The Bob Long Vice is the new Generation 5 Intimidator. They 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.
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.
