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magman007
07-01-2002, 10:39 PM
Was it beause of the vert asa? because now adays, there actually bigger than automags
mykroft
07-01-2002, 10:41 PM
The Vert ASA, and short barrel.
CoFFeY[NiTrO]
07-01-2002, 10:41 PM
the body makes it look like a mini-gun (the holes at the tip)
DiRTyBuNNy
07-01-2002, 10:41 PM
the little stubby 8in barrel didn't help either...
Potatoboy
07-01-2002, 10:43 PM
The mini was designed to be the shortest marker on the market and it is if you use it the way it was intended to be!

A 8 inch barrel and a 9 to 12 ounce CO2 tank directly into the vert ASA. A nice small package.

Put a bottom line and a 12 inch barrel on it and it's the same length as an Automag.
Ultimator
07-01-2002, 11:13 PM
Hm .... maybe it's just me but I thought it was because of the way the barrel looks in the gun. *shrug*
Bob Mundon
07-02-2002, 12:41 AM
the barrel shroud has nothing to do with a minigun.

it does have the machine pistol look, but not the giant 6 barreled gatling gun look.
liigod
07-02-2002, 01:19 AM
because after im done cutting off all the little shroud fronts off of any minimag anyone i know owns... they are smaller than when they started.
Potatoboy
07-02-2002, 01:33 AM
So, effectivly liigod, you've taken Mini's (which most people have to pay a premium for) and cut the only thing that seperates them from Automag mainbodys off.

Please, The thread was asking a legitimate question. If you don't have something constructive and topical to say, don't post!
FutureMagOwner
07-02-2002, 08:41 AM
i would suppose it would be because its ment to be smaller but i would think you could do the same with a regular mag with a vertical bottle
MikeCouves
07-02-2002, 10:25 AM
Because it sounds cool.
banzaimf
07-02-2002, 10:55 AM
as mentioned earlier, the vert asa and the shorter barrels were the hinging factor. When it first came out, it was the only way to get a mag with vert ASA's. Thus shortening the entire gun.

banzaimf
paint magnet
07-02-2002, 11:15 AM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Automag classic is something like 8.5" long, with no barrel. And the minimag is 13.5" long with an 8" barrel. Doesn't this mean that without the shroud and without the barrel the minimag would be 5.5" long?
TransMan
07-02-2002, 11:19 AM
no paintmagnet it would not be 5.5 inches long because in a mag part of the barrel is in the gun
banzaimf
07-02-2002, 11:20 AM
no, the primary section of the tube is the same length.

banzaimf
Bob Mundon
07-02-2002, 11:41 AM
minimags have the extended shroud, making the gun itself longer.
SIGSays
07-03-2002, 03:14 AM
Originally posted by Potatoboy
The mini was designed to be the shortest marker on the market and it is if you use it the way it was intended to be!

A 8 inch barrel and a 9 to 12 ounce CO2 tank directly into the vert ASA. A nice small package.

Put a bottom line and a 12 inch barrel on it and it's the same length as an Automag.

i don't know if anyone said this but it was a 4 ounce
MikeCouves
07-03-2002, 03:39 AM
Well they couldn't just call it an Automag could they? No, they already had that one. So call it something new, cool, Minimag. There ya go...
DiRTyBuNNy
07-03-2002, 03:47 AM
my thoughts exactly..
paintbattler
07-03-2002, 12:36 PM
Originally posted by MikeCouves
Because it sounds cool.
yea. it does sounds cool
iisp0tii
07-03-2002, 01:50 PM
im going to get a minimag & cut off the shroud just because they dont make vert. feed classics, otherwise i would save some money & buy a vert classic. the minimags are only $235 at diggthis.com