NurseDad
09-29-2013, 12:33 PM
Hey all,
I started playing paintball back in the old days.... like 1991!!!! I stopped playing and sold my gear in the late 1990's just because it was so expensive. Fast forward a decade or so later, and I find myself the dad to three boys, one of whom is a 12yo who has discovered paintball!
I took him and his friends to go play at a local indoor field (he loved it, but I was upset at the lack of control and rules), and he got hooked!
So I was browsing CL and found a lot of three guns for sale.... a MiniMag with "over $1,000 in upgrades!" and two old Tippmann Pro-Lites. I talked to the guy selling the gear and he said that guns had been sitting in a rubbermaid bin for the better part of a decade. It was only $175 for the package (maybe over priced, but I had seen Mag's for that alone) so I took a leap and paid for it.
They came in the mail the other day and OMG!!!! They were FILTHY!!!!! Using Info I found On-Line, I tore into the Mag and cleaned everything with rubbing alcohol (as I was advised to do by the owner of the local Warped Sportz) and then lightly oiled everything.
I know that I'm missing Barrel O-Rings and the Detent Nubbin..... I'll order those ASAP.
I air'd up the gun and it cycled just fine after the cleaning.
So here is the gun!
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/WRGBarnebee/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps5d6f6399.jpg (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/WRGBarnebee/media/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps5d6f6399.jpg.html)
The bolt is an ANS aftermarket... Is this equivalent to a lvl7?
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/WRGBarnebee/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps76b316f6.jpg (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/WRGBarnebee/media/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps76b316f6.jpg.html)http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/WRGBarnebee/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps8cc3c8c0.jpg (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/WRGBarnebee/media/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps8cc3c8c0.jpg.html)
Now I found this on the floor.... It's definitely a machined piece... I'm guessing It dropped out of the gun during disassembly and I missed it. Any suggestions? http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/WRGBarnebee/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps032acf0d.jpg (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/WRGBarnebee/media/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps032acf0d.jpg.html)
It has an expansion chamber that is not hooked up. The gun has a remote with a fiberglass HPA tank (needs to be hydro'd). I'm guessing that's why it's not hooked up.
The Grip is a Carbon Fiber model... Light as all heck!
If I've missed anything, forgotten something or done something stupid, PLEASE SPEAK UP!!!! This is my first EVER MAG and I don't want to mess it up!
TIA Ya'll!
I started playing paintball back in the old days.... like 1991!!!! I stopped playing and sold my gear in the late 1990's just because it was so expensive. Fast forward a decade or so later, and I find myself the dad to three boys, one of whom is a 12yo who has discovered paintball!
I took him and his friends to go play at a local indoor field (he loved it, but I was upset at the lack of control and rules), and he got hooked!
So I was browsing CL and found a lot of three guns for sale.... a MiniMag with "over $1,000 in upgrades!" and two old Tippmann Pro-Lites. I talked to the guy selling the gear and he said that guns had been sitting in a rubbermaid bin for the better part of a decade. It was only $175 for the package (maybe over priced, but I had seen Mag's for that alone) so I took a leap and paid for it.
They came in the mail the other day and OMG!!!! They were FILTHY!!!!! Using Info I found On-Line, I tore into the Mag and cleaned everything with rubbing alcohol (as I was advised to do by the owner of the local Warped Sportz) and then lightly oiled everything.
I know that I'm missing Barrel O-Rings and the Detent Nubbin..... I'll order those ASAP.
I air'd up the gun and it cycled just fine after the cleaning.
So here is the gun!
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/WRGBarnebee/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps5d6f6399.jpg (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/WRGBarnebee/media/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps5d6f6399.jpg.html)
The bolt is an ANS aftermarket... Is this equivalent to a lvl7?
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/WRGBarnebee/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps76b316f6.jpg (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/WRGBarnebee/media/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps76b316f6.jpg.html)http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/WRGBarnebee/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps8cc3c8c0.jpg (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/WRGBarnebee/media/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps8cc3c8c0.jpg.html)
Now I found this on the floor.... It's definitely a machined piece... I'm guessing It dropped out of the gun during disassembly and I missed it. Any suggestions? http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/WRGBarnebee/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps032acf0d.jpg (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/WRGBarnebee/media/Paintball%20Guns/null_zps032acf0d.jpg.html)
It has an expansion chamber that is not hooked up. The gun has a remote with a fiberglass HPA tank (needs to be hydro'd). I'm guessing that's why it's not hooked up.
The Grip is a Carbon Fiber model... Light as all heck!
If I've missed anything, forgotten something or done something stupid, PLEASE SPEAK UP!!!! This is my first EVER MAG and I don't want to mess it up!
TIA Ya'll!