Need help on a gun - Please post Pro's and Con's of your guns

[Steelrat]

04 Excalibur

-Light
-Small
-Very fast
-Extremely efficient (2000 shots on a 68/45)
-Can run DB1 if you feel like going illegal
-built like a tank
-totally dependable
-break beam ace
-lifetime warranty on parts
-best parts already on gun, no need to upgrade
-smooth as buttah, almost no recoil

04 vikings
-Light
-Small
-Very fast
-Extremely efficient (2000 shots on a 68/45)
-Simple
-Totally reliable
-break beam ace
-built like a tank
-lifetime warranty on parts
-relatively affordable
-best parts are on gun, no need to upgrade
-03 is even more affordable, but somewhat bigger and heavier

[BlackWeenie]

My Shocker:
Pros:
Fast
Light
No kick
Easy maintanence
Pretty good efficiency
Haven't had any chops
Cons:
SP's customer service can be really crappy

agreed. there are many idependant guys out there that are more reliable, faster and just as trustworthy for techs (as you know ilikePB) such as YDNA. try a shocker. you'll like it

[magmanl337]

i forgot to mention im a frontman, so i just want a light accurate gun, ROF doesnt really matter. Just need a light gun so i can quickly pop up and take 'em out.

[master_alexander]

Automag
z grip
warp
endo
crossfire 68/45
jjceramic
retro valve

pros: wicked looking, shoots awesome, wicked looking, feels good

cons: heavy

look here

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=159135

[hobbesTZ]

Piranha Evo...

Fast
Never chops with the beam break eyes
Efficient
Runs fine on CO2 when you need it
Very inexpensive, especially for what you get
Well Balanced
Spyder threaded barrels
Impulse threaded feedneck
Simple/Reliable
Good warranty

[camilion705]

ICD Freestyle

Small
Light
Super Fast
Comfortable
Balanced
P.D.S. - Paint Detection System (Break Beam Anti-Chop Eyes)
No Kick - (Accurate)
Good Efficiency with the HE bolt
Simple so its easy to clean
Built very well
Backed by an excellent company that has been around a long time
Used by the Naughty Dogs and Russian Legion so you know it's an excellent marker
and the best part - it cost up to $700 less than most high-end markers in its class! You can pick a Freestyle up new for less than $850 compared to a $1499 timmy...

Did I mention that its really light and super compact?

[SpecialBlend2786]

meh, you can just shoot my emag whenever we go next time.

and that eblade once i get it

[magman007]

sounds like a freestyle or an 03 shocker would be right up your alley, or even a dm4/5/proto. sounds like just what you would want.

[RenagadeOfFunk]

Alias...

Pros : everything

Cons: the price tag...but then again intimidators love being expensive...what is it now...nearly $1700 for a ripper 2 ? (not including tax)

[Enemy]

ill just jump to the things you would actually care about...

x-mag: pros sexiest milling out there, very fast, light, can be one of the lightest setups with a halo due to x-power! fireblade trigger really made a difference..alot of kick compared to the others!
cons: cost alot just for sex appeal, the trigger is some what tricky, ineffiecent but i only care when the field only fills to 1500 cuz thats only about 1 game for me!

now on to what i have had the privlage of shooting..

dm4: pros very fast and easy i think somethings wicked in the programing on this one! light, no kick!!! very smooth.
cons: everyone has one, about to drop in value with advent of dm5, did i mention everyone has one, looks are somewhat bland and an aquired taste.

03 shocker: pros: very light, one of if not the lightest electro out there! very fast, nice trigger but needs to be setup right, the first one i shot felt like crap but the one i got to try out last week was amazing! looks good.
cons: still has bugs! needs a new bolt that should have come from the factory stock! almost feels cheap. vision isnt that great.

viking: pros: i loved this gun. great trigger feel.. very efficient its basically the opposite of my xmag i will picking one up as soon as i can get the cash!!

[desslock]

3.2 emag and 03 viking with was and eyes

EMAG PROS

lvl 10 tuned correctly=no chops
2 guns in one with electro and mech modes
if you take care of the gun it wont break, quality gun
fairly easy to clean and mantain
if set up correctly can rip streams

EMAG CONS

kinda of heavy (even with ule parts)
hard to find aftermarket parts
gas hog!!
not a lot of emag owners so if you are mechaniclly declined its gonna be hard to find a qualified person (besides Tuna) to fix ur emag

VIKING PROS (keep in mind Im new to vikings only had it for 3 weeks)

super efficient on air
rips streams out of the box
very tuff anno hard to scratch up
quality design, a lot of fun to shoot

VIKING CONS

not easy to work on ( you need a special tool to open it up, that tells me dont touch!)
kinda of blocky looking
tired of people asking "what kind of impulse is that"?
not happy with the 03 wire nubbins for detents, if Im correct I think the 04 models fixed that.

Both guns, if properly taken care of, will give you many days of fun at the field. Both guns will get questions from other players, at least around my way, not too many people have emags or vikings. It might be tuff to get parts for either gun, but I wouldnt trade em!

[yakitori]

IMO if you are a front guy. You should look into a cyborg, alias, shocker, or freestyle.

After I got screwed on an angel, I am iffy about trying to get another one. It was a nice gun though. Downside to them is that you will need a LP preset/adjustable tank cause they operate on low pressure.

Personally, I think that a ULE mag w/ ULT and LVL 10, a short barrel like 10" and a warp feed will be nice for a front man, unless you play pro. Then you need something faster.

ULT is fast enough for a front guy.

And guys, Mags dont kick that much. My emag has no more kick than my angel did.

Mags are easy to maintain.

[Fatjon]

Dye trix with evole bolt kit, c4 mod, pbc lpr, cp roller trigger, stock lcd board.

Pros:
Easy to shoot insanly fast
efficiant
consitant
looks good
well balanced

Cons:
Is so light
And i need to get the board programed for abs

[kauai_paintball]

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=157410

[oldsoldier]

Alias Timmy

Pros:
light
easy to maintain
tons of online help
good guns right out of the box
everyone owns a timmy of some sort, so a major breakdown at a field is usually an easy fix
effiicient
aftermarket parts that actually make a difference


cons:
mad trigger bounce, even with new software
everyone owns one
price tag (for something so dimple, you'd think otherwise)
all the cool kids use timmies
crappy user manual (think "white box", but with a manual)



Thats about all I got for now.