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JT Excellerator 3.5E Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
64 |
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Average Rating: |
7.2 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$250 |
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| JT®’s Excellerator 3.5™ E-Grip and Excellerator 3.5™ Manual Grip have been designed for the beginner paintball enthusiast! We use only the most advanced materials available to make our markers. Exclusively designed by our JT® Team for all levels of playing, Every 3.5 semi-automatic marker has a Double Trigger, Quick Strip Pin, Vertical FeedPort, Volumizer, Expansion Chamber, Integrated Sight Rail and Die Cast Aluminum Grip Frame. Giving you the tools you need and the quality you expect. |
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| Product Availability | |
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| The JT Excellerator 3.5E 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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| Only tested | 46 of 48 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
tippmann 98 custom
spyder aggressor xt |
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| Marker Setup: |
ans gx3 - polished grey to red fade
12" dye boomstick
superfly cocker bolt
*soon adding a gx-style dropfoward and eblade, once i have enough money*
scenario gun:
tippmann a5 -- all stock
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
new hopper, 12v revvy
new barrel, smart parts progressive or teardrop is recommended |
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| Strengths: |
nice ROF
decent accuracy
e-grip (when compared to original 3.5) |
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| Weaknesses: |
Chops some paintballs if hopper isnt good
Trigger sometimes becomes unresponsive
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| Review: |
my friend bought this gun a week ago, it was in a marker package, the setup was:
JT Excellerator 3.5e
9" stock barrel
Quantum Hopper
Fire Power:
i went in my backyard and shot some wooden boards i use for testing. i experienced that this gun was pretty good at fire power for a gun at this price ($170). this gun had a pretty light trigger pull, so its pretty good to walk the trigger with it. then i tried my second test, which is firing this gun at the fastest speed possible. it was zipping out balls at about 9 bps, until i experienced some paint chopping.
The i couldn't get the velocity to the maximum velocity speed in our field which is 260, the highest it went was 245, maybe a little higher. the consistency was okay for a gun this price, but JT could of made it better.
How to improve this:
to improve this ball chopping, i would recommend getting a more powerful electric hopper, like a 12v revvy or an egg 2 (eVlution II) if you can fire over 12 bps, semi-auto.
this will really decrease the chance of chopping balls, since you have a hopper that supports your rate of fire.
Accuracy:
The accuracy on this gun was pretty decent, i tested it under 80 degree weather, and for the spread, i fired 10 shots in the same position, and i ended up to be around 10", which is pretty good for that stock barrel.
How to improve on this:
i would recommend getting a smart parts progressive or teardrop barrel for the spyder (all spyder barrels fit on JT guns). the difference about a progressive ($40) and teardrop ($50) barrel is that the teardrop is the same thing as the progressive, only the porting on the teardrop is different. porting on the teardrop had little 'grooves' where each of the ports are. these 'grooves' make the teardrop more quieter than a progressive barrel.
Overall:
This gun is a great gun for beginners, and great for intermediate people to upgrade and make it better. the e-grip(3.5e) produces a higher ROF than the regular 3.5. Just upgrade the hopper and a barrel in this gun, and you will do much better in the field.
The looks of this gun are modern, representing the looks of a spyder, it has a built in sight rail, and it would look like a cool gun to have. |
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| Conclusion: |
Great gun for beginners, stock -- this gun has decent accuracy and pretty good ROF.
Just upgrade the hopper, to an electric hopper (12v revvy (revolution) is recommended),
and upgrade the barrel to a smart parts progressive or teardrop, this will make your gun more accurate.
I'll rate this marker a 9 because it isn't bad for a beginners gun, and if you upgrade to a good electric hopper (not that expensive) and a better barrel (i wouldn't recommend getting a barrel more than $40-$50 unless you are really dedicated to this gun), then it'll turn out to be a pretty good gun.
(sorry on this review, its about 2 am here, and im really tired, so the wording might be a little bit off) |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Monday, August 2nd, 2004 at 11:14 pm PST |
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Icarus |
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Sunday, August 1st, 2004 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 15 of 16 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Brass Eagle single shots (S.U.C.K) |
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| Marker Setup: |
Stock JT 3.5 Excellerator E |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Better barrrel |
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| Strengths: |
Accurate |
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| Weaknesses: |
Heavy, |
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| Review: |
Great gun! Rarely ever chops balls and is very accurate for the barrel it has. The only problems I had was when I first bought it. I had to send it back to JT and get the striker and sear replaced because it chopped balls all the time. After I got it back, it's worked great! I've only chopped about 3 balls since I got it repaired. |
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| Conclusion: |
Great gun for beginners and intermediate players, but might need to be sent in if it starts studdering. So remember, if I studders more than once (fires off a ball then fires off a bunch of air (almost sounds like it out of air)) SEND IT IN TO JT. After they fix it, it'll work like a charm :)! |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 8 of 12 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
i have used the Spyder Xtra and the Core DF
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| Marker Setup: |
Mine has a Double Trigger, Quick Strip Pin, Vertical FeedPort, Volumizer, Expansion Chamber, Integrated Sight Rail and Die Cast Aluminum Grip Frame. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
I am getting a New Bolt, New Hopper (if u got a good package, it usually comes with an electronic hopper...8 BPS-i dont like so im getting a new one), and a 20oz Tank for my gun. |
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| Strengths: |
It has decent accuracy, and a comfortable grip. |
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| Weaknesses: |
When i use it, is chops mad paint. |
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| Review: |
I like it a lot, but i haven't used it "in the field" yet, but i can not wait until winter ends to go and play some speed ball. This gun is a simple gun to give to a friend or family member who is getting into the sport, and it is also a good gun to learn how to upgrade with. |
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| Conclusion: |
I say it is a good beginner gun, i recommend getting and JT gun as a good package deal, or i recommend a spyder xtra. |
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| Rating: |
| 8 out of 10 | Last edited on Saturday, February 7th, 2004 at 11:48 am PST |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 6 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
VM 68
Automag
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Automag
Revolution Hopper
6" barrel
Drop Forward
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Needs Rev Hopper
Drop Forward
Shorter Barrel |
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| Strengths: |
Accuracy
Consistency
Price
Electronic Trigger
Easy Field Cleaning |
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| Weaknesses: |
Unresponsive Trigger and high Rate of fire
Heavy
Dependant on Rev Hopper |
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| Review: |
I have run with a Mag for years and finally decided to by this gun. I did not want to spend too much money and pretty much just randomly picked this gun off a wall. I did not realize that this gun would out perform my mag in:
Chopped balls
Field cleaning
Accuracy
Range
Price
The day I got this gun, I pulled it out of the box and just ran out and started playing games. I did not even read the manual. It shot great! I could not be more pleased with its accuracy and consistancy. I loved its range and rate of fire. Then when I did chop a ball, field cleaning was so easy! Pull one bolt out and Viola, the barrel and chamber completely exposed. My game definitely got better. I love my mag, but it is a maintenance nightmare. I think I must have chopped a thousand balls while I've had it, and eash time I had to spend 10 min cleaning it out. I'm so impressed, I might take a look at JT's new line of guns. |
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| Conclusion: |
You need a gun to run with soon? GET THIS GUN. Its so cheap, you won't even feel it. You will destroy open field rentals. I'm not sure about tournament's, but if you just play on weekends, this is the gun.
I love it's strengths. My game definitely got better. It does have a few bugs in it but for the price I would have expected alot more to go wrong. The mag has all of the weaknesses but is 4 times the price. So I give it a 9 for price and the few weaknesses it has. |
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Period of
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| 3 months | 5 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Tippmann 98 and A5 |
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| Marker Setup: |
Stock, straight out the box: e-grip, double trigger, Vertical Feed, x-chamber, small drop forward, running on CO2. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Electric hopper |
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| Strengths: |
Price. Its selling for around $50 right now. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Without an electic hopper it will chop under hi rate of fire.
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| Review: |
I have put around 8000 shots through it and under normal woodball play it has never chopped. In speedball it chops without the electic hopper. The stock barrel isn't to bad either, good grouping, not much distance though. I swapped in a SP 14" teardrop(takes spider threads) and that helped out. It is only semi-auto even though it is electic, I didn't know it till I got it. It would have been nice to have 3-round and full auto modes. |
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| Conclusion: |
This makes an great beginer gun or as a backup.
Great value, hard to find a better gun for the price. Got a whole gun for less than I paid for the x-chamber on my other gun.
This is such a good deal I bought 3 more for when I have friends out who don't have their own guns. |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Monday, November 8th, 2004 at 9:25 am PST |
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mike77 |
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Sunday, January 2nd, 2005 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 2 years | 4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
tippman 98
pirana rental |
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| Marker Setup: |
stock Jt excellerator 3.5e
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
barrel
maybe hpa
maybe electro loader
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| Strengths: |
Easy to maintian
Good rof
Light trigger
Comes with some upgrades |
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| Weaknesses: |
Stock barrel
A little heavy
needed a new spring kit(my fault)
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| Review: |
I played a day of speedball with this gun which i got for christmas, and i am very satisfied. it shoots fast enough for a newer player, and walking the trigger is very easy. A lot of people say it chops balls, mine hasnt chopped one. i put about 600 rounds through it. (Paint was zap primer, not high quality) Afterwards, i tested it outside in 5 degreee weather(celcuis) and no balls chopped. the accuracy is decent for a stock barrel. a smart parts progressive would be a nice upgrade i love how easy it is to clean and maintian. I was worried since this is my first gun but i can field strip and clean it easily.
update: if you are having velocity problems with the gun, it needs a new spring kit. i was having a bit of problems then i lost the spring(my fault) its shot out wen i was cleaning it a field right into a garbage can. i got 10 bucks worth of parts for it and now it shoots fine. |
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| Conclusion: |
Awesome gun for beginners and intermidiates. You wont regret buying it and i recomend it to everyone except tourny players |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Saturday, February 19th, 2005 at 9:09 am PST |
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neo32 |
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Monday, March 8th, 2004 |
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Period of
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| 3 months | 4 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Genisis surge 2 |
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Genisis surge 2 with freak barrel angel mini reg, anti siphon w on/off 12 v revvy HPA soon to come |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
REG, EVO 2 |
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| Strengths: |
Very fast rof, Easily upgradable |
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| Weaknesses: |
Need a reg and e -hoper |
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| Review: |
This gun uses harsh direct flow of like 3000 psi onto the ball, with a reg it would run at like 750 and not chop nearly as much. Without a very fast hopper (12 v revvy would do) This gun is easy to clean and pretty durable. This gun is compatable with spyder parts so it's upgradable to tourny level. I noticed some bad blowback so i would recommend buying a ported feedneck or drill into the stock. |
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| Conclusion: |
Good Beginner gun like a spyder(but cheaper) |
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Period of
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| Only tested | 4 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
spyder tl plus pmi's |
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silverbullet,nitro,electric hopper, 14"in barrel |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
new longer barrel,electronic hopper |
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| Strengths: |
shoots straight light not to loud fast price |
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| Weaknesses: |
chops barrel bolt set up |
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| Review: |
I played in one war with this gun it shot great but thing is when i see some one and i fire at them i get trigger happy and i fire to fast for the hopper and it chops balls and gets jamed the bolt i just dont like it but u might the barrel needs to be longger i put my 14in freak barrel on this gun and it shot great its very reliable never nown of my friend having problems with it thats about it so go have fun. on rating id really give it a 7.5 if i could |
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| Conclusion: |
hopper so it dont chop |
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Period of
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| 2 years | 3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
tippmann 98 custom |
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STOCK |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
hopper, bolt |
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| Strengths: |
A reat gun, light and a cheap package |
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| Weaknesses: |
Breaks balls, alot of blow back |
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| Review: |
This is a great gun. Many people that this is bad. Well they are just wrong and nobbish and want to put Jt down. This is a very nice looking gun with great features. But here is a down side. When ever i go to paintball i wind up say '"im out" because i poped a ball. There is alot of blow back which breaks the balls. Just get a new bolt and a new hopper and your good. |
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| Conclusion: |
My conclusion is that this gun is very good. :) i have to give this gun a 9 because of the ball breakage |
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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: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Spyder xtra,shutter, imagine, flash and tippmann 98 custom |
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| Marker Setup: |
VL quantrum(came with marker)
9oz
empire berrel condom |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
new barrel
eletric hopper |
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| Strengths: |
Looks nice
comfortable
not 2 heavy
acurate in less siderable step'n
Durable |
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| Weaknesses: |
NEEDS eletric hopper, worked great with friends evolution 2
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This is a great gun for a begginer or even some tournament play with a few simple upgrades it could work, if u can afford a autococker then buy it but if u only have about $100 or so buy this, you wont regret it. Dont belive all the ppl given it a 1 or 2 b/c they are expecting autococker quality in a $100. For a $100 it is alot better then basicly any gun in the same price range or higher |
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Recomended |
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