and lubing of six O-rings: The two O-rings on the regulator
pistons, the two for the rammer, and the two in the Morph
Valve. Adding to the ease of cleaning and low maintenance
is that the trigger drops easily out of the trigger guard
so that any paint that collects there is quickly and easily
cleaned. If you like taking your gun apart every night of an
event to inspect the O-rings for wear, to replace and lube
parts, this gun may rob you of that pride of service, as it’s
not needed.
quiet it is like a dream. It fits perfectly with any player.
The gun is efficient, accurate, and extremely small
but very durable. We here at Paintball.Media give this
marker two thumbs up—only because we only have
two thumbs.
Check back next month and we’ll have all of the field test
data for you.
Cleaning barrel breaks is another place where
stacked tubes have had the upper hand. There
is less paint breakage now, however broken
paint in guns will never disappear and paint
continues to get even more brittle. For a barrel
break, a spool gun has three options. First, shoot
it clean, the usual choice. Second, swab down
the barrel and pull paint back up through the
breach and if the barrel is attached, through the
barrel – then wipe as much paint off the swab
as you can, then put the dirty swab back down
into the breach. Third, take the engine out, then
clean and lube everything. With a stacked tube
gun you can clean it by simply removing the blot
and running the swap from the back. Therefore
you can clean a stacked tube gun many times
and still be able to fully clean a gun break.
Other more general items can be considered,
such as beauty, pride of ownership and customer
service. Beauty is a personal preference, but no
one would argue that it isn’t a great looking gun.
Pride of ownership: There can be little doubt
that Alien owners are uniquely loyal. Some
point to the especially high resale value of Alien
guns. Others claim unmatched accuracy. Value
is also appreciated. Some players like that the
company is small enough that you can call and
the designer and owner of the company often
answers the phone. Also, appreciated is that
you know that the answers to your questions are
from those that know the gun best.
Now as to the original claim, that measured
across the board the Deception is the best
blend of all the most desirable features.
The claim that this is the “Goldilocks gun”
is an understatement. This gun shoots so
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