Introduction, Stupid Questions, Etc.
Hi, I'm a Houston newbie that just got into the paintballing scene. I am a former Cavalry Scout & also do a lot of online gaming (competitive Counter-Strike yay). I am an IT professional in my mid-20's, and both my wife and I think paintballing is going to be a long-term interest for us.
I've only been paintballing 3 or 4 times, so forgive any stupidity or etiquette lapses.
Being an avid pool player, & knowing what a difference a cue made, I decided to buy a gun. After doing a lot of reading, an AutoMag or AutoCocker seemed like a good starter gun. I picked up a fairly new 68 w/ a SmartParts barrel, remote rig, & VL-2000 for about $350... seemed like a good deal.
Now I'm looking for information, like a primer, on guns, air systems, etc.
Questions like:
Why is rust on the CO2 tank bad?
Why do I need to empty my CO2 tank?
What are basic (non-mfg. specific) modifications that can be made?
How do I move the air-connection thing (no, I'm not being funny, I don't know what it's called :D ) from the back to the base of the grip?
...etc.
I'm looking at all the configurations of guns I see, and need a good starting point on what I can do w/ MY gun. A couple of the things that looked useful were a pressure gauge on the tank, an easier speed dial on the gun, quick-connects on the hose...
...etc.
I promise if you point me, I'll read :D
Thanks!
Welcome to Paintball an AO!
You have possibly made the two best desicions in your life. First was getting into paintball. the second buying a mag over a cocker!
Seriously though the other two posts pretty much nailed your questions. The only thing i would like to add is that if you go from having the CO2 bottle on remote, to under the grip frame, getting liquid in your gun may be a problem. Mags will run great on CO2, BUT.. if the bottle is not angled enough (ie its too parallel to the gun) it can get liquid in the AIR valve and that is bad. HPA (high pressure Air) tanks do not have this problem. I hope this makes sense. You can also mount the Co2 tank vertically in front of the trigger. That would all but guarentee no liquid.
Happy playing,
"the only dumb question is the question not asked"