Clone....Drone.... what's the difference?

[Target]

I'm thinking of getting one of them there fancy battery powered paintball shooty things.
I had and Angel A1 that I sold in 2012 after using it once. Preferred mech / pumps. I could get an Axe but for some reason I want a MacDev.

Looking around, there are not many for sale nor is there much info as to the differences between a Clone and a Drone. Nor the difference between a Dx Vx Drone 2 , 2s .
I want to stay below $300 .

Can someone school me on MacDev?

[Pumpytrilly1]

I think the drone 2 has a gas through grip frame. The drone has a normal gas reg. My drone is super nice though.

[BrickHaus]

I wanna say the drone was essentially a cheaper version of the drone to a degree? Like the Etek to the Ego of its time? No OLED option for sure if I recall. And some other stuff like composite frame?

I had a drone dx for a short while. It shot really well honestly. A teammate wanted to buy it from me, so needless to say, I sold it to em shortly after I acquired it, so I dont know a ton about em otherwise.

[Target]

That's what I was thinking ( Ego vs Etek).
I bought a Drone 2 this morning off of the MacDev FB group.

Let the games begin.

[dano_____]

Drone is a blow forward very similar to a dp g series, but with a larger shot chamber so lower pressure. I have had a couple and they are very nice and underrated shooters. Drone 2 is just the gas through version. A clone is a totally different operating system and much more complicated. They shoot very well and quiet, but have a lot of orings. They are more like a mix between a luxe and a dm with a valve that shuts off the air between shots to keep efficiency up.

[spikeball]

The Drone 2 needs a Low Pressure tank while Clones can handle full pressure. You'll be quite pleased with the Drone I think.

[Slow_Roast]

Does the the drone dx require a low pressure tank? I’m rebuilding mine from 2012 and only have a standard output HPA

[flyweightnate]

Clone was a Droid that was easier to tear down, IIRC.

[Davalos]

If you are going to get a clone, make sure it is VX. upgraded parts

[Super Nova]

I too have been curious about getting a macdev marker again but have been away from them for quite some time so don't know the difference between drone, drone dx, etc.

[Slow_Roast]

Edit: had a question about from dx, posted my own thread.

[Trbo323]

Just pulled my 2012 drone dx out of the closet and going to give it a whirl.

any advice from long term owners about parts/o rings wear down fastest?

has anybody tried the gold bolt series on the drone?

You're getting responses in the thread you made earlier today

Probably best to keep the discussion all in one spot rather than trying to spend it out

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[Slow_Roast]

Yeah I made the thread after posting this thinking it would likely get more eyeballs. I’ll try and delete this post?