by Adrian on Wed Sep 22, 2004 4:52 pm
The Good:
Power, capacity, looks, range...if the 2700 were a real gun, it'd probably be banned, just cause it does its job so dang well.
The capacity on this thing is staggering. I'm gonna hazard a guess that it's got the highest capacity of any gun without a seperate tank. If not, it's gotta be close. Unless you're trigger happy, and have it set on 10x, you're not going to run out of water for a loooong time. The better part of a fight, I'd say.
The range is great too. 5x is in my experience, the farthest shooting nozzle, and if you get the drop on someone, you can hit them from far away, unless they're carrying equal or higher CPS weaponry.
The nozzle selection could've been better. Had this thing had the formidable 20x nozzle, it'd be the best all-around gun ever, period, end of story. As it is, it has a nozzle for range, an nozzle for water conservation, and a 10x nozzle that makes you feel like the water is exploding out of the gun. The 10x feels bigger than 10x. You can soak someone SO fast with this nozzle...
The Bad:
Even with the strap, the weight on the 2700 is cumbersome at best. I'm not a particulary big guy, and I imagine that for anyone much smaller than me, this gun would be unwieldy in the extreme. Even I have trouble with it some times, especially when running. The strap does help though. I wouldn't recommend looping it around your arm AND neck, just your arm. You'll be able to use it a lot easier that way.
The pump is kind of awkward too. The gun has a tendency to wobble in my hands while I'm pumping it. I'm guessing that has to do with the fact that the pump isn't tracked or guided in any way. You're not going to want to keep one hand on the pump while using the 2700, you're gonna want to put your non-trigger hand right up above the pump, behind the nozzles. You'll get better stabilization that way.
The Ugly:
I call this part "The Ugly" because I discuss design and cosmetic stuff here. Guns like this one make me wonder why I call it "The Ugly" and not "The Downright Awesome." I like the look of this gun, in both colorways, as shoe collectors would say. I know a lot of others hate the shape, but I think it looks cool. It probably has to do with the long ovoid barrel, I'm not sure. It looks hi-tech, but slightly organic.
A tracked pump would've made this gun great. I can easily imagine a 4100 style pump under the barrel...it could've been so awesome...
The Gun Cabinet:
I usually write these reviews out in my head before I ever type them up, and I put off typing this one because I couldn't think of a real gun to compare the 2700 to. It hit me this afternoon. The Browning Automatic Rifle, also known as the B.A.R. It's a wonder of gunsmithing technology, dreamed up on the workbench of the Mormon tinker John Moses Browning, who also invented the (nearly) century old Colt 1911 .45 handgun. Supposedly the B.A.R. is the greatest militia weapon of all time. Anyway, the reason I equate the two is due because of the size (they're both heavy) and they both are incredibly powerful weapons.
Overall:
With a 20x and tracked pump, this would've been incredible, as well as invincible. As it is, the 2700, is all-around powerful and aesthetically pleasing. The weight is a deterrent to smaller users, but average and bigger-than-average people should have no problems with it. If you see one of these GET IT!!!
I wrote a whole bunch of reviews in this style as sort of a gimmick for what I hoped would be the new AQT2 boards. Now that that project went belly up, I have about a dozen or so reviews...maybe I'll contribute post some here, or submit some to RAK's site.
Adrian :bm2700:
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