Totally worth the 20 extra bucks for the bolt-out-back, though there aren't really any uprade bodies from other companies that i could find. If you keep the seals lubed shouldn't be any leaks. a QEV helped alot on air consumption and a blackheart board is a good upgrade. The BB eyes are a nice feature, with wicked fast loaders it's hard to know whether or not they really help.
The asa is stupid, i would have paid more money for a better one, easy instalation but still! and the trigger sucks!!!, who still uses that kind of trigger anyway, I put a cp sling on it and I didn't feel like i was shooting a cheap spyder. The feedneck is not too bad, I had to sand down my halo to get it to squeeze in because I didn't realize it used nxt threads and not ion threads, why......? never shot the stock barrel, but with dye precision it was very accurate, The orange unicorn nano bolt made air consuption, accuracy and speed better. A cp reg. didn't give a noticable difference, a litte more comfortable to hold. It looks kind of cheap but w/e, almost embarassing when someone pulls out their shocker.
It has worked great as a backup to my ego Sl8r, doesn't really see the competitive field but in practice it works nicely. Great value for a decent electroneumatic
I bought this marker this week and shot it down in my woods to get a feel for it. I loved it since the first shot. Today I took it to the local paint ball fields and played with it all day. I love the accuracy and rate of fire. I wish it looked more like the EOS but thats just personal reference. The trigger could be a little less touchy, I found myself "accidentally" firing because my fingers got to close to the trigger. The only difference between the XE and the plain ION is the "out-the-back" cleaning system. The out-the-back is simply 20 times easier than the old unsrew this-then that-then take this apart-clean it-then put it back together method. It is worth the 30 - 40 extra bucks.
This marker is fantastic! It came ready to pwn straight out of the box. It's very light, nimble, and consistent. The eyes work perfectly and I've never had any problems.
The only time I had an issue was when I set the dwell to what someone recommended on the internet (MY stupid mistake). It was easy to fix and a couple minutes later it was shooting GREAT. I've never had a problem with shoot-down (keep your bolt clean and well greased!!) on compressed air. I have a freak on it and it is damn accurate, even with $40/case cheap rec paint.
I've put a qev in it and it's so fast that sometimes I have to check to make sure I didn't accidentally put turn on ramping.
It's impossible to program without first reading the manual. It uses a series of flashes to indicate which mode is being changed, and you have to push the power button to "make a change". It's no problem with the manual, but kinda annoying for someone that hates instructions. :-D
Alright, were gonna start with some Pros for this gun. The new bold out back design gives quick and easy ability to clean. The speed it shoots as fast as most paintball fields let you shoot. Comfort, im a small kid, so i needed a drop on my XE but once i got one i cant stop holding it. Weight, it is very light weight. Some Cons are the piece of pile feedneck they got. looks like something viewloader would put on their guns. WTF o-rings. and the air consumption on this gun is pretty brutal.
this gun is great for beginers and people with a low budget also a great woods ball gun
pros- bob
relible
not very loud
acuricy is ok
price
cons- asa! is horable smart parts your ****ing stupid to put that asa on this gun i like the vibes asa better and it is a chepper gun
needs alot of ups to be a turnmate winning gun barrel, asa, feedneck, bolt, qev, and a board might be more
i do like this gun it is a great gun but if your going to git this gun plan on spending muney uping it
I just bought the ion xe, and it has 2 be the best gun i have ever bought. it is deffiently worth the money. only one bad thing the stock feed neck SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With a new board this could be the greatest gun ever.
plastic, need to upgrade every thing, not reliable
this gun is a very bad gun if you are playing speed ball almost everything on it is throw away i have a etek ego and that is 1000000000 times better i would never recomend this gun, rating from 1-10 i give it a 2
i had a choice between this and a proto slg i tho o gee well this one ist all plstic so lets try it .... THAT was the WORSE mistake i ever made!!!! i thought well this is supose to be a very reliable gun the first time i played with it chopped about 13 balls PATHETIC. this gun is heaver has a **** feed neck a **** barrell a **** asa and so on. like 215$$ for a pice of **** like i could have gotten this frome my cat. i recomend any other gun ovr this. and for 200$$ i could have had another gun that shoots 30 bps and o yea the trigger BLOWS after 2 months of this peace of **** i upgraded to a mini the best gun ive gotten yet... DO NOT BUY its a waste of moneyy and for anybuddy that has some1 tellin u that its good tell them to **** off!!!!!!!
O.k this is a good gun for beginners and beginners only. I have played for 5 years and have had this gun for almost a year and I have to list the pros and cons.
This is all the pros only 3
PROS:
.Small
.Compact
.Reasonably Priced
CONS:
.NO FEEDNECK you would think that when you spend 225$ for a paintball gun you would get a locking feedneck.
.Blows o-rings like no tomarrow almost every time you shoot it and it might not seem that way in the beginning but wait 3 months and it gets to be hell.
.You end up spending all of your time fixing it then playing with it, and I don't know about you but I would like palying with it then fixing it all the time.
.In order to make the gun lighter and make it shoot faster it takes upgrades and in the end add up all the upgarde prices and it will be more than the gun so really your getting ripped off so just buy another gun that is better like the proto slg for example its cheap and its way better.
.Heaviness is a factor with this gun. If you compare other guns that are cheaper this gun ways more than all of them.
.Bolt cover, if you take the bolt out and screw it back in and if the groves are not alined just right it will screw your gun up. Thats because the grooves are so friggin small and thats a 70$ issue if that happens.
.Hose, always leaks and if you are trying to save money you can't be taking this into the shop after every game you play.
.Regulator, holds extra air and you have to dry fire in order to get it all out and if you don't it will screw up your regulator seals and we all know how much a regulator is its like 70 for a custom products one.
That is my review of the ion xe, in this economy you have to try and save money and this is not a money saver. WORST GUN EVER SMART PARTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! WHAT WERE YOU GUISE THINKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
are the piece of pile feedneck they got. looks like something viewloader would put on their guns. WTF
o-rings. and the air consumption on this gun is pretty brutal.
i have a etek ego and that is 1000000000 times better i would never recomend this gun, rating from 1-10 i give it a 2
