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Archon Paintball Proball Paintballs Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
143 |
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Average Rating: |
7.3 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
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| New Formula, New Fill, New Shell, New manufacturer, and now a new way to match your paintballs to your barrel. The Ballgauge, a quik and easy way to find out the diameter of a paintball. Now available in select cases of ProBall free of charge. |
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| The Archon Paintball Proball Paintballs are newer, so they should be commonly available. |
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The accuracy of this review is disputed. Please see discussion on the comments page.
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Only tested | 4 of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
All-Stars, Power Ball, PMI Premium, Many others |
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| Marker Setup: |
X-Mag Silver to Blue Fade
3.2 Software
HALO B w/Rip Drive & Victory board
Evil Pipe
Fireblade Trigger
Empire Mini-Rail
68/3000 AGD Flatline
Angel 05 Speed
HALO B w/Rip Drive & Victory board
PowerLyte Barrel Kit
CP Direct Mount On/Off ASA
68/4500 CrossFire LP Tank |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
Something that will give you a good paint to barrel match (Although I don't think it will help much) |
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| Strengths: |
Sort of cheap, bright colors, they don't bounce |
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| Weaknesses: |
Out of round, break in gun and barrel, bad seams, horrible fill consistency, dimpled |
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| Review: |
This is absolutely some of the worse paint I have ever shot. For starters most of the paint was out of round. In fact some was so bad it was shaped like jellybeans. Of course I picked out what I could which ended up being about 200 rounds. The paint I was left with was the best in the box.....compared to other paint is'nt all that good. Most of the paint flew in all different directions, at least when it managed to get out of the barrel. Out of every 10 paintballs I shot at least 3 or 4 of them would break in the barrel, and I even switched to a bigger bore size. So needless to say I spent most of my games cleaning out the barrel.
When I actually did manage to hit someone it never bounced, always breaking on target. But all in all I would have to say that the negatives outweigh the positives here. |
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| Conclusion: |
I do not recommend this paint to anybody. It is poor quality and inconsistent. Spend your hard earned money on better paintballs. |
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| Rating: |
| 1 out of 10 | Last edited on Friday, March 4th, 2005 at 10:48 am PST |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 6 months | 3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Nelson Nel-Splat, Hot-Spot, PMI Big Ball, All-Star, Java Supreme, Severe ... |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann 98 Custom, Flatline Barrel, RT |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
Flatline |
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| Strengths: |
it never breaks in my barrel. |
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| Weaknesses: |
It has never let me down |
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| Review: |
II've used this paint on several occasions, it never breaks in my barrel. It does break on targets, has a pretty good fill, and is just the right size to maximize the effectiveness of your flatline or other barrel that requires a small bore paint. I am getting them for 40 bucks a case at paintballgear. For the price I haven't found a better ball. I've even tried All-Stars. I'm sure they are great in other barrels but didn't work well at all for me. Proball is consistent and performs well even in hot humid conditions (Coastal South Carolina). |
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| Conclusion: |
If your needs demand a small bore paint this is it for the price and perfomance. |
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Period of
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| 3 months | 3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Mabalizer All Stars, Big Ball, Nelson Hot Spot. |
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| Marker Setup: |
M3 Black Dragun LED w/ 14" Dye Excel Barrel. 20oz. CO2, 12v view loader. |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
And barrel with a .689 bore. |
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| Strengths: |
This paint has kind of a "stiff" shell. When it hits it more like shatters then breaks. The paint is thick so it, along with the shell fragments are hard to wipe. Pretty durable, and flies pretty straight. Good price. I get 2400 for less than a case of Big Ball. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Then only problem i've had is balls breaking in pods. I went to just toss a pod to a friend and the "stiff" shells of these paitballs resulted in a big mess. |
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| Conclusion: |
Besides the occasional break in the pod, this is a very good paintball. The best part is the way the shell breaks and sticks. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 months | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Super swirl, Diablo Heat, Draxxus Blaze |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann A-5 with LPK, 2 finger E-grip, Flatline,
Nitro duck 68/3000 |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
Works with the flatline
J&J Ceramic |
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| Strengths: |
Great price, Work well when compared at super swirls 53 a case.
selection of colors |
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| Weaknesses: |
The seam is a little inconsistant, (you get what you pay for) |
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| Review: |
Overall, these paintballs work quite well, I only broke three in the last four cases I used. And after I turned my velocity down I don't break any at all. Great fill, looks good, and they amost always break., There is the occasional bounce, but I haven't heard of a paintball that doesn't especially when it hits a target at 50 yards. |
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| Conclusion: |
Proball is an awesome paint for the price and ease of accessibility. I would and do buy these paintballs becasue they work and fit my budget. |
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dk023 |
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Tuesday, December 3rd, 2002 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 1 year | 2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
team colors |
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| Marker Setup: |
tippmann C98 pmi hopper 16" big daddy smart parts on/off valve 20oz |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
i like my big daddy it works really* well |
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| Strengths: |
reliable can get it any where havnt broke a ball yet tin go u oh the run ti
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| Weaknesses: |
too hard i guess it dont matter if ur like me and rush every time and shoot some one at point blank!! |
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| Conclusion: |
i like this paint and i dont know why every one is giving it bad review i guess it has to be the barrel but my big daddy works like a dream |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 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: |
PWI /Firestorm, Chronic, Cryptic, Tork |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann A-5 with response Trigger, Empire 7 piece barrel kit |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
Buy a barrel kit |
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| Strengths: |
Thick Fill |
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| Weaknesses: |
There arent any |
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| Review: |
Ok I bought this paint and then read some good and bad reviews about it, so I did some tests. First I did a bounce or drop test by slowly dropping this paint from various different heights until it broke, this paint broke from approximately 6 feet straight drop, pretty good I was impressed. The following day I went to my local field and played until my case of paint was gone, during the different games I did NOT break a single ball in my marker, the nice hard shell was definitley part of the reson for this, I didnt even need my squeegee all day :). Also the paint broke very well on my opponents and had a very thick fill, once againg the fill is very nice not as thick as chronic but thick enough to the point it cant be wiped and can be easily seen on your opponent. Out of the case of 2000 paintballs that I bought there were no breaks in the bags and also the paint was nice and round. I have read alot of the bad reviews about this paint and my advice to you is to buy your paint at a shop that will let you inspect the paint before you buy it, this will prevent you from getting paint that is full of dimples, flat spots, or just plain broke ball. The only reason I'm giving it a 9 is because there is probably something better out there somewhere i just have'nt found it yet.
UPDATE: I tried out the clear shell red fill version and found it to break even better on target and shoot more accurately than the pink/blue shell with the pink fill. either way both verions are an outstanding paint and i highly reccomend them. |
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| Conclusion: |
This paint impressed the heck out of me, highly reccomend buying this paint. I also reccomend that you ensure the paint that you buy is a good match to your barrel otherwise you will think the best paint in the world is no good |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Sunday, December 17th, 2006 at 1:01 pm PST |
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Sunday, October 7th, 2001 |
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The accuracy of this review is disputed. Please see discussion on the comments page.
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| Strengths: |
It has great hype to it. I guess that makes it good. ALso the paintball is really in a huge blob when it hits something. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Everything. In one of the reviews below they states that they've been burnt several times. Well i have. I hate proballs now because of it. Everyone of my balls in the entire case of 2000 have a large dimple in it. Now this doesn't go along well with the rifling in my brand new Armson Barrel. I'm pretty sure that there is alot of defects going around from proballs, and they have plenty of pissed costumers.
-oh ya and i've had several break in my HOPPER from just walking around |
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| Conclusion: |
brass eagles are better then what i got.
I'm sorry but i cannot give this a good review at all. |
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| Rating: |
| 1 out of 10 | Last edited on Saturday, January 29th, 2005 at 6:48 am PST |
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| Strengths: |
ummm... i got them for cheap, they hurt |
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| Weaknesses: |
-dimpled
-mishaped
-these two things led to barrel breaks
-it almost always bounces off people |
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| Conclusion: |
This paint blows, i wouldnt get it if it were the cheapest around. Maybe i got bad batches but until i get a good one i think this paint sux. Anything by RPS cheaper or more expensive will be better. these were extremely incosistant, and are unreliable in a pinch. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 1 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
RPS superswirl- this paint is pretty good
Diablo midnight- also pretty good
glow in the dark paintballs- fun in the dark, but unless you're playing in the dark they're not very good at all
Brass Eagle- not very good
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| Marker Setup: |
trracer s/a all stock with a 12 ounce CO2 tank |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
doesnt matter |
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| Strengths: |
sometimes it shot straight
the fill I bought was aqua and very bright and thick
shell is hard.... |
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| Weaknesses: |
Shell is far too hard, if I would've bought superswirl like I usually do then I would've gotten about twice as many kills as I did because the shell was so hard everyone I shot at said they had balls that hit them but didnt break. They didnt shoot as straight as the superswirls I have used in previous game, and they're too expensive for the performence they give |
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| Conclusion: |
if you have to, get them, but I would recommend at least superswirls over them because you can pick them up at wal mart for cheap and they're good paintballs |
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Period of
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| Only tested | 1 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
brass eagle, viewloader, and crappy evil mart paint. |
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| Marker Setup: |
tippmann 98c buttload of upgrades, if you really want to know email me. |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
any large bore barrel, but i dont reccomend this paint so it doesnt really matter does it |
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| Strengths: |
well, hmmm... not to much here, they curve so bad you dont have to wait for someone to pop up out of a bunker, you can just shoot around it.
they didnt really break that bad in a larger bore barrel ( something like a .692) barrel. but in my stone cold II they broke something horrid. |
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| Weaknesses: |
they bad seems, looks like theyve over filled the ball with paint
dont fit most barrels
exspensive for the low quality they are
curve extremely bad, most of the time you hit the wrong person.
i have seen them basically do a u turn
the fill is very watery, it can be easily wiped off
they hurt like a b!tch
they also dont fit well in a spyder, the things are bigger then the ventri bolt ( i used to own a spyder so i speak from experiance )
swollen be paint isnt even this bad
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| Conclusion: |
dont get them unless you have no other option, but then youd have better luck shooting acorns. im only giving them a 2 because with it i could atleast hit someone around a tree. but other then that these things just flat out suck. go buy powerball or viper paint, at least there good and shoot straight. |
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