Bob Long Vice Gen 5 Intimidator Paintball Marker
Jan 06, 2020
The Bob Long Vice is the current flagship Generation 5 Intimidator. Bob Long intended the Vice to be the most feature rich paintball marker available for its price tag. Thus far, the Bob Long Vice has already defined itself as new phenomenon amongst paintball enthusiasts. The looks are gorgeous. The performance is stunning. There is no doubt the Vice is here to stay.
How it Works:
The Vice firing sequence
begins when the trigger is pulled activating the micro switch. If the
break-beam infrared LED eye system senses that a paintball is properly
staged in the breech, the motherboard energizes the solenoid coil
opening its valve. This volume of air travels through a passage where it
terminates at the back face of the ram. Next the ram is accelerated
forward by said volume of air carrying the bolt along with it. Then the
bolt pushes the staged paintball into firing position. Once the staged
paintball is in firing position the ram continues forward further
engaging the poppet shaft. The poppet valve is forced open. A blast of
air rushes from the primary air chamber through the poppet valve
housing. This air blast is redirected through the bolt toward the
paintball accelerating the ball to 300 FPS in less than 6 inches of
barrel length. During this process the solenoid coil has already been
de-energized redirecting a volume of air through another passage where
it terminates against the front face of the ram. Finally the ram is
accelerated backwards by this volume of air allowing the poppet valve to
close while carrying the bolt back to its open position. Now the
on-deck paintball will fall into the staged position and the firing
sequence may begin again.
What’s New and Innovative?
No
more front mounting block for the Generation 5 Intimidators. The inline
regulator receptacle has been combined with the grip frame to further
simplify this new platform. To keep the marker compact we have
incorporated the primary air chamber down into the forward grip frame
region to create the correct volume needed. The Generation 5 grip frame
has shed its clamshell roots to favor a thinner, lighter, less complex
design the width of a common 9 volt battery. We capped off our grip
frame overhaul with Marq Series compatible motherboard and grip panel
mounting points. Our new slimmer LPR features a new thread less mounting
design and more aesthetically completes the front end of our Gen 5
models. Each Vice utilizes our famous Leverlock Feed Neck for quick tool
less hopper swaps. Also included is our Gen 5 Pillow Bolt which more
softly contacts the paintball in the early stages of the firing
sequence. We have added a new spin to the already proven “push-push” ram
system. The rear portion of the ram is now guided by a bore in the
mainbody itself while the ram’s front portion is guided by a very unique
poppet housing, which doubles as a ridged stop to help control poppet
valve open time. Not only is the Vice 4C eye compatible but the original
finger style ball detents have been nixed in favor of the new Marq
inspired spring driven linear travel design.
Features: