Automag "people"

[GEE TEE]

Been shooting a mag since 92, so I guess I fall right into your category. Owned lots of other markers but I prefer my mags

I started playing in 87 and picked up my first mag in around 94. I shot either the Automag or cockers 50/50 for most of the 90's, and didn't shoot my first electro until 2005. I still prefer mechanical guns as they have so much tinkering potential. Modern electro semi's have become too refined and reliable, and I get bored shooting them after a while. Give me a box of old cocker/mag parts to build from and I'm in my element.

We loaned our pumps to some Xball players last month. Most had never shot one before and it took a bit of coaching before they got the hang of it. Watching them from the sidelines was hilarious, but they all came off the field saying they really enjoyed it. I noticed how much more mobile they were on pumps. The lack of paint in the air really encouraged them to move about and work the field. The 10.5bps game was a static (dull) and expensive paint fest by comparison.

[cockerpunk]

i was a cocker guy when i was young. i remember reading the thread in deep blue about gun accuracy clutching my autococker saying "it can't be true ... i just can't be" future punkworks researcher had been grabbed, hook line and sinker by the myths.

so i came into automags a bit backwards. my first was an RT Pro in about 2003, have since stuck to RT classics because mags get to be money pits when you start upgrading a classic. first its a ULE body, then you might as well get the X valve, then you might as well get the intelli, then you might as well ... and 700 dollars later you have a bone stock classic mag, and an aluminum ULEed everything automag.

i really only came to apprciate automags as an adult. i enjoy the simplicity of function of design, i enjoy the pure engineering of each gun, its a gun that was built without regard to price point, which is ultimatly what killed it, but they are great fun. really the only complant i have on them is the effeiency is not very good, but otherwise they are great fun to play with.

i am pretty agnositc now a days when it comes to mags and cockers. i appreciate each one for what they are, and enjoy shooting both.

[leloup]

Been playing since '94 ish, have a BA in business and masters in teaching, so I don't fall under your stereotype. come to think of it, I don't remember how I got introduced to mags...but I love them. Well love isn't the right word, more like addicted.

[sQuidvision]

I am 26 and have been playing rec ball since 2002, never on a team. started off with a tippmann a5, only in the last year or so have i found automags... but i think its safe to say i am completely hooked... i now have a pumpmag, egomag, and a zgrip'd mag... i am trying to stop but i just cant help it! I have also tried some electro markers, still like and have an ego, but preffer to shoot the pumpmag.

I never did finish school but i worked as a consultant for autodesk products with architectural firms and now am an IT admin for a small local company... so i guess i kind of fall into your categories...

[bound for glory]

i'm an old timer. i had the 3rd mag shipped to new jersey. and it had its share of problems, too. i don't know how many times it was sent back to agd. finally, i got feed up and called and said, "this think leaks like a seive, can i get a refund?" tom called me back and said, send it back, i'll go over it, and if it still leaks, i'll make sure you get a refund". (i had bought the mag from a store in nj, and back then, some people did'nt like to stand by warrentys). well, it came back with an expansion hose and a few tweaks, and it rulled the field. best gun and(as of late) company in paintball.
its byound me why its been mia these last years. a shame, if you ask me...

[magtard13]

alright look...

Ok all, THIS IS WHY I SHOOT AN AUTOMAG AND ONLY AN AUTOMAG. from this day forth....
so, i played for a semipro team for 3 years well two teams.... but while i played i shot a WGP autococker w/ palmers guts. i also shot an AKA excalibur, and a backup PMI piranha. anyway, i always meant to get a Mag, but never really got the kick in the ass. i've always thought that they hurt more when shot with one, that they were THE most accurate and that they were THE most reliable. that being said, i sold ALL of my gear. years past and i got the itch, thought about it before i started again and decided to get my $#!t together and play more affordable and "mature" so i decided to get ONLY the gear needed AND the most efficient. two markers came to mind... besides the almighty Mag, the Bob Long Timmy came to mind, so i got one, then my bigggggg project came. MY Automag. and so i built my lusty miracle machine from all new parts. and i am so satisfied and happy with my girl. although, i have still yet to gas her up, she is complete in construction. tuning and playing w/ her still is yet to come. but she is a work of art. if anyone wants to see her, i will reviel my Automag very soon. keep yer eye out... but anyway, i know for a fact that i will never need another marker. EVER. no matter how new and "cool" a "modern" marker could be, i know that my Mag is all i will want and need. because the Automag is timeless and a masterpiece of engeniering. it should always be regaurded as such and respected throughout paintball history. and i am VERY happy to have made my mind up to decide on the ONE marker that has proven itself to me and all of us. so reguardless of the month you were born in, you should know the wonders of this incredible marker.
word.

[sjrtk]

I am 26 and have been playing since i was about 12. Started with a Tiger shark while dreaming of owning a Minimag. Played with alot of markers mostly modded 98, Then i finally got a mag and have never gone back. Now I am a mechanic/re-engineer, with a mag addiction that just won't relent.

So yes it does look like most mag users can at least appreciate the complex simplicity that is engineered in to mags. If the whole world was designed like mags nothing would ever go wrong and i would be out of work. They are art in motion when you know how they function.

[OPBN]

43 and came in late to the dance. While I played a few times in the early 90's, I didnt really buy gear and start playing regularly until a few years ago. Started with a 98Custom, worked my way through some A5's etc and bought a stock Mag off of Ebay for $120 with an out of hydro tank included after seeing a membe of the Tippmann forum post up some of his markers. I liked the look of the Mag and it's simplicity. When I got it though, I was a little intimidated by the valve. Took me a couple of months to work up the courage to actually disassemble it.

As far as background, I have a BA in Criminal Justice, but have worked as a salesman in the electronics industry for nearly 20 years. I have little formal technical background, but tend to be a tinkerer and DIY kind of guy. While not always successful in putting them back together, I have always been one of those guys that loves to tank stuff apart and figure out how it works.

[unived micindev]

I am 29, playing since 2002, first marker was vm-68, but soon after I've found 68classic in czech paintball store - there is not many of them around and never was. Now I have rt/pro and most of my teamates shoots mag

I'm running company focused on industrial and furniture design, but since crisis we do mostly architecture visualizations

[Spider-TW]

I've met a few automag users that just like the way they shoot. They don't think much beyond oil or know anything about AO; they have a friend or relative to help them out.

I think most of active AO must be relatively intelligent just to have the interest, even though we sometimes appear otherwise.

I have wondered about the total AO membership, including the members with less than about 10 posts ever. I would think they might water down the percentage of old and/or technical automag users showing up on AO.

[balla fo life]

i have 5 mags 2 in parts and still collecting them i got in to mags when i was 16 like benji said the autoresponse and i am 20 now. im shorting my collection down to all mags and one boblong. yes they still make ao jerseys head over to animalpaintball.com

[robander3]

i have 5 mags 2 in parts and still collecting them i got in to mags when i was 16 like benji said the autoresponse and i am 20 now. im shorting my collection down to all mags and one boblong. yes they still make ao jerseys head over to animalpaintball.com

Thanks for the website

[bbotts77]

I started playing paintball in the late 80s or early 90s. My first marker was a splatmaster rapide, which I still have and I think it still works. I took a break for a while.

When the first spyders came out, I bought one of those and got back into the sport. I reffed at a local field for a season or two which really helped my game a lot. I also bought a 'mag somewhere around here that I actually only used once or twice.

I and a couple of friends (and co-workers) swept two amateur (corporate) tournies and were accused of being hired guns, even though we had all been working at the company for three years before the first of the two tournaments. I took another break.

About five years ago, one of my buddies had his bachelor party at CPX. This got me back into paintball again. I decided to pull the mag out and use it. I loved the way it shot but knew there was room for improvement. I ended up replacing everything but the rail and kick myself for doing the "go x-valve" valve trade-in. I never thought I'd need that old AIR valve.

I now own about 12 markers in various levels of working order. One splatmaster, one BL Millenium with all AKA internals, all of the parts from my original spyder, and a bunch of 'mags. I'm currently working on a pumpmag, a pneumag and an EP 'mag. I think the tinkering is what I love most about my 'mags.

I'm now 34. My primary is a ULE X-Valved 'mag with a bunch of ULE milling done by Luke. My backup is an Invert Mini. I don't like to waste paint, so I really only pull that out when some is lighting up noobs with his electro.

Anyway, even though I do have a nerdy technical job, I don't think it's necessarily the engineers/nerds that shoot 'mags. It's the people who love to tinker and don't mind paying a little extra for a quality product. I believe that paying more for quality means it will last longer and I won't have to replace it as soon. I think most 'mag users are of a similar mindset.

[DoubleDutch]

I am 38 and a mechanical engineer/programmer. I got my first classic used in 92 or so while in college, and have since acquired an additional classic, two E-Mags, and a pnue'ed RT Pro. This last weekend I played in two 2-day scenario at Wayne's World with my warped E-Mag, and got a lot of questions about it. I think I saw only one other Mag, a Tac One. When it started raining the second day, I switched to my original classic, yes the one I've had for almost 20 years. I had a primo hopper on it for no batteries, and I got just as many kills, if not more, than I was getting with my e-mag. Everything was wet, everyone had fogged goggles. At some point the paint was so swollen, it was hanging "mid-air" in the elbow until I whacked it some. Good times.

[aerosaaber]

I play at ASC as well, got started in paintball about 2 years ago. Had a spyder and an ion, then a KP pump. The field owner (Jeff) let me play with his mag one day and after that the itch was active. I found a smokin' deal and got me an automag. since then I've monkey'd with the addons and whatnot, figured out that I really should add oil before and after play.
Now I see more and more people with Mags there. Seems the virus is spreading.