opinions of rainmaker

[benzy2]

Well i was looking at getting a cheap electro and i first thought of a em1 but everyone and their brother said it is a bad gun so im gonna pass on it. I then saw a rainmaker. now i know this is BE but it could be a fluke and it could be a good gun. Who here has shot one and how did you like it. If you havent shot one and just want to say no cause it is BE then dont post. But if you have shot one go for it. Any info would help me out.

[Timmee]

I currently own 1.5 Rainmakers (yes, you read that right). They're pretty decent tinker's markers, and they're dependable with co2 as well as hpa. Just make sure to keep the lpr clean, or it'll overpressurize the MAC valve and cause it to leak.

[Thordic]

Yeah, I think half the chat room ordered a RM when we saw the price was $99 last week :)

I think they are a decent gun, loud and ineffecient, but decent. They have pretty good ROF, and are built off a solid concept. For the price, I don't think you can beat it. If the gun wasn't made by BE, I think it would have been more popular.

[Kevmaster]

i own 3 of em...
ones my main backup to my (soon to be) CnC Emag...really tricked

one is serial number 13 so i dont use it(the first 12 were stolen at the IAO in 97, so this is the lowest on recored :))

the other is a bsatard child :)hehe

[digitard]

From what I've read they're decent ... just inneficiant (noise, etc)....

Maybe look into the new Spyder E-99? I saw a package with one on Xpaintball.com (in their XP packages section) with a few extra's (gasthrough/etc) and they work on both Co2 and Compressed air.

Sincerely,
Dave K

[benzy2]

well i run hpa now so i dont have to worry about co2 but it is nice to know you can switch back to it if needed.

[datapimp69]

who has them for $99

[xen_100]

if you rip the stock LPR out and replace it with a rock reg or something. Then replace the stock valve with a tornado and put a good reg on them, They are actually very nice. The design doesn't chop paint very much and the triggers are pretty nice too.

[Thordic]

datapimp - Action Village is selling Rainmakers for $99, they are out of stock right now but promise to have them in by the weekend, for whatever that's worth.

[benzy2]

Im so gald to hear people with positive feedback on the gun. I just placed my order so it should get here by next friday if they get their shippment from BE by this weekend. Free shipping too. Great deal. I think for now i will leave it stock but once i get a little more cash i will put new regs on it.

[Thordic]

If BE actually designed it, then it might be crappy. But, luckily, they only build it, so the design is solid even if manufacturing is weak :)

It's a really cool design implemented pretty cheaply but it allows you to do a whole lot to it. That's why they are so popular as a "tinkers gun".

[datapimp69]

i used to have one, and had it all tricked out.

but sold it to buy my first RT pro.

if you guys want to do some really cool stuff.

call the guys at dropzone paintball.

http://www.dropzonepaintball.com/

they can hook you up, and really nice guys too.

[Kevmaster]

a few sites youll want to know:

Rainmaker owners Group: http://rainmaker.flipty.com

Brass Eagle Owners Group: http://www.beog.org

RMOG SuperStore(Every OEM and Aftermarket part): http://www.samuraiforce.net/rainmaker

edit**
here are some pics of a couple of "custom" RMs:
http://rainmaker.flipty.com/images/scottrm.jpg

http://rainmaker.flipty.com/images/gallery/completerm2.jpg

http://rainmaker.flipty.com/images/gallery/Monsoon1.jpg

http://rainmaker.flipty.com/images/gallery/painmaker.jpg

http://rainmaker.flipty.com/images/gallery/purplemonster.jpg

http://rainmaker.flipty.com/images/gallery/snoman732.JPG

http://rainmaker.flipty.com/images/gallery/trickrainmaker.jpg


ok, so i went a little overboard wit the RMs
hehe

[tunaman jr]

now there are some nice lookin markers, how do they shoot?

[Kevmaster]

they all work great. ive shot one of them, but i hear great things about them...

[56kSomeGuy]

Just wondering what type of barrels do RM use they kinda look like they use cocker barrels.

[Kevmaster]

really? those look like cocker barrels? i thought it looked like an angel barrel myself ;)

yes, they use cocker barrels

[misfit]

this is great
http://www.vexacontrol.com/drbonesaw.html