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Game Face Recon Camo Paintballs Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
23 |
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Average Rating: |
8.6 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
Click here |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
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Recon paint can stand up to all of that time in the elements (pods and hoppers aren’t a well-sealed environment). Add the possibility of rain, dust, dirt, and lots of shock from covering lots of rough terrain, and you’ll need an all-terrain paintball to survive all of that. When you’ve reached your objective, Recon comes out of your marker laser-straight, and always breaks on target. Mission a-freaking-complished.
You’re saying, “Can the paint really be that good?” Absolutely, because it’s made for us by ProCaps, makers of the finest (yes, Virginia - “finest”) paintballs in the world.
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| Product Availability | |
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| The Game Face Recon Camo Paintballs are newer, so they should be commonly available. |
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Period of
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| 6 months | 14 of 14 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
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These paintballs are sorta like a mix between rps bigball and draxxus blaze |
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| Marker Setup: |
-Black Magic SF
shocktech clamping neck
14" kaner
Eggy3
pmi 68/45
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-Smart Parts ion
yellow body kit
fire bolt
16" dye ultralite
68/45
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-05 Prostock
wgp grip feedneck
bm c-rod
Halo led frontman
14" dye ultralite
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-X-7
flatline
m16 vert. foregrip
trinity stock
remote
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-Vision Impulse
strange bolt
sp tapeworm
ndz blade trigger
14" all american
Halo led frontman
68/45 |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
Small to med bores |
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| Strengths: |
Never chopped any
Super bright and thick fill
Accurate yo |
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| Weaknesses: |
Smell bad.. ... |
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| Review: |
-I got the 1000 box from wal-mart for about $25 the 2000 case is i think $40. Here's the description
Recon Camo Paintball High-Vis Orange paintballs are visible to the shooter, but hard for the target to pick up resulting in less dodged shots. Made to shoot laser-straight, and break on target, they have a heavy-bodied fill
--Before a game of one on one i was loading up my pods and hopper with these paintballs [had no breaks in bag they came in], i dropped and almost squeezed a few by accident and checked them out after wards, the shell had no dents. When playing using my 05 prostock 'cocker i emptied a hopper of recons and put in a pod of RPS BigBall, when out of those i had 1 or 2 chops (from the rps, NOT the recons). So i poured in a new pod of recon camos and they still shot stellar, even with the left over paint in the marker from the chopped bigball. My opponent later commented on how he couldn't tell where the shots were coming from, because of the camo shell
-Accuracy: 10/10
These paintballs are very accurate they'll hit there target pretty much every time from any distance
-Shell: 9/10
Shells kinda thick, its not as thick as rps bigball but similar to some draxxus shells, ive never chopped any from a box of 1000 but if they ever start to chop it would probably happen very rarely.
-Fill: 10+/10
The fill is the thickest/brightest ive ever seen. Fill is pretty darned thick and super bright its almost like its glowing in the dark with a perfect splat! :O
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some of these seemed inconsistent but only a few out of a whole case, this might have been caused by my gun tho sence i l8r found out i blew my reg o-ring. |
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| Conclusion: |
Awesome paintballs for scenario or even speed ball, best suited for big rec games |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Saturday, March 8th, 2008 at 12:04 pm PST |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Ink'd, Proball, Monster ball |
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| Marker Setup: |
Spyder Pilot ACS, PMI Razor Barrel, 20oz CO2, Gravity Hopper |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
For snipers, a sniper barrel would be awesome with this paint |
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| Strengths: |
Nice Orange paint, Camo shell hard to detect when being shot at, very accurate |
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| Weaknesses: |
None |
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| Review: |
I bought a 2000 count for $40 at Walmart to just practice with at a friends home-made field, and was very surprised with the paint. It shot very accurate and straight, and the friends said that they couldn't even see it coming until it was too late. I was curious about how far the ball would travel and still be accurate. I have a large oak tree in my back yard that's about 100 feet away from my deck, and I was able to hold a 16-20 inch diameter pattern, with little arc drop when firing, and most were within a 12" diameter pattern. |
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| Conclusion: |
Great paint for woodsball. Target will not see it coming. Great visible orange paint and accurate. Wish paint-only fields will supply this paint. |
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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: |
Less than a month |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Gameface Scorch Paintballs and Impact. |
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| Marker Setup: |
I have a stock 98 Custom with a response trigger |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
any really, i'm personally using stock. |
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| Strengths: |
High visible fill paint, camoflage shell. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Weak shell, break on anything in woodsball. |
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| Review: |
i feel that the recon balls are excellent for woodsball, except that they break on impact with pretty much anything. Also, because they break easily, you may have to stay stocked up on them, because you will be shooting a little more to get some balls to your opponent. I also like the camoflage shell because if you are playing woodsball, then it makes it hard for your opponent to be able to detect the ball most likely causing a better chance of them being hit. |
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| Conclusion: |
Overall, a great ball. It would be great for anyone whether a seasoned pro, or a newbie like me. |
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The accuracy of this review is disputed. Please see discussion on the comments page.
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Period of
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| Only tested | 6 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Xball bronze, Xball Gold, Spank and Stinger |
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| Marker Setup: |
Ion, QEV, system X drop, Q-lock clamping feed neck, 16 inch progressive, system X on/off, Halo B /w V35 board, 68/3000 carbon wrap PMI |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
Progressive |
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| Strengths: |
Cheap, High Quality, high visibility |
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| Weaknesses: |
None |
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| Review: |
I play Speedball and i obtained these from my friend my first thought was that the are gunna be those cheap-o woodsball balls but to my surprise they were as good as Xball (in my opinion) they are also a high Vis bright Orange. They also kept up at 17 bps and i think i had only 1 break the entire case |
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| Conclusion: |
A super price and killer performance |
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Period of
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| Only tested | 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: |
Brass Eagle
Evil
Kingman
Diablo
First Choice
Lots'o'Others |
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| Marker Setup: |
'06 Spyder Sonix w/ 14" CMI Thunderpig Quiet Barrel
20 oz CO2
Tippman AL-200 hopper
CCM No holes vert feed neck
Kingman Remote
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Recommended
Barrels: |
I think at least a 12' barrel |
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| Strengths: |
Cheaper
Camo
Good Fill
Accurate |
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| Weaknesses: |
You get at Wally World and run a chance of getting old stock |
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| Review: |
So I read a few reviews on here to find a good ball to buy to practice with so as not to use my good paint just shooting around. I bought 1000 for like 18.99 on sale after seeing a good review on here. I mean come on, they get a 8.9 when there are some DraXxus that do that so I figured why not. I took a good look at the balls right out the box and saw no breaks and the ones I dumped onto a towel to check had no dimples. I went out back, got up to my usual 40 yard marker and let loose on the poor target tree. They were quiet accurate w/ no breaks in my gun or barrel of 150 I shot. I did like the design on the ball and think I might go out with these the first time I get to ball this year. |
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| Conclusion: |
Get this paint. It is a solid paint to bum around with and I think the average Joe (like me) will be happy with them. Besides, if u are playing with people who have Monster Ball and Super Swirl and all that junk, this paint will give you an upper hand for not that much more money then they forked out. My advice is to be careful w/ your velocity though. I have a feeling they may not do well w/ a higher velocity like some paint can. I am going with an 8 here because I STILL to this day do not believe in Wal-Mart paint, but out of all the junk they sell, I feel this to be some of the best. |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Monster Ball (very inaccurate), Impact (too soft), Worr paint Perfection (very straight, but a little more brittle than recon and Pricey), Big ball (my gun turns it into spray paint), stryker(too soft, not so accurate), rps field level (similar shell thickness, but very inaccurate), Worr paint Field grade (very hard shell, very accurate, extreme bounce effect) |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippman A-5, Shocktech relocator bar, E-grip, JCS trigger, TechT Hair pin trigger kit, TechT Squishy paddles, TechT Vortex mod, TechT Lightning Rod, TechT Q.E.P.H, Ricochet R-5 hopper(smoke), New Designz Power tube and Bolt, Pure Energy HPA 88/4500 tank w/ Dye Rhino cover, Freak all-American barrel kit. |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
All-American, Hammerhead, Empire barrel kit, Freak barrel |
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| Strengths: |
Very accurate, good shell (breaks on contact ), Very cheap, Find it at Wal-mart |
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| Weaknesses: |
I haven't found any yet. |
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| Review: |
So far i have tested this ball for about three weeks. I haven't found any problems yet. I had problems with my cyclone turning paint into a blender, and i wanted to find something that would shoot in it with a thicker shell, but descent accuracy. And from everyones reviews i chose this paint and it works very well with the cyclone on my tippmann around 15 balls a second. I have yet to break one between the bolt and the cyclone, but i have broken a couple in the barrel due to the fact that all the balls are not an even size. So i went to an .891 insert and i haven't had any problems since. This has a very bright fill, and it works great in the woods or on the x-ball field. I have an A-5, but i prefer the speed fields. |
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| Conclusion: |
I recommend it to anyone that wants an accurate ball that is very consistent , thick shell, bright fill and at a reasonable price. I can get a case at Wal-Mart for 46 dollars plus tax. That's not bad at all. Most Wal-Mart stores should carry this product. |
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Period of
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| Only tested | 3 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Game Face Visible Impact - Slightly lower performance in everything but visibility. I like them better for that, but they're pink, which is why. You can't use them at most parks.
Brass Eagle Monsterballs (old version) - they don't even compare. They're just horrible. They don't pop, they dimple lightly, horrible accuracy and range, etc, etc, etc... The only good thing about them is that they're affordable. But even then, they're more than they should be for the quality.
Nelson HotSpot - Great balls all around, though they aren't the best. They're great if your playing with a small group of honest guys. They have a great shell for woodsball (not too thick or hard, yet pop easily), they're great accuracy, no dimples, decent range, affordable. The only problem is that all fills other than orange barely show up on anything, and orange does somewhat lousy job at it. That's why I said honest people - no wiping.
Diablo Heat - They're just about the same rating, though they're different. The shell is better (more like an eggs material, rather than a fish oil capsule), though the paint is just slightly thinner. They're also about $2 cheaper. |
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| Marker Setup: |
Kingman Spyder Pilot '05 w/ ACS
Empire ReLoader II
Pure Energy 3000 PSI 72 cu. in.
Stock everything |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
They outperform all other paint in my stock Spyder Pilot. Amazing range of about 30 feet more than my normal paint, whatever that range may be. But, they're extremely great in all barrells, I think.
EDIT: I tried my friend's stock MR1 barrel on my gun. It shoots only about five feet less than my stock. Also, the approximate distance my gun shoots with this paint is about 140 feet. |
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| Strengths: |
Shell quality
Dimples
Shell color
Fill thickness
Accuracy
Range
Consistency
Commonly available |
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| Weaknesses: |
Price
Fill color
Smell
EDIT: Shell is hard compared to some. |
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| Review: |
I love these balls. They aren't my favorite, though, for reasons listed below. They're better than Visible Impact, but they're also more expensive.
Pros:
Shell quality. They are consistently hard, yet they pop very well upon contact. I've never had a break.
Dimples. You won't have them. You just won't. I haven't, and haven't seen any signs that they will.
Shell color. They're camo, which really impresses beginners, and hides any possible imperfections.
Fill thickness. They're just slightly thicker than Visible Impact, its little brother, and they're great. They show up pretty well anywhere.
Accuracy. They're so extremely accurate that I could hit the top corner of a cinder block from over 30 feet away.
Range. I believe they give about 30 feet more than Visible Impact, which pull off about 140 feet. But, that's at a bit of an angle. They're great range without the angle, anyway.
Consistency. They always hit the spot you hit last if you aim there. All my ball shot out like a yardstick rather than a clogged faucet.
Commonly available. They're at Wal-Mart, so they're good popularity.
Cons:
Price. They're $42 a case at my store, which isn't bad, but I'd like to see it $2 cheaper to start using it more.
Fill color. They're orange-yellow. I like pink, or at least green. They show up better.
Smell. After being stored in a pod for 4 hours, they stunk stunningly.
EDIT: Shell hardness. It took me three throws (and not drops, throws) at concrete for it to splat. Diablo Heat burst on the first try with lighter a lighter throw.
Other thoughts:
I shot this side-by-side with some Game Face Visible Impact, which has a pink fill. At thirty yards away, I couldn't tell the difference in the colors - and I do have very clear sight. |
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Buy them if you have money and play speedball (because of the color). They're great. I'd give it ten stars if it were cheaper and had different fill colors. Get Visible Impact if it's allowed at your park. |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 at 10:09 am PST |
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Period of
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| Only tested | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
GAP banna balls monsterballs |
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| Marker Setup: |
MR2
Smart Parts tacticle barrell
Halo B v35 |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
Anything medium to large bore size |
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| Strengths: |
Very strong shell excelent fill |
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| Weaknesses: |
Pretty oily package |
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| Review: |
These balls are great. I bought a pack of 500 from walmart and opened them in the store only one was broken. Took them home and dried them off. the next day (today) i took them out in a game. Extremely accurate! these are like tourney balls! Broke on the target and went threw bushes too. only one brake but hey i have a mr2 what do you expect? Buy them there great. |
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| Conclusion: |
Buy them they are great |
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The accuracy of this review is disputed. Please see discussion on the comments page.
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Period of
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| 3 months | 2 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
I have used Draxxes paintballs (not sure what type) which seemed to be better. |
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I have a Spyder Pilot with a twenty inch Smart Parts barrel. |
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Recommended
Barrels: |
I really don't know what barrel would work better. |
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| Strengths: |
The paint is very bright and the shell is hard for your opponets to see. |
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| Weaknesses: |
If you drop them outside you will never find it |
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| Review: |
I play woodsball and these seem to work really well. It is hard for your opponets to see them coming and the paint is really bright when the ball breaks. I' ve only had them break in my gun one time in a game. One broke and after that one did all the others did right after it, sort of like a chain reaction, but that's the ONLY time. I think that they seem to be pretty acurate. They're priced pretty good too. |
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| Conclusion: |
They are good paintballs for the average player and I will continue to buy them. |
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| Rating: |
| 8 out of 10 | Last edited on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 at 7:47 pm PST |
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The accuracy of this review is disputed. Please see discussion on the comments page.
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 1 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Bigball
Whack
El Tigre
Stryker |
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| Strengths: |
Cheap
bright fill
accurate |
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| Weaknesses: |
Bounce |
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| Review: |
This is decent paint with an amazingly bright fill. they are accurate and pretty cheap. the only downside is that the shell is too hard. i saw my friends bouncing alot of shots. i wouldnt get these for a big game, but maybe just to practice with. you can get better for the same price. it is worth a try to get them, you might really like them. but if you aren't playing a practice game, dont get these. get stryker, or bigball or something that is slightly better. |
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Worth a try. ive seen much better, and much worse |
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