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Viewloader Lancer Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
29 |
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Average Rating: |
7.8 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$50 |
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| iewloader have released a NEW marker - the Lancer - and it's their best marker yet. The Lancer comes with a Blade Trigger as standard for an increased rate of fire and an Aluminium Body and Barrel for reduced weight. Other features include the Field Strip System for ease of on-field cleaning, a Vertical Feed and an Angled Bottom Line Adaptor to give you a more secure holding position on the marker. Viewloader have enhanced the bolt design on this marker to improve consistency and increase the fire rate to approximately 12bps. |
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| The Viewloader Lancer 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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Saturday, June 17th, 2006 |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 32 of 34 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
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Less than a month |
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I got a Blade a couple of years ago.... it "broke" and I threw it away. Turns out all it needed was a new o-ring. Other than that I am a complete and total noob to the sport. |
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| Marker Setup: |
Lancer
VL 200-round hopper
3.1 oz Air Source pre-filled CO2 cylinder |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
It doesn't come with anything other than a barrel plug -at least, mine didn't-, so get whatever you feel would be best. |
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| Strengths: |
Price
Reliability
Durability
Simple, for us short-bus-riding types. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Bright red...but it's purty.
Uses a fair amount of CO2 |
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| Review: |
Let me first state that I am a squid, newb, greenhorn, whatever you want to ridicule me with, and this is the first gun other than the aforementioned Blade that I have owned or operated. But that means that I'm coming into this review with no set bias.
I've been wanting to get into the sport of paintball for a while now, but simply couldn't afford a half-decent marker. Well eventually my birthday gave me a chance to at least get something to shoot with. I bought this gun as an alternative to one of the big, beautiful babies up on the very top shelf at Wal-Mart (Apparently paintballers are big fans of the store :P) because my mom...I mean, um, "I" couldn't afford a $200 gun that I may not even use that much. The Lancer was on the section of shelves lovingly referred to as the "Poverty Shelf" by Wal-Mart employees at $50. It didn't come with anything other than a barrel plug, and we had to buy a hopper, Co2, 500 paintballs, and a mask to go with it, which ended up coming in at around $100 it was a great way to trick mom...uh, myself into getting something that basically cost the same as the marker kits on the top shelves.
Since it came with nothing and was something we could actually afford, I went home with pretty low expectations. After using a chainsaw to open the packaging (DAMN! Those things take a friggin' government agency to get into without tearing the packaging to pieces!!) I finally got to hold my gun. It felt very sturdy and well-made in my hands, and was a lovely shade of red to boot! I had the thing ready to shoot in 5 minutes, and headed outside. My brother was inside, hiding behind his pillow bunker, so the only thing I had to aim at was a thin tree a good 40 feet away. I fired the trigger, and the paintball flew in a perfectly strait path and nicked the side of the tree. After adjusting my aim a little, I was hitting it in the exact same spot time after time, until I finally decided I'd wasted enough ammo.
Soon I was taking on my friends in the hills, with their big brand-new "Top shelf at Wal-Mart" guns, and I was not only getting hit after hit, but getting frustrated because they would have to stop and fix their guns every round. For once I was thankful for my poverty and I hugged my Lancer. Then they threw rocks at me and I was sad.
The gun is sturdy, reliable, and shoots accurately and efficiently. It comes with a nice field quick-strip pin that will help you fix any problems that you might encounter quickly and with ease. It hasn't chopped a single in the 500 rounds I could bare to part with -we're poor, after all, and can't get paintballs every day- and it shoots far and strait at any velocity. It's red, which isn't good news to us forest-fighting types, but this is easily taken care of with some green construction paper and tape.
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| Conclusion: |
This is a great choice for new players or for the budget-impaired. It's sturdy, reliable, and can hold it's own with any "top shelf" gun. And, of course, all this for the low price of $50. |
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Period of
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| 2 years | 8 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Tipman 98 custom
Many spyders |
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| Marker Setup: |
View Loader Lancer, 20ounce co2 |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
LONGER BARREL, helps ALOT |
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| Strengths: |
Accurate without a longer barrel and easy to use for noobs or experienced players. |
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| Weaknesses: |
The bright red kinda gives away your position, not the ideal camping weapon. |
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| Review: |
This is the perfect begginer gun, easy to use, not lots of money, easy to take apart and clean, it has many upgrades and is easy to upgrade. I have only had a few paintball guns, like my tipman 98 custom but this is my absolute favorite for its easy to use ready to go style it will get u into paintball as soon as u play. A MUST BUT FOR NOOBS. |
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| Conclusion: |
BUY THIS GUN ITS AWESOME. There are a few things wrong but nothing making it not worth buying. |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Thursday, March 29th, 2007 at 6:55 am PST |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 7 of 12 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
b.e. eradicator- only tested, was okish
tippmann 98 custom- who hasn't?
various pumps |
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| Marker Setup: |
Viewloader Lancer
dropforward
polished insides
home mods |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
barrel, maybe- i dont know about others, but mine sucked
home stuff |
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| Strengths: |
Quiet
Cheap |
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| Weaknesses: |
Red
Bad Threads |
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| Review: |
I went to walmart to find a cheap marker to mess around with, and saw this. It appealed to me because it was the last one and it was red and black, so im not sure if it comes in other colors. When i brought it home to try it out, it was pretty nice. Really light weight, felt good to hold. Then i took it apart. The barrel threads sucked, and made it squeak a lot, but a little wd40 and that was fixed. I added a dropforward so it wouldnt be so back heavy, and it worked very well. When you play, the red might stand out, but there are ways to fix that. |
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| Conclusion: |
I would definitely reccomend this marker to anyone new to the sport, or as a backup, or just fun in the back yard. For 50 bucks at walmart, it's really good. |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 6 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Tippmann 98 custom |
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| Marker Setup: |
viewloader lancer
viewloader orion trigger
20oz Co2 tank
viewloader hopper
custom barrel |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
trigger
barrel |
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| Strengths: |
Cheap |
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| Weaknesses: |
Bright red |
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| Review: |
I had just got paid and my job is relatively close to none other than Wal-Mart ahah. All my friends were planning this big paintballing trip, and I was the only one who didn't have a descent paintball gun. So i strolled into the sporting goods section of Wal-Mart
and saw three guns: Tippman 98 custom, Viewloader Orion, And Viewloader Lancer.
I really like the Lancer but hated the trigger, so I bought both the Lancer and the Orion . strange..I know. I then got home and after a thirty minute struggle to get them out of the package I then took both of them apart. I took the trigger and that cool silver thing from under the handle from the Orion painted them black and put them on my gun. I then sold the Orion to my friend ahah. Anyways I had no money to buy Co2 and paintballs to practice with, so I had to wait the most grueling two weeks of my life (Everyday coming home to see a paintball gun you cant use). When I was just about to go crazy with anticipation I got paid. I ran to Wal-Mart bought 500 paintballs and a 20oz tank of C02 and a hopper along with a mask with some battle swabs. I raced home got my gun set up and started shootin' an old dart board I placed in the back for practice and for the price it was a wicked gun. On the target wherever I aimed it had come very close to that spot. It turned out the paintball trip got cancelled but at least I still had my Lancer which I later bought more attachments for ahah. |
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| Conclusion: |
I think for its price it is an amazing gun and with some attachments and parts your good to go. |
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Period of
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| 3 months | 6 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
tippman 98 custom, spyder TL-R |
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| Marker Setup: |
Lancer
9 oz co2
200 round hopper
9 inch barrel |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
bigger barrel for better accuracy
and maybe a fore grip for comfortable hand positioning |
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| Strengths: |
Look at review. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Look at review. |
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| Review: |
Key Strengths :
personally like blade trigger
price
great gun for beginners
Key Weaknesses :
bright red
very loud
This gun is easy to matinees and works well.
Shoots five balls per second.
This gun is semi auto and uses fair amount of co2
If your a beginner looking for a gun i would recommend this gun.
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I like this gun overall. |
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Period of
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| 6 months | 5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
VL Orion (not as accurate)
Spyder Victor II (about the same but more heavy...not as easy to field strip)
Spyder Sport (not as reliable.....bolt shot out barrel:(
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Tac 5 Recon with Camo Paint, 14 inch pmi smoth bore barrel with compensator, dual trigger, smoke camo halo 200 rd hopper with extension, 20oz rhino CO2 with camo cover , m4 three dot sight, right hand sniper position elbow, tactical green laser pointer, new stainless steel reciever, 14 inch bipod, sniper stock |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Most would say a longer barrel, or a drop forward........ i dont think u should buy any upgrades cuz it is most reliable as it is...........but if u are burning to upgrade it id get
around a 12" Barrel (make sure its light)
a cap stock if ur using a 20oz (id use a 9oz to keep with its lightness superiority)
fore grip to keep it stable |
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| Strengths: |
Extremly light
easy to field strip
accurate
good on gas
does not chop
durable
cheap |
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| Weaknesses: |
Red (wtf)
loader is welded on (wtf)
barrel is not ported (wtf)
threads sorta suck |
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| Review: |
I bought this gun as a second to my now primary gun Tac 5 (i am amazed at how well my cheaper guns are doing) and i am very impressed with it. It was onlt $40 so it was a quick pick up. Even thoe their are much better guns this one should not be overlooked as it is very cheap and possibly the easiest gun to field strip ive seen. It has a pretty good barrel for its price but like all barrels it could be better.........some ports would be nice. But it shines in how light it is, my Tac weighs like 4 times heaveir than the Lancer.......but id stay with a 9 or 12oz tank to keep it light. The only let downs i sa was the welded loader, and the no fore grip (but u can see both of them when u buy it so its nothing new)
Well i finally put this gun in an extrem match up and it ruled......it broke one ball (actualy jammed in the breach...took like 15 sec to clean.......luv the feild strip....so easy) it still has half a tank left and it put a hurting on sum people...this thing fires fast for a mech...probaly the highest you can get without going eclectric......im thinkin of buyin another so i can make a turret....... |
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Its a must buy if ur a newb or ur looking for a secondary, or u just dont want ur precius G7 to get musk up.......dont make belive that price reflects the gun cuz it acts like a low bps ion......sorta.........lol.
This gun is awsome......im gonna buy sum spray paint to cover up that red paint... |
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| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Monday, October 29th, 2007 at 7:06 pm PST |
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Period of
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| 1 year | 5 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Products Used: |
Epiphany,Raven,Spider,Viewloader high voltage. |
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| Marker Setup: |
stock |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
a new gun |
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| Strengths: |
light,cheap,I never had it chop a ball |
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| Weaknesses: |
loud,not accurate,Trigger pull is huge!!!!!! |
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| Review: |
The gun is ok for the price. Not the best but not as bad as a pump gun or brass eagle. Triger pull is huge, but everyone knows view loader does not make good gun they make great loaders. It is a piece of junk. If you don't have that much money buy it but if
you have any money don't buy it. |
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| Conclusion: |
This gun is junk, but if its all the money you have get more and then buy another gun. |
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| Rating: |
| 3 out of 10 | Last edited on Saturday, December 8th, 2007 at 6:13 pm PST |
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fribby |
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Wednesday, June 14th, 2006 |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 4 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Inferno
Old Splatmaster
H18 Eros
Tippman 98 |
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| Marker Setup: |
Just standard marker
Grav Hopper |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
New barrel for longer range shooting.
Definitley improved if you used a motorised hopper. |
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| Strengths: |
Value and performance. Easy to maintain. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Not too keen on the blade trigger. |
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| Review: |
Make no mistakes this is a basic marker. However, given it's price point and it's performance aainst other more expensive mechanical markers I really find it hard to be overly critical.
The overall build quality is good and it feels nice to use, the only slight annoyance I had was the squeaky barrel thread but a drop of light oil sorted this out straight away.
The marker has a reasonable rate of fire, I was easily getting around 6-8 bps out of it, accuracy and repeatability is also pretty good. Over a 20m distance with the gun held firm on a solid surface 7 out of 10 balls landed on target the remainder had a spread of no more than 5-10cm. Pretty damn good!
One real bonus I have found with this gun is the ease of stripping down, NO TOOLS REQUIRED! The bolt is held in by a quick release pin which is secure enough to only come out when you mean to take it out, this is great if you are in the middle of a battle and don't want to start messing with Allen Keys etc.
Also the bolt is really easy to use when you have gloves on! |
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I was pleasantly surprised by the performance and features of this marker. You could spend loads more cash and get a whole lot less.
Note, I have just stripped my gun down (all looking good), cleaned it up and spray painted it a matt black. Now looks pretty damn good (reminiscent of Han Solo's blaster!) and I am all ready for some scenario woodsball this weekend. Without a marker that stands out being bright red! |
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| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 at 8:00 am PST |
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Period of
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| 1 year | 3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
My first gun was a Tippman A-5 which was a huge mistake. A great gun but way to much for e to handle as a beginer |
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Electric hopper, 14' smart parts linear barrel, a drop forward and a 14 oz co2 tank. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Most important get a drop forward to control the back heavy marker. Then a longer barrel for a quieter more accurate gun. |
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| Strengths: |
Cheap, veary easily upgraded, and lightwieght. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Bright red, makes load noise when bolt hits the body of the gun.
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This gun is a great overall gun for the money. Some things that are bad but the strengths easily out weighs them.
After selling my A-5 i had plenty of money to buy a new gun and upgrade the crap out of it. So I stroll into wal-mart looking for a decent starter gun. When I saw the Lancer i had to have right then and their. After i get it out the package i hook up my co2 tank and head outside. I stood about 65 feet from the target i made and let it rain. After i conquered the sight issues I could get a 5-6 in pattern with ease. After a little sweet talking I talked my brother into letting me shooting him as he ran around. The gun still performed like a diamond in the rough. However the faster you go you loose your accuracy very fast. |
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Once you get some upgrades on it I personaly think it is better than my old A-5. Painting it black helps alot to. Very solid gun only one minor problem to date. |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Tippmann Custom 98
Brass Eagle Marauder
Pirhana PMI |
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Viewloader Lancer, stock parts right now. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
A new barrel for longer shots and slightly better accuracy. |
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| Strengths: |
Easy field take down, so easy to clean it this way!! |
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| Weaknesses: |
It's red....
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The gun itself is nice, I like the way it handles and shoots, the grip is nice, and disassembly is nice and easy (saves your hyde out there), however I do not like how the hopper sits directly in the middle of the sight rail. Overall, the gun is very nice for someone starting out and not looking to pay TOO much as a noob. |
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I reccomend changing the barrel, although the accuracy is pretty nice as is, a bit more distance can never hurt someone....(well, the person shooting the gun haha) |
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