Ions: Do they suck that hard?

[Lohman446]

Noone gave me any flak when I owned an Ion....

[wjr]

I owned an ion for a little while. I returned it because I didn't like the way it felt. It didn't seem to have the right balance in my hands.

That, and as much as I hate to say it, I didn't want to go to the feild and immediately get lumped into the noob category.

It was mainly the feel though.

But, if you're looking for a cheap electro, you ought to look into a bushmaster. They're pretty nice in my opinion.

[JimmyBeam]

Noone gave me any flak when I owned an Ion....

lol, you sure didn't like to hear about them when they first came out.

[don miguel]

yes.
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[Ken Majors]

I echo the sentiments of the above.

If you keep it pretty much stock it is worth what you pay for it.

If you plan to upgrade the bejeebers out of it. Just spend the extra money up front and buy something more high end.

The only upgrade on my ion is a clamping feedneck, and I bought a freak back so I can use the same barrels with my mags and my ion.

The stock barrel isn't horrible. Not many guns have great stock barrels.

A lot of people gripe about the trigger, I personally think it isn't bad. Adjusted properly it is tolerable. It is plastic, and some people just don't like the feel of a plastic trigger. I play in gloves anyway...so it isn't really an issue.

Ion - $200
Feedneck- $35
Freak Back -$40
Air...I use the same 68/4500 screw in that I use for all my guns.

$270 isn't bad for a nice little electo that works everytime.

[mag_lover05]

don miguel, QFT and

ions do not suck that bad. they dont suck at all honestly. with the proper ups they are up there with the best. with qev's and new bolts, they are efficient, and have LITTLE to no kick. they are very fast with the stock boards, and you can get lazer eyes for them. add a new trigger and a new reg, they are awsome. only thing wrong with them is that you will waste paint.

[don miguel]

don miguel, QFT and STFU.

ions do not suck that bad. they dont suck at all honestly. with the proper ups they are up there with the best. with qev's and new bolts, they are efficient, and have LITTLE to no kick. they are very fast with the stock boards, and you can get lazer eyes for them. add a new trigger and a new reg, they are awsome. only thing wrong with them is that you will waste paint.

then all of the upgrades you spent money for on the ion will eventually add up to as much as you could have payed for a shocker. The ion is obviously an entry level cheap shocker, with the same electro-pnuematicness (I just made that word up), but with cheaper parts.

[mag_lover05]

either way its better than a spyder genious and upped ion goes for 250-300 max. so thats not the price of a 500+ dollor shocker.

[craltal]

I've always used a Ion back in the day before I got sucked into the world of AGD.

wow, having somebody talk about using an Ion as "back in the day" really makes me feel old.

I remember the days when a "shocker" meant shoeboxes and there were no electronic spyders, or don miguels. I miss the old days...

[Lohman446]

lol, you sure didn't like to hear about them when they first came out.

I ordered one the day before there release was announced

[paintballfiend]

Yeah, I don't plan to upgrade it. I have learned my lesson with my Spyder. I stock Ion doesn't sound too bad.

[FARMER00]

ions could suck a golf ball through a garden hose

lol just kidding i have one its a decent back up or gun for the girlfriend but im trying to trade it for a mag somwhere

[impure]

ya they kinda suck. i used my friends and he is an expierienced player and i am as well they are not that great. i dont like the trigger and you really have to know your way around firing and firing with a freaken computer as well. they are ok but seem too brittle, like i could squeeze the body too hard and it would crack. i like heavy guns because they seem to me more durable. buy a mag, upgrade it and you will have a much more beautiful gun but also a more reliable one as well.

[Toll]

If you were serious about getting a relatively low cost speedball marker and staying in speedball:

-Get the used ion
-Get a low cost barrel (25$ maybe) big bore so you can shoot everything
-Buy a real feedneck. Ghetto mods are nice but don't always hold up. 15$ used.
-Maybe a new trigger, your choice.


For the money they really do perform. As stated alot of people's "ion's suck" status comes from inept users rather than the marker it's self. If it had a cocker threaded breech I'd really be quite pleased with them. The problem is that if you buy one, you are stuck with it. No one is going to buy it off of you. If you really feel like you want to keep it around, look into a cocker threaded breech simply because most higher up markers take cocker threads.

Look at what you get stock for 130 ish used
-Eyes
-15bps (realistically)
-Easily mod-able feedneck
-Single tube
-Light weight
-No dicking with anno, you can drop on body kits for colour changes
-You don't have to worry about scratching the alumn.

[punkncat]

Without reading through the post, I will guess that I am not saying anything that hasn't already been said several times.....


The Ion is:

Inexpensive in both cost and design. There were many quality issue corners cut to be able to get something that for the price is STILL hands above the competition, even a few things pricier.
There is no other marker for the price that offers what it does, and fairly reliably at that.

I have seen $1600 markers come broken out of the box as well.