Manufactured by Smart Parts, the ion paintball gun is an electro-pneumatic paintball marker and is extremely upgradable. One can upgrade it to a competent woodsball marker and make it highly competitive in the fast-paced speedball tournaments we have these days by altering the ion paintball gun with the aftermarket parts available. The latest version of the ion paintball gun, the Ion XE, even has an in-built bolt -out-back (BOB) function.
Some of the prominent features of the ion paintball gun include a receiver with a hard-anodized breech and a hard-anodized firing chamber as well as powder-coated, die cast aluminum-made grip frame and ASA. Further, to minimize the number of “chopped” balls, the ion paintball gun has a Vision system and an infrared receiver and emitter on both sides of the chamber, thereby preventing the paintball gun from firing when the ball is not fully or properly loaded in the chamber.
Also, the plastic shell of the ion paintball gun is removable and is available in several colors. All you need to do to change the looks of your ion paintball gun is but an aftermarket body kit for the gun and replace the plastic shell.
Moreover, the ion paintball gun board comes in two versions, one or the US market and the other for the UK market. The US version has a red power LED and all firing modes and you can find many aftermarket boards to enjoy better control over the timing of the firing action. On the other hand, the currently available UK version has a green power LED and does not have the fully automatic or the burst firing modes.
Many versions of the ion paintball gun today boast of better performance at a lower cost and come with a pre-installed upgrade package. These are excellent markers for an amateur and can also be used as back up in tournaments; however, a serious player would not use them as his main marker. On the whole, the ion paintball gun is as good as a high-end marker can get at the price it is available for.
