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Dangerous Power G3 Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
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Average Rating: |
8.9 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$430 |
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The new 2008 Dangerous Power G3 paintball marker weighing in at only 1.86lbs (fully equipped with the patented clamping feedneck, barrel and patented flip lever ASA) DP's latest creation may be the world's smallest and lightest paintball marker in existence!!!
Derived from the highly successful and limited production Threshold painball marker, the G3 benefiting from having only six o-rings in it's entire operation based upon two precision crafted parts by turning one screw; the user can access the entire bolt assembly for easy maintenance and service. The new G3 utilizes a .45 grip frame for easy customization and comes standard with Dangerour Power's highly acclaimed flip lever ASA (RAPS) and ultra low rise clamping feedneck.
G3 (black, blue, red)
weight: 1.86 lbs
length: 19.5 inches
height: 7.84 inches
operation pressure: 180psi
firing modes:
NPPL/SEMI AUTO, PSP, MILLENIUM AND NXL MODES
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| The Dangerous Power G3 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
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| Less than a month | 19 of 19 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Ego 6, 7
DM-7
DP Fusion
DP F8
Invert Mini
PMR
SP Ion |
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I've used a Shocker with a CP barrel and regulator, and I've always picked up the newest DMs every year... which may end soon due to the lack of quality control for a marker costing 1k+. My latest marker has been a used Ego 7 and a Dangerous Power F8 as a back up. For the G3, I really didn't need much- it is ready out of the box. The clamping feedneck IS SUPERB. Low profile, and holds super tight. I did have to trim the feed tube a bit, which shows just how low this amazing clamp is. I switch off between a Halo B loader and Velocity. |
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Upgrades: |
New board with more adjustability |
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| Strengths: |
Weight, ease of maintenance, quality, uniqueness, customer service |
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| Weaknesses: |
Relatively new product, VERY FEW WEAKNESSES... especially in this price range. |
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| Review: |
Based on my previous experiences with Dangerous Power products, trying out the new G3 was a must. Upon opening the box, my first impression was- 'WOW, this thing is light and TINY!' I was pleasantly surprised with how comfortable the marker felt in my hands despite its small size, unlike the Invert Mini- which I never quite got use to. DP Engineering obviously did its homework for us bigger guys with larger hands.
As expected based on my experience with other DP markers, the stock regulator was consistent for being brand new, out of the box. I had a deviation of +/- 5, which was more than acceptable. I expect the consistency to improve after a few cases of paint.
Now the fun part. This marker is AMAZINGLY easy to shoot fast. All the videos and reviews in the forums are no exaggeration- I was shooting ropes with ease. With a factory claimed pressure of 180 PSI, this marker is gentle on paint. I shot 1000+ rounds without a single chop (brittle WPN Elixir Paintballs). This same paint was soup in my PMR.
THIS IS BY FAR THE SIMPLEST MARKER I HAVE EVER OWNED WHEN IT CAME TO MAINTENANCE. After removing one screw and removing the back cap, I was able to access the bolt, which has a total of 4 o-rings. Fewer o-rings, and ease of access, should translate to easier repair as well and increased reliability.
Some say this marker looks EGO-like. The only resemblance I can see is the long snatch grip and the thin profile. In fact, it feels and weighs less than an EGO. Other than that, there are no other similarities. I've gotten several compliments each time I bring it out, and more than half of my team plans to get one.
The flip lever ASA on this marker is a vast improvement, and earns my praise as one of the best and easiest ASAs on the market. This is a DP exclusive product, which I believe that hold patents on.
I am also impressed with the upgradability. There are already talks of triggers and boards coming soon straight from DP. The new board will supposedly be DP's first attempt at a micro switch board, which should be exciting- and make it a tournament gun that will be sure to turn heads.
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| Conclusion: |
The marker was purchased from my local pro shop at 430.00- and for the price, I can't imagine anything coming close. I have had this marker for 2 weeks now, and I am still impressed. DP's customer service has also been a selling point for me. I can see this marker being DP's biggest hit thus far. I highly recommend the G3, from the novice to the pro alike. I've owned several markers and played for quite some time, as you can see in my profile. This has got to be one of the best values in a LONG time. Buy this marker... you won't regret your decision. |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 1:18 am PST |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 7 of 10 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Dangerous power f8 and f7
pm6
maybe the epiphany counts i dont thing so though |
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| Marker Setup: |
Dangerous power g3 halo b with speed feed and a crossfire 4500 nitro tank |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
no for now |
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| Strengths: |
Its very light weight and shoots fast really nice gun |
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| Weaknesses: |
I feel like there is no weekness for this product |
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| Review: |
I had bought this marker on 5-5-08.
The first time i shot it it almost made me cry no joke it was so beautiful haha
but yes this gun feels like a high quality marker. Why would i get some 1800 dollar marker when you could get this bad boy its lite, fast and looks sexy. I think that this will be my best marker yet and so for it is. Its da bomb |
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| Conclusion: |
I thing that this gun is really good you should get it
its cheap and its great quilty personaly i think its better thanthe f8 because i dont like alot of kick but its up to you really but 10 hands down |
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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: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Rail, ion, ephipany, and other unbalance spool valve |
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I have to many to list. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
none |
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Quality |
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| Weaknesses: |
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| Review: |
As I saw the G3 in ebay.. brand new for 430 with free shipping, I said to myself, I got to have that.
Sure enough when it came in the mail, I was a amaze on how it looks. Similar to Empire's gun with combination of the rail, but smaller than rail, about size of empire, with snatch grip on the back.
I took it out for the test, it was shooting ropes. I didn't see any shoot down, but probably because i was shooting slow... 16 bps.
I have not try its 25 bps MODE.... It is very light and eye catching to other player.
I believe that DP are making so much quality marker that it is catching the market, with price so appreciateable.
I LOVE DP, because of Quality, I hope that every high end marker, should pay attention sometimes, because sometimes they neglect parts, and give them a low rating.
Anyways I was expecting that the deviation will be okay, since it was not broken in.
I was getting +/- 5 which is very good, after shooting 2 boxes of paint. so was shooting 275 280 274 278 271 275. That is using the poduim gold Paintballs.
The effiency it was expecting because this is a spool valve. Im getting 1350 balls on a full 68/4500.
Maybe when it is broken in, it will get better... I bet after a while somebody will create a delrin bolt to make effiency better.
Since this is a blow forward like ion, fs8, rail, and other markers - I am not really a fan of it. So.... its kinda bit similar on how ion works, but the bolt is has 80 percent more balance because of bolt centering guide.
Basically imagine the THRESHOLD fusion, now make it smaller, that is a G3.
The best thing about this marker is the QUALITY, this probably last you as long as you live, so long you grease up the gun as the manual stated.
If you have 430 dollars, I say get it... especially when your a beginner, because this marker is made for easy maintenance.
If i have the money, I will save up to get a droid,, but that twice or even more the price of these one, totally two different marker. But both spool valve. |
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Final conclusion is, I hate blow forward unbalance MECHANISM. But scored really really high on Quality... I give it an 8/10 on operational, because it is like ion, but the Quality is a 15/10, that makes it 13/10. Rating is only up to 10/10... so that would do. This will be great for backup gun, because built for tough... build in america.... stay away from china. |
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| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 10:02 am PST |
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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: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Invert Mini
sft shocker
nxt shocker
droid |
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G3
PMD
Betterone trigger
DXS 1.1 bottle
Magna hopper
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Trigger
board
possibly a vert reg
possibly a better barrel |
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| Strengths: |
lightweight
compact
RAPS asa
Feedneck
Stripping/mainenance |
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| Weaknesses: |
Vert Reg
trigger
90 degree elbows |
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| Review: |
I bought my G3 as "nearly new" with only a pot and hopper shot through it before purchasing it at a "discount" so i was happy at the price i got it for.
My first impressions were of how small and light it was in my hands,and the overall finnish of the anno is good also the build quility is also very good for a marker at this price point.The first thing that really impressed me straight away was the RAPS asa system,i have to say it's first class how it degasses your gun after use with a flick of the lever and the feedneck is of a quality you would normaly find on a high end marker i just cant fault either of them.
THE TRIGGER is not the best neither is the build quality with moulding marks which only make it look and feel cheap this is one of the first things i plan to replace.
THE BOARD is a simple dip switch type affair which is currently outdated with the new psp and millinium modes for 2008 this is another update that is required if you plan to play psp etc...there is currently a stock update board available and also a APE board which fullfill these issues.DP cannot reflash the original board so a new board purchase is nessesery
THE VERT REG is good but there have been issue's such as crushing the reg seat when dialing the input pressure up and down which causes poor performance and supercharging of the selenoid causing seizing and the inability to fire the marker ,so yet another possible upgrade,but only if issue's arise.
The elbows on the G3 suck,there have been numoures complaints about them by G3 users so get a couple of spares.
PERFORMANCE....This is were the G3 shines,even with a sloppy trigger it's easy to rip in semi mode and can keep up easily with markers twice its price,the barrel is good and there is no need to replace it straight away,over the chrono ithe G3 is consistant with no major spikes or short stroking..overall excellent
MAINTENANCE......Easy peasey...degass and unscrew the bolt guid and bolt then lube up and screw back in ...and thats it ...very impresive.
Just a word of warning ..for some reason DP guns tend to come from the factory a little dry with regards to lube,so it problems arise from new its probably lack of grease.
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Overall this marker is good but not fantastic,having owned a couple of mini's in the past i would be hard pressed to say its any better than a mini but it's not any worse either,there is a small amount of kick but it's livable for me.
If the G3 had the updated board and a bearing trigger and better elbows that didn't leak after 2 or 3 uses then i could easily give it 10/10
Remember you are not going to get the smoothness or performance of a $1000 marker you get what you pay for and for the price point you get a very good marker.
Overall...The G3 is not trying to be nor is it pretending to be a ego or droid or dm8,but a good mid priced marker giving you good overall performance at a low price point. |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Saturday, September 27th, 2008 at 6:46 am PST |
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Period of
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| 3 months | 5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
other spoolers? NXTs, DMs, PMs, Threshold's closest one |
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Red and Silver IQ, Deadly Wind CF barrel, CP feedneck, CP regulator, Torque Loader (440 motor), 68/45 CP LP |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
maybe a board with microswitch, maybe a new trigger? |
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Lightest gun I own, sexy, fast, easy to maintain |
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| Weaknesses: |
Not sure, can't fault much here... |
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The first time I played with this awesome DP gat it was actually very unexpected, went to play a scenario game and my teammate hands me this beatifull red and silver IQ, with a CP feedneck and HPR, both silver as well, and tells me to play with it during the weekend. I was like "hell yeah boy!". Not that I needed a gun, I was actually looking forward to playing with my Dynasty NXT that I had just upgraded with a Hater board. I thought I was gonna play a couple of missions with the IQ and get back for the NXT. Wrong! I did not want to put it down! Over the chrono it was a beauty, +/- 3 on an unbroken hpr is not something you see everyday.
One of the first thing everyone notices on this gun is how light it is, and I was no exception. Lightest gun I own, lighter than my Ego7 I believe. Especially with a carbon fiber barrel like the deadly wind I was using, hard to believe there's no plastic parts anywhere in the gun. Efficiency was on par with my DMs, around 7 pods and a hopper, not too bad for a spoolie. Low sound signature, did not really try the stock barrel, but with the cf and a titanium boomstick, seems that the IQ is slightly louder than a Shocker, noticeably quieter than an Ego, again pretty darn good in my book.
The other thing everyone notices right away is the looks, cos this is one hot looking gat, very reminiscent of an Ego, but with somewhat smoother lines. Anno looks perfect, as well as the machining, couldn't find imperfections at all on the marker. Looks good with and without the snatch hook (is that what they're calling it?), I personally like it better without it, but I got to admit it makes carrying the gun a bit more confortable.
So on the the field, and up to that point I was enjoing it, but had not crossed my mind to get one, and then the first firefight. The gun was shooting so nice I had more than one ref come and check my fps cos I was hitting a lot of people, more than usual. It feels really nice and the ergonomics are top notch, even thou it's extremly small, it does not feel cramped or anything, even for a dude with somewhat big hands. Accuracy is obviously a very subjective category, but to me it was incredible. I'm very parcial to DMs because of the smoothness of the shot, but this one is just as nice if not nicer in my opnion.
The board is pretty complete, even the new PSP bps limit is available, and dwell and abs too can be adjusted. The trigger is nice and adjustable, just not on the same league as, let's say the A1's stock (best stock trigger IMO), but it gets the job done and it's fairly easy to walk once you adjust it to your liking. Did not have a break anytime during the weekend, let alone chops. It did work flawlessly all the time.
Long story short, couldn't return the IQ to my teammate (plus I knew he already had another coming his way). Like I said, wasn't looking for a gun, had no intentions of buying another (or so I told my wife), just fell head over heels in love with it and had to have it. Still think it's amazing such quality and performance for the price they're charging. Not too long ago that would've been a $1000+ easily. And as much as I look, so far can't find anything to fault on the gun. Several weekes later and I'm still to break or chop a ball. I'm very happy with it, and even thou people already offered me more than I paid on it, this is a KEEPER, not going anywhere. Plus I hear that DP CS is awesome, but I'm in no hurry to find out. GET THIS GAT. NOW!! |
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best bang for your buck on the market right now, for this price you just can't beat it... GO GET IT! Not gonna give it 10, it's not perfect, but real close... |
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Period of
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| Only tested | 5 of 12 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Products Used: |
I have owned:
DM's, shockers, droids, egos, pretty much everything
This marker's shot feels like that of an impulse |
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Stock G3
Halo
45/45 |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Barrel
Regulator |
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| Strengths: |
Very light
Small yet easy to hold |
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Consistancy: Reg
Accuracy: Barrel/Reg
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I was very impressed with this gun upon opening the box. It was small, light, and easy for an adult to hold. The trigger frame and trigger felt a little cheap to me. The trigger had some side to side play and had that metal on metal click. The grips did not fit flush against the frame so there was a little give when you squeze the grip. Also the ruber grips are extremely hard.
I took the gun out and shot it. It wasnt great over the chrono 5 +/- but it was alright. The gun has a little bit of kick about like a impulse or automag. As far as accuracy, using ultra evil left over from chicago, I could hit 4 in tree consistantly. The verticle accuracy of the gun was unacceptable due to the 5 +/- though.
I took the gun to mess around with it on wednesday practice. I still could not get consistancy. I lubed the reg and dry fired the gun through a couple of tanks. The gun then started shooting 8+/-. I put a dye reg on the gun and the consistancy improved alot 3+/-. On the field the gun performed well, it was easy to shoot and includes psp ramp settings. The accuracy of the gun was decent but not up to par with the mini in it's class.
In closing I was not to thrilled with the marker. I talked with my team mate who techs guns at the field and he said he noticed a lot of the regs coming back with problems, and problems with the front O-ring. |
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I grade guns on an even playing field according to the year they came out. This gun being an 08 model has some pretty stiff competition. A perfect mid range gun deserves a 7. Due to the fact that the gun has a couple of design flaws I am going to give it a 5. This gun is not the magic marker we have all been waiting for that has the quality and performance of $1000+ dollar guns with a $400 price tag. Between other guns in its class- rails/slgs, minis, ions, ect... it scores in the middle of the pack. |
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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: |
Warped Sportz Rocky Cagnioni Angel IR3
A5 w/too many upgrades to name
DM4
06 MacDev 'Borg
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Dangerous Parts G3 w/updated APE stock board
Vlocity Jr. w/Gangsta chip (not installed for this review)
4500/45ci Angel Air tank with no-name $50 reg.
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
DP's new "stock" APE board ($35 if it didn't come stock on your G3)
The rear pressure gauge when it comes out
New trigger if the side-to-side bugs you
$3 Macro fittings
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| Strengths: |
Super-simple operation
Bolt out back
LIGHT & TIGHT
Clamping feedneck
RAPS ASA |
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| Weaknesses: |
Macro fittings suck
Trigger is fast but cheap
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There are endless videos of the G3 blowing out a hopper of paint at 25 BPS. Most look like people who stepped out of their nice air conditioned house shooting great paint into a box in their manicured back yard or driveway. Then, there's the real world. Try 94 degrees woodsball in North Florida with around 100% humidity. Best fill I could get on my 45/4500 was 2500 psi. I'm keepin' my paint in the shade, but it's 94 in the shade.
I was feeding my G3 with a stock Vlocity Jr. using 18bps PSP 3 shot ramping. I went through about a case of Proball, alternating between woodsball and recball. This was my G3's debut. My marker is straight stock, with stock barrel and the newly improved APE "stock" board with all "default" settings except MGRF and Firing Mode, this includes the dwell.
Things started out rough, blowing the DP stamped macro fitting's sleeve, sending it flying. I had read a thread on PBN started by another G3 owner complaining about that, so I double-checked the macroline to make sure it was fully inserted. It still blew off. I am 95% sure it was seated all the way in. Interesting note on this is that I had only gassed it up with about 500 PSI previously, and had no problem. I would guess that 850 PSI blew it where 500 PSI could not. Anyway, having read about the problem, I was half expecting it and had packed a spare 90 degree fitting just in case. 3 minutes later I was gassed up again. The macro fitting on the reg wasn't sealing right with the piece included in the box, so I threw on a slightly longer piece. That solved the problem.
After that minor glitch, I put it on the chrono. +5/-5 Frankly that's fine for a crispy new reg that hasn't been broken in yet.
I walked out onto the field for the first time and took a test shot about the width of the field and was able to put 2 out of the 3 shot burst on a 2X4 with the other two balls (1st + 3 shot) missing it by less than an inch. That's with the stock barrel. Mainly I was happy with how well the gun "fit" me. I had to sell an Angel IR3 because I just wasn't accurate with it. The gun was accurate, but I couldn't snap up and hit my target with it. Not so with the G3. It was like it was built for me. Even with the stock barrel, accuracy was surprising. I brought a Freak kit out but left it in the car all day. I didn't trust my paint tolerances and decided to err on the side of no breaks since the accuracy was already impressive.
The rest of the day: Perfection. From snapshooting around the snake on the recball field to ambushing people in the woods, it performed flawlessly. God help anyone peeking at me from behind a tree at 75'. Not a single ball was broken in the barrel, hopper, or gun. I did not use a squeegie even once. Not a single shootdown. Not a single FSD. Nothin' but nasty 3 shot groups that were taking out hands, hoppers and goggles. I ran out of air ONCE but with 45ci at 2500psi, what did I expect. A 68ci tank is in my near future. But the point is, consider the conditions. We got to the field late, around noon, so our table was in the noon-day sun. So the flat black G3 is sitting in the sun with a half-full black hopper of paint on top. I put a bag over the hopper to try keep it out of direct sunlght, but who am I kidding. Humidity is so bad that on the first game the guy next to me with the SL8R got shot out before he could get a shot off because his thermal-lensed mask fogged up. So after 3-4 hours, there's no way that paint is in good shape. Plus, I was mixing in some "medium grade" paint from 2 months ago that I still had in my pods. The G3 shot it all without the tiniest hic-up. Also, it was just so LIGHT. With the Vlocity Jr. and 45ci tank it was by far the lightest setup I've ever picked up. Carting it around the woods, holding it steady for long periods of time, like when posting... By the end of an insanely hot day lugging my A5 around gets old. The G3 was featherlight in comparison, and yeah, it made a difference.
It did have a little bit of kick compared to my DM4. It was loud compared to the SL8R, but I wouldn't say it was "loud". The A5 is far louder, even with the low pressure kit installed. I'm pretty sure my Angel IR3 was about as loud. |
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Buy it. Just do it. If you have any probs, check the Dangerous Power forum on PBNation. DP actually has a tech monitoring the forum (DPServiceBrad) answering questions. If he can't solve your problem, he will personally handle your return and make sure things are done fast and right. This company actually CARES about you. For $430, you can't beat this marker. You can't beat it for twice that, seriously. Forget the Mini. Forget the PMR. Forget the etek. Forget any of the half-plastic garbage other companies are selling and get this. You will be shooting DARTS instead of spending time on the sidelines cleaning your gun. Simple as that. |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Thursday, July 17th, 2008 at 10:47 am PST |
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Period of
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| 3 months | 4 of 26 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
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More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
I have this marker for about 8 weeks now.
Invert Mini is the closest match that I used.
My other markers:
EGO SL74
Etek
A5 (lots of them)
ICD |
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| Marker Setup: |
Empire Magna
68ci 4500psi
Freak Barrel |
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| Strengths: |
Light
Somewhat affordable |
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Bolt design
HPR
Electronic Board
Grip |
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I gave this marker a try after reading all the positive reviews.
Well, it is quite a disappointment.
Bolt O-ring:
I had to replace the front O-ring of the bolt already 4 times. Only 2 replacements came with the gun. The size of this one is a dash 15 just in case someone has the same problem. The pseudo user guide says it in metric (14x1.78)
The O-ring gets pinch at the feed neck and get chopped off. This occurs roughly every 1000 shots.
Luckily the bolt is easy to remove and the replacement is swift. However you will not go through a game with this marker.
HP Regulator:
The shots are totally inconsistent. This must be coming from the reg which is horrible.
It takes a lot of tinkering with a 1/4 inch allen wrench to get any kind of mandatory speed.
A 1/2 of a turn makes your velocity jumping from 350fps to 200. Then once you think you have it expect +/- 30fps in your testing.
So if you are aiming for 280 you better tune for 250. No need to say that the range of your shots will be somewhat random.
Dip switches:
Taking the grip apart to change settings isn’t very user friendly. I guess it keeps the electronic cheap, simple and reliable. Definitely low tech
Grip:
I don’t like the exposed metal part in the palm of my hand. They should wrap around.
the rubber is very hard and get slippery when wet.
Trigger guard:
Some sharp edges. My finger got cut once. I had to sand off some the edges. Of course the anodizing went off with it. But at least I am not getting cut.
ASA:
This is a very well design part. Very quick to take the tank on and off or depressurize the marker.
However the ASA came loose after the first hour of play. I had to remove the gripper and bend off a little capacitor in order to tighten the screws.
Made in USA?
I don't think so. There were no marking on the gun that specified the origin.
This was a actually a key selling point for my purchase. In the end this marker is like any other poor quality gun made in China in my book. Most likely that is where it's being manufactured.
Hey I am just honestly reporting my findings about this marker. It's not easy to swallow a 400$ pill that goes sideways.
For all of you that really did purchase this marker and are happy with it, great. I'll meet you on the field but I will be shooting my eclipses.
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Obviously I could not recommend anyone to buy this marker. (Unless they are playing for the oposite team)
I am giving it a 1 since it is a non functioning marker.
You cannot get it to shoot to the appropriate velocity and then in the middle of the action you have to take it apart to swap an O-ring. Lovely. |
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| 1 out of 10 | Last edited on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 at 1:24 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: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Smart parts epiphany tons of ups ( no where close)
Invert mini
tippmans |
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| Marker Setup: |
Dangerous power g3, hybrid contract killer grips, vlocity jr w/ virtue, 16 all american barrel, 3000/48 pmi
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Board |
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| Strengths: |
Quality, speed, ease of maintenance |
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| Weaknesses: |
Programmability, little upgrades |
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| Review: |
I recently purchased the g3 because iw as getting very annoyed of the constant leaks and other issues with the mini. Several people had them at my field so i picked one up. upon opening the box i found a pretty nice stock barrel and the gun. I gased it up and ran about 5 pods thru it. i fell in love with it and immediately sat down and tried to find a good mode for it becuase the modes in the instructions are few. i then copltely dismantled the marker and was amazed to c that the entire bolt assemply was only 2 pieces and required only undoing 1 screw to acess. I have heard that dp is puttin out a new board that will model various features of a virtue board like trigger programming and many of the modes. I am planning on getting this board due to the lack of programming on the stock board. Also the feel of this gun rivals that of the mini in that it is extremely light even with my crappy aluminium tank. It also feels much sturdier than the mini. |
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| Conclusion: |
I would definately recomend this gun to most rec players due to its speed and reliability but not to tourney players bc of its lack of programming and 3 shot. |
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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: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
The Old Omen, Cockers, Proto Matrix Rail, PM6, Automags |
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| Marker Setup: |
Stock DP G3, 72/45 Crossfire Stubby, Halo w/ suicide shells, |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Barrel Kit... like ALWAYS,
and a new Board/Bolt when they come out, but nothing for now |
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| Strengths: |
Fast, Simple, Low maintenance, more unique than other markers |
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| Weaknesses: |
Setting the Mode, Consistency |
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| Review: |
I think this Marker is one of the most fun little guys Ive shot in a long time, I would reccomend this to anyone looking in this price range. I tried the invert Mini as well, and the main difference for me is the extras. The ASA on the DP is vastly superior to any others. Also the Clamping feedneck is sweet for a stock marker. Only 6 O rings is right, also no tubes in the gun, the air moves through milled ports in the body. nothing to break! I am going to use this as my main gun, and don't see myself needing any more for awhile,
The only problem I see is I don't like how the Board works, it is a combination of a poor manual and less options than I would like.
I played over the weekend, and had NO chops, through 2 cases, and using a 12v revvy... the only hold up was the input pressure was a little finicky at first, Make sure it is high enough to return the bolt. Stock it is set far too low (it seems like it was closed)
This is a great gun, a new board and a barrel kit it will be a perfect gun for someone who wants to play intro tourneys.. I wouldn't take it to a pro tourney, but local rookie league this will be more than enough |
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| Conclusion: |
I would reccomend this product over the Mini (and other guns in this price range) for 2 reasons 1: unique, there are alot more mini's and PMRs than this and 2: simplicity, the mini is simple, this is simpler and better designed (like the ASA and Feedneck) |
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