OMG SUPER-LOL!!!
Suns, any info on WHAT went wrong for you? Also striping a marker down is no big issue... I have done a total strip of my T1 on a field, re-assembled and enjoyed what time was left. IMO, if you have an issue on field with minor issues that a strip and clean can fix, and you walk off because of it, you don't know your marker and should find something simpler.
That said, I have actually veered away from the ION, this is not because of potential issues, I am a firm believer in you get out what you put in (look after the marker and it will look after you). It is purely because for £50 more the Epiphany is available. My trusty old PB store was still selling them at £269 and didn't really look around.
The PMR was an option, but I didn't see any thing that stood out and said "get this its the nuts".
I think I am leaning towards a 2nd hand Ego '05. Purely because it looks simple enough. I have a marker that runs on similar principals. I did look at something like a DM, but I am not sure I like the whole "closed system" thing. I'm a bit of a pessimist and expect that I will have problems and want to make sure I can recover in the shortest amount of time. Things like a burst in the chamber, rip the bolt out, run a fluffy through, replace bolt and play (when its real bad of course*).
Unless someone can convince me other wise on the whole closed up gun thing. With that said I did like the old Speed 04's since it was easy to get into is (than expected).
Dunno, maybe I am approaching this wrong, but hey I'm a little weird.
* Had ****ty paint that didn't fit through the centre of the barrel so, opened up but no paint showed before it all exploded in the barrel (8 balls at once)
Suns, any info on WHAT went wrong for you? Also striping a marker down is no big issue... I have done a total strip of my T1 on a field, re-assembled and enjoyed what time was left. IMO, if you have an issue on field with minor issues that a strip and clean can fix, and you walk off because of it, you don't know your marker and should find something simpler.
That said, I have actually veered away from the ION, this is not because of potential issues, I am a firm believer in you get out what you put in (look after the marker and it will look after you). It is purely because for £50 more the Epiphany is available. My trusty old PB store was still selling them at £269 and didn't really look around.
The PMR was an option, but I didn't see any thing that stood out and said "get this its the nuts".
I think I am leaning towards a 2nd hand Ego '05. Purely because it looks simple enough. I have a marker that runs on similar principals. I did look at something like a DM, but I am not sure I like the whole "closed system" thing. I'm a bit of a pessimist and expect that I will have problems and want to make sure I can recover in the shortest amount of time. Things like a burst in the chamber, rip the bolt out, run a fluffy through, replace bolt and play (when its real bad of course*).
Unless someone can convince me other wise on the whole closed up gun thing. With that said I did like the old Speed 04's since it was easy to get into is (than expected).
Dunno, maybe I am approaching this wrong, but hey I'm a little weird.
* Had ****ty paint that didn't fit through the centre of the barrel so, opened up but no paint showed before it all exploded in the barrel (8 balls at once)