A Review of the Kingman Spyder MR2 Paintball Marker

If you play scenario ball or woodsball at all, eventuallylong periods of time. It is highly recommended to use
you may prefer a paintball marker that has a little bitcompressed air rather than CO2 as this will extend the
more realistic gun look than many of the markerslife of your marker and function much better in the
available. The Kingman Spyder MR2 is an excellentfield. Compressed air will also function much better in
choice for your first military style, electronic paintballthe long run if you are planning on firing very quickly.
marker. Spyders are known for their reliability andDesign - The MR2 is designed to fit ergonomically and
ease of use and maintenance. The MR2 is nobalance naturally in the shooting position. The marker is
exception, and combined with its hot looks it is a veryconstructed almost exclusively of metal and feels very
fun marker to use for any type of scenario play. Whilesolid when holding it. While some mil-sim replica
for some the MR2 is a bit bulky for speedball, othersmarkers feel very awkward when rigged up for
have used it with great success.paintball, the MR2 is the exception. The feel is very
Weight - The Spyder MR2 has a little more weight tonatural while maintaining an authentic look.
it and may take some getting used to if you've beenStock Barrel - The stock barrel included with the MR2
firing only ultra-light markers. If you are looking for ais decent, but many paintball players prefer to upgrade
marker with a more realistic heft to it, however, thethe barrel of a marker first. The MR2 includes a
MR2 is perfect.volumizing shroud which will limit the types of after
Ball Chopping - Most users of the MR2 have reportedmarket barrels you will be able to use with it as some
that out of the box, this Spyder has a tendency towill not fit appropriately. If you are planning on upgrading
chop balls. The problem here is that the original detentthe barrel, do a little research to make sure that your
that shipped with the MR2 doesn't work well at all withchoice will fit before purchasing it.
a force feed hopper. Either don't use a force feedOverall the Spyder MR2 is an excellent choice of
hopper or replace the stock detent as soon asmarker for woodsball and scenario ball. The sturdy
possible. Kingman has said they have fixed this issueconstruction holds up over time to the abuse that you
on newer MR2s - but if you are buying used or fromwill put your marker through on the field. Test out your
Ebay test it out before going to the field. The detent ismarker before heading out to the field, however, to
fairly simple to replace and will save you a lot ofmake sure you have the proper detent installed. If not,
hassle on the field.its a simple enough upgrade. For the cost, the Spyder
Reliability - The MR2 functions near flawlessly overMR2 is an excellent value.