Mag or Ion

[Dr*teeth]

I am sure this is a very played out question...but I didnt find a good answer that dealt with my situation...


I dont care all that much about BPS... I care about accuracy and weight... period. I am mainly a rec player who is a front man. I seek and scout .. we used radios in a four man group.... I want a quiet marker that is very accurate and distance shooter. I want to be able to seek in .. notify my mates .. and two or three ball my target without letting everyone know right where I am. I used to own a very nice lvl ten.. uped mag... dye barrels/freak sys... It pretty much fit the bill but weight was always an issue for me.

I am now thinking about going to the Xvalve/Ule mag with similar barrels or going to an uped Ion with similar barrels.... I dont want to trade ROF for accuracy....

Please give me your advice.... experience with these markers or perhaps people in my situation appreciated.

THANKS!

Please recommend a good system spec on our Ion if you think that is the route I should go.

[jaredborne]

get a devilmag... arent they like under 3 pounds?

[Asian_Sensation]

get a tippman custom 98 with good barrel....or a A-5 with flatline.... if not into those, try a trilogy sport.... other then that a stock mag should suit your purpose fine i would guess. ever thought of a nice pump?!?!?!? light,compact,quite,accurate,and can pop off 3 shots rather quickly.....................

[Glickman]

get a devilmag... arent they like under 3 pounds?

for about the same performance, you could get a few ions for that much...


ion all the way, its super quiet, more then my matrix, and even with the stock barrel, i can hit the string that hangs the net on the field consistantly from 30+ feet.

[teufelhunden]

Ion. Hey, it's got a plastic body so it has to be light, right?

[jenarelJAM]

get the mag. and im not just saying this cause im a mag owner. i actuall really love the ion for what it is, (my friend has one and its awesome) but if you're not going for bps, a ule body mag will shoot fast enough in mech mode and when i played at the field today, my friend was saying every time between games, "i cant believe how quiet your marker is man".
just saying that i have no trouble shooting close to 10 bps for a 3-5 round string on mech mode of my emag(equivalent to an rt pro). besides, an *upped* ion has almost no resale value over a regular ion, and there arent that many upgrades out for the ion yet anyways(i dont think). a mag will keep its sale value for years as long as its taken care of (ie. oil, dry fire, oil, play, oil, let it be).
as long as you put $500 or so into it, the mag would be better for you imo.

just get the mag

[Alpha]

MAgs.

Top 10 reasons why YOU should have an RT Pro Automag.


1. 26 balls per second, without shoot down. 34+capable.

2. Very lightweight. A full ULE setup weighs in at under 2.7 pounds.

3. Very good looking.

4. Single tube design.

5. Rugged Design. Submerge it in water, shake it around, pull it out, and FIRE!

6. Impossible to chop (if not tuned right)

7. Unique mechanisms known only to AGD (LX antichop bolt for example).

8. AGD and its dealers has some of the best customer support (aka no business nazis).

9. Mechanical marker that reach speeds of reason 1.

10. You can be unique. Get off the bandwagon, and GET A MAG NOW!


I think the ion has like 2 or 3 of those.

[Glickman]

get the mag. and im not just saying this cause im a mag owner. i actuall really love the ion for what it is, (my friend has one and its awesome) but if you're not going for bps, a ule body mag will shoot fast enough in mech mode and when i played at the field today, my friend was saying every time between games, "i cant believe how quiet your marker is man".
just saying that i have no trouble shooting close to 10 bps for a 3-5 round string on mech mode of my emag(equivalent to an rt pro). besides, an *upped* ion has almost no resale value over a regular ion, and there arent that many upgrades out for the ion yet anyways(i dont think). a mag will keep its sale value for years as long as its taken care of (ie. oil, dry fire, oil, play, oil, let it be).
as long as you put $500 or so into it, the mag would be better for you imo.

just get the mag

thats an emag, think of the performance compared to an ion. then think of the prices.

ion out of the box:
-faster
-quieter (only used stock barrel even)
-cheaper (by alot compared to emag)

quality isnt an issue either, id say its as rock-solid as a mech spyder. you can drop it over and over


as i said in the other thread, ive owned and shot both Ion is well worth getting it, ill take one over an emag any day.


1. 26 balls per second, without shoot down. 34+capable.(he isnt looking for speed, 17 bps is more then enough)

2. Very lightweight. A full ULE setup weighs in at under 2.7 pounds.(2.1 pounds)

3. Very good looking.(got that too)

4. Single tube design.(got that)

5. Rugged Design. Submerge it in water, shake it around, pull it out, and FIRE! (look for muddy ion pictures)

6. Impossible to chop (if not tuned right) (never chopped in 4 cases of paint, break beam eyes)

7. Unique mechanisms known only to AGD (LX antichop bolt for example). (whoopdy do, wonder why its not implements more? )

8. AGD and its dealers has some of the best customer support (aka no business nazis) stop wasting air please... AGD isnt business smart, if they were, you would be seeing alot more production by now. SP has awsome support, other wise i wouldnt have kept using them for 6 years

9. Mechanical marker that reach speeds of reason 1.

10. You can be unique. Get off the bandwagon, and GET A MAG NOW! (thats a reason to spend an extra few hundred?)

[Alpha]

I bet if you took a survery, and found all the people that <3 ions to the bone, and asked tem if they have ever shot one, a good majority will never have.

I' not syain gions are bad. GREAT for the price.

But do you want to join a community of dieing brothers, and know what its like to be on the outside?

Do you want to conform your personality to a certain fad every few months, or do you want to be yourself, think on your own, and be unique?

Do what your heart tells you (btw your heart is teling you to get an rpg paradigm. (www.themagsmith.com).

[Glickman]

I bet if you took a survery, and found all the people that <3 ions to the bone, and asked tem if they have ever shot one, a good majority will never have.

I' not syain gions are bad. GREAT for the price.

But do you want to join a community of dieing brothers, and know what its like to be on the outside?

Do you want to conform your personality to a certain fad every few months, or do you want to be yourself, think on your own, and be unique?

Do what your heart tells you (btw your heart is teling you to get an rpg paradigm. (www.themagsmith.com).

again. lets spend an extra how many hundred dollers to do what?

take your facist implementing ideas somewhere else

and btw. assuming brings nothing to the table

[dj89]

If you want a good rec/woods ball marker get a mag, if you want a cheater, speed ball, spartparts gun get an ion. Its up to you.












Get the mag.

[peewee]

I own both & thus far the ion is a decent marker for the money. ( sad that it costs another $100 to get it set to rip, new reg & feed neck) I dont feel that it out performs my ULE mag over all. IT slings paint faster but less accuratly than my mag. The reg is still fluctuating +/- 20fps. Even after a case + of paint. My mag is a better shooter.

[Glickman]

If you want a good rec/woods ball marker get a mag, is you want a cheater speed ball spartparts gun get an ion. Its up to you.
Get the mag.

ahh so this is what its resorted to?

btw. im purely rec and senario and i have an ion :P getting another

i dont know why u need another "$100" into the ion...

stock feedneck is fine, my stock reg, once broken in was +- 5 fps, took out magnet in trigger, never need a new one

like i said, even with stock barrel, 30+ feet can shoot a wire consistantly

[dj89]

....btw. im purely rec and senario and i have an ion :P getting another

Stupid New Yorker.....aww wait a sec.

[Dr*teeth]

I own both & thus far the ion is a decent marker for the money. ( sad that it costs another $100 to get it set to rip, new reg & feed neck) I dont feel that it out performs my ULE mag over all. IT slings paint faster but less accuratly than my mag. The reg is still fluctuating +/- 20fps. Even after a case + of paint. My mag is a better shooter.

Thank you... some good sound advice.... a lot of spam already created in this thread... more of this info please!!!