Editing Smart Parts Ion (section)

=== Commercial adoption ===

The Ion became a commercially successful product for Smart Parts.

Its relatively low purchase price provided an alternative to more expensive electronic markers then used in tournament competition.

The marker incorporated electronic firing modes, a vertical regulator and Smart Parts' Vision anti-chop eye system as standard equipment.

The Ion also supported an extensive aftermarket industry, with manufacturers offering replacement bodies, bolts, triggers, regulators and electronic components.

A retrospective published by Paint Magazine reports that more than 100,000 Ions were sold within a year of its introduction.[2]