A5 w/ air chamber...car stock..apex barrel..response trigger
SP-1..
Recommended Upgrades:
constant air adapter..
modified magazine
Strengths:
Very accurate
co2 usage good
good looks
price
Weaknesses:
Slow co2 change time
Slow reload time
Review:
This gun impressed me right out of box...good feel ..good looks...loaded w/ co2 cartrigde and paint and let it rip...had to adjust velocity ..cut spring approx. 1/8 in ..shot 275 fps..
gets 30+ shots per co2..accuratey very good...75+ accurate range...fits good in the holster..gets alot of looks from others..
Conclusion:
I wanted a pistol but didnt want to spend $200+ ..spend $110 (includes holster)
shoots good ..looks good ..good on co2..very nice back -up gun..I would recommend this to anyone wanting a pistol.
possibly a bottom line kit. (quick release nozzle)
load tubes
Strengths:
Quite accurate for being a pistol
Weaknesses:
Loading can be awkward especially when trying to do it quickly.
Review:
I plunked around with this gun using a few CO2 cartridges, but before I ever actually used it I got the bottom line kit, so keep that in mind while reading this review. I was really surprised at how accurate it shot with the tiny 1 inch(?) barrel.
The Tactical Holster doesn't properly hold the gun if you install the bottom line kit, which is annoying.
The Bottomline Kit is the ZX Bottom line kit.
The pistol is surprisingly heavy, and a bit big. Imagine a spyder TL, or spyder Classic body; this pistol is a bit bigger and heavier than that.
If you are serious about using a pistol, you are obviously going to want either extra loading tubes or extra magazines. I went with loading tubes, though the quick release magazines might be a bit faster with practice, they would be harder to carry around.
***Side Note***
I had a very annoyingly hard time with the bottomline kit. There is a little brass piece that screws into the gun itself from the metal wire mesh, and I had 2 break! xtremez.com wouldn't send me another (though they (?)manufacture(?) for MilTec). Wanted me to buy a whole new bottomline kit for one little part! So I took my gun down and had it modded so that I could use a universal part, though they had to drill a larger hole on the gun itself.
Conclusion:
Trying to ignore some of the company issues I had, this paintball pistol was pretty much what I was expecting. For many people it could be a bit bulky and for the weaker folks it would probably be too heavy to accurately wield with one hand. I'm going to give it a slightly better than "average" grade for accuracy, but not an excellent grade. If I get a chance to try out some other paintball pistols sometime I may change my ratings accordingly.
Rating:
6 out of 10
Last edited on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 at 3:54 pm PST
