Right Guys I Need Ur Help I Have A 12yr Old Automag That Hasnt Been Used In That Long

[jslaymaker]

I was heavily into my paintball in the UK for many years in the UK and played for the team fly fishing by jr hartley however i havent played in about 11 years. Now splitting my time between Japan and Australia I am very keen to get back into the sport. I have a 12 year old automag that was running a bottom line co2 (all they had at the time) and a vertical co2 expansion tank. Now from what limited research i have done it seems that this is all woefully out of date and i am wondering what upgrades are available for this marker and if the cost of all these is going to outweigh just going out and spending 1000 bucks on a new high end electronic marker. Please lend me your technical expertise on this problem

[jslaymaker]

just doing some research it is a 68 automag level 5 or 6 only

[SpitFire1299]

Check out this topic-
http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=1296871

I hate to link to pbn, but its a very good topic. :)

[longi]

I was heavily into my paintball in the UK for many years in the UK and played for the team fly fishing by jr hartley however i havent played in about 11 years. Now splitting my time between Japan and Australia I am very keen to get back into the sport. I have a 12 year old automag that was running a bottom line co2 (all they had at the time) and a vertical co2 expansion tank. Now from what limited research i have done it seems that this is all woefully out of date and i am wondering what upgrades are available for this marker and if the cost of all these is going to outweigh just going out and spending 1000 bucks on a new high end electronic marker. Please lend me your technical expertise on this problem


Hey dude, there's a fair few upgrades you can get for your mag, firstly, your right about running your mag on Co2. You can pick up a whole air system for around £140 or less if buy used. A fixed air presssure system (800-850 psi) is gonna be alot cheaper than a variable pressure system. I've got a centreflag system (850 psi) fixed pressure system and it rocks!! The regulator is the cheap part, it cost me around £30 leaving the bottle. MY friend just bought a DYE Full Throttle system reg and bottle for £120 which really suprised me. The bottles come in various sizes like Co2 bottles. An X-valve is a worthy upgrade but the expensive bit, but you can trade in your old mag valve in part exchange for around £140 in total (i live in the UK hence it's in pounds, but i haven't included the customs bit 'cos i guess it varies country to country). A level 10 bolt is essential for a whole lot less ball chops £40. Cosmetically, where do i start?http://www.themagsmith.com/
TheMagSmith.com

http://www.airgun.com/
Airgun designs
http://www.devilsden.tv/
Devils Den Paintball
http://www.logicpaintball.com/
Logic paintball
These are just a few of the places to look at. Also there is a large do it yourself modding scene which really takes the biscuit in how to make your mag fire as half as fast as a six barrel mini gun! (i kid you not!). 34 balls per second is a real hoot to watch and i couldn't belive my peepers! From a do it yourself electro to a pneumatic trigger mod for your mag (my particular favourite and one i'm doing myself! :shooting: )

http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=1296871
The Guide to Make A Mag Faster - PbNation.
http://www.zakvetter.com/pages/paintballs/automag_info/rapidfire/how-to-rapidfire.html
Rapid-Fire Homepage
Anyway the level 10 anti chop bolt and the air system are the first place to start moving on to the X-valve at a later date for bouncy trigger fun and games. Grip frames, bodies, blade triggers etc later. Oh, and i nearly forgot! A decent hopper! i've settled on an viewloader evo hopper (£60) . I can't outshoot it, and you can vary the feed speed. Well i hope this helps you on you way, happy hunting!

[longi]

Also try http://www.lukescustoms.com/
Luke's custom products

[longi]

Almost forgot, i reckon your mag may well work ok straight out of the cupboard after all that time. I had a 3 year gap between going, i took out of the wardrobe oiled it and it worked first first time :headbang: !!!

[jslaymaker]

thats exactly the kind of information i was looking for thanx, now i just have the fun and games of trying to get the gun into japan and knowing their propensity for sticking to the rules that shud be the REALLY fun part, thanks again