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[Sumthinwicked]

here here and chuff chuff!

[Beemer]

It's worth paying $500 simply to watch everyone stare in horror as you douse your mag with a bottle of water at the end of the day, wipe it off with a rag and leave!

Priceless

[Watcher]

It took well over 1/2 hour for each gun to properly take them apart and do the job. I plopped mind down, one field screw to remove the valve, a moment to pull it out, wipe it down, pull a rag through the body, put it back and done. Another field screw to remove the battery and put it on the charger. A quick surface wipe. Done in under five minutes and enjoying a beer. They all looked at me funny and remarked "That's it?" To which I replied, "And they never break down either ", as I sipped my beer.

QFT


At the end of the day I got in the habit of cleaning everything and breaking the guns down 100% save for the valve internals. The Tippmann 98 takes the longest, next is the Piranha LB, the Phantom...

When I get to the Automag even doing it the hard way takes 10 minutes as one screw holds the valve in, and one screw holds everything else together.
And I usually just do it so I don't have to dry off the frame and rail when I run water through the mainbody.


Playing with a few tourney guys at the local field, after every game they'd take at least 20 minutes to refill pods and hoppers, tweak modes and settings, adjust triggers, clean eyes, check batteries, chrono, refill tanks, yadda yadda.

I get off the field, refill a pod if I have to, top off my tank, look at the LED on my warp and Rico to check the battery, and sit and wait for the next game.


... Actually, it can get quite boring and the gun can feel quite heavy when you are just standing around waiting with it. Thus is the mag's downfall

[Sumthinwicked]

this has to be said and this is a joke before anyone crys but....they make gun stands for lil girls LIKE YOU! lol if 4lbs is to heavy go get an ion,mini,ego, exc... sheesh

[RogueFactor]

and honestly, it's not worth the $500 when compared to what else is on the market...But if I hadn't owned a mag "back in the day" I would have never even bothered.

Ive heard this many many times over the years and very recently too. $500 is a hefty price to pay these days when there are cheaper viable alternatives.

As time goes on, mags as a percentage of market share have shrunk. This trend does not appear to be changing. Id guess a majority that buy mags these days are those that knew of them 'back in the day' and do so out of nostalgia. Over time, even those guys who do stick with paintball move up the AGD ladder until they find they are better equipped on the field with something else.

There is no denying that there are few mag dealers. Not the ones that make parts for mags, and not the ones that have to order parts as orders come in. The ones that have sunk their money into AGD inventory and actually stock the parts on their shelves in multiples and not the obligatory 1 that collects dust over time. In the last 8 years I can think of only 1 shop that still does. Just 1.

[Sumthinwicked]

urs and tunas ? LOL or local shop as all sorts of small crap and a few buildable mags but i bought out the last xvalve LOL

[athomas]

Actually, I hear a few young guys around here comment about owning a mag someday. For younger players, mags are definately a high end mechanical gun when price is concerned. And that puts them out of the market for most casual users. The price makes it rare, but the rarity also makes it a desirable gun among avid mech players and paintball buffs (not to be confused with wanna be AGG heads) that recognize the quality.

[Sumthinwicked]

3 guys on the sec force at work use tacones and one wants to make a longbow like mine LOL

[Watcher]

this has to be said and this is a joke before anyone crys but....they make gun stands for lil girls LIKE YOU! lol if 4lbs is to heavy go get an ion,mini,ego, exc... sheesh

Lolz, so true.

Dude, with a full warp setup, SS body, large tank, etc my gun can weight close to 10... I wouldn't trade that for any other gun if they weighed 8 ounces!

Weight isn't a factor for me. Heck, I used to wear a 25lb drum for 6 hours straight outside in the heat in Marching Band without complaining. Also considering that the drum is suspended a good foot and a half from my center of gravity it feels even heavier.


But, anything feels heavy if you stand around doing nothing holding it...

[SCpoloRicker]

urs and tunas ? LOL or local shop as all sorts of small crap and a few buildable mags but i bought out the last xvalve LOL

LOL u said LOL