Suggestions about Piranha and Kingmann electros?

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  • chuey
    Registered User
    • Nov 2002
    • 158

    #1

    Suggestions about Piranha and Kingmann electros?

    Question? Do you guys find your mags boring? I live in Brooklyn, NY and have to travel out of the city to play paintball. In truth I shouldn't even be owning a marker within the city limits, but whatever. I also work about 60 hours a week in an office (blecxk). Anyhoo my roomate got me into paintballing and I latched on quick to it, out of boredom and needing to get outdoors and away from NYC.

    My brother also played until he had a kid recently and suggested that I get a mag since HE went from Automag to STO Cocker to an RT Pro and likened the Mag to an Armored tank for its reliability on the field. In truth I don't think he gave the 'cocker much of a chance as I've played with them and their pretty great guns as are Mags. I've played with his RT and that thing rocks although I didn't play with it long enough to get used to the springiness of the trigger. The sweet spot that it has is really cool, though unethical when playing rec ball. Plus I don't spray paint that often lol. Anyhoo do any of you mag owners out there find it kinda boring owning a mag? I do. Now that I have a level 10 kit installed and the pressure is stable. I don't really have anything to do at home as far as tinkering goes. Since my gun works now is always working great. I don't experience velocity spikes or drop off even when I string 6 balls which is about the most I ever shoot at a time max. At the end of the day I dunk it in water, clean it, lube it and put it back in its case. And that's it until next time I take it out.

    So I was thinking about getting a cheapy vertical feed electro marker just to play with (about 2 beans from ebay more or less). Does anyone own any of the Kingmann or Pirahna electros and can shed some perspective? I'd like to get either an EM-1, E-Force VTL, AMG, E-99 or G3Pro in this exact order. I really like the looks of an EM1 in green or the E-Froce in red. But I refuse to give up the reliability factor that I have in my MiniMag, I bought it used and it seems very old, I swapped out all the O-rings and it works like a dream.

    My roomate plays with a Spyder TL Plus and either he has absolutely no feel for its trigger whatsoever or that gun chops paint like a mother and is a cheap piece of crap, maybe both, I don't know. I can't deal with chopping paint personally, it messes with my sense of peace and oneness with the game while I'm playing and the reason why I get out of the city every weekend whenever I can. My minimag w/level 10 breaks a ball maybe once out of every case. Anyhoo can anyone shed some light on any of these guns and how they compare with the others mentioned in this group. I love my minimag, and people always look at me when I crank balls the guy that I bought the mag from sawed off the trigger guard so sometimes I just put my mag up to my chest and start wailing on the trigger when I want people to duck so that my team can advance it just gets expensive at the fields that I play at which are field paint only & 100 bucks a case). Thanks for the help...
    Last edited by chuey; 03-13-2003, 08:45 PM.
  • FalconGuy016
    Divine Right, Pevs @ AG
    • Aug 2002
    • 6127

    #2
    Re: Suggestions about Piranha and Kingmann electros?

    (okay I lied I do like to spray paint it just gets expensive at the fields that I play at which are field paint only 100 bucks a case).
    Holy crap!! Is it field paint only? THATS FRICKEN EXPENSIVE!! If it is not field paint only, find SOME way to get paint from another source (pro shop, internet) As for electros, the only one ive tried is the very basic piranha, even though they are all the same frames so it doesnt matter, but it ROCKS! I loved it, I wish I could take it home
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    • deathstalker
      Fnord!
      • Jun 2002
      • 1115

      #3
      I'm a big fan of Kingman's products (I use my Xtra more than my MiniMag and 'cocker combined) and of the ones you listed, I would recommend an E-99. When it comes to blowbacks, the biggest feature is price. More expensive doesn't mean better. It usually means there are a few more features, most of which end up getting replaced anyway.

      If you're looking for electro blowbacks, consider Kingman's Esprit, Imagine, or E-99 and base your decision on the number of upgrades you might be considering, most important of which is a good regulator and/or air system. I would look for the cheapest marker, only because there is virtually no "performance" difference between them.

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      • Sir Chopsalot
        Registered User
        • May 2002
        • 280

        #4
        Re: Re: Suggestions about Piranha and Kingmann electros?

        Originally posted by FalconGuy016


        Holy crap!! Is it field paint only? THATS FRICKEN EXPENSIVE!! If it is not field paint only, find SOME way to get paint from another source (pro shop, internet) As for electros, the only one ive tried is the very basic piranha, even though they are all the same frames so it doesnt matter, but it ROCKS! I loved it, I wish I could take it home
        this field by my house only allows field paint and its about 140 a case but about electronic spyders i messed around with my friends e99, i didnt actually shoot it i just dry fired it but i had fun messing around with it since ive never had an electro before
        I chop no more thanks to level ten!

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        • Fred
          AO Zealot
          • Feb 2002
          • 2624

          #5
          If you want a marker that will be fun to play with, relatively cheap, doesn't chop, and shoot less paint... an e-triggered blowback probably isn't your best bet...

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          • chuey
            Registered User
            • Nov 2002
            • 158

            #6
            Yup Top Gun, Liberty and SI Paintball, where I play the most runs 100-115 a case. I go to Fireball Mountain but its like the wild wild west over there, people shooting their guns anywhere, no rules, maybe I'm a woos but I'm not trying to get an eyeball taken out by another paintballa in the staging area.

            If we remember sometimes we run out and get a case of Blaze of Venom online before going out if not we pay a mint to play. But this is rare.

            Is that really true that there is no difference in performance between these guns? And I really do wanna tinker. I guess its all about getting the velocity to stay the same all the time. Do the elctros break paint? I'd chew my arm off if I had to deal with a non twist lock barrel gun breaking paint all the time!!!

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            • PzYcO
              PzYcOmagg
              • Jan 2003
              • 1067

              #7
              My fav kingman/pirhana electro has got to be Spyder Electra DX, it pwnz0r :)

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              • chuey
                Registered User
                • Nov 2002
                • 158

                #8
                I thought about the pump route, but I play with a group of 6 people and quite often the extra fire power gets us up the field quicker. My friends usually are like Chris go up there and spray some paint, so we can run up the field quicker. My friends with the cockers can't do it 'cuz they short stroke too often even when they're being careful. My two friends with Flash's...well one is too chubby and immobile to duck after he finishes spaying, and my other friend always like to go solo. So that just leaves me. We have one guy with an STO and he shoots maybe a hopper the whole day since he always runs for the flag, and my other friend with a cocker short strokes too much. So that just leaves me with the minimag to cover their butts.

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                • mykroft
                  Registered User
                  • Jan 2001
                  • 2010

                  #9
                  Go with a Pirahna, or buy a BKO, it's only a bit more. The Spyder's quality control is spotty compared to PMI's. I got a good spyder, but the odds are about 50% towards you getting a crappy one.
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                  • joeyjoe367
                    Confirmed 11 bps RT User!
                    • May 2001
                    • 1982

                    #10
                    Is my mag boring? Probably, but who says that's a bad thing?

                    hehe, I didn't like it when "exciting" things would happen to my old spyder

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                    • la690
                      Not a Member
                      • Apr 2002
                      • 647

                      #11
                      wtf?!?! those FP prices are crazy! my local feild hs it for $50 a case. i would protest. seriously. petition it. but anyways, back to the question at hand... i dont find my mag boring. even though nothin goes wrong with it i still always open up the valve and reg just to look around. and if i do get bored i just buy something:)
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                      • Dayspring
                        aka- The Day Wang

                        • May 2001
                        • 9664

                        #12
                        No. I don't find that owning a mag is boring. It means I spend less time teching the gun and more time playing.

                        Why? Cuz quality always shoots.

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                        • rehme
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                          • Mar 2002
                          • 1480

                          #13
                          at this one field the paint was $75 for all star and i thought that was crazy


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                          • askman
                            Registered User
                            • Feb 2002
                            • 463

                            #14
                            Another lower end blowback electro that you should consider is e-ranger from WGP. I've heard some good stuff about it. and fairly cheap. cocker threaded barrel and good support.

                            Of course, minimum I would recommend is bko bushmaster. (280 or so) For myself, I shoot autococker(I just finished putting one together from body kit and parts), emag and mag pump.

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                            • chuey
                              Registered User
                              • Nov 2002
                              • 158

                              #15
                              I kinda like the EM1 for some reason. It looks like a bushy. I'm very attached to my minimag though. I got it on ebay as a package for $225 and I just love a baragain, it came with: Level 7 minimag h/r (I'm a leftie), VL2000 I switched to a Revvie realized I didn't need to afterwards) when you're aiming it ain't right to hit a guy more than three times so I try not to spray, gas thru shoulder stock up for trade, 6+1 horizontal camo harness with straps for sale or trade I just got an Ultraback, Diamond Labs Hurrican Valve, Zero Grav barrel and SP AA barrel, 2X benchie wood grips, remote. I since popped in a levelX, sight rail cuz I got bored, Nitro Tank. Here's a pic. Anyhoo I really really trust it and have grown attached. I'll try to borrow a bushy this weekend though if I can. And defiantely an EM1 if I can get my hand on one. Opinions please on the EM1!

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