DM5-still good?

[olympus]

Hey all I'm new to the site and am getting into speedball.
I am looking at buying a cheap DM5 for 215 euro.
I was wondering is it still a good high end marker or has its shelf life expired?
I have looked up reviews and hear good things but there from years ago,
Is the marker still able to compete with newer high end markers or is it to old?
Should I buy the DM5 or go with another marker?
Thanks.
~Olympus

 

[Silky]

still a good gun
theres smaller and lighter out there but for the money its a great shooter

for around that price u could get a dm6 tho

 

[Bob]

They still rock and roll. One of my team mates was shooting a DM5 all day sunday, no break and no problems. You get alot of bang for your buck with them.

 

[arg1271]

I've still got and use my old DM4, dropped a lucky chip in there and it mixes with the best of them and can be set so that it's 12bps legal, bit bigger and heavier than today's top end stuff but perfectly useable.

 

[M600]

dm8 is only smaller and lighter than the dm5, and some minor changes like eye plates removed

 

[DYE Europe]

There are deffinately some huge improvements with the newer DM's over the DM5, however good of a gun that it still is.
M600- The 'minor change' that you mention of not needing eye plates is an industry first, along with the Ultralite frames, self cleaning enclosed eye pipe/detent carrier and reach trigger as found on the DM9.
The DM5 will still shoot incredible well like it did in 2005, helping Trauma win the NXL championship back then.
As every year passes, new designs, features and upgrades that have come with the newer DM's have helped to increase performance at all levels.
Hope that explains things a little further.

Best regards,

Tommy

 

[olympus]

Thanks alot guys but I've just realised its a Shocktech DM5
Whats the difference?Is it still maid by DYE?
I looks a lot bigger than a Dye DM5

Sorry for confusiion
Comments appreciated.

 

[Bob]

Its a milled DM5, I have a shocktech DM5 and they are lighter than stock DM5's. Its the milling, lack of FRM, trigger that are the main changes.

 

[olympus]

FRM?
Care to explain?

So the socktech is a slightly better version of the dm5?

 

[Lump]

FRM?
Care to explain?

So the socktech is a slightly better version of the dm5?

its a massive improvement on the stock DM5 who is selling it and where ?