Goblin Deuce

Ran out of paint in the middle of battle and you can hear someone about to run up and flank you? Need a one-time side arm that can enable you to trade shots with the one doing the flanking or, better yet, try to eliminate him and survive? Look no further than the Goblin Deuce.

Think smaller version of a sawed off shotgun. Able to fire two rounds from each of its two barrels. Or one at a time, your call. This marker has saved me from elimination a couple times. Because it is one of the lightest markers out there, you can freely maneuver to snap someone out at closer distances unlike traditional pistols. And since it can fire both rounds from its barrels, you have twice the chance of landing a hit at close range.

One thing about this marker that I have a problem with is the holster it comes with. It’s only for right handed individuals. They do not have a left-handed holster for it. It’s a little frustrating to have to twist your left hand a certain way to get a grip on the handle and be able to use it in conjunction with, let’s say, a Tippmann TipX. There are no custom holsters for this marker unless you can find one at a local gun store. I’ve tried and could not find one. I honestly wanted to mount this on the back of my left shoulder.

Now for those of you who think you can just load this thing with two paintballs, fire then reload, repeat, I have some bad news. The cartridge takes enough CO2 to fire one shot per cartridge. That means once you use one cartridge, you have to use another one that has air in it. So you’ll have to have more cartridges than the ones it came with (I bought 4 extra). Each cartridge has to be individually filled using the adapter that comes with the marker. Slide a paintball on the underside of one of the sleeves, use the cartridge to push the paintball further into the sleeve, load in the barrel, and you’re ready.

I’ve tried using HP air on the cartridges, but it wasn’t really effective. CO2 is the prime source of propulsion for this marker. That’s a con for me because some fields charge per fill when it comes to CO2. So instead of having just one type of tank, I need a CO2 tank to use this to its full potential.

There’s no velocity adjustment for this marker since the air is in the cartridges themselves. So it will depend on whether or not you’ve maxed out the air in those small things for it to fire up to 270 fps. I’ve had mine chronoed to 255, nothing higher. It’s good enough for close range. The cartridges hold the air for a couple hours before you notice a significant decrease in its velocity. Pretty good for a small thing.

You’ll be happy to know that this marker is easy to maintain. Not much in terms of parts for you to maintain. The one with the most parts are the cartridges if you disassemble it, which you should not really need to. Other than those minor complaints, I have no problem with this marker. It does what it is intended for: a one-time launcher. You either hit or miss a close range shot. You won’t have enough time to reload when the enemy catches on to you.

So if you need something like a “last chance” type weapon, the Goblin Deuce is for you. It’s light, barely noticeable when you carry it around, and fun to use. It’s definitely one of those markers that you have to do a celebratory yell after eliminating anyone with it.

I’m done.

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