Paintball Magazine July 2018 Issue | Page 83

trigger on a roller bearing that fires the CVO via a roller-actuated pilot valve, the end-result of all these hyphenated terms and technical words is a mechanical marker with a smooth, crisp and responsive trigger pull allowing for consistent and competitive rates of fire, consistent velocity and a quiet, accurate shot ideal for mechanical tournament play. more natural. The marker functioned well with all the motorized hoppers we tried and no ball breaks or chops occurred through thousands of shots put downrange, thanks in no small part to the marker’s low pressure operation and consistent trigger pull. Rates of fire were recorded at and around ten shots per second making the marker competitive with anything in the mechanical world and On the field the Shocker CVO is a joy to handle no player felt outgunned when facing off and play paintball with. The trigger pull is against opponents, even against players quick to master and allows the shooter to shooting fast electronic markers. keep a consistent and steady stream of paint downrange when required and the marker’s Bottom line: the Shocker CVO is an consistent velocity and quiet accuracy allow impressive mechanical paintball gun ideal for a player to creep or crawl through the woods, any serious paintball player whether they’re find their spot and make a shot without the used to a battery-powered marker or not. fear of immediately giving away their hard- Offering the fit, finish and performance of earned position. The balance and overall feel a top-end tournament paintball marker and and handling of the marker are ideal with the an adjustable, impressive trigger system, the comfortable foregrip set well forward from CVO is a must see, and more importantly the trigger guard for stability and the bottle a must-shoot, for any player serious about adapter makes a setup with a 68 bottle ideal their mechanical paintball. The only warning for most players to shoulder. Larger players is once you shoot one, you may not want to with longer arms may want to consider a hand it back! larger bottle to make shouldering easier and www.paintball.media 083