Evil Omen...anyone have an opinion

[member#10,261]

I am wanting a nice mid level electro and stumbled accross the omen. I looked at one at a local shop, but I don't remember it because I was not realy interested in it at the time. Yes I did a search, I read all the posts, but they are all old and I want some newer input. I would ask on PBN but yall know how they are *wink*. NEway...I am basicaly asking for reviews from anyone who has used/looked at/herd about/or owns one.

Thanks Fellaz,
M

[tyrion2323]

Hey Member,

I own an Evil Omen. I love it. There are a lot of people on these forums who are going to say crap about them - they don't own them, and most of them haven't ever used one.

I'll break it down for you:

PERFORMANCE:
-The marker is capped at 15 bps, but there is a $50 upgrade that is uncapped, I believe. I have never had problems with the cap, so I don't mess with it.

-The marker operates like a mixture between a Spyder and a cocker. In firing the ball, it operates like a cocker. It is a closed bolt, fairly low pressure marker. The internals are easy to remove, and look similar to a Spyder's internals.

-The trigger takes a bit to get used to, but once you figure it out, it's easy to rip out strands of paint very quickly. The CAM feed is a simple yet amazing idea. It loads one ball fully into the chamber and then fires it.

MAINTENANCE:
- The regulator will, as all regs do, take some breaking in. The marker, out of the box, will need to have a lot of air fired through it so that the internals break in and the marker properly recocks, fires, etc.

- Velocity and Recock are extremely easy to set, which is nice because you don't have to remove anything like a normal cocker. Just turn the reg (which has a tourny lock) and adjust the recock.

PROBLEMS:
- Well, like I said, it takes some time to break in and get used to. The milling is not so hot, but that can be redone. It's a medium-loud marker, as it's louder than a cocker or an imp, but quieter than a Spyder.


FOR THE PRICE OF $450, the OMEN ROCKS!

[member#10,261]

Thanks for your review mate...that is the kind of stuff I am looking for.

I have a few Q's...
How well dose it run on CO2?
Can you give me a comparison on weight?
(heavier than spyder, lighter than classic mag, close to cocker)
Is the bounce adjustable without the $50 PD thingy

thanks pal

[Barfly]

You might want to look at getting a B2k. I would recomend getting an 03 or newer, so that you have the good board and the better trigger frame. I got mine NIB off of ebay for $330 and I have seen them even go cheaper, just have to look around. It is always nice to find an underappreciated gun, so that the resale sucks and can be taken advantage of.

[tyrion2323]

Hey man,

Well, it's probably about the same weight as a Spyder - maybe a little less. I've never run it on CO2, and I'm guessing that your best bet is to pick up at cheap nitro tank if you can't afford a carbon fibre one. It gets quite a few shots off my old 45/3k tank - enough for three games - probably 700 rounds or so.

I'm not sure about the bounce - I've never tried to adjust it. It's not really meant to be a fully adjustable board - it's no-BS only, I'm pretty sure, because there's no LCD to adjust things. It's straight up one-pull-one-ball.

[member#10,261]

I have a HPA tank, I use CO2 when my HP runs out. O well I guess I will just have to get another one

equal to or less than a spyder, that is excelent!

So the stock board is like one pull-one shot-no bounce. I have had a few electro spyders and clones so I guess it is like that eh.


I'm not realy digging the B2k's right now. I am looking for something "new" ya know. But then again I am also looking for a mid level electro So...I guess I will have to research the B2k now

[member#10,261]

Plus the omen dosen't chop...or at least thats my understanding

[tyrion2323]

VIDEOS!

Here are some vids man. I couldn't gas it up, as I'm in my dorm room and it's 12:14 am.

However, I have a video of the cam feed, the trigger and the gun in general.

Jacob

https://www.elementpaintball.us/Gallery/Camfeed.MPG

https://www.elementpaintball.us/Gallery/Closeup.MPG

https://www.elementpaintball.us/Gallery/Trigger.MPG

Enjoy!

Jacob

[member#10,261]

thanks brah...gimme a min to check it out

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[Halliday]

You want opinions? The feed system is too funky and over complicated.

[tyrion2323]

And your experience with the Camfeed is what? You obviously don't understand it, or you wouldn't be saying that. It's super-simple, and I'm surprised it wasn't ever done before.

Jacob

[member#10,261]

and vert feed isn't? just kidding

But do you think that alone is big enough to not presue it?

[tyrion2323]

Member - you check out the vids? They are working now.

The cam feed is pushed by the bolt, so it feeds EACH TIME the bolt moves. I had to move the bolt back and forth with my hand, so it looks slower than it is!

Don't let naysayers fool you - just as ACE, L10 and whatever else first caused a stir when they came out, Camfeed works perfectly fine.

Jacob

[Halliday]

Originally posted by tyrion2323
And your experience with the Camfeed is what? You obviously don't understand it, or you wouldn't be saying that. It's super-simple, and I'm surprised it wasn't ever done before.

Jacob

Hey, he asked for an opinion so I gave him one.

I've got plenty more, like one about people that post their sig multiple times in a thread.

Sure, when it works it may be all that but it's sure not as simple as a vert feed.

[tyrion2323]

Dude, it IS a vert feed marker. It feeds VERTICALLY into the cam chamber, which then sweeps it, BALL BY BALL into the breech.

Opinions only mean something if you have experience or evidence to back them up with.

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