Smart Parts Ion Paintball Gun

Most paintball enthusiasts would agree that Smart Parts is one of the top companies in the world that manufacture high quality of paintball markers. They are famous for their reliable and durable low priced products.

The Ion paintball gun is an electropneumatic marker introduced and manufactured by Smart Parts. At the time of its release, most electropneumatic markers are too expensive for common players to afford. This model became suddenly popular not only of its low price but because of its high rate of fire.

Design. This paintball marker has a very simple design made from aluminum and an interchangeable body which is a new marker feature introduced by the Ion. It comes in 4 different colors - black, yellow and black, blue and black and red and black. These body shells are made from high quality materials giving the Ion a plastic look. Moreover, these shells are resistant to scratches and fading.

The Ion is quite light weighing only 2 lbs and 2 oz making it easier to control. Without the barrel, it has a length of 8.5 inches. Also, it comes with a 12-inch barrel, .45 grip, a two finger trigger, vertical feed and a low pressure regulator. You can choose from one of the four firing modes to suit your game play. These are the semiautomatic and rebound mode, which give a maximum firing rate of 17 bps, and the full automatic and three shot burst with 10 bps firing rate.

The Ion has break-beam eyes for anti-chopping. You can use either HPA or CO2 at an operating pressure of 140 to 200 psi. This paintball gun can perform 1000-1400 shots with a 68 cubic inch 45000 psi tank.

Batteries are so convenient for it uses 9 volt batteries wherein it enables you to shot 15,000 times. However, when you buy your gun, it does not include the charger. You can either buy one or just have an extra battery.

Advantages. The Ion paintball gun became so popular because of its several advantages. First, as I mentioned above, the gun is quite light. It is easy to handle and control which of course can enhance your performance in the battle field. Another good thing with the Ion is its stock barrel. It can be considered as one of the best stock barrels ever released. If you are planning to upgrade your Ion, this will be the last thing you need to change. Its break-beam is also good, as well as its regulator. Customizing your trigger is one of the best features introduced by the Ion. Most paintball gun triggers needs an experienced and skilled player to adjust it. In Ion, it is just a matter or turning a few screws. A high performance gun in an affordable price - it is definitely the best deal, right?

Cons. The on/off button is quite difficult to push that sometimes you cannot even tell whether you have it on or not. Second, using CO2 is not recommended at all as it tends to freeze the gun that can damage its internals and electronics. For this gun, it is better to use compressed air. This gun also uses the o-rings to secure the hopper, which is not versatile or effective at all, might as well use a clamping feed neck. The first Ion paintball gun was released in 2005. It was further improved and developed to address these problems and issues. It was on 2007 when Smart Parts released the new Ion model, the Ion XE.

You love to play paintball and want to target your opponents with wonderful equipments that make you effective and efficient as you play the game. You have ion paintball gun for this purpose. Or you may want to try ion xe.