Should I buy an Impulse?

[Xecutiv3]

I need a backup gun for my T1 even tho it hasnt given me any problems yet, but from all the Nation threads i read about T1's, it will. I found this NEW Non-vision SP Impulse for $199, with a 12" Progressive barrel.
My questions are:
Is it a reliable gun?
Is it good for the money? (Given that its blind)

[geeZus]

Meh, its an Imp. Its big, its bulky, its outdated.

Progressives are stock barrels. An Ion would be 1000000000000x better and would probably replace your T1, since its better.

[phatphil]

G hit the big points. - Bulky - Heavy - Old

Not to mention the resale (or lack thereof) that Imp's are getting now, you are much better off picking up an Ion.

[DexGtr]

Imps died when the Ion came out.

[spydr]

they are good guns though when you upgrad them,so if you dont mind having a semi outdated gun go for it.

[TacTownKilla]

im gonna take the other side since other people havent...

I would think about buying a imp now as a back up just for the resale valve alone. With resale being so bad for the imp as it is now, its possible to find a nice upgraded imp with board,barrel,feedneck,pl body, etc for a decent price. For 300 dollars that you would spend on a ion with the ups that are pretty much needed, you could buy a very nice shooting imp. Not to mention that everyone has a ion now a days...But hey stock ions and protos are the same right? (kusa chat joke)

[geeZus]

He wants a stock non-vision Imp for $200. He said nothing about buying an upgraded one for cheap. Thats different.

[DRAGON]

Hmmmmm.....my Imp has:

Muti -Mode Functionality or Semi-Auto Only
Semi-Automatic Mode
3 Round Burst Mode
6 Round Burst Mode
Full-Automatic Mode
Safe/Edit Mode

Adjustable Rate of Fire
Ranges Between 1 and 30 Balls per Second - Affects All Firing Modes

Expanded Dwell Range
Ranges Between 1 and 20 Milliseconds
Adjustable in 0.25 Millisecond Increments

Adjustable Trigger Bounce Timer
Ranges Between 1 and 30 Milliseconds
Adjustable in .5 Millisecond Increments

1 Shot Buffer
Stores a single trigger pull up to 1/2 second before it is discarded

Faster Vision Eye Logic
Auto-calibration feature
Manually adjustable

As you can see, it's a bit outdated by the newer ramping type of markers, or is it? -

My Imp weighs 3.25lbs, just 4oz more than my Imagine......imagine that. If you're a tiny guy with thin arms I must admit, maybe something a bit lighter may a better choice -

Reliable? Absolutely.....I have yet to play a game with mine where it just didn't flawlessly shoot too much paint -

$199 aint too bad but I would get a different barrel -

Blind? It would work as well as any other marker that did not have ACE. If it cannot be fed at the rate your fingers are going, there is a chance of chopping. For an additional $59, I can hook you up with someone that will take your blind Imp and install an eye and all of the enhanced software stated above -

I would not trade my Imp for 2 Ions. No sense in downgrading. The Ion is a toy, the Imp is a legend -

[Xecutiv3]

Dragon, I dont know how you did it, but you sold me on the idea. If i got an Ion, I'd swap out everything except the internals, at least with the Impulse, all i need to change is the frame, feed neck, barrel, maybe reg, board, and trigger... thats like $400, but the Ion would require $500-600. No offense to the others, but the Ion is a dime a dozen, thanx all

[TacTownKilla]

Originally Posted by geeZus

He wants a stock non-vision Imp for $200. He said nothing about buying an upgraded one for cheap. Thats different.

My fault i didnt read it in detail that much, but yea buy used man. For 200 bucks you could buy a sick imp.