Reliability of Vikings

[Steelrat]

And the Custom ones can be really beautiful and light....

I bet you couldn't wait to get back so you could start posting that thing again

PERFECT example of a way to refute the "vikings are heavy" mantra. That marker weighs less than almost any other marker out there.

[Pha|anx]

Websters dictionary definition...

Vi.king \'vikin\ n [ON vikingr] 1 a: durable, consistent, effiecent

[rkjunior303]

I still don't know how you shoot it with that damn trigger.... it's such a hard pull.

[craltal]

Vikings are heavy if you are used to carrying a pump gun or stock class. They might be a tad heavier than a freestyle or dm, but it's not like your trying to carry around a shocker 4x4...

they are great guns and I'm trying to figure out how to get another.

A Tadao board will make them scary...

[yakitori]

that is the sexiest viking EVER, but how much did you spend on it? I bet when its all said and done, it ended up costing you over 2 grand. Milling, ano, original purchase of the gun, etc.

I dont know if I would go that far. I love it though.

Hey spartan, how much did that thing weigh?

[68magOwner]

A Tadao board will make them scary...

yup, if ya get one, try and snag tadao, espicially if you play with psp shooting rules. For semi, didnt have a problem with my pandora, but, the PSP mode on tadao is MUCH better, not to mention, my marker now has 2 led's and enough colors/flashing combinations to have a dance rave to.

[etjoyride]

God i love that gun spartan.....light, reliable, good looking, efficient, fast what else do you need

[WenULiVeUdiE]

PLUS, with the way resale has been going, you can pick one up for about $550.

Now THAT is value.

I just picked up an 04 with Tadao for $425. Not bad, ehh?

[CoolHand]

I just picked up an 04 with Tadao for $425. Not bad, ehh?

Bastardo!

If I ever run across an '03 unmilled with eyes and covers for less than $450 I am jumping all over it.

I've got an idea for a milling pattern, AND I just bogarted some sweet *** CAM software, so I'm thinking real hard about doing a one off Viking just for me.

May never get to it, but it's something to do, you know, in my "free time".

[madmolly]

half milled

I have a half milled black one with Predator 2 board for 550.00 sorry for whoring but this seems like a good place to offer up.

[doc_Zox]

Tadao fun:

http://www.marionmark.org/uploads/video/DBDfaViking.mov

waveform counting says 14bps

[-Tab]

The guy I talked to said that he had some people that would play at his field. They both owned vikings and he said they were always taking it apart and tinkering with it in some way.

So, after reading all this, I'm assuming it's user error.

I'm not saying the viking is going to be a perfect gun, but it sounds like they have a lot more potential than the field owner stated.

Thanks guys!

[paint magnet]

Vikings = bulletproof.

I seem to manage to screw up just about every gun I've ever owned (which is around 30). One of the only guns that never gave me trouble was the Viking, and it was also one of the easiest to maintain. AKA also has great customer service to boot (not like you'd ever need it though).

Don't be surprised if you start playing with that "backup" even when your main gun is working

[CoolHand]

I have a half milled black one with Predator 2 board for 550.00 sorry for whoring but this seems like a good place to offer up.

Hit me with pics and we can talk.

Best take it PM's though.

I've got a halfmill right now (Burgundy Thunder! ), so I'm really looking for an unmilled '03.

[yakitori]

viking seem to curve balls downward. I noticed it more w/ my viking than any other gun. Others have said the same. They are consistently curving though, but you just have to compensate for it. Some can also have creeping issues w/ the LPR, so its best to have a tool kit handy instead of sending it to someone. AKA cust. serv. isnt THAT great. Esp. since Dan is gone. AKA went kinda downhill after Dan got fired. They still honor warranty, but expect about a week turnaround in some cases, and shipping both ways. Solenoid, and board are not covered under warranty. Anything else, you can fix yourself if youre handy enough. They arent difficult.

Hype hype hype.

Honestly they are efficient, fairly low kick (although noticable), low maintainance, fast, reliable, heavy (unless you want to spend 400+ for milling/ano), consistent, but they arent BULLETPROOF. PPl still have probs w/ them. FSDO unless you have new software w/ WAS then you get first shot hot cause you cannot regulate first shot dwell. Tadao fixed this w/ ABS dwell. Good luck finding Tadao again. Last I heard will isnt making them anymore. Some 04 vikings have chopping probs cause of the detents. They are dual same side. They tried to alleviate it by offering Quad detents. Have fun tuning them. You can also use an oring behind your ram bumper to make your bolt stick out further forward to keep balls from rolling back and getting partially fed and chopping w/ the eyes on.

That about it. Every gun has positives and negatives. You can believe the hype or you can believe the truth. Ppl need to stop acting like vikings are the end all of paintball guns. Vikings are getting kinda outdated. Spartans is nice no doubt, so is rkjuniors, but those are pimped out vikings, not unmilled ones.