E-Blade or Angel

[Mak D - Nexus Eclipse]

Originally posted by Benfrain


I challenge anyone to prove conclusively otherwise.

STEP UP ......MAK DADDY

Ok...ok here we go,

Bak in the D, when I started my first marker was a Dark Angel from then I went onto get a Speed.........now I think (as most people will know) that Angels are cracking markers! Untill that one dark day in the Forest of Nottingham when a desperate, poor Speed not working Mak Daddy found himself in a T-Bag in the Nexus trials with an Angel that just would hit any1 (no smart jokes please ).
So low and behold as I am fighting to keep myself tight as possible and away from incoming enemy fire, tryin to attract as much paint as possible away from my commrades who are fighting with their lives to keep me in the game.....

But all was not lost....... out of the darkness to the corner of my eye I spot a strong warrior fighting his way towards me.... fearless and brave as he cuts through the lines of paint.... his armour was shining as he slides in next to me not even out of breathe from the rath of battle......... Alrite alrite it wasnt a warrior it was our very own in house P.I to the muthafckin M.P.... Ma homeboy Tommy G.
He passed me his Nexus cocker and as I struggled to understand what he was saying to me in that funny English accent I translated it into '' Mak D laddie.... use this here marker.... without fear or doubt.... to go forth into the shadows'' Oh alrite he never said that he just said 'shoot them with this dude''

So where was I??

Oh yea Angels and Eblades..... anyway anyway! After getting a shot of this Nexus, I was actually amazed how more accurate they were than my Angel. Now I wasnt AMAZED in a sense I was so overwelmed I coudn't breathe or anything .... but the differnce was very clear.
I took turns shooting a wooden post with the Nexus and the Angel ....... Tommy Gun's Nexus was more accurate that my Angel hands down.
Now any mofo that know's me will tell ya....... be4 the pimpin I was an Avid Angel fan....I love'd them to bits and still do. However I consider it a fact that the Eblade is more accurate than the Angel and more reliable to.

Come-forth challengers

Mak Dad

 

[MrPink]

Mak - while that story brings a tear to my eye I'm afraid that it doesn't offer any proof of greater accuracy from a cocker - just your subjective point of view

I agree with Ben here - any Betokener that can shoot at a consistant velocity will be as 'accurate' as the next (all other variables be equal) - it all comes down to personal preference and of course Style

Oh, and for the record, I shoot an E-Blade and used to use an X-Mag - both excellent markers

 

[stongle]

Originally posted by MrPink
Mak - while that story brings a tear to my eye I'm afraid that it doesn't offer any proof of greater accuracy from a cocker - just your subjective point of view

I agree with Ben here - any Betokener that can shoot at a consistant velocity will be as 'accurate' as the next (all other variables be equal) - it all comes down to personal preference and of course Style

Oh, and for the record, I shoot an E-Blade and used to use an X-Mag - both excellent markers

ahhhhh, but Pinki, lest we not forget that bagel I used to shoost.

Oh, and on the style point, yours is what exactly

I think part of the problem is that any gat that's been in the hands of the Truter-meister is going to be a rail-gun. I mean he did my first Impulse and my Nexus. Shot down Migs with the both of them, and it's only a matter of time before he gets one of those gelatine capsules under constant acceleration.........to infinity and beyond!!!!!

 

[MrPink]

Originally posted by stongle

Oh, and on the style point, yours is what exactly

Hmmm, good point - I know, F'koff Git!

Anyways, I got a Slik Backblock on my baby now - much quicker cycling (If you're interested, PM Slippy on these boards )

Originally posted by stongle
I think part of the problem is that any gat that's been in the hands of the Truter-meister is going to be a rail-gun. I mean he did my first Impulse and my Nexus. Shot down Migs with the both of them, and it's only a matter of time before he gets one of those gelatine capsules under constant acceleration.........to infinity and beyond!!!!!

Agreed, having yo' gat set up by a practitioner of the Dark Arts (sorry - a competant Airsmith), and then LEAVING IT ALONE is always a good thing, doesn't mean it is going to be any more accurate tho (Esp. in your hands!)

 

[stongle]

Sod of Pinki. You know I follow the religion that teaches:

"if you put enough monkeys in a room and give them long enough, they'll eventually come up with the works of Shakespeare".

Bit like my Paintball, you shoot enough balls for long enough in a game, and your eventually going to hit something (usually Marshals).

And I'll stand by my kill count (ok ok I might have used 50% of the cases at Campaign, but least I can carry my weight in Paint)

And one thing where the Nexus E-blade definitely trounced my bagel (I know not why as I'm a luddite) is efficiency (although could've been because my Bagel not being set-up the Dark one)......

 

[Skeet]

In an Angel or similar...the bolt is pushing on the back of the ball as it moves it into the breech...so the ball is being squashed as this happens...then it fires the ball while it is still moving...the result is that the ball develops a "wobble"...which continues up the barrel and into the open air...
In a cocker..the ball is pushed into the breech, then the bolt stops and so does the ball, so the ball is rounder than it would be if it were being pushed by the bolt...then the air comes up behind it and accelerates it out of the barrel,,,this of course makes the ball "wobble" as well, however it is less pronounced and more controlled, which means it is more stable when it leaves the barrel...

Also...the Egg came first..chicken second

 

[Ben Frain]

Yes Mak, but you are still putting you in the equation. Were you using the same paint and barrel type/size when comparing the two?

Maybe the feel of the eblade just suits you better. Unfortunately this is far from the conclusive proof I was looking for. Sorry mate.

The trouble is more often than not we call into question the marker rather than the paint in relation to accuracy. I would venture that paint and air source consistency are the only variables that can vastly affect the accuracy in paintball, comparitely the marker itself makes little real world difference.

The challenge stands

 

[Skeet]

For testing purposes then...it would be neccessary to substitute paint for something less flexible..if solid rubber balls could be used, that may work...I dont want to suggest the obvious alternative....but....

 

[Ben Frain]

Originally posted by Skeetmaster
In an Angel or similar...the bolt is pushing on the back of the ball as it moves it into the breech...so the ball is being squashed as this happens...then it fires the ball while it is still moving...the result is that the ball develops a "wobble"...which continues up the barrel and into the open air...
In a cocker..the ball is pushed into the breech, then the bolt stops and so does the ball, so the ball is rounder than it would be if it were being pushed by the bolt...then the air comes up behind it and accelerates it out of the barrel,,,this of course makes the ball "wobble" as well, however it is less pronounced and more controlled, which means it is more stable when it leaves the barrel...

Also...the Egg came first..chicken second

I'm sorry, but that is utter bobbins! You seriously expect me to swallow that - it's utter nonsense!! Has this been proven anywhere? Is there any evidence to substantiate this or is it merely your theories. Sorry to sound rude but it just seems so totally absurd.

Please, how can the ball have a 'wobble' when travelling up the barrel if the ball/barrel fit is good??

 

[Tom Allen]

Now skeet i dissagree with your reasoning there. The way i see it is, in the angel the bolt moves the ball from its still position, and before the bolt has stopped the air is applied to the ball firing it. whether or not the ball is deformed by the bolt, is down to the bolts shape.