By: Blackrain
It’s always good to see Paintball change pace. Sometimes for good and sometimes for bad. Over the past few years the Paintball industry in my opinion has concentrated way to much on the big dollar markers and the big dollar players.
The rec player to me has seemed left behind. All that however has started to change. More and More people are heading back out to the woods. With the introduction of Milsim and all the cool gadgets that you can add on.
Yet there is always that one person out there that defies them all and refuses to change with times, although he must for a time. Yes it’s the pump player!
He’s the guy that doesn’t mind sitting and waiting for his target. Maybe he just wants to build his skill level. The brush and mud are his best friend.
Now there is a company along with others who have evolved for this person. That is Vendetta PB.
I received my Deluxe Pump kit from Paintball Ace.com. (Thanks for answering all the questions Mike). I was really excited when I got it. Upon opening the box, the contents looked as pictured.
It was a nice gill milled Delrin pump handle with Stainless Steel cocking rod, spring and the attaching pump guide hardware. I examined all items carefully and noticed no flaws. Vendetta really paid close attention to detail on this kit. The workmanship is awesome.
So now what to do with this kit. I had three projects going already. Well, why not just start another. So off to look for a deal and I found this nice AIM body at a local PB store.
I’m not really into the 15* ASA so I decided to change it up a little.
I had to rape my other three projects for parts ie frame, hammer.
Now that I was happy with internal choice and parts to be used, I was ready to attach the pump kit.
As you can see from the picture, it is well made. The threads show no sign of miss threading or flat spots. They have nice clean sharp edges as threads should. You will notice that the kit comes with two orings. The first oring seals the pump guide to the stabilizer and the second oring seals the stabilizer to the body. The oring grooves are very smooth and no sign of burs or machine marks.
The guide rod and stabilizer attach to the body via Cresent wrench. It has wrench flats milled into the guide body. This is a nice feature. This is what gets my money. Extra Features like this that are added and make the items user friendly. I did not use any thread tape or sealing compound. I had all the faith in the world that this kit would not leak. I was right!
Here is a nice picture of what it looks like attached. It went on very smooth by hand. I used the Wrech for the last bit of tightening to get a good seal. I added the recoil spring also.
Time to add the rest of the kit.
Let's take a look at the set up that was used for testing. There is no air system pictured. I did however use an HPA bottle with remote line for testing.
The pump action was VERY SMOOTH. I shot about 200 rounds thru the marker. I noticed no binding, side play. The pump was very stable. The side grooves were a nice added feature. I was able to maintain grip with out any slipping. I just wish that I had auto trigger to really test it out. 200 rounds take along time with single pump action lol. I also tried the pump without the recoil spring. I really didn’t like it as much.
One great feature I liked about the pump was the finger groove. This is the groove on the front. I had spoken with Mike at Paintball Ace and he mentioned this to me. I had to try it out. I was able to pump the marker with one finger. Just as smooth using the whole hand. This will be a nice feature for you mud eaters that like to snipe. It will give you a lower profile. The spring is also an excellent feature. Unlike the standard version, the recoil spring is to the out side of the pump and rides on the main guide.
The stabilizer also comes with a Stainless Steel stabilizer bar. Located at the lower portion of pump. This helps to prevent binding and rotational play.
It is very solid for such a tiny bar.
I was very happy with this product. It was well worth the buy. Although it looks familiar to other designs on the market, you really can’t beat the price and craftsmanship. I’m sure if the price were lower, more would be sold. Many people would think that the price is high, but they never figure in machining, programming and everything else in between. As everything in Paintball, competion is really what brings down prices. This pump kit will give just that.
I only had one down fall about this kit. I really like acrylic pump handles. As of this writing, the company did not have any. I’m sure that to keep up with players demands, some will be made.
I would recommend this kit to anyone that plays Pump. Compared to other kits,this one is just as good if not better.
