Building my first gun

[Brownstar]

So, I am just getting back into paintball. In the past, I built up a few autocockers, spyders, etc from the base models. Never got the guns exactly how I wanted them.

Well, now that I have some time and (more importantly) some money, I want to build up a mini-mag to get me back into the game. The new-school guns just don't do it for me.

So my question is this, would it be better to buy a stock mini-mag and just add-on, or should i buy the separate components and build it myself? I am learning more towards building the thing up from scratch because I would most likely replace the trigger frame, body and bring it up to a lvl 10.

If this is the case, is there a diagram or list of components I would need to buy for the the thing to "work"? Any suggestions and tips are appreciated.

[Hilltop Customs]

things you need to build a mag

body
rail
gripframe
valve(with lvl 10)

smaller components also required

sear
front frame screw
rear thumb screw
barrel
asa
feedneck(if body didnt come with)
detents(if body didnt come with)
macro line and fittings or steel braided line


I think thats all, if I missed something I'm sure someone will add. One nice thing about starting with a stock mag then adding to it is you will inevitably end up with 2 mags

[Brownstar]

Thanks a lot for the info man, I think I am going to just buy the parts rather than start with a stock. I will definitely be browsing on here for deals but do you know of any good websites that sell the parts? Also, do you know of a package deal where I can pick up all of the smaller parts as a whole?