Why 86 frame?

[coyote]

Frame preference is purely subjective. The sizes, shapes , and ergonomics of our bodies are unique and endless. My wingspan measures 6'7. My hands aren't particularly big. My fingers aren't particularly long. My biological and geometry will dictate which frame offers the most comfort and function. My choice may be wildly different than the norm.

The "fad" of the 86 degree frame has outlasted low rise women's jeans, dubstep, and flat brimmed ball caps. I'm not the gatekeeper of what is or isn't a fad but...

After 20 years I think "fad" might be the wrong word to describe the situation.

[SignOfZeta]

What year are you living in where people aren’t still wearing flat brimmed ball caps? I want to be there. Did they stop wearing the stickers too? Please say yes.

That small hands excuse is pretty clever. It’s a humble contrivance. I’m pretty sure hand size is unrelated completely but it would be an easy thing to measure.

I don’t think anyone is claiming that 86 degree frames are a new invention, just that there seems to be a recent trend in their value indicating that there are more than just small handed people interested at the moment. Kind of like when dubstep was huge. Now it’s small like it should be because it su…is a small niche of live music, just as 86 degree frames are a small niche of paintball. There can be a new craze for old things…there’s a lot of it right now. All my 80s crap is worth tons of money. Thats for sure a fad because it was worthless for decades. People weren’t buying CCMs just to flip them 20 years ago.

[Frmrspec]

86 with houge grips are about the most comfortable thing I’ve held in paintball. I used to run the aluminum textured grips from CCM but once I ditched gloves those became too slick. What’s funny is alot of electro markers have slowly evolved to using more vertical grips. If you look at all of PE’s stuff, you’re really close to the grip angle of an 86.. Luxe, dye, empire, etc… when manufacturers used to market “ergonomic grip” we all rolled our eyes and scoffed but they were extremely comfortable but looked too dramatically different. Now we see we got most of the way there in baby steps.

[Bow]

They feel nice to me with a 77. I don't like how 45s feel.