buy a nerve?

[cpt]

Been a 7 year mag user/owner (and 8 mags) but ready to move on. Have a couple of Ions but so does everyone else. What's the honest opinion on the Nerve. I want reliability.

[Lohman446]

My opinion is this. SP offers the best value for each marker they sell. Not the best marker, and not the cheapest, but the best combination thereof.

In my experience quality control at SP sucks. You may have some tuning/repair issues when you first get your marker. Once you have it working right, they work very well.

The nerves I have seen have been pretty good on the reliability factor - they do have some muzzle rise on long strings.

[peewee]

They are nice markers , but rumor has it that they are no longer in production. It could be a dead end. You should look around a little more better value marker is the promaster or Lasoya promaster , easy to work on after you get past the being scared of the electric stuff.

[paintman1234]

ive also been looking around at buying a nerve. I want to belive that it has got to be about as reliable as my ion.

[cpt]

I've shot a promaster, I liked the Ion better.

[mag_lover05]

instead of paying 450 for a nerve....buy a used timmy. bob long makes EXCELLENT guns, very good quality

[SpitFire1299]

You could easily find a 05 Speed, dm4 or PM5 for $450.

Honestly, i think the nerve is a terrible gun stock. I work at a pb field and its not fun watching them mess up in the chrono room. Generally my all-around experience with SP guns has been bad except the ion(still havent seen anything bad go wrong with them).

So generally... ion > Nerve....<<<< Dm4, pm5, 05 speed.. etc

[fullofpaint]

i shot one side by side with my DM5 last week, both have jsut about eveything doen to it (or so the owner told me) I found the trigger was very smooth and easy to walk on the nerve, effeciency I'd assume to be better, but kick was whole different story, a lot of kick in comparision to my DM5, and the entire setup (stock with the SP drop and a 68/4500) felt uncomfortable, IMO I'd look at a used Matrix or Timmy, maybe even a shocker, all of which can be found for cheap usually upgraded a lot too

[mag_lover05]

timmy's/matrix's > shocker/nerves/imps


if you want to go SP, get a super upped ion for 450. new board, new trigger, new feedneck, lazer eyes, new ASA, new barrel, new bolt, QEV, exc.... with the right ups, the ion shoots as smooth if not smother than any matrix and can trade paint with the best of them.

[Teamslayer76]

Nerves in my experince, are not reliable. I had mine for 9 months 6 of them it was in the shop. No joke. Don't get one unless you want a gun that works great when it works!

[skriptal]

dont get a nerve... just dont believe me...

[pachytriton]

You can find nice timmies, dm4's, pm5's, and vikings for around and under $450 in classifieds on here or pbnation, all so much better than a nerve. A nerve's just an impulse with minor improvements, a different body, and a shocker frame.

[Lohman446]

if you want to go SP, get a super upped ion for 450. new board, new trigger, new feedneck, lazer eyes, new ASA, new barrel, new bolt, QEV, exc.... with the right ups, the ion shoots as smooth if not smother than any matrix and can trade paint with the best of them.

Paging Bill, paging Bill

[mag_lover05]

its true. aside from their looks and how much people hate them, find one with a t-board, lazor eyes, cp trigger, clamping feedneck, freak barrel kit, QEV, and an SP firebolt, and you will know what im talking about. i was a hater for so long, but with all the ups, they are sweet, and dont break down...ive never seen one at any of my 3 local fields with a problem. so if your not gona stay with mags....go that route.

[punkncat]

Given that the Nerve is a poppet valve marker using a board that has been on the market for a while and an eye that has been the same for many years, I cant see how they could be as unreliable as all these people say. Admittedly, I haven't owned one. I have only seen a few, but they all worked fine. It couldn't be any more unreliable than a Shocker....

Efficency should be above par, parts will be easily available, "upgrade" boards will be easy to find, as well as barrels. Given what they cost brand new right now, and the level at which they are outfitted it needs nothing more than a barrel. Be aware that SP markers in general use soft aluminum that scratch and wear easily. You will rub the anno right off.