180R Review: The Best Value In Paintball? 

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The 180R has moved the Gtek comfortably into the high-end category. Not only that, but it's easily a contender for the best paintball marker on the market right now.

I can't agree more. 180r is a great choice 💯

We really appreciate the videos Brad! I get excited when I see you release a new video. Thanks!

Keep making great vids Brad!

Just in terms of price comparison it’s insane how similar they are.

With DYE releasing the same backs but in even numbers. lol Great stuff for barrel consumers.

Thanks for the content and honest reviews!!!

Brad, I hope you one day decide to further your understanding of paintball marker function so that instead of just saying that, "this shoots smoother than that", you can explain *why*. That would be a much appreciated added dimension to your channel, as there are not enough *technical* channels in this realm. QT Paintball pretty much holds down that segment. FYI - operating pressure and its impact on feel and sound is vastly overblown. There's a lot more going on under the skin than that.

Grabbed my 180r two months ago. Still getting used to it. I love the way it shoots.

This is why PRML is my go to for gear reviews. Why? Honesty.

loved the review man. Love the verdict at the end lol. "its....really gud" .

😮 180r is a great option 😊

Thanks Brad !!

Appreciate the work and quality Brad.

i have shot a lot of guns and so far my favorite to shoot is geo 3.1 and cs2 just because they feel so nice and light and also are just dead accurate

My CS3 is a bit softer shooting but my 180R is damn close. It’s really just the difference of internal volume between the two.

Just picked it up. It’s awesome❤

I love my 180R! My first marker was an Etha 3, so it wasn’t hard to make the switch. I use it more than my AMP and TM40.

I gave buyers remorse on my Dye dls, so im thinking of selling it and getting either a cs3 or either the 180r or the dye dsr+ so these vids help somewhat...bc now all the high end and low high end/ upper mid level..all basically perform the same..love your vids dude

i LOVE how snappy the 180r sounds

Can you compare the 180r and the geo 4. Please ..

To be honest, I like my cs2, but the LV platform is my love wish it had a mech frame. But if I had to choose one, I like the shot of my viking best

Could you do some vintage reviews

I have a CS2 & an AMP. Considering picking up a 180R. I'm thinking about the infamous version, but if I spend $1,000+, I would just go ahead & grab a CS3 🤷‍♂️

Ahh new S63 barrel utilizing freak barrel system tech, but it's new guys!!

Looking at barrels for the 180R planet eclipse with a dye UL-I insert or hk lazr

I’ve owned both and I prefer the ergos on the cs3, I don’t think the cs3 should cost $650 more but I def like it slightly better

What high end tournament marker do you think is good for someone just starting to get into the tournament side of paintball?

Brad, personal gear question- are you using the 180r now as your main shooter instead of the Geo4 that you were shooting? Or at least, your last “my set-up” video was you shooting a geo4

Let’s hope you’re right, I just bought one I get it Friday lol

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I own a CS3 only difference between the 180r I’ve noticed is the CS3 has a better screen.

What camera are you using?

Etha 3 baby!

I just got to try out my cs3 and its the best thing Ive ever owned.

1:26 for sound comparison

Large hands as a personal problem lol!

Love all your videos sorry i called you a gen z lol i am new back to paintball after a 10 year break wish i never stoped so much fun. I appreciate all the videos i watched of yours to help me paintball literacy and know what i should buy going back in

I totally agree all these new PE markers shoot so good it's not funny ! PE is the way to go for a marker !

I’d say planet is the Meca of paintball right now. It offers everyone an excellent gun at all prices.

Shocker amp used best value

Ms actually does effect bolt speed. If im ready to fire the next shot before you are then my gun is faster and I can put paint out there before you can. Which means the gaps between balls is smaller. At 10.2 bps paintballs are shoulder width apart. Make the bolt faster and ready to fire, you put the balls closer together making that chance to slip through the gap lower.

The Etha 3m is the best paintball gun ever made. #comeatmebro

I think this is proof that more expensive is not better. The mid range at this point is up to par with the high end. We are basing everything nowadays on very minute metrics and things are becoming trivial. Go out and play with whatever marker you got!!

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I need a 180r

man for me spoolies are too smooth for Xball! everytime i use a luxe or Geo and switch to my old egoSL94 or ego CSL it just puts a smile on my face hearing that bolt and hearing that: ta ta ta ta sound is so Xball!

Take these opinions with a grain of salt , the shocker foregrip feels great and so does the 170 . I was out of paintball for 15+ yrs and recently got both of those guns and everything said about their front grips was just over exaggerated. It is an opinion but in my opinion the grips on shocker , 170 , 180, cs3 , lv are all great and feels great .

cS3 operating pressure on the bolt is lower so he's going to be a smoother bolt side, and it's adjustable so if you really hate the time and effort you can sweet spot that gun beautifully. 180 are has a slightly higher operating and it has one less point of adjustability. So realistically if you find that the 180 is shooting better than the CS3 it means you have to adjust the CS3 to get it where you want. It's like buying a really nice suit off the rack, or buying a suit from a tailor. If you don't have the tailor make the alterations to the suit is perfect for you you might as well just buy one off the rack. I've shot essentially all three of these guns, an out-of-the-box CS3, a properly tuned CS3, and a 180r. Four ninety-nine percent of players the 180r is perfect. Picking up the CS3 isn't just getting all the nice little features, it's also kind of require you to know how to utilize those features correctly and how to adjust them.

To me, who is an outsider to the paintball scene, all of these look the same to me. No hate please. I would love for you to explain it to me.

I won't be the first to say that marker technology feels like it has plataued. At least in the high end tournament scene. I don't feel like anyone is really innovating anymore.

Let’s goooo

Mask at 00:12 secs?

160r grip's better than 170&180r???? I think so has that banana style Brad keeps talkin bout

The difference between the super high end and the other high end markers is not worth the price difference. The CS series is just an overpriced Geo with a stupid badge. NOTHING really worth the extra $400 price tag. The 160/170/10 line is just a cheaper Geo. The performance difference isn't that much. When I played, the Geo 3.5 and the CS2 were not that different in performance.

180r looks SO much better.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Glad i got the LUXE TM40 instead of the CS3. Price difference and quality. Love the idea of Planet Eclipse but damn, this is a joke. Money well spent on the TM40.

these reviews arent reviews at all. cause it has boiled down to what is "smoother" "quieter" "less kick".

Idk i hate the cs3 gimme back my fat grips

its fast , its sleek , its boring and not very customisable dare you to get it wet or try to fix it 20 years from now