Who still shoots- or wants to shoot- a Rainmaker?

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  • DocsMachine
    MCB Member
    • Jul 2020
    • 2699
    • Alaska
    #1

    Who still shoots- or wants to shoot- a Rainmaker?

    Over on the Guild, I've been working on the semi-famous "Monsoon" Rainmaker. First one I've had on the table in many, many years, and as I was tinkering with it, I realized just how bad the breech geometry is.



    And that's with the flattest face bolt I could make for it. The big open "ported" bolts make that even worse. And thanks to the way the bolt is set up, I can't just make it longer like you can in a 'Cocker or a Ego or something. So I took a page from my old Angel Dynabolts to make an extension, and improved the breech geometery significantly:



    It'll need a custom wire detent to go with it- I'm working on those too- but I'd all but guarantee it'll noticeably reduce chopping and feed issues. The guys I installed Dynabolts for (early Angels) frequently told me they went from 3-4 breaks per game to 3-4 breaks per season.

    My question is... would it be worth making a run of these? Does anyone still shoot Rainmakers? And if I did make a run, how big? 20? 50? 100? 2,000?

    I still need to finish this one and test it properly- and I may be interested in borrowing a functional mostly stock RM for more testing- but if there's interest I'll make a run.

    Doc.
    Doc's Machine & Airsmith Services: Creating the Strange and Wonderful since 1998!
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    • warbosschoppa
      Certified Post Whore
      • Apr 2021
      • 576
      • Masshole
      #2
      I wanna see the ano on that, I dont think I've seen a Rainmaker that wasn't black.

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        • DocsMachine
          MCB Member
          • Jul 2020
          • 2699
          • Alaska
          #3
          I'll have a photo gallery once the gun's 100% back together and tested. I also have the purple "World's Most Radical Rainmaker" on the table, too, both really just for cleaning and service.

          Can a mod fix the title? I didn't realize I typed "shoorts".

          I mean, if you want to stick a Rainmaker in your shorts, more power to yah. I don't judge. Well, not too much anyway.

          Doc.
          Doc's Machine & Airsmith Services: Creating the Strange and Wonderful since 1998!
          The Whiteboard: Daily, occasionally paintball-related webcomic mayhem!
          Paintball in the Movies!

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            • Super Nova
              Old School
              • Jul 2020
              • 1810
              • Oregon
              #4
              I want to shoot my rainmakers but I’m sure they need completely rebuilt and that won’t be happening for a while.
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                • kevin qmto
                  King of Low End
                  • Jul 2020
                  • 241
                  #5
                  Jordan rebuilt a couple for me but he's retired. If anyone is still offering full rainmaker teardowns and rebuilds hit me up.... Along with the "mad marty" style mods that keep the valve from getting eaten up from normal use.

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                    • Riot
                      Malört Acquired
                      • Jul 2020
                      • 2467
                      #6
                      I’ve shot a mech rainmaker as my primary shooter for years. This is the first year that it finally gave up on me. I put air to it and the bolt shot out the front. Oops.

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