Marker for my wife. What to get?

[smoke63b]

I think a mini is overkill at this point for my wife. She'd refuse to play with it cause it cost too much

[going_home]

Do just what your gut told you to do, get a good used (but inexpensive) marker for her and...
1) if she keeps playing then get her a better marker , or....
2) if she quits playing fairly quickly (like most ladies tend to do) you didnt spend a bunch

By the way, this thread went over the cliff 15 posts ago

[Storminnorman]

I would say Tippmann pro carbine. You can find them from $60 to $100. Might need some cleaning but they always work and pretty balanced.
I just found one on the pbnation for $60 I will pm you the link.

[k.rollin]

SS bodied mags aren't to heavy, unless you play with a big steel HPA tank like I've been doing for a little while. I'd just get a mag for her if I were you. I just picked up minimag, with a 20 oz co2 tank, hopper, expansion chamber, flame drop, and a hybrid push button on/off for $75 on ebay a few weeks ago.

[BiNumber3]

id prolly stay away from cockers for her, all my cockers weigh more than any of my mags, despite my mags bein stainless with huge drops, hell one has a steel boomstick.
I don't recall how heavy a spyder or similar is tho, but at least those are crazy cheap (well, they can be), pretty easy to maintain/repair.

Also how is your mag setup? maybe set it up with bare minimum n see how she likes it then (assumin there'll be that much of a difference)?

[trevorjk]

No one has fun getting schooled while playing paintball. While the marker is not going to make a difference in yours or my hands in a rookie you want them to have a marker that is dependable, and is not going to break balls/ shoot horrible.

Pick up a 50 dollar gun. YOU use it, and let her use yours. Then it is a win win. she doesnt have to spend money. She enjoys herself. You profit.

this. play with a spyder or what ever you want for a while. then when your wife grows to love your gun, you then have all the reason in the world to go out and make the fantasy mag for your self