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03-25-2007, 08:04 PM
I think that I am going to turn this into a running account of playing paintball and also servicing my markers. It should have some useful information, plus it will give me a history to use when looking back. Feel free to post replies or thoughts.
The first parts of these chronicles are here:
http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=211063
Played on 25 March 2007 at the Outdoor Adventures field in Rosedale, MD. The weather was amazing, probably 65 degrees and no wind. The fields were wet, with standing pools of water here and there from the rain we had yesterday. About 16 people were there, but I think the most we had on the field at any one time was 13, split into two teams of 6 and 7. Most games were 5 on 5 or so.
My goal today was to play all woodsball, since I had played a lot of speedball my last time out. Every game we played was woodsball.
I replaced my Lvl 10 o-ring and carrier to try and get a better fit to improve my chrono consistency (it seemed a little tight, but I could not go one carrier larger without leaking). I did the fitting and tuning at home, including firing about 1000 dry fires to break everything in. With the 2.0 carrier and a new o-ring, I was able to get what I wanted when I felt the action by hand with the valve off the rail. I was firing Marbalizer through my Powerlyte Scepter barrel with the .686 insert (good fit). Chrono was good, ranging from 279 to 286 fps over a sampling of about 20 shots.
Had the chance to shoot through a break, which was a first. The field was filled with moderate cover and the other team kept digging in and sitting tight, shooting a lot of paint our way. I was advancing and took cover behind a smallish tree and tangle of bushes. When I fired off some shots at a clump of bushes (that was shooting paint at me) I had a huge mess of chowder fly out of the barrel. I had gotten a small branch partially inserted into the barrel. Too much going on to squeegee, so I fired a sustained volley of about 50 shots at the enemy bush. About halfway through that volley I had a fair semblance of accuracy back. When the volley was over, the other guy stood up with what appeared to be two hits on his goggles. I played the rest of the game without stopping to clean the barrel and the accuracy was acceptable.
I like the Scepter kit so much that I am considering selling my Dye Ultralite and getting another Scepter kit for the MiniTac Pro that is on the way from Rogue.
Not usually the type who tries for the longball shot, but I did have one today that paced out to around 45 yards. I was moving up along the tapeline, looked over and could see one guy’s butt sticking out. Fired a ranging shot with the barrel elevated, then followed with a few more at a slow rate. The sixth or seventh popped right on his loader pack.
During an advance I had one guy pop up from behind a pallet bunker fairly close (he had been hiding and waiting). I was already headed to another pallet bunker and turned my run into a foot-first slide, which was good. He snapped off several shots that went over me, meanwhile I started firing during the slide and made him duck back in. I saw that his pallet had 2-3 inch spaces between the slats, so I kept firing and unloaded on it pretty good. At least one got through and he stood up.
Interesting thing here, the RT Pro is accurate with slow fire, but also able to throw down a heavy fusillade when needed.
I have spent some time practicing snapshooting lately, both from a static position, moving to a new position and then shooting, and even firing while on the run. That has helped a lot. Several times I hit people with my first burst, even at 25-30 yards. A couple of other players remarked about it, because they were hit before they had a chance to return fire or even duck. The marker is light and well balanced, allowing me to keep it up in my shoulder and at the ready.
Still getting between 1000-1100 shots from a full 68/4500 tank. I needed to change my batteries before playing today (light was blinking red). That set of batteries lasted for two days of play, shooting 2 cases (I am turning off the Vlocity when I am not going to use it for a while), total actual playing time about 7-8 hours.
Cleaning up after playing was quick. I get a bowl of warm water with Dawn dishwashing liquid, dip a small piece of cloth in it, wipe down anything dirty with the damp cloth, then wipe it off with a dry cloth. I clean the inside of the barrel with a swab soaked in the bowl, then squeegee it dry. I continue to only use KC Trouble Free oil in the marker. Barrel off, 6 drops in the hose at the quick disconnect to the ASA (I was being lazy and not unscrewing the tank, though it was obviously degassed), then 50 dry fires and done. It took me about 15 minutes for all maintenance/cleaning.
Interesting thing, though I shot cottage cheese out the barrel from the broken balls caused by the branch, the ports on the Scepter were free of paintball fill when I cleaned the barrel.
Total shot count for this marker now about 11,000. Lvl 10 o-ring changed at 8,000.
The setup:
X-Valve with Lvl 10 (2 shims, 2.0 carrier, red spring)
CF ULE Mainbody
Tac Rail
ULT Trigger Kit (2 Lvl 10 and 2 ULT shims)
Double Trigger Intelliframe
Hogue .45 Grips
Viewloader Vlocity
CP Razor Drop
CP On/Off ASA
RT Pro Front Grip
Shrink-wrapped Hose from The Mag Smith w/Quick Disconnect
68/4500 High Pressure Crossfire Tank
12" 2007 Powerlyte Scepter Kit w/5 backs: .684,.686,.688,.690, and .692.
The first parts of these chronicles are here:
http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=211063
Played on 25 March 2007 at the Outdoor Adventures field in Rosedale, MD. The weather was amazing, probably 65 degrees and no wind. The fields were wet, with standing pools of water here and there from the rain we had yesterday. About 16 people were there, but I think the most we had on the field at any one time was 13, split into two teams of 6 and 7. Most games were 5 on 5 or so.
My goal today was to play all woodsball, since I had played a lot of speedball my last time out. Every game we played was woodsball.
I replaced my Lvl 10 o-ring and carrier to try and get a better fit to improve my chrono consistency (it seemed a little tight, but I could not go one carrier larger without leaking). I did the fitting and tuning at home, including firing about 1000 dry fires to break everything in. With the 2.0 carrier and a new o-ring, I was able to get what I wanted when I felt the action by hand with the valve off the rail. I was firing Marbalizer through my Powerlyte Scepter barrel with the .686 insert (good fit). Chrono was good, ranging from 279 to 286 fps over a sampling of about 20 shots.
Had the chance to shoot through a break, which was a first. The field was filled with moderate cover and the other team kept digging in and sitting tight, shooting a lot of paint our way. I was advancing and took cover behind a smallish tree and tangle of bushes. When I fired off some shots at a clump of bushes (that was shooting paint at me) I had a huge mess of chowder fly out of the barrel. I had gotten a small branch partially inserted into the barrel. Too much going on to squeegee, so I fired a sustained volley of about 50 shots at the enemy bush. About halfway through that volley I had a fair semblance of accuracy back. When the volley was over, the other guy stood up with what appeared to be two hits on his goggles. I played the rest of the game without stopping to clean the barrel and the accuracy was acceptable.
I like the Scepter kit so much that I am considering selling my Dye Ultralite and getting another Scepter kit for the MiniTac Pro that is on the way from Rogue.
Not usually the type who tries for the longball shot, but I did have one today that paced out to around 45 yards. I was moving up along the tapeline, looked over and could see one guy’s butt sticking out. Fired a ranging shot with the barrel elevated, then followed with a few more at a slow rate. The sixth or seventh popped right on his loader pack.
During an advance I had one guy pop up from behind a pallet bunker fairly close (he had been hiding and waiting). I was already headed to another pallet bunker and turned my run into a foot-first slide, which was good. He snapped off several shots that went over me, meanwhile I started firing during the slide and made him duck back in. I saw that his pallet had 2-3 inch spaces between the slats, so I kept firing and unloaded on it pretty good. At least one got through and he stood up.
Interesting thing here, the RT Pro is accurate with slow fire, but also able to throw down a heavy fusillade when needed.
I have spent some time practicing snapshooting lately, both from a static position, moving to a new position and then shooting, and even firing while on the run. That has helped a lot. Several times I hit people with my first burst, even at 25-30 yards. A couple of other players remarked about it, because they were hit before they had a chance to return fire or even duck. The marker is light and well balanced, allowing me to keep it up in my shoulder and at the ready.
Still getting between 1000-1100 shots from a full 68/4500 tank. I needed to change my batteries before playing today (light was blinking red). That set of batteries lasted for two days of play, shooting 2 cases (I am turning off the Vlocity when I am not going to use it for a while), total actual playing time about 7-8 hours.
Cleaning up after playing was quick. I get a bowl of warm water with Dawn dishwashing liquid, dip a small piece of cloth in it, wipe down anything dirty with the damp cloth, then wipe it off with a dry cloth. I clean the inside of the barrel with a swab soaked in the bowl, then squeegee it dry. I continue to only use KC Trouble Free oil in the marker. Barrel off, 6 drops in the hose at the quick disconnect to the ASA (I was being lazy and not unscrewing the tank, though it was obviously degassed), then 50 dry fires and done. It took me about 15 minutes for all maintenance/cleaning.
Interesting thing, though I shot cottage cheese out the barrel from the broken balls caused by the branch, the ports on the Scepter were free of paintball fill when I cleaned the barrel.
Total shot count for this marker now about 11,000. Lvl 10 o-ring changed at 8,000.
The setup:
X-Valve with Lvl 10 (2 shims, 2.0 carrier, red spring)
CF ULE Mainbody
Tac Rail
ULT Trigger Kit (2 Lvl 10 and 2 ULT shims)
Double Trigger Intelliframe
Hogue .45 Grips
Viewloader Vlocity
CP Razor Drop
CP On/Off ASA
RT Pro Front Grip
Shrink-wrapped Hose from The Mag Smith w/Quick Disconnect
68/4500 High Pressure Crossfire Tank
12" 2007 Powerlyte Scepter Kit w/5 backs: .684,.686,.688,.690, and .692.