what is a good paintball marker for $500 or less?

Question

I've been reading most of the reviews here and I'm still debating on what I should get. The Ion has deffinettly caught my eye but I don't want to get hasty. I want to still get your feeback on what I should get.

I'm looking for a marker that will handel woodsball and speedball. It needs to be semi-auto, electronic, light, maintainable, and will do me good for awhile

Thank you

Answer 1

I know the Ion sounds pretty good, I have one my self but it had host me an additional 300 to upgrade for me to be happy. Also with the Ion it does not come with a locking feed neck, the stock one sucks you'd have to sand down your hopper stem to make it fit. I bought a trinity locking feed neck for about 40. I'm now looking at a Proto Rail, 400 with tax. Out of the box it shoots as fast as my Ion and comes with a locking feed neck, pretty cool huh. I just don't like the trigger, it has a rubber thingie on it. Easy fix though with a razor, also it's easier to clean. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

I like the autococker myself, but when I paintballed I had an Automag. I like the cocker now because it uses a low-pressure-high-volume propulsion method which helps the ball travel further and with a flatter trajectory. The automag was good and fast, but didn't have the accuracy or range of a cocker, because it uses a high-pressure-low-volume propulsion method which "smacks" the ball out of the barrel, making for less range and unpredictable accuracy at times.

But low-pressure-high-volume is the way to go. cockers and angels use this, but angels are over a G for a gun, and cockers range, but for a good one you'll pay over a G as well. Look around. Buy a good starter and just upgrade as you go.

Answer 3

if you want a good marker go with the ION you can get everything you need for under $500, they are good guns and easy to maintain. the Auto cocker would be better for acurasy, but they can be hard to fix.

Answer 4

there is extra advantageous weapons decrease than $500 than spyder. Mid-ingredient weapons like Proto SLG, risky potential G3 & G4, Invert Mini, Proto PMR (Rail), & Eclipse Etek 3 LT. i'm now not arranged on poppit-valve weapons, even though the Etek 3 LT is technically the best of that record. i might verify on the PMR because of the fact i prefer spool-valve weapons, yet i know it particularly is not any extra advantageous powerful than the Etek 3. area notice, it particularly is in straightforward words out of call new weapons. in case you purchased used, you will particularly have a great determination of severe end weapons to examine on from.