ID this pistol?

[XEMON]

Hello,

found this pistol on a CL lot ... What is it?
If I can break the lot, it might be worth picking up ...

Thanks for the help

[Number six]

Looks like a Sidekick. I don't think they were made for very long, but I never heard any complaints about them. I always thought they were cool.

[JonM]

Yep. It's a Sidekick Semi. Here's a little reading for you: http://www.warpig.com/paintball/tech...mi/index.shtml

[XEMON]

That was quick! Thanks.

How much do they go for?

[Number six]

I'd guess 100-150, but one hasn't been listed here for quite some time. I was reading about them in APG when they were new, lol. What's in the rest of the lot?

[XEMON]

Thanks, the rest is spider and a few co2 tank, a revy (might pick it up too) and some old beginner hear.
cant take the lot ... Need to fly home 😅

[Chaos]

Sidekick Semi.... basically the first blow forward semi-auto pistol made.great little guns but not without their issues.

Where is this lot located? If they'll ship I'd take it

[XEMON]

Sidekick Semi.... basically the first blow forward semi-auto pistol made.great little guns but not without their issues.

Where is this lot located? If they'll ship I'd take it

Whats their issue?
From the warping article it seams like they kinda leak all the time? Anything else to know about?

I'll go pick it up this week if I can.
im in Ohio for most of the week for work ... Trying to meet up tomorrow on my way out of the airport ...
If it fail through I'll ask if they can ship and let you know.

[Arthur]

I will pay you 150 for it all day, always wanted one.

[XEMON]

I was looking for info and other than the Warpig article, i couldn't find any info ... Does anyone have anything on them?
Why didnt they took? They are the absolute perfect size!

[RuleOfSines]

I've got a handful of em somewhere in my crates. Yes they leak constantly, one version of the valve I found sealed up nicely using a pair of quad o-rings. They are also an example of a marker that I think, had they been more reliable, would have lived long enough to fail in a more dangerous manner. The Bolt is made out of plastic, and is pushed forward by a small metal ram. Picture an automag bolt, but if you separated the center piece. I have one where the metal ram blew out through the center of the bolt, turning it into a single shot dart gun.

[RuleOfSines]

Oh also worth noting, based on the picture that particular one may be equipped with a spring feed, can't be sure though from this angle. Would be obvious from the other side:

[XEMON]

It has the springfeed.
its in pristine condition ... The guy said he used it a few times and put it away ... (Without cleaning the barrel... 😒)

Sounds like it may be more of a wall hanger than a primary pistol ...

[XEMON]

It's the same principle as a .22 rifle feed tube.

There is 2 ways to load it:
You can pull the spring loaded tube out, dump the paint into the gun and (keeping the gun pointed up) replace the tube, compressing the spring. Same as the .22 rifle.
Or push and hold the paint into the spring loaded tube and hold them down. This is easy to have all the paint fly out when you attempt to replace the tube in place.

[Alexndl]

Make sense, I only had the second method in my head and paint flying everywhere...

[XEMON]

That's always the first one you try ... Then you spend the next 3 weeks reinventing everything 😁

[XEMON]

Found this in the Wayback Machine:

[un2xs]

How did you find that article? I don't have much luck finding stuff Waybackmachine.

[XEMON]

I was looking on google and it found the link to the old forum ... wich said page not available ...
I copied the URL and passed it in one of the wayback backup and it came up ...

I tried searching directly form the wayback machine and i could never find anything ...

[AsaBerdahl]

I had to re-make an account just to say thank you for finding that relic. The hard part was actually finding Goob. He hadn't been in the online community since lord knows when. I got his number from an acquaintance of his that worked on gear belts and packs for speedball I think.

[Chaos]

It has the springfeed.
its in pristine condition ... The guy said he used it a few times and put it away ... (Without cleaning the barrel... 😒)

Sounds like it may be more of a wall hanger than a primary pistol ...

I would love to get that,what does he want for it?....As for issues they leak and the triggers like to get stuck