A Nobody
07-02-2004, 09:22 PM
Well, I've used mech mags for a long time and they've been great, but I've finally decided to get a higher end electric gun. I'm looking in the 800 dollar range, and I want something small (I don't like super tall guns), light (although light isn't as important as small), and reliable. Rate of fire isn't that important, although I'd like a good walkable trigger. Feel is important also, although right now I'm just looking for advice based on reliability, etc, I'll decide about feel for myself later. So, here are some brief thoughts so far (please keep in mind that I have no experience with electros, I'm looking for advice and suggestions):
1.) Angel Speed - about 800 or so, and I hear that angels tend to be reliable. It's reasonably small and simple. I am a little worried about the regulator on them though. I know next to nothing about angels, but I can't tell if it has a standard ASA adapter so I can change the reg. I have three preset crossfire tanks that are of the 800 psi output variety, and I would sure like to be able to use those on a new marker. I've read that the WDP reg on the speed doesn't do well with a high pressure input, so I would like to change it for something else. Can you do that with the speed? (and I sincerely apologize for the ignorant question) I guess I could maybe gut the WDP reg and get a female stabilizer, but I've kinda fallen in love with my uni-mount :D .
2.) 03 Shocker - Ok, for this discussion, could we please stick to the merits of the gun itself and not the company (other than tech support). I'll weigh in whether or not I want to buy from smart parts later, but right now I want to know about the Shocker. It's around 700, comes with a Max-Flo reg, and is REALLY small and REALLY light. I don't care about the SFT technology or whatever it's called, but I do like the few moving parts and relative simplicity (on paper, at least). BUT, is it as reliable as others? I've read about quite a few problems on shockerowners.com, but maybe that's a poor representation since nobody posts about how their shockers have worked flawlessly. I'd like to hear from the good folks at AO about their thoughts on the reliability of the new shocker compared to other electros.
3.) Find an E-mag somewhere. Obviously this will be a little harder to find, but they're around. It seems I read of more problems with the e-mag than I do with mech mags, but maybe the e-mags are still more reliable than other electros? Also, my understanding is that the emags can't use regular 9 volt batteries, and I have read of batteries going down and people having to play on mech for the day. Which brings me to another point - I'm going to keep one of my mags as a back-up anyway, so the ability of the e-mag to run without batteries is not much of a selling point, because I figure that using a mag in mech mode is darn similar to using my mech back-up. I figure if I can get a little more performance from another gun that is just as reliable, I might as well go with the other gun. So, is an e-mag generally the most reliable electro out there, and if not, than what is? Is there anything that has better performance and comes close enough in reliability to still make it a better choice?
Sorry about the long-windedness, but I tried to be as clear as possible (not that I succeeded). I am of course open to suggestions for markers other than these three, but I just thought I'd give my thinking on my current top three. I really appreciate any and all help that you guys can give me.
Ben
:dance:
1.) Angel Speed - about 800 or so, and I hear that angels tend to be reliable. It's reasonably small and simple. I am a little worried about the regulator on them though. I know next to nothing about angels, but I can't tell if it has a standard ASA adapter so I can change the reg. I have three preset crossfire tanks that are of the 800 psi output variety, and I would sure like to be able to use those on a new marker. I've read that the WDP reg on the speed doesn't do well with a high pressure input, so I would like to change it for something else. Can you do that with the speed? (and I sincerely apologize for the ignorant question) I guess I could maybe gut the WDP reg and get a female stabilizer, but I've kinda fallen in love with my uni-mount :D .
2.) 03 Shocker - Ok, for this discussion, could we please stick to the merits of the gun itself and not the company (other than tech support). I'll weigh in whether or not I want to buy from smart parts later, but right now I want to know about the Shocker. It's around 700, comes with a Max-Flo reg, and is REALLY small and REALLY light. I don't care about the SFT technology or whatever it's called, but I do like the few moving parts and relative simplicity (on paper, at least). BUT, is it as reliable as others? I've read about quite a few problems on shockerowners.com, but maybe that's a poor representation since nobody posts about how their shockers have worked flawlessly. I'd like to hear from the good folks at AO about their thoughts on the reliability of the new shocker compared to other electros.
3.) Find an E-mag somewhere. Obviously this will be a little harder to find, but they're around. It seems I read of more problems with the e-mag than I do with mech mags, but maybe the e-mags are still more reliable than other electros? Also, my understanding is that the emags can't use regular 9 volt batteries, and I have read of batteries going down and people having to play on mech for the day. Which brings me to another point - I'm going to keep one of my mags as a back-up anyway, so the ability of the e-mag to run without batteries is not much of a selling point, because I figure that using a mag in mech mode is darn similar to using my mech back-up. I figure if I can get a little more performance from another gun that is just as reliable, I might as well go with the other gun. So, is an e-mag generally the most reliable electro out there, and if not, than what is? Is there anything that has better performance and comes close enough in reliability to still make it a better choice?
Sorry about the long-windedness, but I tried to be as clear as possible (not that I succeeded). I am of course open to suggestions for markers other than these three, but I just thought I'd give my thinking on my current top three. I really appreciate any and all help that you guys can give me.
Ben
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