What do you like, against conventional wisdom?

[Chappy]

Vert tanks. For a lot the same reason a lot of people like drop forwards, I think. Nice and tight and the more I play without a stock the better I get.

Stuff that is normally deemed bad, like stock Tippmann 98 barrels and the like. .

This too. Polish a stock tippy barrel and it shoots darts. The only reason to replace one is if you find something a bit more efficient/higher fps, or of you like long barrel for aiming. My prolite with 8.5" stock barrel is as accurate a any other gun on this planet, fight me.

Lastly, Single trigger and right feed forever.

[gabe]

Visors on flex masks. Wish they still came with them. Have actually gotten a few bounces off of them that probably would have been breaks had it hit the lens.

Duckbill ASA's. Imagine not liking these and then running a rail mounted on/off and a reg extender. They put the tank in a fairly good place on the gun.

[Havoc]

Visors on masks in general keep the sun out of your eyes what happened

[OpusX]

Old flex and visor is the only way to fly

[glaman5266]

The old rubber visors on the old Proshields were the best IMO. I’d like a goggle case but none that I’ve seen have room for an attached visor.

[E-NinjA!]

Right feeds. I will never understand the centerfeed design. How are you supposed to line up your shot with a feed stack blocking your vision?!?!?!

How much "lining up" do you really need to with 10 BPS?

[Cunha]

10bps used as a reference for fast shooting. What a crazy world we live in.

[E-NinjA!]

I played in the early to mid 00s. 10 bps is slow. bring back my turtle cockers cycling over 30 bps!

[wunderbarsafari]

I’ve always liked short barrels, especially now on newer stretched out guns. All the benefits of modern ergonomics, but compact and fast handling for those funky rec ball bunkers, buildings, etc.

[Ghost Flanker]

Short barrels are criminally underrated. When you need to stay tight behind rigid cover while snap shooting, a short barrel is invaluable. Yet most players remain under the misconception that reduced barrel length must equate to reduced accuracy and range thanks to misplaced firearms logic.

[Brokeass_baller]

Short barrels are definitely better in hard cover environments. I think that's why they were really popular in the woods and on hyperball fields. But longer barrels allow you to press into air bunkers, and I think that's why they became popular.

[glaman5266]

^^^Yup. 14-16" is definitely nicer for airball.

I like longer barrels for my sight picture for pump play. For pump I run a 14" almost exclusively. For semi I like 14" on a cocker, 12" on everything else. 12" on a STBB feels pretty good IMO. I like 14" on a cocker because of the breech placement being further back.

[Shaftski]

Black markers.

I'll only buy other color markers if I don't have to pay more than for black. Not as much of a $$ difference now, but 20 years ago it could mean saving 200 or more.

Dye 10" boomstick for my angel LCD. Combine that with a KAPP drop zone 2 and you had the ultimate tight speedball setup.

[Grendel]

In general detest loud splash or sponge anodizing

[Arthur]

Gonna duck a few tomatoes with this one:

Automags.

All of my guns are in working order, even the mags right now. I'll even buy more mags because I like them so much. But out of all my guns, its always my mags chuffing, hissing or leaking. Ive sent two into mag whisperers in 2020 alone. One just started a leak down the barrel after only a couple months of backyard plinking.

And thats what they've become, backyard plinkers and target shooters. I rely on my PE Etha for spamball, Dye for Magfed and CCM for pump. Mags were supposed to be my mech game go-to -- and they are -- but they just don't get the play time they should.

On top of it, they are heavy and dated despite feeling like heaven in my hands.

[gabe]

Right there with ya. Couldn't get an automag to function reliably ever. Of all things my autocockers ended up being more reliable with less fussing.

[Brokeass_baller]

Y'all are crazy. My Mag just always works.

[SETHZILLA!]

How much "lining up" do you really need to with 10 BPS?

Maybe 4 bps with my pumps 😆

[DocsMachine]

Yep, yep.

A visor on my mask. It both keeps the sun out of my eyes and helps protect my forehead. Never understood why the makers dropped 'em.

Drop-forwards. Not big ones like shown earlier in the thread, but moderate ones like the old Flatlines came with. Usually with a little down angle. I find that most comfortable and easiest to aim.

Stocks. L-stock, T- stock, loop stock, P-stock, you name it.

And going on with that, 10-ounce tanks, preferably with a Thermo valve. I love the old old-school cachet look of 'em. Got a couple set up with old-school L-stocks, drilled tank rings, and the rare skinny 22-oz 3K HPA tanks for modern function but old-school look.

Oddball guns in general: The old Puma pumps, the Equalizer, a Blade, SMGs...

And finally, unique and customized guns, period. Used to be you wanted to show up with something unique- just uniquely customized was enough, but to be extra-cool you showed up with not only a marker nobody else had, but also customized. Nowadays on most fields, you show up with the "wrong" gun- that is, the one or two hot, trendy space-dildos the locals 'approve' of- and they practically laugh at you.

Doc.

[OpusX]

Oh yes how did I forget P-Stocks. Get this guy Puppers.

[Tinybear]

Some others I thought of, Gravity loaders for pump and just Rec play.

100rnd pods. And pod pouches. I prefer playing with these no matter what I shooting. I find pod packs just a hassle and cumbersome and. Maybe I just too fat and crippled now but so much easier throwing on a pod pouch to my regular belt and grabbing them from my side rather than my back. They also work better to fill my sport shot hoppers. And even when I running a bigger electro hopper they work fine. Helps force you to save paint when. You know you only have 400-600 rounds on you (200 in gun and either one pouch with 2 100rnd pods or one pouch either side for 4 100rnd pods).

[glaman5266]

Playing woodsball I like to reload when I have the time & not wait until there’s room in the hopper. 100 rounders are perfect for that. But with most other formats I do use 140rd tubes.

[russc]

Letting go of the pump handle and holding the regulator on a Sniper.

It makes the gun shoot smoother and sound better, and I'm not playing pump to have a fast follow up shot at the ready...like, that's the opposite of the point.

[Siress]

Shhh.. This is how I tell the dedicated pump players apart from the fad pump players.

[Millar156]

Braided stainless air lines. I swear one more leaky macro line and I'm putting braided on everything.

[glaman5266]

YES! For fixing/testing paintguns I like macro for the convenience. But steel braid is really the way to go.

[dstud2000]

I still like shooting my shoebox shocker. It’s huge, it’s right feed and single trigger and a gas hog, but it shoots so nice.

mask with a visor is a must for me, can’t do the visor less thing.

Palmer Brass barrels, love them.

RT effect on my xvalve mags with at least 1000 psi into the valve.

I guess I should just say mags in general

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[Magmoormaster]

I like fat grips. The one and only thing I don't like about modern guns is how thin the grips are. That's one of the primary reasons I shoot a CS1 and not a CS2; because the grips are fatter. It's also one of the reasons why I haven't switched to a modern mech. Too thin.

[glaman5266]

I find it depends on the frame. I like the frame on my Emek, but I really dislike the Dye UL Matrix frames. But yeah- I like a little meat in my hands too.

[homerj]

I don’t know that it necessarily goes against conventional wisdom but i like back bottle setups. They definitely aren’t very practical. I just love the feel of shouldering a Stingray.