Electra or Smart Parts ION ?

[no-infernomark]

but not exactly flimsy are they? fair few people who own ions so cant be that bad! i,myself slagged them off before i got one but nowi own one i dont see the problem, think most people are just jumping on the hate smart parts band wagon they are really good guns

 

[Demonic69]

Some people just don't like the feel of Ions, too light and cheap, but then obviously loads do It's same with Most markers. Shockers seem to be in fashion at the min, Egos are timeless, Timmys are bloody everywhere (Like in my kit bag) Angels come and go and Dye's range is currently a bit "Indie".
Horses for coarses as they say.
You'll not get many, after trying high-end markers, going back to an Ion, but then they've attracted some chinic die-hard fans who can't get enough.
You gotta appresiate what SP have done for the PB world though, no more saving hundreds and hundreds just to get something that will "keep up". You can go out, spend £250-ish and be ready to thwock yer mates at the next walk-on.
I'm personally not too keen on the Ion, and have an inherent distrust/dislike of any and all Spyders
Best bet for anyone starting out is to go to a local walk-on, be nice and ask about and see what you like. That's how I ended up selling my Angel and buying an Empire Timmy.

 

[Mario]

just to note, if you are going to move into tourney ball the electra is illigal due to the 2 trigger activation points.

wrong!

British tourney organisers met and decided it was legal for their tourneys.

 

[smudge1989]

I have to say, i don't like my ion at all, it feels like a budget gun. For £15 more than i paid for my ion (admitidly i bought my ion about 6-8 months ago) i just bought a Evo-x Race gun. Now they are lovely. Get a quality 2nd hand gun.

Do you still have your ion, if so are you interested in selling it?

 

[haz]

You gotta appresiate what SP have done for the PB world though,...

Hmmm, for the pb world? no. For them? yes. The only reason SP can release such a cheap gun while all the other manufacturers sell so high, is because they charge pretty much every other gun manufacturer a tax if you like, for the pleasure of making gats that involve circuit boards (WDP excepted, because they took em to court over it, and won, which says a lot really doesn't it) - more specifically the general electro-pneumatic design that revolutionised tournament guns, they claim is theirs as they used it first. Well, that seems a bit odd to me, rather like saying 'we invented the wheel, but you must continue using squares'. [a crude example, i know ] I don't know any of the details really, but its along those lines.....

That's why a lot of people hate on smartparts, and why people sometimes joke that buying from SP is dirty. Like sleeping with your sister.

They're in it for the money, make no bones about it, but then who isn't?

 

[smudge1989]

The only reason SP can release such a cheap gun while all the other manufacturers sell so high, is because they charge pretty much every other gun manufacturer a tax....That's why a lot of people hate on smartparts, and why people sometimes joke that buying from SP is dirty. Like sleeping with your sister.

They're in it for the money, make no bones about it, but then who isn't?

You gotta admit though for the price the ion is a good gun, even if SP are w*nkers (dont quote me on that)