Getting started in paintball can be somewhat overwhelming if you don't know much about the sport with so many choices in the under $100 price range for full gear sets. When I first started playing paintball I didn't really know anything about the sport except that I wanted something thats was going to work, be easy to maintain, and shoot well.
I purchased a Spyder Victor II that I still have today and that has always worked great for me. The Icon-X by 32 degrees is basically the same as the Victor II that I bought and is even made in the same factory just with a different name. The only difference in construction is that it uses standard screws, and has a better, longer lasting Autococker style ball detent.
Everything on the gun is straight forward, its has mechanical operation that shoots semi-auto up to around 8 balls per second. The double trigger its comes with has a great feel to it and allows you to shoot up into the faster ranges pretty easily. It also has a nice rubber fore grip to hold on to and give you the best stability when playing.
One of the great things about the Icon is its ease of maintenance. To maintain the gun all you have to do besides keeping it clean is just drop a few drops of paintball oil (Non-Corrosive to O-Rings) where you screw on the tank and fire some shots through it without the barrel and your gun will keep working in great shape. To get into the internals of the gun if you want to do a full cleaning of the insides is actually really easy as well, just one pin pulls out and all of the internals just slide out the back.
The Icon will accept all Spyder upgrades including new grip frames, bolts, and barrels the products for upgrades are already there for you.
With a price of only $39.95 for a reliable starter gun theres not a better gun for your money you can find out there. Full starter packs for the Icon will put you at about $70-80 for a Anti-fog mask, CO2 tank, and Gravity Hopper. Some upgrades to your first package could possibly be a Thermal mask, and a larger CO2 tank but either way your gonna have a great time playing with no troubles.
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