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Bob Long Protege Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
11 |
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Average Rating: |
9.6 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
Click here |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$550 |
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| The Bob Long Protege is newer, so it should be commonly available, both new and used. Check out the Places to Buy links below for places to purchase it new. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 3 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Bob Long products-Alias, 2k2 GZ Intimidator |
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| Marker Setup: |
BL Protege Intimidator, black, stock with 14 in. CP barrel, 45/45 Crossfire tank and gangstar''d VLO.
pics:
http://home.comcast.net/~sharples6/protoge1.JPG |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
nothing really, just the usual personal upgrades (barrel, loader, etc.) |
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| Strengths: |
Light fast highly efficient easy maintenance and fairly cheap |
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| Weaknesses: |
Milling is bland but it grows on you. oh and lack of user manuals |
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| Review: |
when I first got wind of this gun, I was intrigued. I've always shot Bob Long guns and knew that he produces quality products. actually mad a trip down to World Cup just to see this gun, among other things. Tried it at the BL booth, and was sold. They had it shooting reballs on NXL mode and that thing was ripping. And it was light, almost as light as the newer Egos. Came back the next day and bought a black one (black seems to be the most popular color). Even had Bob himself autograph the box. When I got back, used the gun a couple of times, the second time, I actually had a problem in the beginning. The gun wouldn't shoot but it turns out I adjusted the trigger too far out where it was not hitting the microswitch. (See, if only I had an instruction manual to follow). Otherwise it shoots well, fast light and efficient. |
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| Conclusion: |
For the price ($550) you get a lot for the performance. Thats way below what the Egos, DM's , Droids are going for (not sure about the Protos or NXTs) . If you want a prettier gun, then maybe wait for the Vice to come out in a few days. But if all you want is performance then the Protege is your gun. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 3 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Marq 7,marq 7 rapper,ripper 2 |
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| Marker Setup: |
Bob long protege all stock,CP tank 68,45,Halo |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Tadao board,new barrel,4 eyes |
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| Strengths: |
Light
Fast,
Vary efficient |
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| Weaknesses: |
None |
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| Review: |
My team is sponsered by bob long and we all shoot marqs, so we went to get out guns techded at cup and bob had his protege out to test shot so we shot it needless to say not a day went by and i had to have one sold my marq 7 and got a protege hands down one of bobs best guns. |
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| Conclusion: |
If you have 550 buy one no regrets what so ever |
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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: |
| 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: |
Marq 6- The only other Bob gun I've shot. The Protege is almost the same gun with an open bolt. In fact, it is the same gun. |
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| Marker Setup: |
Bob Long Protege, VLocity, same tank as below
Tippmann a5 with responce trigger, flatline, crossfire 70/45 hp |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Barrel (stock is 689 bore, so one bigger and one smaller would be good)
feed neck (sometimes turns, not that huge of a problem) |
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| Strengths: |
stock board has 15 bps lock, 4 eyes compatible, VERY light, fun to shoot |
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| Weaknesses: |
a little loud, bouncy trigger (I like, no one else does), no manual |
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| Review: |
Ok, first let me say that I love to shoot this gu when it is up. I bought it having no experience or knowlage of any of the other intimidators, so i did have some trouble getting it up and running without a manual to read. Yes, it does not come with a manual, rather, a "quick start guide" of how to turn it on and change the settings. A little wierd to me but what ever. I brought it to the field ans the chrono was +-4 bps with the stock reg. so it is quite consistant. I personally love this gun more than any other I've shot, and I can't wait to get 4 eyes for it. |
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| Conclusion: |
Love it. |
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afhuff |
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008 |
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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: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Bob Long Dragon
Ion
Epiphany
Autocockers, various, mechanical and electronic
Spyder Rodeo w/ ESP 3.0 E-Trigger |
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| Marker Setup: |
All stock internals, reg, etc.
CP Barrel Kit
Evolution (egg) II with Z-Board.....so it's basically a Evo III
DXS 68/4500 Carbon
Hybrid 08 Tank Cover |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Yakuza Tadao Board
Virtue Board
Pillow Bolt
4 eyes |
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| Strengths: |
Light wieght
very accurate
very efficient
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| Weaknesses: |
Eyes |
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| Review: |
I had been into my local paintball store and been looking at this gun for several months. Well I finally sold my old spyder and some extras and used that money plus some to get this.
By far one of the best guns I have ever played with. It shoots well and it holds its own on the field. I had tons of people wanting to look at it the first day I had it on the field.
The first time I put it on the chrono, right out of the box, i shot 272. it fluctuated from 268 to 278 with the first few shots. I shot about 3/4 of a case and re-chronoed after lunch and i averaged 270-278.
The air efficiency on this gun is awesome. I played four or five games, shooting a hopper and 2 - 3 pods each game, and my tank went from 3800 to 2000. |
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| Conclusion: |
9/10 - Cus it still has room for improvement with some upgrades. Great entry level gun, as far as bob long's are concerned. |
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tkkno |
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Saturday, April 26th, 2008 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
6 months |
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
ego 7, ego 6, somewhat Infamous Intimidator |
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| Marker Setup: |
Silver Boblong Protege
Custom Eye Pieces(made by a friend of bob's, he owns the store and field that sponsor my team)
CP mini asa
dye hyper 2 reg
Hybrid Headlock clamping feedneck
Halo B with rip drive
45/45 Dye Throttle Tank |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
none other than a barrel and feedneck or asa |
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| Strengths: |
It is extremely accurate and efficient, cheap and equal in quality with a pm8, ego7 |
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| Weaknesses: |
There are absolutly no problems with this gun. |
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| Review: |
Alright this gun is incredible for the price and i often have issues of whether i use it or my ego to play with. When i took the gun out and aired it up for the first time, shot over the chrono +7 +8 +7 +8 and so on for the next 10 shots. This gun is also extremely fast and unless your an idiot or moron this needs no upgrades contributing to its speed. your only going 3-13 or 15 in tournaments any way which is why i dont like the 08 ego because it is just to fast i mean your done with a hopper in like 5 seconds. But you will definitly not go wrong with this gun. It will never let you down or not work unless you take it yourself and chuck it across a parking lot and run it over. |
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| Conclusion: |
This gun is incredible i'd take it over an 08 ego or Dm( just cause i think there ugly) any day. |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Saturday, April 26th, 2008 at 5:27 am PST |
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Period of
Product Use: |
Less than a month |
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
07 ego
they shoot almost identical! |
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| Marker Setup: |
I shoot a sft shocker with a hyper 2 reg and a cp barrel. I have a 68/45 draxxus, and a halo.
I also shoot a uld pm6 with a tadao board. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
new on/off
new feedneck
new barrel |
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| Strengths: |
It's super light,small, accurate, fast, crazy efficiency |
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| Weaknesses: |
Bad on/off, and bad feedneck. Although this guns is simply amazing. |
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| Review: |
This gun I bought as a backup gun for my ego 07. Now I don't care at all about which one I use. They are very similar, and are not much better or worse then each other. I love the protege more because it is like half the price almost! |
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| Conclusion: |
I'd say you like the way it looks, buy it now. They are hard to find kinda. Also if you buy one I guarantee you will be happy with your purchase. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
3 months |
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Timmys, PMR |
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| Marker Setup: |
Sexy red Protege
4C eye upgrade
Evil 14" Barrel
Halo B w/ Victory Board
72/45 PE Carbon Tank |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Really you don't NEED any I loved it out of the box but
My name is Dom and I am a Paintball addict
So I upped mine just for fun |
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| Strengths: |
Very light and very accurate
Easy maintenance
It'a a Bob Long |
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| Weaknesses: |
No user manual |
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| Review: |
I bought this gun blindly knowing that I had shot and loved timmys on the past. I usually like to try before I buy but in this case I just bought and Right out of the box I loved this gun. it has beautiful milling feels great in your hands and the first thing I did was take it apart and check everything out. I was pleased to see how easy this was going to be to maintain even without the user manual. I aired it up and loaded up my hopper and I couldn't beleive the ropes it shot when it was stock and the accuracy was awesome. took it out the the field and was like a proud papa as everyone oooed and awwed over how great it shot. After I put some ups in it like the 4C eye system and the longer barrel it even got better this gun doesn't chop balls at all and shoots ropes with ball on ball accuracy. |
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| Conclusion: |
I recommend this gun to anyone who wants a very reliable, efficient, easy to maintain weapon that will stand up to any of ther more expensive guns on the market. without spending $1000+ dollars on just the gun alone. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
3 months |
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Etek, Etek2 |
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| Marker Setup: |
Protege
4 Eyes
Yakuza Board
Pillow Bolt
Marq Kila Detents - customized
CCM Feedneck
Stiffi Switch Kit
CP on/off
DXS 68/45
Vlocity JR w/ Dynasty Upgrade chip
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
New Feedneck |
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| Strengths: |
Light, Fast, Durable, Effiency. |
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Feedneck is a must upgrade imo |
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| Review: |
All in all. I love my protege.
Cons: I feel that the feedneck was the bad thing about the gun. My Vlocity and Vlocity JR slided around. Wasn't able to have a good grip on it. So I upgraded to the CCM Feedneck..
Pros: This guns really fast ! Stock board is really all you need. Its light! The gun seems really small! Out of the box the guns accurate. Good on air.
Review story: I upgraded to the Feedneck because the stock feedneck wouldn't grip onto my vlocity. I upgraded to the CP On/off because I rather have one to control as of it. Its not needed because to set up your marker for a full day of playing Bob Long suggested you Keep the gun air'd up all day without removing so. The barrel. I used the stock barrel for a few games until my friend came and I bought the stiffi kit from him. Stock barrels good enough to do the trick. Upgrading to longer would be fine as well. I upgraded to the Yakuza board. I honestly only did it because of the OLED Screen. Instead of remembering by flashes and such I can just see it on the screen. Stock board is all you really need !! Upgraded the stock bolt to the pillow bolt. Stock bolt, I used very brittle old paint. Paint was over 8 months old. I shot it with my protege. Not one single chop. I have yet to see one. Now with my Pillow bolt I'm hoping I wont be chopping at all. I upgraded to the 4 eyes. This upgrade made me notice I was able to shoot 1-2 BPS faster. The eyes is basically defining that the ball has dropped into the breach to make it more accurate. I also bought the 4 eyes because I wanted to see whats the fastest BPS I can achieve on ramp.
Newer Proteges comes stock with the Frenzy 3.0 board - Adjustable ROF
Older Proteges comes with non adjustable rof. Just capped at 15bps |
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| Conclusion: |
I would recommend this gun to whoever. This guns very great for its price. Its basically a lower version of the vice. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
3 months |
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
other timmys |
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| Marker Setup: |
bob long protege
45/45
pulse |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
barrel, feedneck, 4c eyes |
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| Strengths: |
4 eye compatible,
Super efficient,
Reliable,
Fast,
Accurate,
Light weight,
Cheap compared to similar products |
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| Weaknesses: |
Twist feedneck doesn't come with a manual |
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| Review: |
Out of the box i loved how light and small it was. The trigger is so easy to walk anyone could do it. it took me about 2 cases to break it in and there is no kick or anything. I continue to mow faces with it. I tied between getting this or an etek2 and tihs was the best choice |
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| Conclusion: |
I definitely would recommend this gun to everyone, it is the best gun i have ever owned |
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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: |
Legend
Most other Timmies
Etek2
Etek
Marq |
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| Marker Setup: |
Bob Long Protege
DXS 68/45 nitro tank
Empire Magna
Stiffi stiff stick |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
new barrel |
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| Strengths: |
Light
fast
tight
air efficient
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None found yet. |
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| Review: |
I got this gun about 2-3 weeks ago and it shot perfecly right outta the box. This gun is fast, light, tight, super air efficient and allows you to play tighter if your in snake.
Its one of the most accurate guns ive ever used. It was only 550 bucks and worth all of it. |
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| Conclusion: |
I would recommend this gun to people who are looking to upgrade from there novice level gun or people who just wanna step there game up. |
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