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.

Along with SP1, EOS, and the Ion Xe, the Smart Parts Vibe was released and introduced in the market. Basically, the Vibe is a high quality, low cost paintball gun that was produced and manufactured by Smart Parts. This marker is very suitable for beginners in this field of recreation as well to recon players. Being a competitive marker for a low price, it is one great investment a player can get.

Design. The Vibe is one of the lightest and most quiet electropneumatic guns in the market. It weighs only about 1lb and 11oz with a length of 8.75 inches. Even with the tank and the barrel on it, one can comfortably control the marker.

The Vibe is equipped with a glass fiver reinforced nylon grip for its frame and the body which is basically more durable and harder compared to common plastics. 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. Instead of anti-chop eyes, this paintball gun has a low force bolt which almost prevents chopping. Moreover, it also accepts impulse threaded barrels.

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.

Most people think that using SP Vibe is costly because it eats up gas. Apparently, this is not true. Actually, the Vibe is air efficient. The main problem is, these people do not use and follow instructions carefully regarding the use various gases in the marker. Initially, the Vibe is set up to accept CO2. If you preferred using others, you need to open the grip and remove the battery. You need to put the battery back while pressing down the power button. You would know that it is now set to HPA mode when the button blinked twice. These are the simple steps - plain and easy to follow. So, if you want to use your gas efficiently, it is critical that you read manual. That's the purpose of it anyway.

Maintenance. One good aspect of its design is that the bolt is placed at the back making its cleaning and maintenance quite easy. One just needs to clean their gun regularly and lubricate them, especially after each game. You also need to ensure that your 9v batteries are charged properly. Also, do not forget to return all the parts in its proper places whenever you disassemble or open up your gun.

Upgrades. You may want to change and upgrade your circuit board to improve its rate of fire. You can also change its barrels with any Smart Parts barrel.

Advantages. The Smart Parts Vibe is one cheap gun with quality performance which is perfect for new players or even for those who are not. Costing you for only $140 to $150, it is one great deal you should not miss.

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