I've been using the Tippman US Army Alpha Black for about a full month now. and i must say its pretty great. Accuracy is, well, accurate. with the 10" barrel the balls go where you want it to go with now problem. over 60yds and you start to see the paintballs veer off. I'm planning to upgrade the barrel to a 12 or 14" but nothing longer than that. I have much success playing against speedballers(veterans and rookies) and in woods play the only downfall is that you have to wait for a certain distance to get successful frags, thus, the acquisition of a longer barrel. Dont get me wrong you can tag an opponent from long range but by the time u let off a well aimed shot, you'll need to hide from all the hail of painballs comin at you :-) . Which leads me to the next thing, I ordered Alpha Black that does not have the e-trigger. Although, this suits me fine, with that guys that i play with and against, it would be more useful for me to have the capabilities of 3-shot burst. But one things for sure, I do not get any chops, like the rest of the guys with their cyclone feeders and full-auto e-triggers. Its funny to see them complain. lol. I also like this marker cause it has a kick to it with every shot. I mean its nothing big, but enough. My fellow mates who test it out after using their markers always say "dang, yours has a lil' kick to it" :-D. Here's a plus or minus depending on your thoughts, the marker is louder than some other markers, e.g. (custom 98C, A-5, proto, spyder MKII) in woods play that could be a problem or an intimidation factor. 4lbs, so the marker does have some weight and i've recently purchased a remote to reduce that weight.
