Automag "people"

[ArmyEngineer]

Let's face it, we're the best kind of people. :)

I would definitely be down for an AO jersey. I am still kicking myself for missing out on the Sandfreestyle Automag Army run a while back. :'( If anyone can find the template for that, I would be on it in a heartbeat. http://automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=243446

[robander3]

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.

Ah another ASC guy,
Ya It's always nice seeing ppl with mags there,
(I'm the one with the black Silverbacks jersey on and play with a ule mag (pewter) or warp left ule mag (black), and i'm 6'5)


And here's a link to a company making the jersey still, http://www.animalpaintball.com/cgi-b...si-proshop.htx thanks balla!

[Nanotech]

I'm 20, doing degrees in computer engineering and electrical engineering. Started playing paintball around 17 or 18 with an A5, then discovered Mags compliments of a local guru. Found a deal on a level-10 classic here at the AO, and I've been rocking one ever since. Although, I must admit I'm starting a nanococker build, which might take away some field time from beloved AGD.

Seems a pretty standard story

[OPBN]

And here's a link to a company making the jersey still, http://www.animalpaintball.com/cgi-b...si-proshop.htx thanks balla!

If you have the patience to look through the gallery, there are several other styles as well.

[Flatliner333]

I guess I would be with the "Old Timers", I'm 41 now and I started playing in 87'. My first gun was a mail order single shot Splatmaster (it still works) and we played in our back yards.We didn't have any local fields or shops so we got all our gear from APG magazines. Other guns I had before my Mag were a Razorback pump,a Phantom and a VM 68. My 5 man pump team was asked to "practice" with a local semi pro team from our area called the Flatliners after they saw us win a pump tourney in Temple Tx. After getting spanked on a regular basis some of us were asked to join the Flatliners to bring some new younger blood to the team. We all upgraded to Automags or Autocockers after joining the team and I have owned only a Mag ever since...I think that was around 92'. We played CPL and NPPL tourneys from the mid 90's till around 2000 and made a few World Cups in Orlando,Chicago and Las Vegas.We were lucky enough to play along side teams like the All Americans and the Ironmen.
I got out of paintball for about 8 years do to how expensive it was getting and never really new what an EMag was till I started playing again. I have 3 guns now the Splatmaster and 2 Mags that I tinker with more than I use......long live the Automag......

I do have some College education but for the most part I have been in the Non Destructive inspection field as an Industrial Radiographer for the last 20 years.

[Justus]

Age 30 here. I'm not an engineer, but I probably should have been because I seem to tinker with and modify all kinds of stuff. Instead, though, I'm an attorney. Hey, it pays the bills. Anyway, I started playing paintball a few years back and started out with an A5. Then I was introduced to Mags by a friend of mine that I met first through paintball, and "upgraded" to an X-valved ULT Tac One. That way I get the Mag performance and get to keep my milsim-esque look that I like.

Now I'm busy customizing. It's fun.

[anthrakz]

37 and an comp sci major. Noticed what looked like a shotgun in a NYC hobby shop display case back in the early 90's, turns out it was a P68 stock class paintball gun, and a week later I bought it. Played with it for a summer "outlaw" style in the Bronx. Then looked for something better, back then it was Desert Foxs, Mirages, PMI's, and F1 Illustrators. None of them appealed to me and Mags and cockers were out of my reach. Soon thereafter, I made up my mind and got a pt job to save up for a mag. Finally bought a lvl 5 mag, from some guy who had a shop in his basement behind a bagel factory in Brooklyn. It was sent it in for all the lvl6 and 7 fixes and now resides in my wifes paintball bag. I also bought a minimag which I still have as an all chromed out with autoresponse, now its too pretty to play with and sits on display.

I also did my time with a cocker, custom built for me from now the now defunct Wildside paintball. It was one of the smoothest shooting markers I've ever owned, and despite horror stories with cockers, I've never ever in the 6 years Ive had it, had a problem. A few drops of Mobil 1 ATF1 synthetic in the 3way and trigger plate, a general cleaning and it was good to go.

Had an Emag, a PTP Micromag, and an RT, all of which were sold off. And currently the only mag I still keep in the bag is an Xvalve Pneumag.

[Courgar Hunter]

Age 30 I started playing in 1991 first gun was a Line SI Bushmaster from there I had a Promaster then I remember it so clear that christmas in 92' I asked for a automag and I got a nintendo (POS) then I got the mag in a stocking stuffer (Very large stocking) It was all over til the Smart Parts Impulse came out and I had one of those still kept my mag and later sold it off for a Shocker 4x4 and I came back to a minimag in 06' after my dad passed away and that year was the best year of paintball ever I feel that he was moving me through the field and pointing out every shot I had.

Then I went to pump play for a few years and now I'm back with a ULE mag w/Intelli frame soon X valve and ULT trigger kit or have it pnue'd out

If it wasn't for my pop being such a loyal AGD supporter I don't think I would have ever known about such a great gun.

[rifleman wi]

im 25, been playing on and off since i was 16. been in the army for 5 years as a weapons repairman. first started with a Tippmann 98 Custom, for their reliability and durability. moved up to an RT Pro Xvalve, to an Emag and now i have a Minimag Pistol, Custom Tac One, Minimag and an 06 Cyborg. i went with a Cyborg also becasue of their simplicity, durability and consistency. it probably helped alot that i was brought up in the sport at Paintball Sams, where AGD Pride and Tom himself used to play. there were allways mags there and after i fired a few, i fell in love with them. i had an autococker, knew how to time it, but it still failed me numerous times. i love my mags. i also got to play alongside Tom at one of their last scenario games that Paintball Sams had. i would also love another AO jersey, i had one of the original runs, but it was destroyed last year, but i still have the template of it.

[Ir0nExpress]

Seems like engineers appreciate the effort into designing a simple but working gun, that's what I've come across mostly.

Psychology major...working odd jobs not related to my major. Started in 05, always been sort of a gun whore, buying and selling all sorts of guns, but out of all the guns I've bought, I always knew I'd pick up a mag again. I went through about 6 or 7 of them, I'm hoping to snag one again this time and keep her for good instead of dumping it whenever I'm bored, their quality and simplicity is certainly unbeatable even today.

[CasanovaXL]

I Also play at ASC, met Rob there my first time playing in like 8 years. I am 26 now and played tournaments all through high school but could never afford the emag i wanted. Got some money together and started building a mag out of boredom, got hooked on them, and now spend most days checking for a tunablade to pop up for it.

[Wilko]

I'm 41, have a couple of bachelors and a master's degree (macrosociology, think "statistics" :-)), but also finished educations in mechanical engineering, social work and ICT.

I own three tac-ones (two warp left and one vertical feed) and a pneu-tac.

I've only been playing for 3,5 years, but the tac-one was my first buy. The friend converting me to paintball had all kinds of electronic markers that tended to have issues with electronics and were not rugged, which made me think that I could find something better.

Love the reliability and choice of full auto and semi with the RT.

I have converted that friend to the tac-one, as well as another one in our group, both also use the same q-loader setup I use.

[need4reebs]

34, been playing paintball since 06, and just barely got into Mags this Feburary! since feburary i have owned 20 or so Mags and have narrowed my collection to 11 Mags! i saw a video of a RT classic and was like no batteries? i started playing pump so i wouldnt need any batteries, but i knew why you didnt need a battery for a pump, so i started doing research on the strange to me at the time markers and was like man i gotta shoot one! i had trade for one cause people in AZ are into the Speedballin or tactical play which is kool but not if you want to ask anyone about a AutoMag...so i spent the past few months buying trading selling Mags and they are the only markers ill actually spend money buying! some of my collection is on MCB in the picture thread...but haha i know im not done yet!!! thanks AO for helping A newb learn about the best markers out there and some education about a sport i like 2 play!!!!


one of my favorite sayings on these forums is "Dont Mess With The Old SKool!"

[james5]

42 and started playing in 1989 ish.
Have owned countless mags, and will always have a couple in my arsenal.
After all they work whenever I need them, when other markers need tweeeeeeking I'll be on the field playing.

[Olsson]

37 years old, started playing 1992 when Paintball was made legal in Sweden.

First marker was a Splatmaster Rapide, followed by a SL68-II and then a Sterling STP to get a serious marker for the recently started national series.

1994 semis were made legal and I everybody who was serious bought either an Autococker or an Automag. Everything else was considered to be sub par. I bought a Micromag in 1995 and was supremely satisfied with it.

I left the competitive arena in 1996 or so, played recreational paintball for some years, and then had a hiatus for 10-12 years. Took it up again early 2009, and was amazed at what had happened during that time.

Initially I played with my Micromag, just a few drops of oil was all it needed after 10 years in the storage. After a while I bought a couple of different markers, among one was a rather old Automag Classic, which became my primary marker.

Among the questions I've gotten from puzzled youngsters are;
"Does that thing actually work?"
"What is it?"
"Did you build that thing yourself?"

Nowadays I've got a G-Force pneuframe and lvl X and an Air America valve on it, but otherwise it looks like it's from 1993 or so, not even power feeded. So most people tend to overlook me completely, since they only see what seems like an inferior marker.

There does seem to be an increase in the interest for both Automags and Autocockers in Sweden lately, due to the fact that a couple of high profile players, such as myself, prefers to play with these kind of markers.