When did BE ruin... I mean, buy, VL?

[Sputnik]

I picked up a used 9volt revy and I know approximately when it was purchased.

Is there any way to tell whether its got the Brass Eagle stamp of "quality" on it?

[digitard]

I think if it says made in china on the body then its the brittle body :)

Although I've heard only the black bodies have the problems ... the other ones dont seem to have the issue.

Sincerely,
Dave K

[Will Wood]

Well..if it breaks as soon as you use it, then it's BE. :)

[Creative Mayhem]

Originally posted by digitard
Although I've heard only the black bodies have the problems ... the other ones dont seem to have the issue.

UMMMM..no, they all had the issue. It didn't matter what color, theywould either snap off at the neck or they would break when a ball would hit it from close range. I ahev seen 10+ break in either one of these mannersand toe occasions, right out of the box! Now that's quality!

Unfortunately, I dont know how to tell the difference between crappy BE and new BE revvys, however, if you can get your hands on one of the old VL2000 or VL3000 hoppers you will be set for ever.. I still have the first two VL2000s I ever bought, and they are tanks. No dought about it.

C Mayhem

[DeathscytheSK]

I think Brass Eagle, JT, and Viewloader are all kinda affiliated with each other, I think all 3 are owned by one corporation...if you go to jtusa.com you notice the BE, VL and challenge park links at the bottom of the site

[digitard]

They are now, but thats because Viewloader was bought by Brass Eagle ...... and when that happened the necks started breaking due to a crappy plastic they're now using (the old ones were like rubbery plastic, it rocked).

I'm gonna get an EvoII next ... cause w/ the WARP the Halo would be mighty heavy.

Sincerely,
Dave K

[CLeatus]

Ah, well that explains it. I was talking with a guy this weekend out at AG/Pev's, and he was complaining about his revvy breaking at the neck, and I didn't understand why it was doing that. He said the new ones where more brittle then the old revvy's, like mine! Glad I got an old one!

[Evil Bob]

Originally posted by digitard
They are now, but thats because Viewloader was bought by Brass Eagle ...... and when that happened the necks started breaking due to a crappy plastic they're now using (the old ones were like rubbery plastic, it rocked).

I'm gonna get an EvoII next ... cause w/ the WARP the Halo would be mighty heavy.

Any idea on who makes the EvoII? Bingo, the same crappy company that uses the crappy plastic for the Revies. Care to wager on whether or not they'll continue that same trend with their current products?

-Evil Bob

[banzaimf]

as a side note while JT and VL are owned by BE, BE is owned by Daisy. Yup, the bb gun company. They bought BE for the patent on the nightmare valve (one of the OLD BE's pump guns).

Anyways, the VL's that came with an X-board are now made with a stronger, yet more brittle material. I.E. it won't flex for a longer time, but when it does, it snaps. That happened about a year ago I think. You might want to look up Warpigs article on the "new" X-board Rev's and check the date on that article.

[digitard]

Yeah, I know they also make the EvoII but I haven't heard of any problems with the EvoII necks breaking....

Sincerely
Dave K

[Creative Mayhem]

Originally posted by digitard
Yeah, I know they also make the EvoII but I haven't heard of any problems with the EvoII necks breaking....

PSSST! It's cause no one is buying them cause they're FUGLY!!

CM

[FalconGuy016]

Im scared... I think I have a newish revvy because of that crappy plastic feel

if it breaks at the neck do you get free shells?

[cheetah256]

yeah, but you have to wait in line behind everyone else, and odds are, you'll just get another set of the crappy ones..

[OldSchoolMag]

I'm very happy with my VL that I bought about 5 years ago, pre BE. I've put in a new board, and a new impeller, and it works great, though I think I'll get either the EvoII or a Halo B and use this one as a back up.

Actually, the Evo II's are much improved and everyone I know who owns one is very happy with it - save the odd structure. It's also cheaper and lighter than the Halo B's, but if we were in this sport for light weight products, we'd all be posting on a different board...

OSM

[JT2002]

yeah, the old pre be's r great. hey mayhem or anyone, do you guys know if running 12-18v into a pre be loader will fry it? its one of the older ones in which the board is really part of the eye and it all sits around the feed nect. the switch is right on the feed neck too. if it will work id really like to cut some stuff out of that old body, and make 15 or so volts work. then with a vortex impeller on it id really like to see if it works just as good or faster than my BE revvy.


also, i think its pretty dam pathetic to know that BE's "improved" x boards actually have a slower reaction time than the pre BE's.

you can tell if its a pre BE loader if it says something like VL2000, power series or something like that on it.