Biggest paintball gimmick of all time

[fire1811]

Yeah I was refering mainly to actual products more than the cockamamy theories they are based on (but product materials are definitely a large part of the hype).

Or more specifically, what products do nothing more than make your wallet lighter? Like "limited edition" goggle straps for $100.

Yes but think of all the worthless products that have been spawned from this myth.

[Toll]

"C'mon now, what's smoother. Me hitting you with my car or you sitting inside my car while I accelerate" - Or some nonsense about LP > HP

[Spider-TW]

My favorite old one is barrel hones.

[punkncat]

Low pressure guns are better........

There are gimmick aspects to this, yes. But I must say that one thing I appreciate about them is being able to shoot lower in my tank.

Sure would kick butt if a mag could use that last 1K(or so) PSI....

[B-Pow]

One of the better ones I've heard of is "barrel dougnuts"

lightly weighted doughnuts that slide over the barrel in an attempt to eliminate vibration and make the marker more accurate...

The short bus called they want their window licker back.

[Pneumagger]

My favorite old one is barrel hones.

How is a smoother surface finish not conducive to better performance.


The biggest PB gimmick idea of all time: Closed Bolt Accuracy
The biggest gimmick product: "Bulletproof" Paintball goggles.

[tech-chan]

Shockers shoot farther.

[Spider-TW]

How is a smoother surface finish not conducive to better performance.

I don't mean the hone itself, I prefer shiny smooth machines and hones are just a tool.

For a while they tried to sell them to everyone when brass was big, regardless of the condition of your barrel. Even if you had a smooth barrel, you could use the hone to make a profile in the bore that could increase accuracy/efficiency/paint breakage or shoot further. You could get a better barrel to paint match (until the paint changed). Buy a honed sheridan and you didn't know what you would get.

It isn't the fact that they sold you dirt, it's what they sold it for (maybe I wanted dirt).

We could do some ratings for best gimmick; number in production, service length, price, FEAR FACTOR. [Look out! He's got an autococker!]

[dcent]

closed bolt vs open bolt.

trying to find the article from apg published in the 90's at some point.

there was a company producing football shaped paintballs that were supposed to give you better accuracy etc. because of their shape. cant remember the company name or anything, just remember the add. you had to use a clip to load them that looked kindof like the thin long clip you can get for tippmans now. I think it held 30 or 50 or something like that.



best free easy old school mod.

filling down your sear so that your gun would shoot with safety on. did that to my puma and got occasional double shots per trigger pull.

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as far as fear factor goes, when I was 15 or 16, shooting pumas, bobcats, and VM's and someone stepped on the field with a mag or a cocker I **** my pants every time!

[warpfeedmod]

The Magic box for the automag?

[Spider-TW]

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as far as fear factor goes, when I was 15 or 16, shooting pumas, bobcats, and VM's and someone stepped on the field with a mag or a cocker I **** my pants every time!

I think double barreled 'whatevers' are classic for fear factor. A5 double's are good because of the noise. I remember the first Palmers autococking double barreled rifle I saw. The recent 'double troubles' are good too. I guess they are a gimmick, but they are not usually marketed beyond being able to throw twice the paint.

Have to add some other ratings; INNOVATION, SHORT BUS FACTOR, ENTERTAINMENT FACTOR.

The magic box is way up there as a gimmick. The extra volume may have had an effect, but the MARKETING and PACKAGING were more impressive.

[Destructo6]

90% of paintball marketing is gimmickry.

eg:

The new ______ can shoot at 1 million BPS!

Ultra low-pressure electronic ______

The Venturi barrel will do magic stuff for you

The list is actually quite endless.

[Spider-TW]

90% of paintball marketing is gimmickry.

Possibly, but which is the "best"?

If Audrey was still around, would she be eligible?

Where do ACS 'anti-chop' bolts go?

The AO gimmick of the year award is coming...

[ThePixelGuru]

Tough to say, but I'd have to go with anything "low pressure" because it's so all-encompassing. Low pressure whatevers are more accurate, shoot farther, groom your dog, and are just plain better.

Other gimmicks like longer barrels, rifled barrels and closed bolt markers are believed to do just some of what low pressure is believed to do. Also, the immense success of low pressure makes it the most widely-used gimmick - that combined with the fantastic claims of whatever it's supposed to do have got to make it the "biggest" gimmick of all time.

[Warwitch]

The Magic box for the automag?

Thats what spurred me to pose this question. Pretty sure it still tops the list.