Assault80 "Upgrade" (BWHAHAHA)

[darc]

http://www.warmachinepaintball.com/images/breech.jpg
http://www.warmachinepaintball.com/images/breech.jpg
The powertube remains stationary, the bolt is moved forward by pneumatics and returned by a spring.

So here's the progression of major developments:
NovaET (sucked hard :eek: )
Mayhem (sucked moderately :o )
Assault80 (sucks hard :eek: , but can be upgraded to suck moderately :p )

[manike]

mmhh on first thoughts it sounds like a mag's mode of operation... might want to read through Tom's patents again :)

Can't remember exactly what the mag patents cover in terms of operating principle.

[magking1971]

ooooooo and round wire for the spring also.

[giant1515]

I'm curious how fast it's really going -

[sniper1rfa]

well, Stray_Bullet seems to like it...

http://pbnation.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=249422

[madmatt151]

After reading the post on PBnation, this seems more and more like the bolt in the MAG. Tom will you be looking into this? I wonder?

[Sparq]

Sidekick Semi works the same way...nobody has mentioned that.

[Xyxyll]

I doubt it runs like a mag. No need to get so defensive as soon as something looks like it 'might' resemble a mag.

[Automaggin2]

Originally posted by darc


NovaET (sucked hard :eek: )



I dont know what kind of crack your smoking, but Novas are very nice guns. Its a shame they were so ugly, they shoot like a dream.

[Frank (the spank)]

Heres an old thread of mine about this pile: http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=82644

Watch the videos.. thing sounds like a tin can of nuts and bolts every time it fires, lol.

And what the hell... in that thread they said the Flatline was not fast enough to recharge it?!?! LMAO

[Demobilized]

From stray bullets thread it seems that the Assault80 has some real potential as a decent marker.

[darc]

Originally posted by Automaggin2
I dont know what kind of crack your smoking, but Novas are very nice guns. Its a shame they were so ugly, they shoot like a dream.
I had a Nova 700 way back when and I thought they sucked. Badly.

1) The barrel was razor thin so misfeeds guaranteed chops. It had to be thin in order to manage the weight of an entire solid brass barrel slamming around the gun with every cycle.
2) It was very top-heavy so off-hand and awkward shooting positions were a chore. Working a tight bunker often meant working twice as hard.
3) The lack of a foregrip (even as an aftermarket option back then) made sure you were uncomfortable holding it (imagine having to grasp the barrel of your gun while shooting it).
4) Twelve inches of solid brass barrel kicking around inside the gun made for some hefty recoil when ripping out long strings.
5) The company went out of business as quickly as it came onto the scene. There was no time for an aftermarket to develop and that left a lot of Nova owners without even spare parts. PGI repaired Novas for a while and even then only grudgingly. You had to pay them for any minor repair because they didn't have replacement parts available for sale.

[darc]

Also, Novas had a euro-grip with a non-standard bottom-line attachment so adding a drop-forward of any kind was out of the question.