Stinger Paintball Designs - Paintball Hand Grips, Gun Racks, Accessories, Custom Back Plates, Painted Hopper Body Kits
First off I would like to say they have EXCELLENT customer service. I spoke with a person everytime I called. They were very friendly and answered all my questions.
I had spoken with Mark a while back about making grips for my ANS 90* frame. As I could not find anything that really fit the frame. Mark explained to me that Stinger could make the grip panels I was looking for.
For $35.00 this was just perfect for me.
We then got in a discussion about what picture I wanted for the grips. I was looking for something EVIL. However Mark was looking at something the same as the body print.
Mark said the body graphic was VERY BUSY and that anything else would just distract from the whole gun itself. He recommended using the same design. I took his word on this and I just let him do everything. I felt good enough that a quality job was going to be done and I would just leave it to the EXPERT when it came to the design,shade and overall appearance.
I called Oregon Hydrographic and asked Mike for permission to use the design. He allowed me to use it this ONE time for grips.
I then E-mailed Mark a copy of the design and then mailed the frame. Upon arrival, Tracy E-mailed me letting me know the frame arrived. I then called and asked for a time frame and Mark and I discussed the height and design of the grips. Since I wasn't going to use the ANS logo, Mark suggested to just cover the Logo indent.
How long did this take, don't ask. They may not be able to complete your grips in the same time they did mine. So we will leave it at that.
Today I received an E-mail (5 Nov. 08) that my frame was ready. They sent me my paypal invoice, and I paid as soon as I got near a computor.
Here is the result:
10 November 08
So I received the frame and grips today. I really looked at these closely for any flaws or rough areas. I did not find any noticable FLAWS
The edges were very smooth. I could not feel any roughness and all around the chamfer was clear of clouding.
The back was very smooth. Basically it's just a big sticker that is applied. I know there is more involved than it just being a sticker,but for trade secrets, Stinger could not send me process pictures for this review.
I totally understand their reasoning behind their decision.
So on with the pictures:
It Came well packaged. Everything was bubbled wrapped and surrounded by foam peanuts. This really made me take notice that they are a quality company by their packaging.
It shows they care for their customers items. I usually guage repeat business on packaging. The grips were also in a separate plastic bags with the fastners that are needed to attch the grips to the frame. Fastners were also in their own bag.
All layed out:
I tried to look for a scratch, and could not find one. It's just me being me lol. The face was very smooth. The graphic was straight and not crooked or at a slant. This made me very happy. This shows that care is taken and pride is taken in one's work.
The back side:
Again I tried to look for a flaw or a tiny scratch,and could not find either. By this time I'm really grining from ear to ear. QUALITY was all I could say to myself.
However I had to pass these on to my biggest critics, my Wife and my Mom. They closely inspected each item. They are a big part of all my reviews. If it's junk they will say without hesitation:D.
They were VERY PLEASED with the work and I have been given the OK to use Stinger again:D
Grips on frame:
Simple task people, they even give you instructions and the fastners. If you screw it up, you shouldn't been playing paintball. I'm not really into black fastners, so I will replace the grip screws with stainless steel fastners. That way they all match on my Paint slinger. It's nice that they give you fastners to begin with. It is a standard part of the grip process to provide the fastners.
Will I use Stinger Paintball Design again?
Well I have a few more frames that need panels made. I give them a 9-7/8 out of 10. This is my standard rating, because that's just me.
I would recommend Stinger to anyone I know. They are quality people with quality service.
I'm not a big name in paintball,however I felt I was treated as such.
They custom made me grips when no one else would and didn't try and blow me off by saying "We only do the popular frames, or We are only set up to do certain types of frames".
They could have charged me a large amount of cash, but they didn't. I felt it was a fair price for the work and design.
I wish the entire paintball industry would follow examples such as this. Customer care should be #1
So Tracy, Mark, expect more weird frames in the future from me and hopefully many others who read this review.
Later,
Blackrain
