What's the most efficient gun on the market right now?

[Nitroduck]

My brother and I decided that we'd go play a game of paintball some time this spring when it's a little warmer. This means getting a few much-needed items, such as masks to replace our 2002 spectras and some tanks , since my n2 expired in 2005.

So , we started looking at some of the wonderful equipment on the market, and were pretty surprised at how craptacular guns are in terms of HPA usage. I know back in 'the day' , we could performance tune more than a few markers (Cockers, BM2ks and similar setups) to well over 2,000 shots per 68/45, and in two cases , over 3,000 per 68/45. DYE was advertising that one of their new markers got a 'spectacular' 1800 shots per 68/45 tank..........Is this seriously the norm now?

[DemonBunnyMan]

look at bobs g6r kinda amazing

[Nitroduck]

look at bobs g6r kinda amazing

2100 per 68/45 it seems............Decent , but I'm not impressed, although I imagine with some tweaking you should be able to get it up more.

[DemonBunnyMan]

2100 per 68/45 it seems............Decent , but I'm not impressed, although I imagine with some tweaking you should be able to get it up more.


those are 120 round pods thats 2520 shots off a 68/45....simply sweet and i dont like timmys lol buy sheesh. i get 7-8 140 round pods n a hopper of my PM8 and thats a 71/45

[some hippie]

you need the ninja SLP(super low pressure) regulator on the G6R to get the maximum efficiency

[DemonBunnyMan]

yah i saw that, pretty impressed ive considered picking one up.

[some hippie]

yeah I would like a SLP for my Bob Long Victory
Nitroduck what marker can get 3,000 shots on a 68/45?

[Nitroduck]

yeah I would like a SLP for my Bob Long Victory
Nitroduck what marker can get 3,000 shots on a 68/45?


I'm talking to my brother about what all we did , if memory serves me right , it was on a b2k we modded. Around 2500 on a bushmaster 2000 , 2k or so on an autococker.

[IrishRedneck86]

Yeah well according to reviews and videos it the Bob long G6R or the New Angel ARK both are way above any other marker so far.

[fierymartel]

I had a cocker I built with an older CCM body, Shocktech valve, Dark Horizon hammer, and AKA delrin bolt. Ran around 175 psi. Got close to 800 rounds off with a 48/3000 tank at 290+ fps.

[Frizzle Fry]

Honestly? The most accurate marker on the market right now is the Angel SB - With the magno internals, new D-Lite cupseal, new Boost2 bolt and "new" STR ram, you can get close to 2500 good shots out of a 68/45 tank right out of the box. That's bone stock - technically you can get any A1 or A1 Fly made to perform at that level by upgrading the parts mentioned above; they're fully compatible.

If anybody can think of any playable marker that efficient, let me know. I had a Tippmann that ran on propane and got like 3 cases off one tiny tank, but it took a good few seconds to re-cock and was difficult to keep chrono'ed... I mean traditional, playable markers.

[doc_Zox]

my AKA viking has run 2000 on a 68/4500

[pbjunky99]

Vanguard Creed gets a hopper and 13-15 140rd pods(2020-2300) per 68/45. which is way more than I will ever shoot in one game. Heck Im lucky to shoot that much in one day.

[Frizzle Fry]

my AKA viking has run 2000 on a 68/4500

I get about the same with my Excal - something like 2100 in ideal settings.

Still gotta give my vote to the A1/A1 Fly/AR:K/SB series.

[cockerpunk]

i would love to see some videos with these kind of numbers. not manufatueres videos, but private owners guns. the g6r we shot in the break-in test didn't get 2000 rounds per 68/45, thats for dang sure.

also, no gun ever can get 3000 shots (at full velocity) out of a 68/45, there isnt enough energy in the tank to do it, you would have to have an above 100% effienecy of expansion. the limit is 2600-2700 IIRC

[OPBN]

Any figures on what to expect efficiency wise out of a Mini?