Just Got new Interceptor

[Zeruel]

I have heard some good things about those. The only thing I really dont like are the grips, they are sorta ugly. Other than that they look pretty good. But I always take function over form anyday.

[WARPED1]

Cool, when I see a video, maybe I'll pick one up if I don't get my Nerve or Proto.

[oldsoldier]

This is the first I've ever seen one. I do have to say, it is ugly. I was never a big fan of the freestyles...I used Clare's once, when they first came out...wasnt too impressed. But, if it works for you, go for it. Looks arent everything. Besides, its kinda like a blank page for shops like, oh, I dont know...DC Customs? :)

[Steelrat]

I talked with the designer, and while he was a nice guy, he made several peculiar comments, like the aforementioned "backspin to make it more accurate" comment.

Overall, the finish of it isnt very refined. It looks like something made in a high-school metal shop class. However, I'm behind anyone willing to try and innovate in the current paintball business environment.

[Pyroboy597]

can u make a video of that shooting and post it up? ive always been curios about the alien markers, especially the other more expensive one they sell that looks kinda like a half-blocked autococker but not really.

[magman007]

Viper_ssc posted his review of his personal marker based on his personal experience and observations. He backed it up with quantitative data. If you want to ask him about physical dimensions, recoil, and "lightness on paint," please phrase it as such rather than stating grand, unsubstantiated opinions, which is a basic definition of hype (which AO has thoroughly demonized).

Or, obtain a Freestyle (if you do not already have one) and obtain an Interceptor, then make your own comparison of the two. If you do this, I would suggest that for your own edification you compare quantitative results and not simply a "gut feel."

Thank you.

[edit was for a typo]

hype? oh, im sure that im the one hyping up a marker, and not the purchaser making out his new marker just even slightly better than it truely is? How about the hype sourrounding the marker already? Backspin to make it more accurate? Oh, how about the creators claims of the dm series not being nearly as accurate as the older matricies because of the amount of turns the air had to make?

I posted my opinion on how it couldnt possibly be a better marker, and how hype was sourrounding the marker having both Jack Rice and Jim drew products in it.

Its larger, it will kick more due to its design, and due to its design, it cant possibly be lighter on paint. For the record, i do not shoot a freestyle, i shoot a dm5. I am making opservations, not hyping any products above any others. You sir are the one who is off their proverbial rocker.

[viper_ssc]

hype? oh, im sure that im the one hyping up a marker, and not the purchaser making out his new marker just even slightly better than it truely is? How about the hype sourrounding the marker already? Backspin to make it more accurate? Oh, how about the creators claims of the dm series not being nearly as accurate as the older matricies because of the amount of turns the air had to make?

I posted my opinion on how it couldnt possibly be a better marker, and how hype was sourrounding the marker having both Jack Rice and Jim drew products in it.

Its larger, it will kick more due to its design, and due to its design, it cant possibly be lighter on paint. For the record, i do not shoot a freestyle, i shoot a dm5. I am making opservations, not hyping any products above any others. You sir are the one who is off their proverbial rocker.

How am I making it sound better than it truely is? I just told my experiences that I've had with it. I do not agree with the creator on any of those claims about backspin and it more accurate, I was just looking for a new gun to trade my freestyle for.
Its larger? The interceptor weighs less than the freestyle, only by 2 or 3 ounces though, the overall size of the marker is about the same, but I never took out a ruler and measured them both to see which one is truely smaller. More kick due to its design? Never did I ever say the Interceptor has less kick than the Freestyle, I said it has about the same as a Bushy, maybe a little less. Why can't it be lighter on paint? explain this.

[magman007]

you can only take a ram driven marker so light on paint to the point that it will compromise functionality. Which, to my knowledge, cannot be done to match the lightness of the bolt on markers such as freestyles, matricies and shockers.

[GT]

Interceptor compared to Freestyle. First of all I noticed the Interceptor was more efficient. From the 1000-1200 shots I would get off the freestyle ]

and people complain about a mag

[Carbon]

you can only take a ram driven marker so light on paint to the point that it will compromise functionality. Which, to my knowledge, cannot be done to match the lightness of the bolt on markers such as freestyles, matricies and shockers.

this is purely conjecture.

[logicmag19]

XS NRG is using them this season in the semi pro in nppl super 7. hope u have fun with yours!

[ONX]

Love the gun its perfect for customasation and that alows you to have a truly uniuqe gun and you can do all of that for under 1350 probably too so you are still on the lower end I also enjoyed the review

[barrel break]

Interesting how members of a community supposedly against superficiality and so called 'hype' immediately go for the looks.

Now, it won't win any beauty contests, but I don't find it to be at all offensive to my eyes...
So, it seems it shoots well, thats good. The only thing I can see being a little off is the grip frame, are those grips as uncomfortable as they look?

Also, This is the first I've seen other than the promo pics. How long have they been out? I didn't know.

[MarkM]

Having seen and held the prototype, the finished article is way better except for those eye covers. I dislike the use of the WAS board but then that is personal and WAS bs is around for plenty to see but given that the CNC settings were already set for holding of the WAS board it was a bit of a major change to not do. At least the dissasembly is better than the other marker he was selling, stripped O rings every time you removed the ram and also made installing the ram difficult for the same reasons.

[Steelrat]

this gun just screams BS. Jack rice and Jim drew in the same marker, scary combo. i cant see how its possibly better than a FS. its bigger, it kicks, and im sure it isnt any where near light on paint as a FS.

I met Jack Rice at a field in Modesto, CA. Nice guy. He asked me several questions about the excal I was shooting. The weirdest line of questioning had to do with the ram. He asked me the distance the ram moved in the excal, and said his gun had the shortest ram stroke out there. I replied that I didn't know, but asked him why they should be any meaningful difference, as all conventional ram+bolt guns essentially move the bolt the same distance, i.e. the diameter of a ball. He didn't reply.

I saw the Interceptor up close there. Its not the prettiest thing, but small operations tend to lack the funds to buy the milling equipment necessary to do the pretty milling the big boys like DYE do. Any time an owner/manufacturer will take the time to talk to you about their product, my opinion of them goes up.