How short can a rail and body be made???

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  • C_losjoker
    Puro Tico
    • May 2008
    • 1121

    #1

    How short can a rail and body be made???

    If you did not care about having a front foregrip, how short can you make a rail? what about a body? I know people cut down ule body to be flush with the rail, but can you cut the body even shorter, down to where the threads start?
  • Nobody
    Nobody's Perfect
    • Oct 2001
    • 3384

    #2
    well, for the rail, i would think that you can take the rail down to the front of the frame. you could go deeper, to at least the body/frame screw, but that would look silly. if you don't have a Z lock pin, you could take it almost up to the valve screw.

    for the body, you can take the front down to before the threads. i wouldn't go any further, unless you have a tap to chase the threads. the rear, that is well documented in where it needs to be.

    i am no expert, and those "dimensions" i gave are just guesstimates.

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    • Sk8ermog
      MOG = Man of God

      • May 2002
      • 4001

      #3
      From my experience the micromag is the smallest setup you can make/get with normal market parts. "Nobody" is correct with the info regarding normal rails and ULE bodies.

      Here is my capped Micro:

      http://www.pbase.com/rgunn4/image/154387489

      No the smallest production Micro is the Gen 1 like mine here

      http://www.pbase.com/rgunn4/image/153900165

      The smallest mag I have ever seen was TimmyJay's McFly setup here:

      Paintball Talk is the main forum for Automags.org. Here is where we talk about the sport of paintball in general and make announcements relating to the forum and website.


      He is selling the trigger frames do if you want a super micro mag with no rail or forgrip then contact him.

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      • Spider-TW
        U R techno-literate!

        • Oct 2006
        • 3554

        #4
        There was a thread with a pic a few years ago of a rail that just went from one screw hole to the other with the sides milled as well. No z-lock slot or foregrip mount. I can't find it now.

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        • RT Lover
          nothing special
          • Nov 2011
          • 789

          #5
          jay aka XMT would know
          Feedback http://www.automags.org/forums/showt...lover+feedback

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          • Spider-TW
            U R techno-literate!

            • Oct 2006
            • 3554

            #6
            Here you go, post #18

            Paintball Talk is the main forum for Automags.org. Here is where we talk about the sport of paintball in general and make announcements relating to the forum and website.


            There might be a spot between the sear slot and front screw hole that could be ULE pocketed. Luke's work.



            One of these with a carbon fiber frame, carbon fiber body, and an x-valve would be kind of funny.
            Last edited by Spider-TW; 02-10-2014, 02:15 PM.

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