One Thing About One Marker

[DocsMachine]

The "lead O-ring" in original, stock Sheridan.PMI valves, is just there as a sort of lock washer, to keep the valve nut from backing out over time.

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[Jordan]

From what I've read, it's (also) there as an assembly aid - the lead seal held the valve in place before the valve nut was installed.

[DocsMachine]

Under the "no duh" section: The Splatmaster was the first gun specifically designed for the sport of paintball.

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[DocsMachine]

Also under the "no duh" section, the old "Woodstalk" masks, and early JT "Snappers" were motocross accessories. In those days, "full face" helmets weren't really as much of a thing, and so the add-on masks that helped protect the mouth and chin from the rocks and mud thrown up by the other bikes, were a common accessory. Almost every goggle manufacturer made some version, including Oakley.

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[MrBarraclough]

I still have a couple of Whippersnappers in the ol' storage tote that are stamped "JT Racing."

Similarly, the original JT Elite lens goggles had a narrow field of view because they inherited their frame design from JT's motocross goggles, which of course had to fit into the front opening of a helmet. I suspect that JT used the same molds/tooling for both. The Spectra lens and goggle frame was JT's first goggle to truly be designed from the ground up specifically for paintball.

[Tarsun2]

before "eyes" came on everything, Kingman had an ACS bolt.
ACS stands for Anti Chop System on some of their STBB electronic markers.
the delrin bolt was connected to a spring that was connected to the striker. if half a ball was in the breach and the bolt/striker was moving forward, the spring would compress and save the ball from becoming two.

[kevin qmto]

before "eyes" came on everything, Kingman had an ACS bolt.
ACS stands for Anti Chop System on some of their STBB electronic markers.
the delrin bolt was connected to a spring that was connected to the striker. if half a ball was in the breach and the bolt/striker was moving forward, the spring would compress and save the ball from becoming two.

And it was SUPPOSED to allow the gun to cycle and recock without the need to do it manually, however it didn't. Also, as the spring wore in, the bolt would begin to lag behind the hammers momentum and the bolt would experience horrible blowback up the feedstack.

The ACS bolt was garbage lol.


I suppose I should post another fact though so here goes: JT used to sell branded masks for other manufacturers in the early 2000s. This included Kingman (Java Guardian), 32 Degrees (Headcase), Sheridan (Airstream), and even then-new parent company Brass Eagle (many low end JT masks were rebadged as Brass Eagles, and even the JT Spectra had Brass Eagle versions).

[DocsMachine]

the delrin bolt was connected to a spring that was connected to the striker. if half a ball was in the breach and the bolt/striker was moving forward, the spring would compress and save the ball from becoming two.

-The Montneel guns did it backwards from that: The hammer would push the bolt forward, directly, but the bolt would be pulled back by a long spring. This was intended to give the bolt more 'dwell' while closed, and reduced the blowback up the feed tube.

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[DocsMachine]

Also on the Montneel guns, many of them came with a three layer barrel.

The actual bore was brass, as that was considered by many the superior material at the time, and the outer sleeve was aluminum, so it could be anodized to match the gun. In between was a sleeve of stainless steel, so that the quick-release bolt pin wouldn't wear out the pin holes in the barrel.

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[DocsMachine]

The Sydarm- spring fed pistol Automag- was originally a police trainer, and could optionally have a light at the end of the upper tube. That would flash when the trigger was pulled, so that during training, a video recording could be used to determine who fired first.

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[spikeball]

The War Sensor Zeus uses Angel detents.

[Magmoormaster]

The front cap of a Trilogy LPR uses the same threads as a WGP Sledgehammer. Meaning, you could swap it out to change the barb placement. Or even more important, you could put a Belsales Twister kit on it.

[The Inflicted]

All the styling accents on an Automag RT are in groups of three.

[Tarsun2]

the original kingman spyders came with a brass lined barrel.

[flyweightnate]

The .45 frame from CCI doesn't quite match government spec grip screw spacing.

[DocsMachine]

The first hopper-using centerfeed marker was a Nelson-based pump called the Hornet. The hopper rode back and forth with the pump.

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[rawbutter]

I guess that was to prevent misfeeding paintballs?

[Brokeass_baller]

Yes. To keep shaking the hopper so it doesn't jam. I think Bacci has a video of one. Maybe? Somebody does. I know I've seen a video of one.

[Brokeass_baller]

Yup. It was Bacci.

https://youtu.be/fZd-vjCemy0

[DocsMachine]

The Phantom originally came in 'models', because the barrel was fixed to the body- that is, the Phantom Shadow (9" barrel) the Phantom Tournament (10" barrel) and the Phantom Express (14" barrel.)

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