Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Cheap Paintball Marker - Small Parts Vibe

By Benedict Perez

From a distinguished manufacturer of paintball markers and paintball accessories, the Smart Parts has come up with a new design - the Small Parts Vibe.

Smart Parts Vibe belongs to the cheapest paintball gun Smart Parts has produced. It was introduced in the market together with SP1, EOS, and Ion XE. This gun may be cheap but it surely gives a very good performance making it popular to recon players and to those who are new in the sport.

Design and Features. One can easily notice its attractive shape and contour. Weighing only of 1lb and 11oz, the marker is one of the lightest paintball guns out there. Even with the tank and the barrel on it, the marker is still comfortable and easy to handle. Without the barrel, it has a length of about 8.75 inches which is quite small making it more convenient to control.

Along with the comfort, this paintball marker is not just made up of common plastics. It is made up of glass fiver reinforced nylon grip for the frame and the body making it more durable and harder compared to others. It has an aluminum receiver or bolt and is equipped with various firing modes. You can choose from a tournament lock semi auto, the 3-round burst, full-automatic firing mode or you may prefer a semi auto. It may not have an anti-chop eyes but its low force bolt nearly cancels chopping.

Performance. It may not be the fastest and the most accurate paintball gun available, but with its low price it surely gives a decent firing rate of a maximum of 11 bps. It works well with CO2, compressed air and nitrogen with an operating pressure of around 180 psi. To fully protect players from the dangers of liquid CO2, the Vibe is provided with Max Flow R Vertical Regulator.

Regarding your choice of gas source, it is critical that you have read all the instructions first especially if this is the first time you will be using this marker. When you buy it, the Vibe is set up to use CO2. If you want to use others such as compressed air, you will need to follow these simple instructions. First, you need to open the grip and remove the battery. Second, you need to return the battery inside while pushing down the power button. Third, make sure you will see that the button blinked twice. This tells you that it is now set to HPA mode. Failure to do this instruction will cost you your gas as the Vibe eats it. This is one reason why people think that the Vibe consumes so much gas well actually this paintball marker is quite a gas efficient when set properly.

Maintenance. One good aspect of its design is that the bolt is placed at the back making its cleaning and maintenance quite easy. One just needs to clean their gun regularly and lubricate them, especially after each game. You also need to ensure that your 9v batteries are charged properly. Also, do not forget to return all the parts in its proper places whenever you disassemble or open up your gun.

Upgrades. Upgrading the circuit board could significantly increase its rate of fire. One can also change its barrels using any Smart Parts barrel.

Smart Parts Vibe is a very suitable paintball marker for new players. It is reliable, durable and basic maintenance. For a small price of only $140-$150 it is one cheap gun that provides a tournament level of performance.

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