T4E HDX .68 Rubber Ball Shotgun

Type: Paintball Shotgun.
Manufacturer: Umarex.
Model: HDX .68 Paintball Shotgun.
Materials: Metal & Polymer.
Weight: 6.8 pounds (3.100 kg).
Barrel: 16.2 inches (411.5mm) Metal smooth bore.
Power Source: 2x12 gram CO2.
Action: Pump Action with Internal Magazine.
Ammo Type: .68 Caliber Paintball or Rubber Ball.
Ammo Capacity: 16 Rounds.
FPS: 250-360

Trigger Pull: The trigger pull on Umarex T4E HDX .68 Paintball Shotgun is a single action only trigger that requires the Pump Action to engage the trigger. Without working the pump the trigger is in the rear portion and does not operate until the Shotgun is pumped, then it pops forward and becomes active. At that point we would say it is fairy short and light, maybe with a little bit of friction but not bad overall. There is also a cross-bolt safety right behind the trigger making it easy to engage and disengage the safety.

Accuracy: Starting with the velocity portion of this video we used .68 caliber rubber balls which are not super heavy and not made out of a very hard rubber as you can squish them with your fingers fairly easily. We put 5 rounds through our chronograph after loading a pair of 12 gram CO2 cartriges into the CO2 chamber. The results averaged 206 fps which may seem slower than expected but they did hit our target pretty hard and actually knocked the cardboard backing right off of it. Each round was fairly consistent ranging from 203 to 210 fps. Moving on to the accuracy portion of this test we proceeded to shoot around 10 rounds into a fresh paper target setup 30 feet down range. Our target is basically an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper and our goal was to get all our shots onto the paper which we managed successfully. We would say most of the rounds all hit within about 5-6 inches of each other which for a Paintball Gun is very good! Keep in mind we were shooting using a seated position with the Umarex T4E HDX .68 Paintball Shotgun rested up front on a sand bag.

Build Quality: The build quality of the Umarex T4E HDX .68 Paintball Shotgun is very good since this Paintball Shotgun is made for military and law enforcement training use. It has a very good weight and feel to it and has metal parts where you would expect them including the receiver. If you picked this item up along with a real steel Shotgun it would be hard to tell or feel the difference at first inspection.

Realism: The Umarex T4E HDX .68 Paintball Shotgun as far as we know is not an exact replica of any specific Shotgun but it does look like what you would expect to see from a Tactical Styled Pump Action Shotgun. In terms of mechanical working parts everything does what it supposed to do and works as expected.

Pros:

• Expected fairly high fps power of 350+ with .68 caliber paintballs/rubber balls, a bit too high for your average paintball field but perhaps powerful enough to discourage an extruder?
• Lots of mounting option for accessories like a tac light, laser or other sighting option with its upper and lower picatinny rail setup.
• Quick CO2 pierce system so you can leave a CO2 in it ready to go any time with no worries about CO2 leaking out.
• Simple to use Cross Bolt Safety.
• Nice high capacity 16 round internal magazine.
• Dual CO2 offers more shots per CO2 change.
• Build quality feels really good, very solid, with lots of weight to it.
• Very intimidating looking, just that alone may scare off an intruder.

Cons:

• Need a tool to load rounds.
• Will not get lots of shots per dual CO2, around 70 or so but not bad.
• A bit on the large and bulky side.

Comments: We are not sure exactly what one would use this Paintball Rifle for but there are a few options. You could use it on the field but with everyone else using high capacity rapid fire Paintball Guns you might be Out Gunned to say the least unless of course everyone else was limited in some way to their ammo capacity and rate of fire. Again the Umarex T4E HDX .68 Paintball Shotgun could be used as a non lethal home defense option when combined with the right ammunition type like say some pepper balls? The look of this Shotgun is probably enough to make an intruder get the heck out but we would not count on it. No matter what you plan to use it for it is an awesome Paintball Airgun for sure but just be aware if is not going to be the cheapest option at around $450 Canadian.