Smart Parts Ion, Halo BackMan LED Hopper, 3000 HPA Tank, Clamping Feed Neck
Recommended Barrels:
Smart Parts Ion Stock Barrel i guess
Strengths:
Harder shell less breaks
Accurate to 50ft
Weaknesses:
Harder Shell
Accurate to 50ft
Review:
I use the paintballs cuz they are cheap and readily availible. I like them cuz of that.
I personally havnt had much of a problem with them, i havnt chopped any and there accurate enuff for the price. However i do know that there is better out there but not for the same price and availibility.
Conclusion:
I'll giv these balls an 8 cuz i really havnt used much else better, and u get wat u pay for
Tippmann A-5
X-chamber
wicked bolt
flatline
various other odds/ends
Recommended Barrels:
Not a flatline.
Strengths:
Cheap, big-bored, heavy-shelled
Weaknesses:
Doesn't work with a flatline
big bored
strong shell
Review:
Big Ball is relatively cheap, so keep that in mind if you buy it. In paintball, as in life, you get what you pay for. I've shot big ball through my A-5 and it did just fine with my whisper and ceramic but it broke every other ball in my flatline. Additionally, the strong shell on the big ball kept the paint from breaking on target. I would estimate that 15-25% of the shots did not break on the person's body. Other than that, it did shoot accurately (except in flatline, of course) and was worth the price for rec-balling
Conclusion:
Buy it if you are short on cash, or are just woodsballing in cold weather. BB is not really a warm-weather ball. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES buy this paint for a flatline...you will end up cleaning your barrel every 10 min
tippmann custom pro with response trigger
14" lapco snapshot barrel
Strengths:
Pretty cheap
Easy to find
Rarely break in gun/barrel
Weaknesses:
Not the brightest paint
Dimples found on balls sometimes
Doesnt break from far distances
Review:
For the price and quality i would say these are the one of the best deals for paint. I spend about $40 on a case at my local supplier. Overall i have been happy with the performance of these balls. Recently, i did get a case that was about 90% dented (1 of about 4 cases i have bought). These paintballs are pretty darn decent and have a low price tag.
Conclusion:
great value on these paintballs. I would definately buy them again
They break on contact
They dont chop
Nice and bright
Weaknesses:
None at all!!!!!!!
Review:
Im an econo paintballer that means im a cheapo, so the moment i saw these i got them. I figured they'd be good enough to play with, and boy was i right. These are great to play with. When I shot up my buds theyd break, and when i lost them i could find them because there really bright. Get these on your next trip to wal mart
Draxxus SFX
Super Swirl
Scorch
Tippmann Rec
Zap
Blue Streak
Wild Streak
Marker Setup:
Smart Parts ION w/ QEV upgrade, Warped Sportz Lucky 17 barrel, Halo B w/ rip-drive, 68/4500 psi Crossfire HPA tank.
Murder Inc. BKO, Smart Parts Freak Barrel kit, Egg, 68/4500 psi crossfire, Torpedo Reg
Stock Spyder Imagine-S
Stock Spyder Xtra
Tippmann .68 carbine with Thunderpig barrel,
Spanky Fishbone Autococker
Strengths:
Cheap
Fairly consistant shell
Nice and bright
Great for Recreation
Weaknesses:
Too brittle for higher end markers
Review:
The only complaint I have with these balls, they don't like good guns. If you're using a matrix or something, don't risk 'em. Even an Ion is kinda picky with 'em. I know the the Halo Bs don't particularly care for 'em either. Good for a "I need a bag of balls and Warped Sportz is closed" situation.
Conclusion:
We used these for rec-play for a long time. and they've been good. But our higher end guns don't take to them very well, breaking them at the detent. Would recommend to Recreational players, or for anyone using a Spyder or similar marker. All in all, a decent paintball.
Ok these balls are cheep, so their perfect for a beginer. but for the pro, wouldint recomend em. the fill is really runny, so its real easy to wipe off. Thick shell. so you wont git any breaks in the hopper. and about 2 out of 10 dont break when they hit.
The accuracy of this review is disputed. Please see discussion on the comments page.
Period of Product Use:
Only tested
Paintball Experience:
6 months
Similar Products Used:
PMI Stingers- O-K, definately a better buy than this batch
Premium- not bad
Zap Tork- good
Marker Setup:
Tippmann A-5, no upgrades
Strengths:
Strong shells. We got them cheap ($20CAD/1000).
Weaknesses:
ABYSMAL quality. VERY inaccurate because of that.
Review:
I bought a 1000 round case for $20 at a local pro shop, thought it was a pretty good deal at the time. I definately like the price.
Words cannot describe the number of defects in my batch of paint. Probably 90% of the balls had some kind of dimple/flat spot. Alot of the balls were more cubic that round. Paint had a nice fill, VERY strong shells. With my A-5, I can normally shoot ~1 ft (a little less if i take my time) groupings at ~50 ft, standing and unsupported with the stock barrel; not the most accurate gun ever. With this paint, I'd guess maybe a 4-5 ft grouping at 50 ft
I'd definately like to think that we just had a bad batch of paint.
Conclusion:
Horrible batch of paint, good price. Strong shells.
2/10 because of price
ED- Might just have been old paint, I'll try to get my hands on some from a different supplier and see how that goes.
Rating:
2 out of 10
Last edited on Saturday, January 14th, 2006 at 11:39 am PST
I usually find a case of these for about $45. Not too bad,they usually do pretty good for me. They shoot fairly straight, do not break much at all. I think they have thick shells, and yes you will get some bouncers in every batch. The fill is average in consistency, but it tends to blend in with peoples clothes. All I can ever find available is blue shell and blue fill. It is not bright by any means, so I tend to overshoot until they acknowledge that they have been hit. These would be much more worth their money if I could find them in brighter colors. As it stands I really won't spend more than $40 on them.
Conclusion:
If you can get these for $40 or less, get them.Try to find brighter colors.
Icon T PDS, Reloader B, 72/3k, rest is classified ; )
Recommended Barrels:
None in particular.
Strengths:
Strong shell. Commonly not dimpled. Relatively round.
Weaknesses:
Fill can be harder to see at a distance than other paint.
Review:
I used these last year for about 6 months until my local wal mart started carrying scrotch. In all the time i bought them, i never had a case with a busted ball in a bag, or dimples. All in all, for the price you have to pay, its a really good ball. The shells are strong enough to be fired twice if you are cheap like me and like to pick balls up off the ground after a game and use them for shooting in the backyard the next day.
They started out as a black shell, which i couldnt really see during flight in the woods, but then they switched to yellow, and the shell quality was also upped.
Conclusion:
After scrotch, this is the best wal-mart paint you can buy.
m98 custom,flatline barrel 20oz co2 more upgrades soon :P
Recommended Barrels:
smaller bore sized barrels work fine
Strengths:
Very hard
Very consitant
Nice bright fill
Cheap
Weaknesses:
I just wish they made them in a bigger bore size :P
Review:
The first Time i used these bad boys was during some recreational paintball against a few of my friends and i have to say these things hurt when you get hit from 60 feet away i made one of my friends yell in pain and my m-98 is only flying at like 285fps and they are very consistent...the day i was using them i was using my stock barrel not my flatline and they were very accurate of my stock barrel
Conclusion:
Very nice paintballs that are very cheap. good for anyone
