tell me about vikings

[Jerzee201]

I think Timmys and Vikes/Excals both perform great, while both have pros and cons over each other, it comes down to overall preference. It's highly recommended you try both, then make your decision from there. Many like the feel of a Vike/Excal, many don't, and vice versa for Timmies... You cant go wrong with either choice.

If you get a Vike or Excal, EYES are a must, with any of the 3 boards, WAS, Pandora, or Tadao. And if you go the AKA route, choosing between Vike or Excal will be another obstacle.

cheers

[lather]

Choose what feels best to you--once you get to the higher end, its all preference. Vikings are really nice sure, but they are not by any means the godlike markers some make them out to be.

And no they are not built with tighter tolerances than angels.

[magman007]

This should explain it all This is my 03 DC Viking.

http://akaowners.org/upload/tadao_2.wmv

http://akaowners.org/upload/rk_tadao_vike.wmv

hey rob, why dont you tell em which gun resides in your gear bag?




Also, for all of you saying the viking doesnt kick, you are on drugs. the hammer driven system can never be nearly as smoothe as a spoolvalve. now, my vik did have less kick than some of my other guns(sfl e-mag which i acquired by trading my first batch xmag, angel speed, my other mags, and even my cocker) but it will never kick less than my toxic trix, my dm4, my dm5, or my dmc, and most deffinitely not more than my soon to have dm6. THe spoolvalve just works, it is potentially the fastest system(one moving part) and is smoothe as butter. No kick minus the slight puff you recieve from the ball and gasses leaving the barrel.

Trixes also have better triggers than vikings in my whole opinion.

the viking just didnt live up to the hype in my mind. I bought an 04 featherlight, which was a beautiful, fast, and efficient gun, but it still shot like an angel, just with better tolerances and a little less kick. Try one out, or shoot an angel or a timmy, then shoot a trix, of any variance, and tell me which one you liked more.

[UTDragun]

Trixes also have better triggers than vikings in my whole opinion.

You must not have ever felt a good froth trigger.

[Automaggot68]

You must not have ever felt a good froth trigger.

You uh.
Dont want to get into an argument with Bill, dude.

[rkjunior303]

You uh.
Dont want to get into an argument with Bill, dude.

he's the dye posterboy. i think he has dave youngblood's signed dirty underwear or something in his gearbag..

[phantomhitman]

I would also recomend a proto or dm4, maybe even dm5 if the price falls. A stock viking is heavy compared to other higend markers, and if you like a good design then a stock viking will not suit you. I think they finally solved the detent bolt problem, and you need the newest board out there. I like vikings but trying to find a nice, working, aftermarket viking (dc, featherlite, etc) is hard to do. If you have shot it and liked it then go for it, but since the "pbn" kids are about to start dumping of protos and dms since the new line is coming out then I would look for one of those.

[rkjunior303]

For the record. I own a 03 DC Viking but I mainly shoot a DM4.

The DM4 is heavier than the Viking and with Tadao, the Viking is faster than the DM4. Efficiency sucks compared to my Viking, as well. I could go a whole day on 1 fill with the viking, and that's with me shooting close to 2 cases. DM4 efficiency, even with the top-hat mod is nowhere close.

I admit, I like the DM4's internal bolt but being able to QUICKLY field clean my VIking is a luxury that I miss. I personally actually prefer the 03 wire detent over the new 04 quad detents.

[TheTramp]

The DM4 is heavier than the Viking and with Tadao, the Viking is faster than the DM4. Efficiency sucks compared to my Viking, as well. I could go a whole day on 1 fill with the viking, and that's with me shooting close to 2 cases. DM4 efficiency, even with the top-hat mod is nowhere close.
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If all that's true then why do you shoot the DM4? Slower, heavier, less efficent. There must be something good about it.

[rkjunior303]

If all that's true then why do you shoot the DM4? Slower, heavier, less efficent. There must be something good about it.

change of scenery?

the viking is my BABY. i don't want anything to happen to it, after dumping $800 in milling/anno into it.

[phantomhitman]

Oh, so you had to pay to get it MILLED and then have to pay to get reanoed before it was lighter than the dm4.......you forgot to mention that. They are fast and very very effecient.

[rkjunior303]

stock 04 weights the same as a dm4.

[dahoeb]

magman007,
the dm4 and the precious little spoolvalve is not the end all for paintball guns. if it was half as "superior" as you make it out to be, people would only buy that marker. i've owned an 04 viking and loved it. it was my favorite gun i ever shot as a matter of fact.

everyones got their own preferences.

[phantomhitman]

magman007,
the dm4 and the precious little spoolvalve is not the end all for paintball guns. if it was half as "superior" as you make it out to be, people would only buy that marker.
everyones got their own preferences.

You just answered everything surrounding paintball. There could be a gun that weighs 1 pound, shoots 60 bps, heat seaking barrel and special paintballs, rails for add equipment, come in any color you want, and run all day off of a 9 ounce tank and people would still say something bad about it.

[MicroMiniMe]

You just answered everything surrounding paintball. There could be a gun that weighs 1 pound, shoots 60 bps, heat seaking barrel and special paintballs, rails for add equipment, come in any color you want, and run all day off of a 9 ounce tank and people would still say something bad about it.

Yeah, the gripframe was too tight and it didn't balance well for me... And outshooting the Cheetah Halo broke paint.
/end fantasy world

AKA digs:.

No more Vikings or Excals (probably no electros either) will be made.
Lifetime warantee
Same as mag reliability and easy maintenence
'New' price for stock marker is rediculously affordable
Used price on custom milled/anodized is under a grand
Viking is slightly faster than Excal
Excal is smoother/less kick than Viking and a bit quiter report
Your not shooting the same marker as everyone else at your field

The main forces for the Viking and Excalibur at AKA left and started a new company to likely produce some electro markers. Watch for STD, they currently have LP regs out.