Good Xmag vs. Viking thread over at PBN...

[cledford]

Came across one of the fairest and best "versus" threads I've seen over at PBN.

http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=3479083#post3479083

I think we should all take it as a compliment that the new up and coming marker (which I expect to dethrone the Timmy) is already being debated in with the X.

If you get a chance go on over a weigh in, but keep the following in mind. The AKA owners are far and away at the top of the PBN food chain. They are just behind us in respect, questioning things, and general intelligence. In fact, many of us (me included) ARE AKA owners also. If you go over post respectfully and reasonably. For us to be able to keep the two markers in the same peoples frame of consideration is very important (IMHO) to the future of AGD.

As an aside, Tom has said many times that the X will always be a special (and not a "full") production marker. Maybe the ULE Emag needs to be cleaned up a little, renamed, and priced to compete with these Vikings - it might be a great match up.

-Calvin

[cphilip]

This is all I know about Vikings Calvin.... Should I just stay out of it?

[cledford]

Well, actually if you remember the big flame up I had last year about AKA and Vikings you know more then you care to remember :)

The Viking is a good gun, the company is so-so and getting better, and the sales are shooting through the roof. The good thing for us is that their buyers are pretty savy also. I think that what appeals one owner to one of the 2 companies is the same things that would attract them to the other. So it might be good for us to stay tight with them.

-Calvin

[cphilip]

Oh all right... we make nicey nicey with em and what will you give us?

[cledford]

A posibility of the Viking vs. Emag wars? :) If we can get something like the old mag vs. cocker thing going again the markers will fly out the door...

-Calvin

[cphilip]

HEY! I like the sound of that.

Someone want to give me a Viking so I can try it and comment about them. I so hate having to trash something with so little knowledge of it.

[headcase]

Originally posted by cphilip
HEY! I like the sound of that.

Someone want to give me a Viking so I can try it and comment about them. I so hate having to trash something with so little knowledge of it.

Your a little late CP, there where at least two at AO-SE II, mine and KB's. True mine shot ropes all day, while KB's sat in is gear bag(he playes with a bowl of cereal), but there were at least two.

[abaez]

Cledford made an AWESOME post a few posts down about the pros and cons of the mag and viking.

[SSMercury]

Originally posted by headcase
(he playes with a bowl of cereal)

Wow, can he teach me?

[headcase]

Originally posted by SSMercury

Wow, can he teach me?

Don't know, takes a special kind of silly rabbit to play with a bowl of cereal

[Jack & Coke]

Originally posted by cledford


A posibility of the Viking vs. Emag wars?

-Calvin

:) want some "fighting words"?

Remember this thread?

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49216&highlight=AKA

AKA wrote this on their old web page:

"A u t o M a g

The AutoMag is a good rec. play gun. Made from stainless it will last a long time without heavy maintenance. However the design has a few flaws, one of which is the on-off. Being a blow forward gun it is a short to medium range gun. It's a good beginners gun."

That was last year. They've since re-designed their web site and the automag section is now "under construction".

Calvin, good post on the PBN thread.:)

[cphilip]

Dang it headcase... I shoulda asked to shoot one. Next time brotha!

[headcase]

Originally posted by cphilip
Dang it headcase... I shoulda asked to shoot one. Next time brotha!

Yeah, if I still have it :) That being dependent on if/when my E-mag project is finished. Of course the rumor is the next time (AO-SE III) is right around the corner.

[Dbl_Edge]

Sorry, I would take a Viking over an xmag anyday... not an owner of either

Jake

[Miltonyz]

Someone want to give me a Viking so I can try it and comment about them. I so hate having to trash something with so little knowledge of it.

Sure I'll send you one. Just throw an all ULE Emag or X my way.

I sold my emag for a viking a couple months back and am regretting it. I wanted to try something new, and had read nothing but positive reviews on the viking.

I love the effeciency, and the gun is fast but I would much prefer to have kept my mag. A lot of the reason would have to be that the viking is rough on paint. Even with eyes I will sometimes pull out the bolt and see paint on the face. I might be able to lower the pressure of the LPR to make it more gentle, but to do that I would have to buy their tool kit. I hate the idea of having to give them more money to preform basic maintnence on my gun. The gun came with a sticky ram. FSDO is something that most seem to have. If you look on the PBNation forum you will see a lot of threads asking about that. Mine also has more kick then I feel is acceptable.
The efficiency is awesome though. I played back man at our last three man tournament with a 47/3000 tank.