Your views on the Ion

[Suns]

So... without losing sight of the original question...

Suitable for someone who is literally just getting into the sport? I am talking about the out of the box Ion..

 

[cookie_834]

no. put it to a poll. ull get no

 

[SteRoberts]

So... without losing sight of the original question...

Suitable for someone who is literally just getting into the sport? I am talking about the out of the box Ion..

Yes it is

Let them hold it beforehand first, the duckbill on it can be annoying, as can the feedneck

Lets not let this get to 12 pages of ion hate again

 

[MCBrawler]

hell no, you buy it at RRP of £150 it then have to spend £150 on ups to make it a decent gun to use in a tournement were you might as well spend £300 on a second hand angel or ego.

 

[SteRoberts]

a £22 feedneck and £23 on / off is hardly £150 worth of upgrades

Anything else is stuff you would have to buy on ANY other gun, such as barrel, air tank, hopper, barrel socks made from gold etc ..

Now im off, and im not posting in this thread again, so you can all say what you will ... and you will.

 

[KitsuneAndy]

So... without losing sight of the original question...

Suitable for someone who is literally just getting into the sport? I am talking about the out of the box Ion..

Yes.

But they'll probably want to either upgrade the Ion itself or upgrade to a better marker in time. But for the price, it is a very good buy for a starter marker.

I would say that the PMR and MINI are both better 'starter' markers but only if the budget can stretch that far.

 

[flyingFatman]

duckbill, feedneck, trigger, barrel, QEV all need to be replaced

 

[Big Mac]

Yes.

But they'll probably want to either upgrade the Ion itself or upgrade to a better marker in time. But for the price, it is a very good buy for a starter marker.

I would say that the PMR and MINI are both better 'starter' markers but only if the budget can stretch that far.

if you can spare £140ish you can pick up an 05 speed, or stretch a bit further and maybe an 06 - both are lovely markers, easy maintenance on the heavy side compared to pmr, mini and ion but they are amazingly efficient and extremley simple maintenance

 

[KitsuneAndy]

if you can spare £140ish you can pick up an 05 speed, or stretch a bit further and maybe an 06 - both are lovely markers, easy maintenance on the heavy side compared to pmr, mini and ion but they are amazingly efficient and extremley simple maintenance

Agreed, but assumed we were only talking about buying *new*.

Speed 05's are fantastic markers, you can also pick up PM5's for under £150.

 

[Suns]

I guess we're talking about brand new direct from smart parts... or even if you bought it standard from here for about £80.

To be honest I couldnt complain about paying £80 for a backup marker, then putting a q-lock and drop forward + asa on it. That sounds good.

For a new person looking to get into paintballing, not the Ion. Second hand Ego 05, DM5, something along those lines, or an Epiphany seems more suitable.

Thanks for posting though, good to see everyone's views. Certainly very mixed.