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Evaluation
BruizerSemi-Auto from Nu-Line Industries
The Bruizer paintgun is manufactured and distributed by Nu-Line Industries
of Santa Fe Springs, California. The Bruizer paintgun line includes the Bruizer
Pro, the Sport, and the Patrol. The suggested retail price of the Bruizer
line of paintguns is between $199-$239. A tournament edition will be available
soon as well.
The Bruizer comes will all of the necessary tools for disassembly as well
as a feeder elbow, a thirteen month limited warranty, and an excellent owner's
manual.
Nu-Line Industries can be reached at 1-800-801-1234.
Design/Construction:
The gun we used for this evaluation was the Bruizer Pro. The Bruizer Pro
is nineteen inches in length and weighs three pounds. The main body (receiver),
barrel, sight rail, bottom-line adapter, and vertical adapter, are manufactured
from aluminum. The grip frame is made from a carbon fiber material. The Bruizer
also has a vertical foregrip/expansion chamber with a neoprene cover attached,
an external velocity adjuster, and a wide trigger shoe.
Internally the Bruizer is very similar to the Spyder, Illustrator, etc.,
using the bolt-over-hammer design and front air chamber/cup seal area. The
aluminum bolt has a venturi style head and contains four o-rings. The
striker/hammer is manufactured from stainless steel. The Bruizer is a very
well made paintgun.
Design/Construction rating (4)
Accuracy:
Procedure: With a securely bench mounted paintgun we fire 200+ rounds
of three different brands at four target distances. At 100 & 125 feet
the target size is 22" x 22". At 50 & 75 feet the target size is reduced
to 8" x 11". All accuracy testing is performed indoors at temperatures of
60-80 degrees (F). For this test we used RP Scherer Marballizer, Proball,
and Nelson Challenger paintballs.
At a target distance of 125 feet the Bruizer hit the mark at a rate of 42%
with Marballizer, 46% with Proball, and 42% for Challenger. At 100 feet the
ratios increased to 69% for Marballizer, 70% for Proball, and 63% for Nelson
Challenger.
The 75 foot ratios fell slightly to 60% for Marballizer and Proball, and
61% for Challenger. At 50 feet the ratios increased to 96% for Marballizer,
93% for Proball, and 95% for Challenger paintballs.
Accuracy rating (4)
Performance/Versatility:
The Bruizer paintgun used in this evaluation comes set up for bottom-line
C02. However setting the gun up for vertical-bottle C02 is a breeze. The
Bruizer uses the same bottom-line adapter as the Spyder as well.
The Bruizer is designed to run on gas C02 or high pressure, but is very tolerant
to liquid C02. We dry fired the Bruizer pointed at the ground until the gun
was completely frozen. With liquid C02 shooting out of the barrel the gun
fired without skipping a beat. We did the same test using a Spyder Compact
and an F-4 Illustrator and both double and triple fired occasionally. Because
the Bruizer is a very new paintgun, there are not many aftermarket accessories
yet available.
Velocity Consistency: All velocity consistency testing was done using gas
C02. Read from left to right.
A sample of what we found....
291 fps 287 fps 289 fps 289 fps 290 fps 292 fps 290 fps 289 fps 287 fps 288
fps 288 fps 291 fps
average fps 289 fps
low fps 287 fps (-2 fps)
high fps 292 fps (+3 fps)
Maintenance of Velocity shows a gun's ability to hold its velocity
during rapid firing.
1st shot 290 fps 10th shot 287 fps
1st shot 289 fps 10th shot 285 fps
1st shot 288 fps 10th shot 291 fps
1st shot 286 fps 25th shot 286 fps
Field Test: We field tested the Bruizer on several occasions using
both very experienced players and new walk-on players. Except for the occasional
ball break, we encountered no problems.
Ball Breakage: During accuracy testing we had two barrel ball breaks
in 2102 shots fired. We had about one ball break per 900 shots fired in field
testing the Bruizer. All ball breaks we encountered were in the barrel.
Air Efficiency: In 90 degree temps using a twenty-ounce C02 tank we
got 765 good shots per fill shooting between 285-295 feet per second.
Versatility rating (3)
Velocity consistency rating (4)
Maintenance of velocity rating (4)
Performance test rating (4)
Maintenance:
Like most Spyder-type paintguns complete cleaning requires removing a few
allen screws and one pin (if you need to remove the valve). The barrel unscrews
as does the power feed of the Bruizer.
Maintenance rating (4)
Price:
At just over $200, the Bruizer is priced in line with other comparable paintguns.
The Bruizer is an excellent value.
Price rating (3)
Conclusion:
The Bruizer is a very well made paintgun. It's light weight, nice looking,
and gives the user performance you might not expect for the money. This is
an outstanding mid-priced paintgun tailored made for the experienced walk-on
player, the new player, or for use as a field rental gun.
PCRI IS PLEASED TO AWARD THE BRUIZER FROM NU-LINE OUR FOUR STAR SEAL OF
QUALITY. |
