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Kingman TS Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
3 |
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Average Rating: |
9.0 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$100 |
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Newly re-designed for 2007, Kingman introduces the new Spyder TS semi auto marker.
It features:
Vertical feed neck
Dusted matte finish anodizing
Pull pin top cocking knob
Delrin bolt construction
Quick disconnect pin
One piece velocity adjuster/spring guide
Ergonomically designed aluminum trigger frame
Two finger trigger
No-slip rubber grip panels
Standard CA thread vertical adapter
Mini drop forward
Low pressure chamber
No-slip rubber wrapped expansion chamber
Inline bottlomline ASA
Stainless steel braided hose
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| The Kingman TS 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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| Less than a month | 21 of 21 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Sonix, Sonix Pro, Vexor, Triad, Custom 98 Stealthline, Victor I (w/ESP grip), Imagine LED, E-99, Prodigy (all upgraded), and many others. |
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| Marker Setup: |
Spyder TS (Tactical Sniper)
16” JJ Ceramic
FASTA hopper (9 volt)
Trinity T-Lock clamping feed neck
RAP Pro medium velocity spring
20oz CO2 tank |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
barrel (possibly)
softer spring
feed neck
force feed hopper |
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| Strengths: |
made by Kingman – dependable, easy maintenance and many upgrades |
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| Weaknesses: |
feed neck
drop forward does not allow HPA tank to be mounted
stiff stock spring
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| Review: |
The TS (Tactical Sniper) is a Spyder Xtra 07 sold as a kit through ‘big box’ retailers. This is a very well designed marker and ready to play out of the box. The TS kit consists of a Xtra 07 with a Spyder two-piece 14” VS barrel, a delrin bolt, expansion chamber, volumizer, drop forward, mask, feed neck adaptor, gravity hopper, hex key, ‘o’-rings, etc. As with all my markers I will check, service and add to compliment my style of playing.
My first upgrade which I do with all my Spyders is to swap the feed neck for a Trinity T-Lock. The T-Lock makes securing a hopper easier and lowers the height of the hopper.
TS spring is stiff, typical of a number new Spyders I have bought, out of the box. Using a radar chronograph the lowest speed was 329 fps. Kingman suggests clipping the spring or leaving the marker cocked to make it softer. A third alternative, my preferred, is just buy a spring kit and put in a medium velocity spring. With the velocity adjuster set in a mid-range position it chrono’d between 279 and 285 fps.
The rubber grip over the expansion chamber rotates slightly. This could be a.) poor manufacturing or b.) a brilliant new design. For now I will call a great new design concept. By rotating slightly you only need one hand to make quick minor adjustments to your aim. Hold the fore grip steady and just move the rear grip, where you aim from, slightly and the marker rotates to you new aim. This takes a little getting used to as now to make minor aim corrections this can be done with one hand, rather than having to use both. I also checked this grip on the Xtra 07 and it has the same foregrip setup.
The drop forward does not to allow the use of an HPA tank as the gauge hits against the drop where it is mounted to the grip so the HPA tank can not be screwed into the ASA. As a mechanical marker, designed for CO2 this is not a problem, for me. Kingman has acknowledged this design problem and will be providing a redesigned drop on future TS markers. This marker is very air efficient, as I estimate I able to get 70+ shots of a once of CO2.
The stock barrel is a 14” Spyder VS two piece. I played with Spyder Red Label which was a little tight in the VS barrel. Instead I used a 16” JJ Ceramic. With this marker, barrel paintball setup I could balls on opponents at over 120 feet with no ball drift. A really tight, flat trajectory. I got a lot of eliminations this way.
The VS barrel is remarkable and have used it in a number of games with lots of long ball eliminations with no barrel breaks even using crapy paintballs. The VS is an after market product and widely available in both pro shops and mass merchandisers. I recommend this barrel even if you don't own a TS. I actually prefer to play with a VS over my JJ Ceramic.
While the TS comes with a gravity hopper, for years I have only played with force feeds (mostly Viewloader Revolutions). For the TS I purchased a Spyder FASTA hopper (9 volt) which holds 230 balls. I one battle I was able to empty the hopper in 25 seconds, no breaks or other problems. The hopper is responsive and quite and great upgrade for mechanical Spyder markers.
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This is a great marker rather you new player or if you are experienced rec or a scenario player. The best complement I can give comes from other players who gave me the call sign “Spyder” when they needed a shot made or an objective taken and from opponents who would shake my hand at the end of the game after a difficult elimination shot on them with the TS. |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Monday, December 31st, 2007 at 8:12 pm PST |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Tippman 98
Tippmann Carbine |
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| Marker Setup: |
All stock, 12 oz co2 |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
better shorter feedneck\
maybe barrel |
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| Strengths: |
Accurate
Didn't jam/chop
light |
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| Weaknesses: |
Feedneck makes hopper high
kinda loud |
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| Review: |
This is a pretty good gun for begginers maybe even some pros. It is accurate and very fun to use. But i do recommend using a lower profile feedneck. It is light too. You can basically fire as fast as it shoots so I cant say much about the speed. But I did shoot it pretty fast. The grip is very comfortable and usefull. |
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| Conclusion: |
Buy this gun if your looking for a cheap decent marker. |
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BZach |
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 |
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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: |
3 months |
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
none |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
If you plan on playing speedball or hyperball I think that a little shorter barrel is a good upgrade, but I've played them both with my gun and the it works just fine with the stok barrel. |
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| Strengths: |
Accuate
Easy to clean
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| Weaknesses: |
few upgrades
Stock dropdown |
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| Review: |
This is a good gun for someone how is just starting ,but its hard to find an electronic trigger that fits on the gun. Its also a good gun for playing scenario games because this is the most accurate gun ive seen. The stock dropdown doesnt work with most air tanks but CO2 tanks work fine with the gun. As with about half the guns anymore you need to have a feederneck or elbow. |
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| Conclusion: |
This gun is great for people how just want to go out and play recreational paintball every once in a while, but if you plan on playing in any tornaments this probably isnt the greatest gun to buy, just because there are so few upgrdes for it. |
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