, plastic ain't bad. I have a Talon that has lasted for 6 years while consistently using it. It's pure plastic. Yet, it still works. So in general, don't listen to the idiots who disregard plastic.
Conclusion:
It's a gun for new players who want a gun just to shoot around. Or, if you want a nice little inexpensive back-up gun.....
The accuracy of this review is disputed. Please see discussion on the comments page.
Period of Product Use:
Less than a month
Paintball Experience:
3 months
Marker Setup:
Point Zero Model 83. 9oz tank.
i see a silver barrel and i must have it painted black!
Recommended Upgrades:
small loader. smaller the better, but probaly not a 10-tube
Strengths:
The ULTIMATE replacement for a BE Talon.
Its cheaper than a talon, it lasts longer, it shoots way farther, and uses way less Co2(about 60-100 rounds per canister). and its got some decent acuracy, despite the inconsistancy in the barel. and its awesomely close to silent. sounds like a cork out of a champagne bottle
Weaknesses:
Pain n the but to clean and re-assemble. everything is very compact!
thats about it
Conclusion:
You could buy lunch... or you could play paintball.... tough chouce.
realy, if you compare this to some of the other markers that cost the same, you are going to find that
A: this is the only marker that you can get at this price... or
B: this is a realy fun paintball gun that you can say 'that was worth my lunch money'
The Talon Ghost
The Vulcan 5000
The Point Zero Beetle
Marker Setup:
Talon Ghost with Constant air adaption, And a Daisy red dot sight.
Recommended Upgrades:
You could polish the internals, TRY puttiong a talon ghost constant air adapter on it.
Strengths:
see below
Weaknesses:
see below
Review:
Pros
-Cosistent shooting
-small, makes good sidearm
-cheap
Cons
-I've noticed hat it isn't as powerful as some guns like it,(Talon, Vulcan)
-may shoot multiple balls at a time, but this can be cool if you slide your arm s you are shooting, you have a bigger range.
the winchester laredo is a good pump gun for 20$ it is a striaght shooting gun that is one of the better pump guns is lighter than a talon it is worth getting just for the fun of having one it is very low power so no good for play unless you want to use it as a backup marker
Conclusion:
i think this is a good gun if your not really serious about playing because of it being a pump gun and the fact that it is a low power marker
