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Kingman Spyder TL Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
84 |
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Average Rating: |
8.6 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$200 |
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| Power Feed / Semi-auto Action / Anti-double Feed / 45 Grip Frame with Rubber Grip Cover / Removable Fore Grip / Filter System / Aluminum Trigger Frame / 12" Micro-polish Muzzle Brake Barrel / One Piece Deluxe Sight Rail with Beaver Tail / Rear Cocking 2nd Generation Venturi Bolt / Low Pressure Chamber / TL Vertical Adapter / Steel Braided Hose / Quick Disconnect Pin / Tournament Level Velocity Adjuster / Bottom-line Setup / TL Receiver / Length: 21 3/8" / Weight: 2.9 lbs. |
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| The Kingman Spyder TL 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
Product Use: |
| 1 year | 4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Kingman Spyder Xtra
Kingman Spyder |
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| Marker Setup: |
Stock, with electronic hopper |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
electronic hopper
enhanced trigger |
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| Strengths: |
good accuracy, able to squeeze off plenty of shots, uses little Co2 |
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| Weaknesses: |
Trigger is heavy, if shot too rapidli, you get ball chop |
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| Review: |
This is a great first gun to own. The only thing you need to watch for is ball chop. This gun can compete with high end guns easily. A enhanced trigger would come in handy, but it isn't nessacary. this is a good gun, with low co2 needs. This gun makes paintball more affordable, with less ballchops than most high end markers. |
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| Conclusion: |
This is a good first gun. It is a good gun for the amateur, or someone who doesn't want an automatic. |
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Sunday, November 7th, 2004 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 1 year | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
spyder one
stingray ice (brass eagle)
spyder victor
viewloader orion
spyder shutter
spyder TL
JT excellerator
spyder Xtra
Tippman 98 |
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| Marker Setup: |
Spyder TL with:
Compact Sight Rail
CMI expansion chamber
CMI remote coil
Shocktech LPC
14" Teardrop barrel
JAVA edition ASA port
ACS bolt
Sure Fit Adapter
Halo TSA loader
Shocktech red spring
e-marker esp 3.0 frame |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
New barrel is nice, but stock works fine |
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| Strengths: |
Look
CO2 use
Accuracy
Dependability
Performance
Price
Upgradability |
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| Weaknesses: |
I didnt like the stock frame |
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| Review: |
Overall, this marker is a solid, versatile, and well made gun. I bought this gun for backup use when I was in a tight spot (I put a sling on it, and just kept it on my back). I was very satisified with its performace, and especially its accuracy. It soon turned into my primary, and I took some parts from my compact and put them on my TL to make it look nicer (in my opinion), and to be more original. Then I started really upgrading and I think ive about maxed it out. This gun is very accurate, gets good co2 use, and is great to upgrade. All in all, I would reccomend this gun to just about anyone, and I believe just about everyone would be very satisfied with the results. |
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| Conclusion: |
Very solid marker, and the upgrade options are great, also more accurate than most low-end semis I've shot. Good product. |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Sunday, November 7th, 2004 at 4:07 pm PST |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 6 months | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
TL plus |
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| Marker Setup: |
20 oz tank, remote coil, 16in barrel, viewloader hopper. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
double trigger, longer barrel |
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| Strengths: |
accurate, firm chamber |
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| Weaknesses: |
barrel, thats about it. |
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| Review: |
This is a great gun for a begginer and experienced player of all ages. The TL is very light weight and very accurate. I would highly recommend this gun for a pball player.
Has nice firm structure and body, and well built. Nice foregrip and trigger frame.
Would of liked a double trigger. |
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| Conclusion: |
My conclusion is this a great gun for people of all ages and very reliable gun. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 4 years | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
spyder 2000, spyder imagine, tippmann pro-light. better then spyder 2000 and pro-light. the only thing that makes the imagine better is the electronic trigger frame which increases rate of fire drastically. |
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| Marker Setup: |
spyder tl, 16 inch all american barrel |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
smart parts barrel - all american or freak barrel. java expansion chamber (a must have it you put a electronic trigger frame on). sprint or other similar electronic trigger frame. any electrical hopper to speed up feed process. 9 piece spring set - very usefull for field cronoing. while cronoing at a field several times i had to the the spring clipped because the gun was shooting 300 fps+ and the field required 290 fps-. the velocity adjustment was bottomed out, therefore i had to clip my spring. Clipping your spring is bad because the next time you come to play you might not be able to get the gun to shoot at 290 fps because the gun will shoot at different fps (with velocity adjustment and spring constant) depending on the amount of oil in the gun. With the 9 spring set you can just change the springs out untill you reach your desired velocity, therefore eliminating spring clipping. A but plate makes for comfortable rifle use which makes for better gun accuracy at long range shooting. |
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| Strengths: |
fast rate of fire. rear velocity adjustment. doesn't chop many balls. |
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| Weaknesses: |
stock barrel not the best. feed system makes the sight rail unusable. |
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| Review: |
One time my cousin and I went to a paintball field in Austin, Texas. This was our first time to play at an actual field instead of back woods. At first impression we thought we would be slaughtered as we looked around at these rich kids with angels, shockers, automags, autocockers etc.... The first game boosted our confidence as i held down 3 "bad guys" behind a bunker with their high-end guns. I was about 60 feet + or - from the bunker that they were taking cover behind. they took turns firing at me. My gun seemed to be more accurate then theirs at that range and i was using a stock barrel. i finally got into position to take one out as he poked his head out to fire at me again. firing before he poped his head up so that he wouldn't be able to duck out of the way. i killed 2 of them as my team flanked the last. over all we played about 15 games and rarely got eliminated. This just more so proves the fact that its the player skill more the gun. The only time that i have been extremly slaughtered was when i played speed ball with some of my friends against 4 people who had angels. It was obvious that they had their velocity set at 320 fps+. also in speed ball there is no 10 (or whatever the field surrender length is) foot rule because the field is about 50% smaller then the rest. |
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| Conclusion: |
Good all around gun, upgrades or not. Stands up to other top end guns. accurate, comfortable, not an immitation gun like the rebel or other wanna be spyder companies. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 years | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Rebel, Spyder Flash, Bruiser |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
barrel, siphon tube |
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| Strengths: |
nice marker for beginners
reliable
its a kingman
nice accuracy
very upgradable |
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| Weaknesses: |
the paint around the area where the safety switch seems to corrode after a while |
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| Review: |
ive had this gun ever since i started playing paintball. i bought a spyder flash but that got stolen so i feel back on this gun. its still a great gun and with an electronic trigger and a new barrel, it can keep up with the higher end guns on the field. |
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| Conclusion: |
i would recommend this gun to anyone new to paintball. its very accurate with the stock barrel and its very easy to take apart to clean. |
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| Strengths: |
I have had this gun for three years. It has been the best gun that I have ever owned. I love the way that it is so easy to add accesories to it...On mine I have added a Bob Long Venturi, Twilight 14'' barrel Violator reg, boo-yaah handle, front adaptor, lapco drop-forward and a Adco laser sight. This gun is just awesome. I cant even think of any bad things about it. |
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| Weaknesses: |
I don't really think that anything needs to be inproved. There is only one very minor thing that I don't like about it though and that is the way that Kingman has offset holes for the bottom line...I would like it better if they were aligned so I wouldnt have to spend more money to buy an adaptor. |
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| Conclusion: |
Tight gun....
-fast rate of fire
-easily upgradable
-cheap
-rarely breaks down
-just all around great gun |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 4 years | 2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
other spyders |
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| Marker Setup: |
syder tl with some minor add ons |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
new barrel |
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| Strengths: |
good looking
good shooting |
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| Weaknesses: |
barrel
expansion chamber |
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| Review: |
well this is the second paintball gun i have owned its held up pretty good for the age but the only thing i don't like is it just recently wouldn't cycle if there wasn't any paint in it. but tother than that its a good gun. they don't make them any more so its kind of hard to buy them |
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| Conclusion: |
pretty good gun. i would reccomend buying one if you need a gun and you have come across one |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Wednesday, May 14th, 2003 at 3:01 pm PST |
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Robby52 |
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2005 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 6 months | 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
spyder xtra, victor, tippman |
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| Marker Setup: |
mostly stock, co2 |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
electric hopper, new barrel |
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| Strengths: |
Accurate for price, pretty simple, easy to clean, good for price, mine doesnt chop. |
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| Weaknesses: |
It already broke 3 times! In the first 3 weeks! (it's used) |
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| Review: |
i got this gun used. it had no problems with it the first week of use, but within 3 weeks it had broken down about 3 times. Although it does have it weaknesses, it is a good gun for newbies. It could use a few upgrades though, but i dont suggest spending over $150. |
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| Conclusion: |
If your lookin for a fairly inexpensive gun ( i got mine for $85, wanted a rodeo, but beggers cant be choosers) this is a good gun. Without upgrades, i'm doubtin' it's tournament use. But overall, it's a good gun. |
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g_splat |
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Friday, February 13th, 2004 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 years | 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Avalon GT Commando 2, Tippmann 98 |
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| Marker Setup: |
Armotech SIM-4 Elite, Armotech Zeus Semi-Auto Pistol, PGP Pump Pistol, Spyder AMG Electric, Spartan Pump, Pure Energy HPA 3000, 12v Revolution, Raven Paintball Nuvis-1 1.0, Ronin Gear 5 pack, COPS 911 Scenario Vest & Military A.L.I.C.E Gear |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Regulator, barrel, HP air, whatever you'd like really. |
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| Strengths: |
Great for beginners. Easy to take care of. Good all around marker. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Nothing per say, it's a solid beginners maker. |
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| Review: |
In my opinion, this is still one of the great beginner markers for anyone just starting out in paintball. It's easy to maintain, sturdy, shoots well, easily upgradeable and fairly inexpensive in comparison. There are literally hundreds of upgrade parts out on the market today and the marker uses both CO2 and high-pressure air. You can easily upgrade this marker to an electric marker buy purchasing one of several types of e-grip on the market. |
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| Conclusion: |
I recommend this marker to anyone who is just getting into the sport or who is a occasional player looking for a cheap, trustworthy marker. |
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DrMUR |
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Saturday, December 27th, 2003 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 2 years | 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
I've fired other markers, but this is (and has been) my only marker. |
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| Marker Setup: |
Spyder TL [running on CO2] w/ (Listing Performance Parts Only): Black Magic CupSeal, WGP 15" 2 Piece Barrel (w/ Custom Silencer [made by me]), 32* Magnaport Valve (w/ HighFlow Pin), Custom Drilled Vertical Adapter [drilled by me], Palmer's Stabilizer (Phat Performance guage [0-1500]), Stock bolt (w/ removed Venturi and round "paintball friendly" front), Polished to perfection. |
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Recommended
Upgrades: |
Whatever I listed above in my setup...It'll run better, by atleast 100fold. (if you really want to put that much money into it) |
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| Strengths: |
Light weight, compact, accurate, fairly consistent. |
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| Weaknesses: |
LOUD and a gashog (unless LowPressure), difficult to aim at first. |
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| Review: |
I love my Spyder, always have. I can't remember the last time I've broken a ball in it, its only happened once or twice. The sight-rail would be a nice way to aim the marker if the 45* elbow wasn't in the way, but that's always something you can easily adjust to. This gun is so easy to improve since they left so many areas open for improvement, yet it works wonderfully right out of the box. VERY easy to fieldstrip and clean (you can completely tear down the marker in under 60seconds using the proper tools). Uses very few parts, so it's simple to maintain...Unlike an automag or something along those lines. |
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If you're looking for an excellent marker for a beginner, or even a backup gun, look no further--this marker is perfect for either, right out of the box. The only reason I went Low Pressure with my marker is because I think it looks badass and I wanted to learn more about my marker 1st-hand (besides, I have all the tools I need to mod the marker myself). |
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