T4E HDB Paintball Shotgun

Type: Paintball Shotgun.
Manufacturer: Umarex - T4E.
Model: Umarex T4E HDB.
Materials: Metal & Polymer.
Weight: 5.52 pounds (2.5 kg).
Barrel: 18.5 inches (470.5mm) Metal smooth bore.
Power Source: 1x12 gram CO2.
Action: Semi Auto DOA with Internal Magazine.
Ammo Type: .68 Caliber Paintball or Rubber Ball.
Ammo Capacity: 16 Rounds.
FPS: 220 claimed

Trigger Pull: The trigger pull on Umarex T4E HDB .68 Caliber Paintball Shotgun is basically a Double Action Only Trigger as there is no blowback or way in which to preload a hammer or striker system. So basically your finger does all the work so the trigger pull is I would say about medium length and about medium pull. It does works just fine for fairly rapid follow up shooting. Each pull of the trigger also extends a rear breach-like tube that seals off the CO2 from the internal magazine or there would be a lot of CO2 leakage.

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. Our results averaged 176fps which may seem slower than expected but they did hit our target pretty hard pulling the paper in with them. Each round was fairly consistent ranging from 167 to 182 fps trailing off a bit after each shot which is expected. Moving on to the accuracy portion for the Umarex T4E HDB .68 Caliber Paintball Shotgun, we proceeded to shoot around 10 rounds into our fresh paper target setup 30 feet down range. Our target is basically an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper and our goal was ot get all our shots onto the paper which we easily managed. We were impressed with the grouping from the Umarex T4E HDB .68 Caliber Paintball Shotgun as it performed better than most Paintball guns using rubber balls. The shot placement was a bit lower than we were aiming but all the rounds where within we would say 4-5 inches of each other with no real outliers in the grouping.

Build Quality: The build quality of the Umarex T4E HDB .68 Caliber Paintball Shotgun is really good for the lower price of this unit compared to other higher priced T4E products, you will get a pretty much all plastic outer shell. That said there is still a fair amount of metal in this PaintBall Shotgun including the barrel, internal magazine, sights, trigger, sling mounts and some internal parts. All in all the Umarex T4E HDB .68 Caliber Paintball Shotgun has a good weight and feel to it with nice fit and finish.

Realism: The Umarex T4E HDB .68 Caliber 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 Pistol Grip Tactical Styled Shotgun. In terms of mechanical working parts everything does what it supposed to do and works as expected.

Pros:

• Accuracy was really good, probably my tightest grouping so far to date with a Paintball Gun shooting at 30 feet away.
• Lots of mounting option for accessories like a tac light, laser or other sighting option with it’s top and side picatinny rail and M-LOK 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 over time.
• Simple to use Cross Bolt Safety.
• Nice high capacity super easy to load 16 round magazines.
• Ambidextrous sling mountain points.
• Low cost for what you get compared to other Umarex /T4E products.
• Build quality feels pretty good considering it is a much lower cost than other T4E rifles/shotguns.
• Looks very intimidating.

Cons:

• Mostly plastic external build.
• Sights are not adjustable.
• Will not get lots of shots per single CO2.
• No rear stock so will not be as accurate using a non-rested shooting posting.

Comments: The Umarex T4E HDB .68 Caliber Paintball Shotgun is a well built and decent performing Paintball Shotgun and for the price you do get a lot of gun for your money. In some ways it even outperforms the HDX in our books including lower price, ease to load, quicker follow shots being semi auto, more compact size and even accuracy was better with the Umarex T4E HDB .68 Caliber Paintball Shotgun. So if you’re on a budget, don’t feel like you are compromising at all here, you are getting a really good Paintball Shotgun solution!