Ion
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Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Which Gun is Best
Forum Description: Need Advice? Ask the pros.
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Topic: Ion
Posted By: theMAN
Subject: Ion
Date Posted: 18 May 2005 at 6:17pm
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I have been looking into the ion. Is it a great marker or a piece of ------------- ANWSER THE QUESTON 
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Posted By: [FI_Reigns]
Date Posted: 18 May 2005 at 6:43pm
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Heyya! It's not a piece of crap, but it isn't an out-of-the-box high-end marker either. FSDO problems plague it, the efficiency isn't exactly something to be proud of, needs a barrel I think. It is fast, trigger isn't bad. I've only shot one though. Realize Smart Parts has cut corners. The Shocker costs $650.00 stock with a SPAA. The Ion costs $280. The Body and barrel do make up a large portion of this (metal milling vs. plastic injections and a crappy stock barrel), but, I do not feel that that is where all the costs are cut, but I'm not sure. It very well could be. But anyway, it reallys needs some new internals, just like the Shocker, bolts, etc. So, be willing to spend to bring it to high-end preformance levels. Good Luck! ------------- Rawr... |
Posted By: Buggy
Date Posted: 18 May 2005 at 6:54pm
Well, its deffinantly not the best gun, but if you want it, go ahead,
but make sure you've shot, or atleast held one before you buy it,
because if you dont, you might buy it and then come to realise to hate
it. As for ScarFace, just ignore him, just because he says Ion are a
"POS" doesn't mean they are, they may have problems, but every gun does
at some point in time, the Ion just has a few more than all the other
ones 
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Posted By: P!NK panther
Date Posted: 18 May 2005 at 6:59pm
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great marker for the money is all i can say. ------------- http://www.theimagehosting.com"> 
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Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 18 May 2005 at 9:24pm
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For $300 it's a great marker (probably the best for the price). You're getting a lot for $300... like pds etc. ------------- http://www.macdev.net - MacDev Militia http://www.alienpb.com - Alien - Because winning is more fun. |
Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 18 May 2005 at 9:36pm
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It's a great out-of-the-box lower-end speedball gun. But, for $300 new, you cant beat it. I've shot one before and I liked it though I dont think I'm going to own one. ------------- Pumpker'd; (V.) When a pump player runs up and shoots you at point blank range because you thought 20bps made you good. |
Posted By: rockerdoode
Date Posted: 18 May 2005 at 9:37pm
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okay, in the future, make your polls one-vote only polls, cause then some moron will come and think its funny to mess up the count. ------------- "According to Sue Johanson, theres nothing that can increase your manhood, trust me I've already looked into it for myself." -Zata |
Posted By: GoTsKiLLz
Date Posted: 19 May 2005 at 8:02am
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im gettin my ion today i'll let u kno how it turns out. -------------  
My DM7 and PM6. :) |
Posted By: Bugg
Date Posted: 19 May 2005 at 1:13pm
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[FI_Reigns wrote:Posted By: Jmann4567
Date Posted: 19 May 2005 at 2:30pm
| they are great for their price |
Posted By: [FI_Reigns]
Date Posted: 19 May 2005 at 4:35pm
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Heyya! Hmm...my experiances say no. FSDO plagues all Smart Parts guns except the Nerve possibly, though it can be upgraded and settings mixed around so that the problem is severely reduced. It's not as bad as a Shocker or Impulse, but it still exists. :) Good luck! Edit- Second gen ones may not, but the first batch did.
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Posted By: Pariel
Date Posted: 19 May 2005 at 6:43pm
| Ions I've seen/shot don't seem to have FSDO problems. Either way, they're great guns for the price: fast, light, have eyes, operate at lower pressure than most guns in their price range(in the 120 PSI area), and don't look half bad. |
Posted By: DRAGON
Date Posted: 20 May 2005 at 8:48pm
| They run at around 170psi like most all SP markers - |
Posted By: dagreatzimbabwe
Date Posted: 25 May 2005 at 6:05pm
| from what ive seen wraths seem much better they have a better asa a clamping feedneck a metal trigger a better reg and a they work better on co2 |
Posted By: Pariel
Date Posted: 25 May 2005 at 10:51pm
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Ions>Wrath
Lighter, faster, better looking, more upgrades, just about the same price. Don't run a gun over $200 on CO2, get HPA before you spend that cash. As I said before, I haven't encountered major FSDO with any Ions, or for that matter many SP guns. All the Shockers and Ions I've shot in the past months have shot beautifully, some of the best shooting guns out there. I vote Ion. |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 25 May 2005 at 10:56pm
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Darur and I used to do that. |
Posted By: efr523
Date Posted: 27 May 2005 at 5:04pm
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i would go with a moded tippy 98c but yes wraths are better than ions ------------- 98 custom response 14" J&J Ceramic Halo B rip drive and victory double trigger drop forward polished internals blowback holes (this gun is for sale pm me) |
Posted By: Pariel
Date Posted: 27 May 2005 at 6:33pm
You're joking, right? Wrath isn't even a true electropneumatic, it gets owned by everything on the face of the planet. As I said before, I'd suggest an Ion... |
Posted By: benjamin!!!!
Date Posted: 27 May 2005 at 8:32pm
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i dont care if wrath is ep or not at least its not a plastic toy o im sorry "polimer" sp? and 98s rock |
Posted By: Pariel
Date Posted: 28 May 2005 at 9:05am
You need to learn how to read. Ions have aluminium bodies, with polymer shells. You know the stuff Glocks are made out of? Yeah...same kinda thing. Not the exact same material, but similar(ABS plastic=expensive!). You can use your Ion without the polymer shell on it, or, if someone comes out with an aluminium shell, with that on it, meaning there's no plastic at all(maybe the trigger? Is that plastic? I'm pretty sure it aluminium, but not 100%...). The Ion, being electropneumatic, is faster, and also comes with a better board if you're interested in speed(Rebound=ramping). It's lighter and smaller too. It also take all the Impulse and Shocker upgrades, so it has a much bigger upgrade market already out there for it. It's a pretty simple design, and very easy to replace parts on, while the Wrath is just a Spyder with eyes-nothin' new there, they just added a $20 part. Ion>Wrath. Period. Trust me, benjamin, you don't want to get into fights with me over paintball stuff-I've forgotten more about it than you've ever learned. |
Posted By: benjamin!!!!
Date Posted: 29 May 2005 at 1:58pm
| wrath is no spider its not a sear tripper it has an air ram and the ion has a plactic trigger |