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[SpecialBlend2786]

How does it compare to your vikings (weight wise etc)?

[68magOwner]

How does it compare to your vikings (weight wise etc)?

its signifigantly smaller, and definatly lighter than the featherlight was, but, with that said, the weight/size of the vikings never bothered me in the least.


ok, still working on getting vid up (have one, two actually, but, cant get them hosted), but, ill post a review now-

-aupon recieving-comes in a nice box, very well packaged, with spare orings, allen keys, oil, barrel plug, macro line/fittings, and a very nice full color manual

-straight out of the box- i was impressed by the size, they are very little markers. The trigger out of the box isnt great, but, i assume anyone getting this calibur marker will know how to adjust their own trigger, which with the vernier wheel and external adjustments is VERY easy. Turned it on, it goes through a short boot up sequence, then LED's indicate if there is or is not paint in the breech, the lazer eyes are nifty. The overall feel is very nice, very well balanced, frame shape is great, and its a rather thin frame, which, i love.

With paint- stock settings- (dwell-2 leds, rof-15bps, loader delay- (they actually do this by "12vt, force fed, fast force fed")-2 led's (egg speed i believe), LPR-3 shims)- This was with the bad trigger, and 15bps cap, so, not too fast, but, shot nice, fairly loud, a little bit of kick, but, very nice shot groupings right out of the box (didnt have a chrono there, so, couldnt check consistency)

playing- my settings- (dwell-3 led's, rof- 15 PSP mode, loader delay- 4led's (fast force feed), LPR- 2 shims)- OK, was shooting some brittle whitebox in the cold, and in the morning, had several barrel breaks, which, i must say, it shot through like a champ, 10 balls max and you never even knew you broke a ball, upped the dwell to 3 blinks, and that fixed that for the rest of the day. Out of the box, it was shooting ~+-7. With my settings, the marker was still fairly loud, but, had less kick. First time i went out, off the break, i started running and gunning, then when i stopped shooting, the marker just kept going, tons of bounce, and you cant adjust the debounce in PSP mode, so, after that game, went and made the trigger a bit heavier, which, fixed that (the trigger is still really nice, just, not as light as i initally wanted). The marker shot darts all day, i was very impressed with the shot groupings without being broken in.

specifics-

overall feel- i am extremely picky about how my markers feel, and the 06 speed gets 2 thumbs up in overal feel. It's very well balanced, frame is super comfy. The breakaway trigger system is extremly easy to maintain perfect rythm on.

shooting- You can that the marker has extremely fast cycle speeds just by shooting it, very nice. It has an amazing point-shoot feel, being able to hit what your aming for (i was able to toss paint up and shoot it out of the air all day, which, is not too easy for me with all markers). Shot groupings were great, picking off packs, shoes, and loaders from across the field easily (our back player is in LOVE with his new angel).

stock barrel- Really impressed, the paint didnt even match up perfectly, and this thing was shooting great, but, as they say, any tube is going to shoot the same as any other tube of the same diameter. What impressed me most about this barrel, was that it shot through breaks like nothing ive used before (including ultralights, stiffis, edge kits, freak kits, empire kits, pipe kits, ect) after a few shots, it was shooting like the break never even happened

weight- i believe its right at 2lbs (dont quote me on that) but, whatever it is, in your hands, it feels super light, and thats what matters

efficency- i didnt pay too much attention to this, i do know it was good though. A teammate shot a pod and a hopper in 1 game, and said it took up 800-1000psi, which, would put you at 1305 shots per 45/45 fill, if you go with the high end (1000 psi) which, is really good, every player on the team, including the back players are sporting 45/45's with no problems at all.

finish- we have 5 different colors right now, (pink/silver, dust silver, black/graphite fade(2), black/red fade, and dust blue) all look great, no flaws in the ano on any (although, i already nicked mine dropping a screwdriver on it (Dosent bother me too much, markers are made for playing, not for beauty shows)

overall performance- I have used bassically, every high end marker marker out to date (with the exception of electro mags, and a few select high end mechs (palmers)), every single one of the DM/PM series, the newest egos, AKA's, older angels, shockers, nerve, all generations of intimidators, E cockers, ect, so, i feel i can judge if a marker is a good performer or not. In all honesty, i would say right now, i was very impressed by the 06 speed, and would put it up there next to any other matker you come across on the field, although, i do think theres some room for improvement. I think that mabey when the angels are broken in a little more, i will be even more impressed, everyone on the team noticed them getting better throughout the day (slightly less kick and better consistency at the end of the day than the beginning). As far as any new, 06 marker, i think that out of the box, the 06 speed will perform as good or better than anything that just came out. (I love the dm6 to death, but, im happier shooting the speed than the dm6, but, ive always been happier with ram/hammer markers). I would reccomend the marker to anyone, at under $900 retail, i think its a great buy.

[68magOwner]

ok, new pics and vid up