| I've played paintball for years, and with 8 years of | | | | was. It was much smaller than I had anticipated, but in |
| paintball under my belt, I felt the desire to own a | | | | a good way! It was lightweight and transferred easily |
| flawless paintball gun. See... I've shot everything from | | | | from my right to left hand, and the trigger was the |
| Ego's to the reclusive War Machine Assualt 80, and | | | | perfect pull. At that point I didn't even need to shoot it |
| had yet to find an ultra-reliable paintball gun for my | | | | to be happy, but hey... I don't know anyone that can |
| collection. | | | | resist shooting a new paintball marker. |
| Fully electronic paintball markers are great and all, but | | | | In essence, the ICE Epic opperates like a pellet gun. |
| the constant stress induced by fear of firing the gun | | | | Just a couple of moving parts, and none that push or |
| by breathing on the trigger, issues with the solinoid, the | | | | move the ball into the barrel, which makes this marker |
| feeling that I had to constantly upgrade to keep up with | | | | unique. The regulator is easy to operate, and it comes |
| other players, and the fear of it breaking after dropping | | | | built into the grip of the Epic. Just turn it in, add your air |
| it was all too much for me. Don't get me wrong, I love | | | | source, and back out the allen key until you hear a |
| to shoot streams of paint at opposing enemies, but | | | | "piff." Its as easy as that, and you just keep turning the |
| when all is said and done and the day is over, I'd rather | | | | allen key if you need to turn the velocity down. |
| have money left over to come back the next day. So | | | | In all my years of owning an ICE Epic, I have never |
| I set out on a quest to find a fast mechanical paintball | | | | had any problems with it and have had very few ball |
| marker that would never fail me (because time is | | | | breaks. Its gone through scenarios, a couple of |
| valuable to me). | | | | tournaments, and a lot of recreational play, and has yet |
| Ever since I first started paintball (with a slingshot that | | | | to fail me. It fires quickly, quietly, and can spit out rounds |
| is...), I had always kept an eye on Insight Component | | | | as fast as an automag or souped up autococker. Just |
| Engineering, the creator of the Epic paintball marker. | | | | to give you an idea of how fast it shoots, I've easily |
| What caught my eye about this marker was it's unique | | | | been able to outshoot my 12vlt revolution hopper. |
| trap door technology. I was amazed at how simple the | | | | All in all, the ICE Epic is a great paintball marker. It has a |
| gun worked, but put off by the price tag, which was | | | | unique design, simple mechanism, and awesome |
| $450 at the time. I decided that if it ever lowered I | | | | speed. If you are looking for a reliable paintball marker, |
| would make the investment and purchase one. It | | | | or just one that will turn heads at paintball fields, then I |
| wasn't until a couple years ago (2004) that they finally | | | | highly recommend the ICE Epic. Its a gun that |
| lowered the price to $350, which was good enough | | | | compliments my playing style, sparks up discussions at |
| for me. After a couple weeks of waiting my ICE Epic | | | | the field, and requires hardly any maintenance, what |
| finally arrived, and after opening the box I was | | | | more could I ask for? |
| immediately struck with suprise at how small the Epic | | | | |