Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Smart Parts Vibe Review

By Benedict Perez

The Smart Parts is a well known manufacturer of paintball guns and accessories. One of their latest design and edition is the Small Parts Vibe.

The Smart Parts Vibe is an inexpensive paintball marker that was produced and manufactured by the Smart Parts. It has been released at the time where SP1, Ion Xe and the EOS were introduced in the market. This marker is very suitable for beginners in this field of recreation as well to recon players. As the Vibe enables players to save money because of its low price, it also provides them a satisfaction with its performance.

This paintball market is a small electropneumatic gun with a nicely designed shape. It is quite light, weighing only 1lb and 11 oz, making it more comfortable and easy to manipulate. It has a length of 8.75 inches, without the barrel.

Along with the comfort, this paintball marker is not just made up of common plastics. It is made up of glass fiver reinforced nylon grip for the frame and the body making it more durable and harder compared to others. It has an aluminum receiver or bolt and is equipped with various firing modes. You can choose from a tournament lock semi auto, the 3-round burst, full-automatic firing mode or you may prefer a semi auto. It may not have an anti-chop eyes but its low force bolt nearly cancels chopping.

Performance. It may not be the fastest and the most accurate paintball gun available, but with its low price it surely gives a decent firing rate of a maximum of 11 bps. It works well with CO2, compressed air and nitrogen with an operating pressure of around 180 psi. To fully protect players from the dangers of liquid CO2, the Vibe is provided with Max Flow R Vertical Regulator.

Regarding your choice of gas source, it is critical that you have read all the instructions first especially if this is the first time you will be using this marker. When you buy it, the Vibe is set up to use CO2. If you want to use others such as compressed air, you will need to follow these simple instructions. First, you need to open the grip and remove the battery. Second, you need to return the battery inside while pushing down the power button. Third, make sure you will see that the button blinked twice. This tells you that it is now set to HPA mode. Failure to do this instruction will cost you your gas as the Vibe eats it. This is one reason why people think that the Vibe consumes so much gas well actually this paintball marker is quite a gas efficient when set properly.

Maintenance is quite easy. Since the bolt is placed at the back, cleaning and maintaining it is relatively hassle-free. Regular cleaning and lubricating are just the simple tasks that you always have to do. Also, you need to make sure that your 9v battery is charged properly and fully. In instances that you need to disassemble your gun, ensure that you have placed all the parts on its original place. This may take time but you have to guarantee yourself that no parts are left out.

Upgrades. Upgrading the circuit board could significantly increase its rate of fire. One can also change its barrels using any Smart Parts barrel.

Purchasing a gun for $140 to $150, it is one great deal you should not miss. Especially if you are an individual who is just starting out with the sport, the Vibe is suitable for you as it gives you a high quality of performance in a low price.

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