[xPBxFREAKx]

Looks like someone is getting different results than MCB is.

http://www.paintballx3.com/feature/t...e-part-ii.html

[Malitov]

Hmm. I'd sure like to know the weight of that 50cal.

[PROTOTYPE_XERO]

I like how they failed to state what grade of Valken paint they used or how old it was. They carry an entire line from white box to top shelf. Seeing how badly it compared against many other brands of top shelf paint in multiple other videotaped tests it makes me a bit curious as to the quality.

If they want to be scientific they should use fresh paint from multiple manufacturers in both calibers from multiple guns in each caliber. This just reeks of an experiment with a manipulated control group to produce desired results. I'm starting to get insulted by all this "data" that assumes paintballers have no comprehension of scientific method or basic physics touting the virtues of .50 cal.

[flyingpootang]

Funny how there isn't a video to prove .50 is equal to or better than .68

[Malitov]

Several posts have been made on this website and paintballX3's stating that videos exist and will be released. John Amodea also stated that he never conducts tests without videos. If we see the video and its true then WOW. No video means paintballX3's credibility just went out the door.

[PROTOTYPE_XERO]

If they want ANY credibility whatsoever they need to expand beyond unspecified Valken paint for the control group, and maybe another brand of .50 paint as a test. They already blew most credibility by not using proper scientific methods, so it's just what they can salvage from this point on.

If you want to prove basic physics and multiple experiments which were better conducted wrong, you better have a LOT of data that you can prove is unmanipulated and repeatable.

[Dr.Phil.McGraw]

man.....

50 cal sure have alot of fanboy haters.

I was interested in 50 cal and cant wait to see someone at my field own one so I can play with it for a couple games.

[PROTOTYPE_XERO]

I don't hate .50 cal. I just want people to stop trying to dispute the laws of physics with the distance argument, and conduct a scientifically valid experiment to definitively prove the real benefits, should any exist.

All I've seen is .50 haters arguing the distance aspect, and .50 supporters (some of which are most certainly paid) to dispute it with rather flimsy "experiments". MCB is the closest to neutral I've seen, but that still didn't cover quite a wide enough range to sell me one way or the other.

Someone needs to do a large test with multiple brands of fresh paint in both calibers, out of multiple guns of each caliber. Videotape it. Then present all of the data statistically. Bam! The argument is over once and for all.

That is the only valid scientific way to do this, and G.I. Milsim should have run ALL these tests and presented ALL that data before they ever started with the advertising campaign about how .50 is better in every aspect. All that did was fuel the fire of the haters that actually understand simple physics and latched on to the blatant exaggeration of equal distance. I think that alone is enough that .50 cal will never be accepted. People knew that there was some dishonesty, or something shady in all those claims. That undermined the credibility of the entire campaign.

Instead, if people were shown REAL data in an UNBIASED test, they would have been more prone to weigh the pro's and con's instead of being so polarized. There's no arguing with the unbiased data. All this BS would have never happened. Maybe there are benefits to .50, but nobody has seen any data that supports any of those claims without an apparent spin, put out by a source that will obviously benefit from giving it a good review. The most unbiased data appears to show that it is inferior in most aspects, but has a relatively small sample size and a limited range of data.

I fully intend to give .50 a shot as soon as possible. I do believe there are some positive aspects to it, and want to find out for myself before I start throwing opinions around one way or another. If all else fails, I'll do all the tests myself and then present some completely unbiased data. Hell, I'd love to see .50 cal live up to the claims and revolutionize the sport. Carrying over 2000 rounds onto the field with a gun that can shoot them all off of one fill. Sign me up!

[pbplayyaaa]

50 cal sucks. were all staying with 68.

[John-PaintballX3]

We've been discussing the X3 .50 cal series in another forum. To get you caught up--we are doing a 4-5 part series. All of the questions that have been posed here are in the works, so hang in there a few weeks.

All of the testing is video-recorded so you'll be seeing those videos up in a few weeks as well. The next part of the series is coming November 12th. Feel free to ask any questions, make suggestions, etc.

John

[bigman1416]

John,

Do you think you'll reference some of the other testers (Carter/Paul and Punkworks, is Warpig doing something for this?) to kind of get a massive collective of non-industry/media types. I for one would like X3 to be the true king of media and content for paintball and I think it would be pretty impressive if you guys worked in-side your walls but also outside your walls so people can see a varied amount data, tests and results.

[John-PaintballX3]

We're always open to working with other people, media, etc. We've done that before. We don't intend for our testing and reporting to be the end-all, be-all, just to be used as another tool or point of reference. As I've stated before we have no horse in this race. Like everyone else out there, we're just curious to see how .50 cal stacks up to .68. Thanks.

[flyingpootang]

Originally Posted by John-PaintballX3

We're always open to working with other people, media, etc. As I've stated before we have no horse in this race. Like everyone else out there, we're just curious to see how .50 cal stacks up to .68. Thanks.

It would be end all if you and Carter can get together and do a test that is equal on both sides....

[orionz06]

Originally Posted by PROTOTYPE_XERO

I don't hate .50 cal. I just want people to stop trying to dispute the laws of physics with the distance argument, and conduct a scientifically valid experiment to definitively prove the real benefits, should any exist.

All I've seen is .50 haters arguing the distance aspect, and .50 supporters (some of which are most certainly paid) to dispute it with rather flimsy "experiments". MCB is the closest to neutral I've seen, but that still didn't cover quite a wide enough range to sell me one way or the other.

Someone needs to do a large test with multiple brands of fresh paint in both calibers, out of multiple guns of each caliber. Videotape it. Then present all of the data statistically. Bam! The argument is over once and for all.

That is the only valid scientific way to do this, and G.I. Milsim should have run ALL these tests and presented ALL that data before they ever started with the advertising campaign about how .50 is better in every aspect. All that did was fuel the fire of the haters that actually understand simple physics and latched on to the blatant exaggeration of equal distance. I think that alone is enough that .50 cal will never be accepted. People knew that there was some dishonesty, or something shady in all those claims. That undermined the credibility of the entire campaign.

Instead, if people were shown REAL data in an UNBIASED test, they would have been more prone to weigh the pro's and con's instead of being so polarized. There's no arguing with the unbiased data. All this BS would have never happened. Maybe there are benefits to .50, but nobody has seen any data that supports any of those claims without an apparent spin, put out by a source that will obviously benefit from giving it a good review. The most unbiased data appears to show that it is inferior in most aspects, but has a relatively small sample size and a limited range of data.

I fully intend to give .50 a shot as soon as possible. I do believe there are some positive aspects to it, and want to find out for myself before I start throwing opinions around one way or another. If all else fails, I'll do all the tests myself and then present some completely unbiased data. Hell, I'd love to see .50 cal live up to the claims and revolutionize the sport. Carrying over 2000 rounds onto the field with a gun that can shoot them all off of one fill. Sign me up!

are you implying that someone complete a product, then prove it? preposterous!

[jake55]

These test are basically completely the opposite of the only one other real test..