| Kingman
Hammer Plus
PCRI Product Evaluation
from the 1994 Special Edition DESCRIPTION:
The Hammer Plus
is manufactured from light-weight aluminum externally (receiver, barrel exterior,
sight rail, frame, and Power Feed), with both stainless steel and brass
internals. The Hammer Plus weighs 30-ounces and is 19-inches in length.
The pump handle and grip assibly are plastic. The pump handle screws are
slotted and knurled for easy rioval. The 'field-strip' screws are also slotted
and include rubber o-rings (flush mount) for a tighter fit. The Power Feed
(welded to receiver) incorporates a feed plug (see Automag) that acts
as a secondary safety device when turned to close-off the feed chamber.
ACCURACY
PROCEDURE: With
a securely bench-mounted gun, we fire 200+ rounds of paint (eight
brands) at four target distances. At 100 & 125 feet, the target size
is 22" x 22". At 75 & 50 feet, the target size is reduced to 8" x 11".
All accuracy testing is performed indoors at 60 - 80 degrees (f). The gun
is re-sighted at each target distance change. For this accuracy test we used
RP Scherer (original), Marballizer, Zap Advantage, Nelson Precision, Proball,
68 ultra, Stinger, Bullseye and Zap 'Classic' paint.
Below are the results
of the accuracy bench-mount test.
| 125 feet
hits/shots
RP Scherer 72%
366/508
Marballizer 75%
152/203
Zap Advantage 62%
125/201
Nelson Precision 64%
140/218
Proball 71%
144/203
68 Ultra 61%
135/221
Stinger 65%
62/557
Bullseye 43%
92/214
Zap Classic 69%
139/201
overall 125 foot
ratio...
All Brands 65.51% 1655/2526
100 feet
RP Scherer 86%
443/515
Marballizer 81%
176/217
Zap Adv 60%
127/211
Nelson Prec 61%
123/202
Proball 80%
162/202
68 Ultra 69%
147/213
Stinger 59%
303/514
Bullseye 60%
119/199
Zap Classic 100%
305/305
overall 100 foot
ratio... |
All Brands 73.89%
1905/2578
75 feet
RP Scherer 63%
318/506
Marballizer 63%
128/203
Zap Adv 65%
131/202
Nelson Prec 69%
146/211
Proball 70%
153/219
68 Ultra 63%
137/218
Stinger 58%
293/505
Bullseye 57%
124/217
Zap Classic 65%
195/300
overall 75 foot
ratios...
All Brands 62.96%
1625/2581
50 feet
RP Scherer 96%
504/525
Marballizer 99%
214/216
Zap Advantage 90%
210/233
Nelson Precision 93%
189/203
Proball 98%
203/207
68 Ultra 89%
193/217
Stinger 91%
455/501
Bullseye 88%
184/209
Zap Classic 98%
302/308
overall 50 foot
ratios...
All Brands 93.69%
2454/2619 |
VELOCITY CONSISTENCY:
The Hammer Plus
held it's velocity within 10 feet per second using a regular (gas) C02 tank
(see chart this page).
MAINTENANCE OF
VELOCITY:
This test shows a gun's
ability to hold velocities during rapid fire situations.
1 shot 285 FPS
2 shots 288 FPS
3 shots 281 FPS
4 shots 289 FPS
5 shots 277 FPS
6 shots 281 FPS
10 shots 277 FPS
OBSERVATIONS:
The Hammer Plus
will give you excellent performance using a gas tank in warm weather, and
very good performance in the cold using a siphon tank. The short, smooth
pump stroke allows for a good rate of fire with average ball breakage. The
auto-trigger works well also. During slower firing almost no breakage occurs.
The adjustable bolt makes velocity alterations a breeze. The Power Feed systi
offers an additional safety, but does little else in performance areas.
At $159.00 retail, the
Hammer Plus from Kingmann International is an outstanding value, as a
field rental or personal gun. for the second year in a row Kingmann
International has one of the top three pump-guns available. The
Hammer Plus is a great gun at a great price, and our First
Runner-Up for "Pump-Gun of the Year". |
