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Hybrid Technologies Grind Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
14 |
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Average Rating: |
9.1 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
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| +New Patent pending design that involves engineering the industry has never seen. Built for strength, design and unique in function, this is push button on/off system that will be set apart from the rest. |
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| The Hybrid Technologies Grind 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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f2f4 |
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Tuesday, April 5th, 2005 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 months | 6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
CiP Unimount (far worse), many others... |
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| Marker Setup: |
If you REALLY wanna see my setups... which I doubt, go to:
http://www.freewebs.com/f2f4 |
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| Strengths: |
- Looks
- Push-button operation
- Freaking TINY |
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| Weaknesses: |
- O-rings need occasional greasing, but are easy to get to |
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| Review: |
Good Grief, where do I start. I went from a Unimount to this. The push-button operating system is amazing; yet the design prevents it from accidentally being turned off in mid-game. Combined with the Hybrid Micro Rail, which I purchased along with it, I am convinced that this must be the smallest and lightest Unimount ever. For comparison, it's around 2/3 of the size of the CiP Uni, which itself is considered small. And having kick-ass looks can't hurt, either.
I am so glad I found this. |
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| Conclusion: |
Best. ASA. Evar. |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Monday, July 18th, 2005 at 9:12 pm PST |
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aka1241 |
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2006 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Smart parts on/off - same operation
CCM on/off - One of the best I have ever seen |
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| Marker Setup: |
Blue/black proto matrix '05
Java 68/3000
Black Halo B
CCM rail mount w/hybrid grind
Empire barrel kit |
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| Strengths: |
Awesome looks
Easy to turn on and off |
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| Weaknesses: |
Doesn't bleed (pin is always depressed, air is just on or off) |
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| Review: |
I had been wanting one of the hybrid ASA's for quite some time when I found one for a sweet price at a tradeshow for a tournament.
I am a big fan of the overall asthetics of the part, as well as the operation. The push button is simple to operate and unline screw on/off ASA's, it is never a chore to turn off.
What I don't really like is that unlike my CCM on/off, the pin on the tank is always depressed, so that means that it is hard to take your tank off, not impossible, it was just nice to be able to simply unscrew the tank when I had the CCM one on.
My tank doesn't come off much in the day, I guess I just got used to my old on/off. I was spoiled. =D |
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| Conclusion: |
If you want something that looks sick, and is a simple operation, get the hybrid.
Now if I can just remember which way is on and which is off... |
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n5k |
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2005 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Dye Airport on/off
CP on/off
SP on/off |
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| Marker Setup: |
Smart Parts ION
Kila Reaction Detents
Eclipse QEV
CP Roller Trigger
SP Q-Lock
Dye Microdrop 05
Hybrid Grind ASA
Halo B
Crossfire 68/4500 |
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| Strengths: |
Super simple operation. Quality feel. Button is out in the off position, not the on. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Needs a dovetail-frame or rail to mount. |
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| Review: |
This thing is just great. The push button is sticking out when in the off position, wich is good. That way the air won't be accidently cut off during play.
I've had no problems with this so far, but if I have to put my finger on something slightly negative, it'd have to be the looks. The end where you screw your tank in is too big in my opinion, and the whole thing is a bit too "alien" or "space" for my liking. I like things a little more minimalistic, without all that fancy milling. |
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| Conclusion: |
Need a great ASA? Get this! |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Check-it Unimount
Dye Air Port |
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| Marker Setup: |
Dye DM4
Musashi Chip
14" Ultralight
Hybrid Grind On/Off |
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| Strengths: |
Very easy to Operate
Looks Cool |
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| Weaknesses: |
Have to buy a rail to use |
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| Review: |
This is definitely a great buy. Hybrid made an awesome product. Most other on/offs use dials you have to twist and on some tanks you can twist the dial in too much and block the air source off. With this there's no worry about that just move the brass slider button about a centimeter and its on or off. The only thing bad i can say about it is you have to buy a rail to attach it, which isn't that bad of a thing but its still more money. One of the other things I liked about it was that the fittings went into the front of the on/off so there's no hoses coming out the sides to get in the way. After a while some of the o-rings wear-out but hybrid gives you some with the on/off so you have what you need. Just some information in the off position the button is out of the on/off and it is in, in the on position, so you can't bump it off in game. |
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| Conclusion: |
I highy reccomend this part to anyone, it works and looks great. If you need an on/off buy this, forget anything else |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 6 months | 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: |
Unimount
CP on/off |
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| Marker Setup: |
Ion, Crossfire 45/4500, Halo B, eclipse QEV, Freak kit, Hybrid on/off, SP Q-lock |
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| Strengths: |
Light
Good concept
easy to turn on/off
air Bleed |
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| Weaknesses: |
will leak tank if lef screwed in
Brass on/off that will strip |
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| Review: |
First off this is a great product that is easy to use. i found that if you leave your tank in over a period of time it will leak down since when you screw the tank in it opens the pin-valve on the tank. It also had great anodizing with no flaws. The air fitting comes out the front so a swivel fitting isn't needed. |
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| Conclusion: |
Great easy to use product. I'll give it a 9 because of the leaky problem and the brass internals. If you want to leave your tank on your gun just un screw it a little |
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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: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
CIP Unimount
Psycho Ballistics bullet drop (the on/off asa part is comparable) |
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| Marker Setup: |
WGP 2k3 Vertical Cocker
AKA Sidewinder reg
Equation 12" Bizerk barrel
APM Tigershark bolt
Hybrid Mini Savier Drop (MSD)
Hybrid Grind
Empire Reloader
Crossfire 68/4500 |
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| Strengths: |
Push-button on/off is genius.
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| Weaknesses: |
Uses 3 o-rings (see review). |
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| Review: |
Other on/offs have the dial that turns to open the flow from the tank when they're turned in. I never liked that very much. Hybrid's Grind is a very nice alternative.
Operation is simple:
- push button in from left side (gun pointing away)
- screw in tank
- push button in from right side.
Hybrid even has a diagram, instructions on operation & o-ring replacement on their site just in case.
Speaking of o-rings, this thing uses 3, unfortunately. And they're an odd size. But like any o-ring, take one to a hardware store and find a match. The good thing is, only one needs replacing if the push-button leaks (the middle one). |
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| Conclusion: |
Hybrid is pretty good about mixing style with function and that's true about this asa. Price isn't listed above but expect to pay around $45. Pretty steep for an asa by itself, especially since you still need a drop or rail, but you've got to get used to prices in paintball sooner or later. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
Less than a month |
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
CP On/Off
Empire On/Off |
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| Marker Setup: |
Proto Matrix M6
-Hybrid Grind On/Off
-Hybrid Hedlok
-CP Rake Roller Trigger
-SP Freak
-Halo
-Crossfire 68/4500 low pressure tank
-Dye Rhino Cover
Black Magic Autococker
-E1 with Zero B Board
-Samurai Trigger
-Centerflag Inline Reg
-Pamlers Rock LP Reg
-Belsales .44 Magnum Ram
-Eclipse QEV's
-SLIK Mini Back Block
-Shocktech Superfly Bolt
-Shocktech 3:16 Rat Valve
-Shocktech Clamping Feedneck
-Shocktech Ball Detent
-SP Freak
-CP Direct Mount On/Off
-Halo
-Crossfire 68/4500 low pressure tank
-Dye Rhino Cover |
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| Strengths: |
Looks
Easy to use |
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| Weaknesses: |
Price
Location of Macro Line installation |
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| Review: |
I recently picked this up, and man it looks great on my gat. I was a bit skeptical about this and wasn't sure how well the push button would work gassed up, but it is just as easy to push gassed up as it is without gas.
The only downside I see is the location of the macroline fitting. It's located in the front and required me to do some bending of the macroline in order to connect to the reg.
At $45, it's not the cheapest ASA on the market, but it works great and is worth every penny. |
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| Conclusion: |
I definitely recommend this product. It's a bit pricey compared to other ASA's st $45, but it is worth every penny. I gave it a 9 because of the trouble with the macroline installation, otherwise I would have given it a 10. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
Less than a month |
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
CP twist on/off |
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| Marker Setup: |
Black ion
HP68/45 crossfire
SP S-Rail
Halo w/rip
Freak kit
lightening bolt
Hybrid push on/off |
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| Strengths: |
Small, easy to use |
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| Weaknesses: |
Have to use a rail drop, nothing else i can think off |
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| Review: |
This little jewel is awesome because you dont have to fiddle with those twist on and offs and use alot of finger strength just to get the thing turned off. with this all you have to do is push a button and your air'd up and ready to rock and roll. there is no leaks as of right now and i dont think there will be any soon either. this asa is very small and keep you in low profile, and there is no way that you can bump the button off because the company has has it engineered so that will never happen. |
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| Conclusion: |
In my opinion this is prolly the best asa out there. no more fighting with those twist on/offs anymore |
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jsw678 |
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Monday, December 26th, 2005 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
Less than a month |
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Have not used anything similar, first time user of a push button ASA. |
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| Marker Setup: |
Angel-G7- Gloss Black
Pure Energy 70/45
Pepper Stickz Kit
Hybrid ASA
Empire/Reloader
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| Strengths: |
Low Profile
Easy to Use
Easy to tear apart
Looks
Macro installed in front |
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| Weaknesses: |
Brass Button may strip easy, no problem yet. |
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| Review: |
I have to be honest, I picked this ASA for my G7 purrly on looks. It is very short in length and is gloss black, but as it turns out I am glad I did. It is very easy to operate and the gloss black finish matches perfectly with my marker. I have had absolutly no porblems, after about a month of use, with this ASA. It has a logo on it that seems to be securly installed. Macro installed in front of the ASA which works great for me. I would recomend this ASA to anyone with three requirments.
1. Like Macro coming from the front of the ASA
2. Like the push button type ASA
3. Likes a lower profile ASA |
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| Conclusion: |
In conlusion this is a respectable ASA, I have also heard that the Hybrid website has breakdown instruction on their website which is awsom. Just make sure you have some spare O-rings set aside (It is sent with some extra O-Rings) just in case. |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Monday, December 26th, 2005 at 7:52 pm PST |
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Period of
Product Use: |
Only tested |
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
CiP Unimount
Cp Unimount |
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| Marker Setup: |
ICD Promaster (Black)
Halo B w/Rip(Black)
NoPro(Blue)
Crossfire 68/45
Cp Grip Reg (Blue)
Empire Tank Cover (Blue)
Hybrid Blunt(Blue)
Hybrid Grind(Blue) |
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| Strengths: |
Ease of Use
Looks
Cool Company
Small |
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| Weaknesses: |
Pricey ($50) |
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| Review: |
This is by far the best asa I have ever used. combined with the hybrid blunt, I am confident that this is the smallest and most kick-ass Unimount out there. Extremely easy to use.
1.Push putton from the right (looking from back of asa)(to confirm its off)
2. Screw tank in
3. Push button to the right(looking from back)
4.Its on!!!!
really easy
It a little bit pricey but worth it IMO
Get it if you have the cash if not look at cps or cips |
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| Conclusion: |
Get one |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Sunday, January 1st, 2006 at 12:47 pm PST |
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