Review: Tippmann X-7 Phenom

God wrote: Only the US Army Line of Markers are made in China.

For some reason this made me snicker.

I have a Brand New X7 Phenom. I was very curious to how "awesome" it would be. So, I went and got 2 of my 20oz. CO2 tanks filled. Well, the gun is just, simply put, "amazing!"  The first hopper of balls i shot, i tried all the firing modes (full auto, 3shot burst, turbo, and electronic single shot). The next hopper of balls, i put it on full auto and juss held the trigger down! IT DID NOT BUST ONE BALL! AND AT FULL AUTO, AT ABOUT 30, 40yards IT WAS EXTREMELY ACCURATE (with stock barrel). And, on top of that, the paint i was shootin was Empire Bullets, BUT, they were a lil over 2yrs old, they juss been laying around and i thought i would get rid of them. So old, dimple paint, and the gun did not bust ONE ball and shot like a dream. Shot better than most electronic guns i have seen with $$$$$ big money hoppers on them. And as far as how many shots u can get. I had a box of 2000 paintballs. And those boxes have 4bags of 500paintblls in them. I shot One WHOLE bag of those, and about 1 morehopper full of another bag ON ONE 20oz. CO2 Tank. Thats very impressive in my opinion. And i also had my gun shootin a steady 300psi wth CO2.....it didnt jump and down, it stayed steady.

Brian, I did a 68/3000 shot per tank test in a local pb store, using paint they supplied.

I'm not sure. I've never been concerned with SPT before.

oldpbnoob wrote: So it was about 32% more efficient than the standard benchmark of 10shots/ci on a 3k tank.. Seems odd considering that it should get more shots per oz/ci of propellant and also be able to shoot farther into the tank....  I guess it isn't a directly equivalent ratio.

If the first poster/tester was indeed firing non-stop on a 20 oz. bottle of CO2 inadequate expansion could explain the shots/tank result.

Mack wrote: oldpbnoob wrote: So it was about 32% more efficient than the standard benchmark of 10shots/ci on a 3k tank.. Seems odd considering that it should get more shots per oz/ci of propellant and also be able to shoot farther into the tank....  I guess it isn't a directly equivalent ratio. If the first poster/tester was indeed firing non-stop on a 20 oz. bottle of CO2 inadequate expansion could explain the shots/tank result.

True, I kind of thought about that afterwards, but I am still surprised at TinMans results. I mean if it is operating at 1/2 or less than the standard 800+PSI and can shoot farther into the tank shouldn't this thing be getting double the shots + some?

Edited by oldpbnoob - 04 February 2010 at 11:14am

ever since i first found out about the X7 phenom i have wanted one and by the looks of it, it is totally worth the $400 so i am saveing up i shuld have one before summer

I beg to differ on the paint/barrel match. When i first got my X7 i could not wait to shoot it. the only paint i had at the time was Empire Bullets (Very good paint), however this particular box of paint was nearing or past 2yrs old.......stock barrel, 40yards, full auto! Shot every ball in a grouping of about 2basketballs, did not bust or miss a single ball.

So what are the chances of Tippmann coming out with something with the Phenom internals, but in a different, less tactical body? Granted, I like misim markers and all, but seems like it would open up additional markets for Tippmann.

You're going to love the Phenom, it's a great marker. The stock barrel is actually pretty good as well.