PaintballX3 Magazine July 2014 Issue | Page 105

105 Gone is the ‘efficiency valve’ which acted as a mechanical QEV in the ‘12 design. The bolt itself is supported on both ends by a cage that encloses it, which ought to make the ‘14 more reliable and easier to maintain. At the tip of the bolt system is the Poly Breech Insert that has the gun’s detents and allows the eyes to look up into the breech. ous regulator. Drop off the cover and use pliers to gently unscrew the velocity adjuster from the reg’s body to drop the internals out for cleaning and lubing. Unlike the 2012 Vapor, the 2014 Vapor is designed to allow for high pressure input from the air system. The ASA looks similar to the previous part, but appears to have heavier duty internals and thicker o-rings. Electronically the 2014 Vapor uses a purpose built APE Gen 4 LED board, which uses Focused Depth Single Eye System mounted in the bottom of the breech. The system started life in military applications, spending time on the front of bombs as a sensor for a backup detonator. For this test, the lime green/black 2014 Vapor used an Immortal Air 68/4500 air system while I was using it, and a Guerilla Air 45/4500 air system while my wife used it. In deference to the various grades of Valken paint we used for the review, we used a DeadlyWind Null barrel with a .689 bore. We put a few shots through the stock barrel, and it shot very nice, but it was obvious the bore was too large for the paint we were using. Paint stuffing duties were handled by my venerable DYE Rotor, which refuses to die despite age and heavy use. As noted earlier, we used various grades of Valken paint, mainly Echo and Graffiti. The Focused Depth Single Eye System sits on a small board which screws into the bottom of the gun’s body. They are designed to counter breech bounce, and allow for tighter control by the gun’s board for the eye function. Since they’re in the bottom of the breech, there is no need for eye covers on the side of the body, which goes to keeping dirt and debris out of the gun. Looking around the rest of the ‘14 Vapor, the grips have a new look, and are quite a bit thinner than the ‘12 Vapor’s grips. Rather than milling the body of the inline regulator, the part is a plain round piece with a molded rubber grip that slips over it. It appears to be the same design as the ‘12 Vapor internally, and maintaining it is done the same way as the previWWW.PAINTBALLX3.COM