Max-D 6000 on Amazon.com

[Rook]

Max-D 6000's have made their way to the internet! Check it out here.

EDIT: Shoot. Just saw that this has already been pointed out on WWc. Well, at least it's on iSoaker now. :bm1000:



Edited By Rook on 1162079797

[SilentGuy]

Yeah, I was surprised when I first saw it, and it's good to know we're all kinda keeping tabs on sales online. I had pointed out that it's $20, I believe, so it's a great deal compared to what you might find nowadays. But I'd rather be seeing the MD5K for about $15 or so. I'd snap up at least five of them in a heartbeat.

[isoaker]

The MD6K is a good soaker. $20 is decent for a stock soaker of its calibre. Thanks for the posting!

[SilentGuy]

@ iSoaker.com: How would you compare the MD6K and the MD5K? As I've said before, I like the MD5K. And while one might normally think the separate PCs for the MD6K is better, you never really know. The 5000 is a perfect sidearm, light and small, with a laminated stream that has great range while using little water. I'd love to have one, and I'm just hoping the 6000 comes close...

[isoaker]

I still prefer separate PCs over pressurized reservoir soakers. The MD5K is a good soaker, but I'd rather use the slightly larger MD6K. I'm slightly biased against the MD5K, though, as I was annoyed to find that the ball in the front was not a real PC. Of course, I prefer the XP310 over the MD6K.

[SilentGuy]

Hmm...that's interesting. :p I guess that is a good point though...the MD5K has far too easy pumps. That's not inherently a bad thing, and it does highlight the ease and elegance of the soaker, but it could be a real bad boy if it had a wider pump. Perhaps that might be a useful mod...

I do like it more than my XP 270. I'm biased against my XP 270 because the lamination makes it seem like I drilled it to give it a turbulent shotgun blast. And also, its reservoir got cracked, and there's duct tape everywhere right now.

So I assumed that the XP 310 would be similar. I guess my XP 270 just has worse lamination than most of them, so maybe the XP series is better. But the MD6K still sounds like a great deal, and I just wish I could get two or so. I'll beg.

Thanks for the info, though.

[isoaker]

My preference of the XP310 over the MD6K is that while the MD6K has a bigger reservoir, the XP310 has larger PCs. See MD6K vs XP310 comparison. As such, with prepumping, one can generate more power from the XP310's PCs. The MD6K, though, feels like a more solid soaker, though. It's a toss up (but I was also a sucker for the colour combo of the XP310 and XP220).

[SilentGuy]

Nice points. Plus, thanks for linking to the specs comparison. I was feeling too lazy to even glance at the individual reviews!

Anyway, it does confirm my opinion that the MD has better range. Much, much better range. Which is a good enough selling point for me! Then again, you do have a good point about the PC size; it doesn't look like a big difference, but it probably does make a noticeable difference in practice.

Thanks for all the advice and stats. I really want one now...

[forestfighter7]

I would prefer the 6000 over the 5000, it has a pressure gauge, multiple nozzles(even if thet are hardly different at all :laugh: )and better range and velocity. The 5000 is definetly a nice gun though, good lamination and range, small, and a good side-arm.
Wow... I'll have to tell some of my team about that deal, we could use some better guns for those that still use my vaporizer... Thats a good deal, I like the 6000.

[SilentGuy]

IMO, the pressure gauge can often convince people to use poor soaking habits. Everybody should be using tap/pump, especially for air-pressure soakers, in order to keep their power/range/effectiveness up. The only time the pressure gauge should tell you anything you wouldn't have wanted to expect is when the pressure isn't at the maximum. In which case you're being told that your effectiveness is down, and you'll also be staring at the gauge. If you're looking at the reading in combat, then you're dead; and out of combat you should be pumping up the soaker.

Well, that was my own little tap/pump/no-pressure-gauge rant. But I do agree that it would be cool.

As I said, the only reason I'm kinda worried about the MD6K not living up to the MD5K is because the technology is different. But separate PC is not inherently worse than pressurized reservoir, and indeed most would argue that it's actually better. Plus, the selection of nozzles can't be too bad.

At any rate, here's the MD5K vs. MD6K comparison. (iSoaker, I'm not even going to bother asking how you set up the comparison system. Kudos.) The MD5K has the best level range due to higher stream speed, but the MD6K's big nozzles beat it for angled range. And both of them beat the XP 270/310, I believe, by far. And it's also interesting to note that the MD5K's single nozzle gets almost as much output as the MD6K's largest one--not a significant piece of info in itself, but it means that the other three nozzles are smaller. I probably wouldn't use them at all--except for an inevitable nozzle drill to the smallest.

Argh...I really, really want MD6Ks now. If you can, you should get as many as possible. They are definitely a good, cheap, and effective investment, especially for a whole team. I have the money, but not the permission...



Edited By SilentGuy on 1162264094

[WaterWolf]

Since I've had experience with both guns, I can tell you that the MD6K is a much better gun, with more modification options too, if thats the kind of thing your into. The one probolem with them, is the trigger breaks down after a few months, I did a trigger fix on mine.

[SilentGuy]

Hmm...interesting. Thanks for pointing out the potential trigger problem, if I get one or more I'll be sure to reinforce the trigger beforehand. Heck, I'm so paranoid about the CPS 4100's broken trigger that I'll reinforce every trigger that looks weak from the inside.