Spyder MR-1, JT Elite Headshield, Java 3000psi HPA tank
Recommended Barrels:
I'm not suer, I haven't tested this with anything other than my stock barrel.
Strengths:
Durable shell
Bright fill
Low cost
Weaknesses:
Small in size
SOMETIMES shell doesn't break
Review:
I use HotBox paintballs every time I go paintballing. I like them because the shell is strong so they won't break in your pods; the bright fill makes it easy to see if you hit somebody; and the low cost (approximately $45 for a case of 2000).
The only bad things about these paintballs are that they are a bit small, so if you don't have the proper ball-to-bore match, these paintballs will as accurate as a drunk man throwing darts. Also, I have felt these bounce off a couple times, but that is not that big of an issue.
Conclusion:
HotBox is very good if you have the right barrel bore size.
Whitebox- Just no.....
X-ball bronze- better, but $$
Marker Setup:
Ion, FBM trigger, CP reg, Halo B.
Recommended Barrels:
Small bored.
Strengths:
CHEAP
Don't break in the gun
Few dimples
Most are round
Weaknesses:
Some (albiet few) oval balls
Hard shell
Review:
Well, being a canuck, paint prices freaking suck. So I am jammed with using the cheap stuff.
I got myself a case of hotbox, I was resonably impressed. They were fairly consistent, 1 in a hundred were a little wierd though, It shot fairly straight.
My beef with it though is the hard shell, you could skim your oponents arm or something and it would likely bounce off. It'll break on a direct hit though.
Conclusion:
Well, when you don't have 65$ to spend on menace, this stuff does the job.
Angel force fly
halo b
lucky 15 barrel kit
Empire fuel
Recommended Barrels:
Small bore size.
Strengths:
Never breaks in the gun.
Weaknesses:
Never breaks on the person.
Review:
My local field sells this stuff but that is the only reason i shoot it. This stuff is always in bad shape and is never round. But it was pretty funny because i work at cape cod paintball where the pros practiced for gillette and i saw them all walking by screaming this Sh*t sucks and throwing cases of it away, joy didnt like it the first day they came to practice so the next the brang some draxxus because joy was losing to the bushwackers because of it
Anyway i practice with this stuff and it is so bad that we have to do the 3 bounce rule. If you count three bounces on your boddy just get out.
Conclusion:
All in all this isnt good paint and you even heard it from the pros.
custom made cause no production barrel has a small enough bore for this paint
Strengths:
Absolutly nothing other then the fact that it cost next to nothing
Weaknesses:
Doesnt break on people but it breaks in barrel
Crazy small
Thin fill
Dimples
Review:
I am very dissapointed with this paint, I got a case for $30 which is pretty cheap but i wouldnt use it for anything more then practice paint. I took my evil pipe kit out to size the balls with a back. I started with the .695 and it was a crazy size difference so i tried the .683 (the smallest bore size of all 5 backs) and it rolled straight through. I tested 10 balls and 1 stuck in side for a good fit.... At this point I am already kinda dissapionted and I was even more dissapointed when i saw that every ball had a dimple when i was sizing them. I took them out and shot them, I shot my friend in the back 10 time from about 10-15 feet out when he had only a light sweater on at 280fps and you wana know how many broke? 3! 3 out of 10!!!! I was really pissed now cause this has been the worst paint I have ever shot in my life. If you want something comperable to another companies crappy whitebox paint then buy this. I would only recomend this paint if you wanted to practice on a budget but even that would be pushing it.
Spectrum (X.O.) - Heaps better
XBall Bronze - Don't even joke, nowhere close to XBall quality
Field paints from all over - Its field paint, it can't stack up to anything
Marker Setup:
DYE DM6 stock
Crossfire 68/45 LP
Halo B
Recommended Barrels:
One specifically designed for it?
Strengths:
Put my friend in alot of pain+2
Flew alright+1
Cheap+1
(bad case)
Weaknesses:
With the case I shot? Too many
Can be used as Reballs (Strength?)
Review:
As stated above, I MUST have gotten a really bad case. They were like shooting marbles, or rocks. They flew pretty well, accuracy wasn't the best, but it wasnt horrible. At first look they were good, shells were nice and round, and no bag breaks. So I filled my HALO and my pods (freshly ran out of XBall). I took back left in this particular game, and was astounded at just how bad the paint was. I was firing crazy ropes at my friend straight ahead of me, and hitting every time. I started getting mad because he wasn't out. I figured he wiped a ton, because he's like that sometimes. I finally ripped a string of about 17, and they all made huge impact on him, but not a single broke! All he had on was a jersey, like me. I decided to get up close and personal, so I left my bunker, and flew up the snake, bunkering my other friend in the back on the way. I was about to dive behind a small brick, when my other friend popped out of back left again. I took 3 shots, each bounced, and he owned my face like crazy. REALLY bad experience with this paint. My friend was in pain for about 20 minutes after the 40+ shots I dropped on him.
Conclusion:
From my experience, this was horrid, but I may buy another case again to see if it indeed was a bad case. With the strengths it had, I can't justifiably give it a 1.
Rating:
4 out of 10
Last edited on Wednesday, April 19th, 2006 at 5:37 pm PST
> .679 OMG this paint is SMALL. No freak insert or barrel back is small enough for this. Luckily, my BT uses a simple detent that is very strong, so it's ok for me.But otherwise, this paint can and will roll out of cocker barrels no matter what. And boy is it hard shelled. I got hit several times just today reffing, none of them broke even at 20ft, and they left some hella-huge bruises, unlike the imesnsely superior Proball, or even spank for crying out loud. It's at least accurate somewhat.
2003 Dark Ir3, Stock board,Blade trigger,CP drop W/Cp Asa,CenterFlag 68cu4500psi tank. Eggy 2 W/Z-Board, Stock barrel or DYE 2 piece Ultralite.
Recommended Barrels:
I did not have any problems with my stock Infinity barrel or with my Dye 2 piece Ultralite barrel.
Strengths:
Hard shell
Thick fill
Weaknesses:
Too many bounces from the shell being too hard.
Review:
Just wanted to try a case of the Hotbox.. I shot the whole case without any breaks in my marker. It take a lot to make these balls break especially when your playing on a Air ball field.I When I got popped a few time with this paint I was sure It broke... but to my surprise it didn't.
Conclusion:
I think this is good paint for rec.ball for the price and quality.The shell color is not flashy by far..but I would like paint to break on contact when I shoot it at a bunker or a person. The only down fall is the thick shell..I would not use it in a tourny...but all and all I was pleased.
Hmm heats...Evil medevils....Spanks and many others
Marker Setup:
WGP Comp Cocker with Vl Tri-pod...RED Trinity Drop and Empire 4 piece Barrel Kit
Spyder rodeo with 16" progressive barrel and 12v revy x-board
Recommended Barrels:
empire kits or any kits for that matter
Strengths:
Very inexpensive.
Weaknesses:
None.
Review:
well my local paint shop had them for 24.99 cnd and theres not many piant if any for that matter this this level of quality for that price. So i picked up 15 cases of this stuff and headed out to the field...Went through about 8 boxesthat day and i had 2 breaks...thats unheard of..
Conclusion:
wicked paint go and pick a box near u..They're sorta hard to find though
I don't really play fields very often, so my buddies and i don't really buy tourny grade balls to go out and play in the woods. We picked up some hotbox balls to go and play some woodsball in my friend's backyard. We all have different guns and different barrels and i swear, every single one of us had a problem with these balls. They break, they go everywhere but where you want them to go, they are just plain aweful.
Conclusion:
do not buy 'hotbox' balls. i was shooting 10 balls to hit the same target that would take 1 ball of a more expensive paint. I've learned my lesson, if you want to have a good game and actually hit what you aim at, DON'T BUY THESE BALLS!!
Variable bore sizes in same case
Doesn't seem to ship to well
Review:
I have only had the opprotunity to use this paint on a practice basis with my team and from what I have seen, it isn't the greatest paint, but for the price it isn't the worst. I have used X.O. paint before at the '04 Skyball, but it was their Vein brand and that shot well. I understand that X.O. is a newer company, so I will give them the benefit of the doubt for the time being.
The actual ball itself flies rather straight and breaks on its target more times than not, and the fill is easily seen. THe only major issue seems to be the inconsistancies of the bore sizes of the balls. It either doesn't keep well when opened, or they are just manufactured poorly. I had to use a .693 bore size after initially sizing the balls at .689 just to make sure they fit through my barrel. I didn't have any barrel breaks while shooting it so that wasn't a problem at least.
Conclusion:
I would recommend this paint to be used as a cheap alternative for teams for a practice standpoint, but would not recommend this for a field to use as their own paint.
