| Pretty much all markers can be very reliable as long as they are maintained propperly. I used to owne a Piranha, which is pretty much the same thing as a Spyder. It was a rather reliable marker with maintance. I want to say it was about as reliable as my 98 Customs. I have also used a couple differant Spyders and had no issues with them.
Even with the legendary Tippmann reliability I have seen them go down and players have all kinds of issues with them through out the day. I found out the the players having constant issues with their Tippmans did not do anything to maintain them. The same goes for Spyders and even Ions.
The one advantage that Spyders have over Tippmanns is the compactness of a stacked tube blowback design. Also many Spyders these days are designed for a lower operationg pressure out of the box. This means less issues with liquid CO[sub]2[/sub] getting into the marker.
Tippmans on the other hand are great for players who want to go the mil-sim route. Of course you don't have to go the mil-sim route. However if you want a more compact design on a Tippmann you will have to get a drop forward. The other option for a compact design is to get an ASA that has the output on the side and reverse mount it.
What exactly is your friend wanting to do with a marker? If we knew what your friends intentions are in paintball we might be able to help you out a lot more. |