| If you play scenario ball or woodsball at all, eventually | | | | long periods of time. It is highly recommended to use |
| you may prefer a paintball marker that has a little bit | | | | compressed air rather than CO2 as this will extend the |
| more realistic gun look than many of the markers | | | | life of your marker and function much better in the |
| available. The Kingman Spyder MR2 is an excellent | | | | field. Compressed air will also function much better in |
| choice for your first military style, electronic paintball | | | | the long run if you are planning on firing very quickly. |
| marker. Spyders are known for their reliability and | | | | Design - The MR2 is designed to fit ergonomically and |
| ease of use and maintenance. The MR2 is no | | | | balance naturally in the shooting position. The marker is |
| exception, and combined with its hot looks it is a very | | | | constructed almost exclusively of metal and feels very |
| fun marker to use for any type of scenario play. While | | | | solid when holding it. While some mil-sim replica |
| for some the MR2 is a bit bulky for speedball, others | | | | markers 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 to | | | | natural while maintaining an authentic look. |
| it and may take some getting used to if you've been | | | | Stock Barrel - The stock barrel included with the MR2 |
| firing only ultra-light markers. If you are looking for a | | | | is decent, but many paintball players prefer to upgrade |
| marker with a more realistic heft to it, however, the | | | | the 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 reported | | | | market barrels you will be able to use with it as some |
| that out of the box, this Spyder has a tendency to | | | | will not fit appropriately. If you are planning on upgrading |
| chop balls. The problem here is that the original detent | | | | the barrel, do a little research to make sure that your |
| that shipped with the MR2 doesn't work well at all with | | | | choice will fit before purchasing it. |
| a force feed hopper. Either don't use a force feed | | | | Overall the Spyder MR2 is an excellent choice of |
| hopper or replace the stock detent as soon as | | | | marker for woodsball and scenario ball. The sturdy |
| possible. Kingman has said they have fixed this issue | | | | construction holds up over time to the abuse that you |
| on newer MR2s - but if you are buying used or from | | | | will put your marker through on the field. Test out your |
| Ebay test it out before going to the field. The detent is | | | | marker before heading out to the field, however, to |
| fairly simple to replace and will save you a lot of | | | | make 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 over | | | | MR2 is an excellent value. |