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Brass Eagle Raptor Green Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
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Average Rating: |
6.6 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$150 |
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| The Green Raptor is an all metal semi-auto marker.
The Green Raptor has a heavier feel to it and is
well respected in Paintball. The Green Raptor
offers faster firing rates, a more comfortable grip,
and is more upgradable than the Stingray. |
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| The Brass Eagle Raptor Green 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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Period of
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| 6 months | 4 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
none...i wouldn't consider a tippmann custom 98 in the same category |
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| Marker Setup: |
Stock Tippmann Custom 98
Stock Green Raptor |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
-a new gun
-new barrel |
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| Strengths: |
-easy on co2
-a good gun for people not too serious about paintball |
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| Weaknesses: |
-trigger jams and messes the thing all to h377
-paintballs fall short
-not very accurate
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| Review: |
other then the ease on co2 this gun isn't very good, it shoots pretty fast so that makes up somewhat for the unaccuracy of this gun, i wouldn't recommend it to anyone but a newbie to paintball or if you get mad at your neighbors...
other complaints-
-doesn't feel comfortable (not to me anyways)
-i don't know if it was the gun but it fried my O-rings |
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| Conclusion: |
unless your a newbie stay away from this gun...far away, its not a bad gun but compared to the others it sucks |
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Period of
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| 4 years | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Spyder Victor which shoots only like 50 feet no joke, Spyder Compact which is like the same thing but better, Tippmann 98 Custom which is way better than a stock Raptor. |
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| Marker Setup: |
Brass Eagle Raptor Green: Sub-Zero 4 stage expansion chamber, macroline, Dead on drop forward, lapco barrel adapter (raptor to spyder threads), smart parts all american 14" barrel (spyder threads), APP Grips, new springs, self modified trigger spring, double trigger frame with gaurd and the double trigger from a Raptor Extreme, Cooper-T bolt, smart parts female on/off valve, 20 ounce Co2 and 9 ounce Co2, and finally a view loader tightenable hopper elbow. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Most important a barrel. And all the stuff i got if you want this gun to be awesome. |
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| Strengths: |
its durable, the parts/upgrades for it are cheap, color is kool (stock raptor) |
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| Weaknesses: |
unaccurate, unrealiable, bolt wears out too fast, lots of other things but no room |
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| Review: |
this gun was probably one of the best when it first came out but now it's outdated and just doesnt cut it anymore. I wouldn't buy it unless you wanna trick it out and have a unique gun like i did. My gun performs as good as a 98 custom that has a upgraded barrel, if not better. It may not shoot fast but i dont like to waste paint so its fast enough for my liking. Plus everyone has a 98 custom and i like having a gun thats unique becuase everybody has 98 customs. My gun is good enough for the people i play with. |
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| Conclusion: |
I wouldn't buy it becuase its a waste of money and it blows unless highy upgraded. Only buy it if u r ready to invest a lot into it. Your reward will be a trully unique raptor becuase not many people trick their raptors out. |
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saabin |
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Monday, November 18th, 2002 |
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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: |
3 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
spyder compact & e99(both more $$ but also better guns) |
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| Marker Setup: |
spyder e99, smart parts progressive barrel, plan to get a 12v revy or Ricochet AK soon. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
mine had a bottom line already on it when i got it if you already have one of these guns get one, it helps balance this over-weight beast |
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| Strengths: |
cheap. for the money i really cant complain it shoots fairly accurate and since throwing away the eagle-works custom barrel and replacing it with the stock one it doesn't brake many balls (mine is actually the blue not the green one, I have been told the blue one works better for some reason) |
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| Weaknesses: |
man this thing is HEAVY there is no plastic on this thing witch i guess is good but holy crap it gas some girth. I got it used with a eagle-works custom barrel. that thing is garbage. just keep your stock barrel. hard to field strip. i have not broken the connecting pin yet but it looks like it might go soon. |
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| Conclusion: |
all in all a good beginner gun, I know brass eagle makes allot of crap but I think this marker is ok. if you want one get it used or cheep, under $40. if you are standing at wally world getting ready to part with $80 of your hard earned money don't buy a brass eagle because if you look slightly to your right you will find walmart also sell low end spyders even if you have to go to the atm or talk your buddy into loaning you $15 you will be happier with the $99 spyder. |
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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: |
3 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Spyder Victor
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Tippmann 98 Custom
J&J Ceramic 14 Inch Barrel
BT Sealed Bolt System |
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| Strengths: |
Efficient on CO2
Didn't chop often. |
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| Weaknesses: |
This is heavier than my tippmann.
It chopped sometimes.
Very loud. |
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| Review: |
Before I had my Tippmann 98 Custom I had this. It worked while I saved up for my Tippmann. It didn't give away my position unless I shot because it's insanely loud. It's also pretty heavy for a paintball gun. It didn't chop much. Not enough words. |
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| Conclusion: |
It works. I would reccommend a different gun though because of the minimal amount of upgrades. |
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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: |
spyder victor
spyder imagine
brass eagle marauder |
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| Marker Setup: |
spyder fenix(sticky grip, smart parts tank) |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
A new barrel
A bottom line
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| Strengths: |
The feed has that off switch thing, the feed comes out on an angle. |
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| Weaknesses: |
The barrel is garbage, the trigger is single frame the gun guzzles gas, weighs ALOT! |
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| Review: |
I think this gun is decent but nothing special. To be honest a spyder tlx is a little less than this gun and the tlx owns it. If you are going to consider buying this gun save some money and get a spyder they are cheap and much better. I would suggest an imagine. I bought this gun at Wal Mart ( big mistake) and used it for 2 weeks before returning it. I then bought a spyder imagine for the same price and found the imagine to be much better. Seriously there are guns you could get for 100 bucks that are better than this. So save yourself some heartache and get a good gun for about the same price. |
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| Conclusion: |
Overall i think this gun was ok but not great. I dont recomend it as it isnt good or cheap! My advice for you if you are considering this gun is get a spder or a piranha or some other cheap gun that would honestly be much better than this one. |
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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: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
pmi's
angel's
autococker's
spyder's
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pmi eforce, 32degrees terminator barrel,remote |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
new gun
new brain for the person that bought it. |
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| Strengths: |
Ball breaking BIG TIME!!!! |
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| Weaknesses: |
company |
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This is an all around sucky gun. chops balls like a MO and weighs around ten pounds this is because the reciver is carved out of a solid block of iron. the good thing is you never have to blame yourself for breaking it because it comes broken. Gun actually shoots better with paint in the barrel. |
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This gun sucks big time dont buy it or it will have to pay a big weight fee to get rid of it at the dump. PS: I gave it a one because their is no zero on the selection bar. |
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Unregistered User |
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2002 |
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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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Products Used: |
WGP Dark Raider, Spyder Compact 2-1 Java, Spyder Sonix, Pirhanna.
They are all good, guns except for the spyders, i was dissapointed in their performance, and poor quality, but was impressed at the adaptability. |
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| Marker Setup: |
Green Raptor, with an Expansion Chamber, Eagle works Barrel (Getting a Dye Stainless) Dye Stickies, and thats about it. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Definately a new barrel. The Eagle Works Barrel is good on this gun, but mine barrel was defected and had a lip in it and shot to the lip. But once you found where it was shooting to, it stayed on the mark. Also, an expansion chamber. A revy 9 volt will keep you up with your trigger pull, and it can accept the ESP handles, so i t will go full auto!! |
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| Strengths: |
The Gas efficency, with an expansion chamber i was getting about 600 shots off of a 12 oz if not more.
Durable, takes abuse.
The color, green, easily flauged!
The bolt, as accurate as any starfire or venturi would be in this gun, great gas efficiency.
The bolt, never breaks a ball. I broke 1 our of 900 and that was in the barrel, not in the chamber.
The accuracy, very nice with the eagle works barrel (just wait until I get my Dye SS.)
The price, I got mine for about 50 bucks! |
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| Weaknesses: |
The stock barrel, No person keeps their stock barrel!!!!!! (although the dark raider has the best stock barrel I have ever seen)
The Connecting pin, mine stripped, (but that is easily replaced)
The Safety is in a wierd place, but that doesnt hinder performance.
The single trigger. (I like it, but many people do not, But hey, look at automags!!!)
The power feed, sometimes doesnt feed a ball, but that is because i have mine in to tight.....My Fault.
Takes its own kind of barrel, but a dye on a raptor is as good as a dye on any gun!! |
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| Conclusion: |
Awesome gun for the price, I've smoked spyders and Dark Raiders with it. At first i thought, for the price, i will buy it, spruce it up, and then sell it for a huge profit. After all, brass eagle doesnt have the best reputation. But after i played with it, the accuracy was impressive, and it never broke a ball!!! This gun is awesome if you dont mind getting looks and laughs for a brass eagle product. It is OK though, you are the one laughing when they come off the field looking like a christmas tree with their Autococker in their hands. If you dont buy this gun because of the name brass eagle, then i hope someone smokes you with it and you take yourself off of your brand name pedastool. This gun is Awesome Just put care into it, and it will take car of you. |
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2001 |
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| Strengths: |
The gun shoots well...for a while. |
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| Weaknesses: |
I started shooting the Raptor on my first time out and shot maybe 200 rounds and then the screw on the bottom of the gun was blasted out by leaking CO2. I saw this happen to a Raptor that a friend had but he managed to save his. I was in dense brush and could not find the screw. The gun was like an unconollable automatic. Luckily, no one was in front of me and my hopper was near empty and no one was hurt. |
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I do not reccomend this gun to anyone. |
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Period of
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| 1 year | 1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Victor II |
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Silver Bullet, .689 10" CP classic barrel, 20oz CO2, CP lightning drop with on/off +2 blades just for fun, w/ a new cocker on the way |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Barrel |
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| Strengths: |
It hurts when you get hit with it |
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| Weaknesses: |
Heavy, bad field stripping design, made by BE, |
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| Review: |
Bought mine remanufactured. What a piece. Somehow the geniouses at the BE factory overlooked the fact that the bore was pitted with rust and the disconnecting pin thing that you use to gut it wouldn't come out. I bought this when I was a newb and I would never do it again. This gun showed me the true quality of BE. It was surprisingly accurate when it worked (50 balls was the most I ever got before it quit working) with my excel barrel which I couldn't sell because of the special threads |
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Mine was crap. I can't speak for the rest though. I eventually ended up trading it and $10 to a dealer friend of mine for a 12v revolution(a steal on my part). |
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Period of
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More than 5 years |
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
F1 Illustrator, much lighter but just as good. Maybe not as durable though. |
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Rainmaker 99' with select fire board, 11" Eagleworks Custom Barrel, 14" J&J Ceramic, Rhino w/ reactive response mod
Spyder Imagine w/ Rocking Trigger Frame, Pure Energy Regulator, 9" Tru-flite, Dead-on on/off drop w/ gauge
F1 Illustrator Stock
Raptor Blue w/ expansion chamber, custom barrel, and drop forward
Two Raptor Greens Stock
Two JT Recons Stock
Eagle .68 Pistol
Rainmaker 99' w/ PAINMAKER LCD
Rainmaker 99' w/ kustom m4 buttstock and microline |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
New barrel, CMI Truflite or a J&J Ceramic work great |
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Heavy, durable, low matienence, the fact that its brass eagle makes owning people hilarious |
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| Weaknesses: |
Prone to wear the valve down if dry fired |
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Alright, for starters this gun is dirt dirty dirtball cheap. i got a pimped raptor blue with all kinds of extras for 30 bucks. i got two other raptor greens with all kinds of spare parts and extras for 25 bucks each. all of them are extremely rugged, you could literally run them over with a truck and shoot normally afterwards. field strip is a snap, not as easy as a spyder but almost....
it accepts standard grips, and raptor threaded barrels. it also accepts any regulator, expansion chamber, and works fine off unsiphoned co2 or HPA. the cocking bolt tends to rattle out like on the stingray, so make sure u tighten it GOOD. it runs pretty consistent, as consistent as any other spyder or similar gun... decent ROF, maybe 5-6 bps so its definately good on paint. the raptor green uses wire detents unlike spyders, so if u lose a raptor green detent, u can easily make a new one using pliers and a paper clip...
dont let people bash this gun, its so rugged it was the staple rental choice of almost every field for years until they went out of production. you can still find great barrels like J&J ceramics for this gun, and any regular expansion chambers and stuff are compatible. i definately represent this gun, its the ultimate backup gun, or ultimate beginners gun.
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It deserves a 10 in my book, so rugged, drop some oil in it and change o-rings and this gun will never fail you. thats a fact from an old school paintballer. dont listen to these punk kids who probably never even owned one. if they have they probably dry fired it or never gave it oil. you would have to do horrible things to this gun to make it stop working. its definately more durable than tippmans, and comparatively durable as mags. buy these cheap guns and they will last forever. definately a 10 |
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