Paintballers...

[Golfer]

Angel = High end electronic marker.  Many many many NPPL tourney players use them.  I never saw the reason to have one.  I was low on the totem pole of markers with my basically stock autococker but I could still hit them as well as they could hit me.

Didn't see many cockers on the circut for the short time I played.

The cocker is a good marker as long as its timed and tuned.  They are built stock now a lot better than when they first came out, and after 1999 or so there are very few timing issues due to the threaded rod to the 4way valve and a number of upgraded bits.

I simply neglect mine now and it seems the less you use it, the more it doesn't run right.  sigh.

Anyone wanna buy a cocker?  As is-$300.

[Hawklore]

For $300.00, actually a bit more..

You could get into WWII reenacting, reenacting Russian..

Or for less then $300.00 you could do French Resistance/partisan

[SunKing]

Originally posted by Hawklore
For $300.00, actually a bit more..

You could get into WWII reenacting, reenacting Russian..

Or for less then $300.00 you could do French Resistance/partisan

nice hijack try, this is a paintball thread.

[XNachoX]

Originally posted by Hawklore
For $300.00, actually a bit more..

You could get into WWII reenacting, reenacting Russian..

Or for less then $300.00 you could do French Resistance/partisan

LIGHTNING BOLT! LIGHTNING BOLT!:D

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by SunKing
Tippman's are POS avoid em... break in with a Spider at least.

I have yet to see a Spyder last the entire day of paintballing without a problem.  Good troll though.  

Karaya

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by RTStuka
Back in my paintballer days I played against a team of guys who all shot angels. This was back in the day when the nitro gear was just coming out so alot of amateur teams like mine still shot spyder TLs and guns like that.
  Well we went up agaisnt some Angels and I gotta tell you the fire power was amazing. They would pin us down and we couldnt move. Now this was like 10 years ago so im sure that things have changed quite a bit but ive been out of the scene for about that long so I dont know what the guns are like today.
  If they are anything like they use to be they are worth the money.

I did the "unthinkable" to someone using an Automatic (Illustrator).  I would take my "inferior" Tippmann 68 carbine.   I ran the moron (who was fresh out of Marine Corps boot camp) out of ammo.   He surrendered.   All I did was point my marker in the air on the opposite side of the ridge, he'd release a chitstorm of paint.  I lost maybe 80 paintballs to his 450.   Underdogs win often in Paintball with brainpower against the "Favorites" and their firepower.

Karaya

[Estes]

I have a couple guns. An Oracle, an 03 cocker and an Angel A4 Fly.

[Steve]

I'm old and slow.  I make sure I bunker someone every time I play.  People make a big deal out of balls per second..... there really is more to it than that.

[indy007]

Tippman's are nice for noobies. You can hammer nails with them, dunk it in mud, spray it off, and keep playing.

Spyders are good for noobies too. I like the way they feel better than the Tippman's, but that's just my opinion. Had one back in '98 when there was only 3 versions of it Wish I'd kept it as a backup.

Owned at some point or another 2 automags, 3 autocockers, 1 angel, 1 palmer pursuit "stubby" typhoon (converted to electronic since), a matrix, an excalibur, 2 'timmys, and more sidekick semi's than you can shake a stick at. I'm getting a new 'timmy with a WAS board. I'm going to hit 40bps in semi. It's gonna be neat.


btw, as for semi/full auto. You're not gonna see that on anything but electric markers... unless you hook up a battery powered servo in the trigger guard. It's also not allowed at the majority of fields due to insurance regulations. The scenario promoter I normally play uses Lloyd's of London sports insurance just so we have the option of full-auto, and then only at 9bps, and only during the day. It's not hard to blow past 9bps in semi auto with some practice.


Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Airsoft sucks! The guns are cool, but the majority of the players (in this town) have no aggression whatsoever. We (myself & some "paintball" friends with airsoft guns) have been outnumbered (horrendously, 10 vs 40+), and completely mauled the "airsofters" on a whim. It's kinda sad.

[SunKing]

Originally posted by Masherbrum
I have yet to see a Spyder last the entire day of paintballing without a problem.  Good troll though.  

Karaya

Sounds like you need to learn how to maintain a piantball gun. Back in the 80s-early 90s everyone that had a tippman were out for the day after 1-2 games. They had issues with their bolts and 1 piece designs. But thast probably way before your time. I know exactly what I am talking about. Thank you.

[indy007]

Originally posted by SunKing
Thing with the cockers is.... their design is taken from the guy that makes the Palmer Guns... You buy the cocker then you spend almost the same amount to "trick" it out... with the Blazer I paid once and have a better gun outta the box...go figure.. alll I can do is laugh. But it's all about popularity on the pball fields these days not what you know.

Mmm, maybe I should sold you my typhoon. It rarely worked, and the trigger was horrible. I also don't agree with his "pro-touch" trigger job. Why do I have to pay $90 for a "trigger job" that should be on the "custom" gun in the first place? The PGP grip on them sucks something fierce. You can't even tap holes for a regular bottomline to it. They're also obscenely heavy chunks of nickle. Mine was also possessed. First, the 4-way o-rings froze. Next, the bolt's o-rings. Then, the hose fitting to the lpr kept backing out. Keep in mind, it'd chrono perfect, and wait to fail 5 seconds after I'm getting shot at. Finally, the ram blew out completely. I gave up. It beat me. I handed it over to a mechanically & electrically inclined friend for an electro conversion.

[senna]

This is all you need to get started.

[Hawklore]

Originally posted by XNachoX
LIGHTNING BOLT! LIGHTNING BOLT!:D

not even close to that nerdyness level..

It's more like, Hey you ****ing nazi! I got your ass! -BANG!-

[DoctorYO]

Nice Pics of the PMI rifles... (what no PGP?)

ah  old school........

KP-2 ( or 3, its been awhile) Sheridan pump overhaulded by Palmers Pursuit shop. Fancy valving, honing, ect. I can outrange all the pray and spray Angel kids and get more kills with 10% of the paint they use... fun stuff.

I second this philosophy... the older guns are far more accurate then the current weapons which are designed for maximum paint down range.. (though some are decent with accuracy but will cost you your first-born..)

I still got a bushmaster pump rifle (and rent on range a semiauto as backup) with long barrel and silencer ( the old weapons are loud and i get 5 more inches of barrel) for sniping. (scope velocity adjuster you name with a round paintball I can hit something consistantly at 50-75 yards which is silly in painball with most engagements under 25 yards..)

get yourself a tippman (ak47 of paintball dunk it in water beat on it etc.. it still works..)


anyone remember splatmaster pistols made out of expoxy... (only metal on those things was the trigger/valve assembly and the barrel....) late eighties...


DoctorYo

[indy007]

Originally posted by DoctorYO
anyone remember splatmaster pistols made out of expoxy... (only metal on those things was the trigger/valve assembly and the barrel....) late eighties...


DoctorYo

I had two. One is in pieces in a closet somewhere. Gave the other to a friend before he left the country. Man, those take me back.