One Thing About One Marker

[Cdn_Cuda]

Smartparts was the distributor for Belsales in North America and would put SP regs and barrels on Evolutions.

[Euphie]

I always thought it was interesting to watch team strange shoot a mix of Evo X, Impulse, and Shockers in the early 2000s. All those electros and many still elected to shoot the Evo, that is a testament to how good those things were

[Cunha]

I wonder if it wasn't just for the efficiency. Those shockers were terrible and impulses were pretty bad.

[DocsMachine]

I'd say most of it was for efficiency- the old Shoebox Shocker would only get about 200 shots per 3K/68 or 20-ounce. That's why a lot of them ran 3K/114 tanks on remotes. The Evo, or really, any decently-tuned 'Cocker, could get anywhere from three to six times that per tank.

[The Inflicted]

The trigger frame on the Brass Eagle Stingray (and Tigershark) is modeled after that on the Kimel AP-9 assault pistol.

[Tarsun2]

a spyder (from a non paintball perspective) is a 2 seater convertible sports car.
kingman also made a cheaper marker under the product line "Targa". if you thought a spyder couldn't be any cheaper, you have to see the Targa. A targa is also used for a rigid removable roof on a car. (similar to a spyder)...

you can thank Porsche for that. Seriously, in the 60's the idea that the DOT was going to make convertibles illegal was a real concern. Porsche (not the 1st to do it but certainly the 1st to popularize it) created a new type/style/design of car and called it a Targa. (A rigid removable roof, like a convertible but legally different).

cars nowadays have to be able to support themselves in the event of a roll over. My 68 camaro convertible, umm not so much. I remember an old-timer telling me not to wear a seatbelt in that car when i drove. His rational was that it was better to be ejected from the vehicle rather than connected to it in the even of a rollover... lol

[scottieb]

Rings around at the front end of a classic body Spyder indicate a slim striker. Fatty striker Spyder bodies are sans the rings.

[The Inflicted]

Isn't that just on the Spyder One and Spyder 2000?

[scottieb]

You'll find the rings on the bodies that came before the factory quick poll pin on the back. This would include the ones you've listed but also a regular spider model, and the compact models.

[DocsMachine]

In the early days of NPPL tournaments, you were not allowed to use Constant Air. Compressed air/HPA was banned until '95.

Doc.

[The Inflicted]

At the time, didn't the term "constant air" refer to both HPA/nitrogen systems AND CO2 tanks?

[DocsMachine]

No. "Constant Air" referred to the "bulk CO2 tanks- that is, anything other than 12-grams. A cartridge, of course, needs to be replaced every 20-30 shots, whereas a 7-ounce or 10-ounce would last you all day, if not several weekends. IE, 'constant' air.

I'm sure a few people, early on, probably referred to early HPA as "constant air", but that was just because they'd learned that any air supply to the gun was 'constant air'. To them it was just a name, like calling a barrel plug a "blocker" or a barrel bag a "condom".

The only real nickname I heard for early HPA was "nitro" or "nitrous"- the former being semi-legit since a lot of fields early on had to rely on compressed nitrogen tanks, but the latter came from the doofuses who had recently seen Fast and Furious. (The one where Diesel called it "Noss". )

Extra factoid: Once the backbottle and ASA thing came around, players described the tank-mounted-to-the-stock setups as California Constant Air.

Doc.

[Brokeass_baller]

Cali style is the best setup for smaller CO2 tanks. I run a 9oz or 12oz Cali style on my more picky pumps.

[autococker04]

The oring in the ion breach to the rear of the feedneck was put there by satan as punishment for gun owners who supported Smart Parts.

[JeeperCreeper]

The o ring in front of the feedneck works as a detent, making the detents basically useless

[JeeperCreeper]

A Smart Parts Ion will shoot FSR, if you can get them in there...

[Jordan]

Stroker = semi auto conversions done to a Sheridan P-series pump by PPS.

Typhoon = built-from-scratch brass semi auto, based on KP/Bluestreak dimensions.

Squall = a "holsterable" Typhoon. Springfeed, 12 gram dropout with either a Quicksilver or Fasstchange 12 gram changer setup, "side saddle" LPR.

Hurricane = either a K series rifle converted to semi auto, or a Typhoon chassis installed into a stock. Early ones used a H-prefix with the serial number to differentiate between Hurricanes and Typhoons.

K series rifles converted to semi auto are considered to be the equivalent of a Typhoon... most are turned into Hurricanes but a few have had a conventional frame installed.

PPS uses various prefixes with their serial numbers in order to denote platforms:

P - Pistol
H - Hurricane
PD - Pistol Double (double barrel)
PP - Pistol Pump
SQ - Squall
PPD - Pistol Pump Double

Etc.

[scottieb]

On the box of the Bob Long Millennium Spyder body it clearly states there is a metal ball detent yet the picture of the body has no detent at all. Additionally interesting, there is no cocking slot on the body pictured on the box.

[dano_____]

No one can identify the specs or source the energized seals for an Ice Epic.

[evilfishsticks]

This makes me sad. I so want to use my Epics again.

[DocsMachine]

I'm workin' on it.

Doc.

[Magageddon]

Agd Automag stock single trigger frames are made of carbon fiber and are very strong. Supposedly Tom Kaye offered to Bud Orr the same carbon fiber materials to use on his slider frames, but ended up going with cheaper plastic materials. I don't think I've ever seen a stock agd frame break.

[Magmoormaster]

You can remove the front cap of a trilogy LPR and replace it with the front cap from a sledgehammer LPR.

[DocsMachine]

The breech diameter of an LED Angel is around .700" to .705", meaning the bolt will ALWAYS also strike the next ball in line when it fires, potentially cracking it.

Doc.

[flyweightnate]

I feel like this needs the Phantom ASP mod - some hard nubbins to push the ball just a little higher.

[The Jayster]

Tippmann A-5s and 98s are tanks

[The Jayster]

The best value in paintball, dollar to performance, is still the GOG Enmey.