Perfect platform, not perfect gun, but awesome nonetheless.

I give this a 4/5 because in stock format, it does not perform incredibly well. It is super solid, robust, smooth, reliable, so on, but it just lacks the efficiency and consistency that I believe a marker with this tech can have. That being said, for what you are getting out of the box, this is a pretty incredible platform. There's a phenomenal secondary market for this and unlike most guns, every upgrade makes a massive difference, and they're as cheap as ion parts were back in the day. I love how empire applied the shocker (sft/nxt) formula here because they did it with the perfect gun. This is a great investment (not financially, that's for sure) for someone looking for a worthwhile project or something that will keep them playing for a long time with minimal maintenance. If I were you buying one of these, I'd instantly purchase: Lurker Paintball axe poppet Lurker Paintball or Boss Paintball Products bolt kit FactorPB/Element Paintball Trigger and Critical or Violent threaded trigger pin. For those planning to use it a lot longer or are willing to put down a little more change for something special, check out: Nummech VL Axe frame (the ergonomics on these are AMAZING!!! And they solve some potential problems/make maintenance even easier) Virtue redefined with laser eye board Ion XE threaded Hybrid Hedlok or Q Lock feedneck or Violent axe low pro feedneck, vanquish feedneck The latter set of upgrades are more luxury than performance.Read full review