Bad wrists but want to play

[Tempestwolf]

My wrists were permanently damaged in a freak accident at work, which makes them sore pretty much 24/7 no matter what I do. Of course, the more strain I put on them, the worse the pain gets, but even when resting, it never goes completely away.

But, I want to play paintpall (crazy me, huh?) and am wondering what kind of marker (or marker set-up) I could get that would be both very lightweight, yet reliable.

Any suggestions would be most welcome.

Thanks!

Tempest

[wyn1370]

the lightest setups I ever held where a cocker w/ nitro and a spyder w/ co2. That's about as specific as I can get though.

[Blennidae]

My F-2 Illustrator was pretty light. I don't know what the latest version the F-4 weighs, but it cant be much different.

[synreal]

First off, welcome. I think you'll find most people here to be overall very helpfull.

If you are looking at super lightweight, and huge ammount of paint flying around isn't a requirement for you, check out stock class (you don't get much lighet than 10 rounds, a 12 gram CO2 and a few bits of thin piping )

In the semi world either a spyder or a stock cocker run off of a remote (the tank is attached to your back) would fit the bill nicely. As much as I love mags, light isn't one of their biggest selling features.

Or if you have the cajones, you could try to get your insurance to pay for an SFL or Extreme Emag as a medical necessity

Best of luck in your endeavor.

[Jonno06]

yea,I would get a mag with Z grip,so you dont "goos-neck" your wrist like you do with typical 45 frames.

[Paintballer86]

You also might want to try a bushmaster 2k2, mine is Pretty light, and is fast, and you can run it on remote. Hope this helped.

[epterry]

dont no about light mag bodys but I would get one with a z grip and run a remote. and get a fore grip to spread the weight.

[martlet1]

micromag

My micromag is the lightest gun I have owned. Its really really light and small. If you ran it with a remote tank it would be awesome.

[gimp]

A z-grip will probably make your wrist a lot more comfortable. You don't really have to turn it or anything.

[Dr.StockClass]

I have to second syn in saying stock class/pump is the way to go. After playing most of a day with my phantom (stock class setup with 3.5 oz tank), I feel like I'm picking up a bowling ball when I grab my mag with nitro on gun.

Check out Component Concepts Inc., the makers of the phantom. You can also get a direct feed body and put a 50 round hopper on it, run off a 3.5 oz CO2. Very very light.

Good luck.

[mykroft]

I'd run a Bushmaster 2k or Defiant, with a gas-thru stock and a preset tank on your back. That's about as light as you are going to go, and you can brace the gun against your shoulder. Wrist-braces will be a must for you, I hope you have fitted rigid braces.

[media]

If vibration or jarring hurts your wrists more then I would avoid running a remote. Having the tank mounted on the gun absorbs some of the recoil. Otherwise, a remote would help.

[Tempestwolf]

Thanks

Thanks everyone!

LOL Nice suggestion about the insurance, but I currently have none.. (long story involving lots of idiots and jerks.. )

I think pump's going to be out of the question. The less my wrists have to do the better. Sadly, I know I'll need help with the tank and cleaning the marker if I ever get one anyway.

Vibration/jarring/shock does indeed aggravate things, but not nearly as bad as the weight (I've fired a Spyder Compact 2k (with CO2) to test. Don't think I could do that for more than a minute or two due to the weight..) *sighs*

I could go remote on a Spyder, as without the tank it's light enough, but I think the kick would do me in anyway. I've been told (but haven't experienced) the Mag's kick is significantly less, yet they're none-too-light. Z grip sounds like a good idea, too.

Maybe I'll have to try a Micro when I get me some $$. Haha!

By the way.. A friend suggested I rig a marker for my head with mouth-activated trigger. Weirdo.

Thanks again everyone. I hope to join the leagues of paint-splattered soon!

~Tempest



P.S. Whatever you do, take good care of your hands and wrists... You don't know how valuable they are till you can't use them anymore. I'd rather have injured my legs than my hands.

[RATM]

Whatever kind of a marker you get rigging it with a shoulder strap would be a nice feature so you wouldn't have to hold it in between games and when your manuevering.

[manike]

Bushmasters are very light but if you run remote (which I suggest to make the gun as light as possible) then they have quite a kick which may be a problem for you.

Do you need an easy electric trigger or can you handle a more conventional pull like a cocker?

Now you can get some light cockers but what I am thinking and would suggest is to get a Sovereign II. It's a very light and thin version of a Cocker. It has very, very little vibration and kick when firing. It has no back block smacking into the gun but you can watch the bolt and cocking rod move at the back for that 'hypnotic affect' :)

But the Sov II does have a more conventional trigger pull. The USA distributor does do a hinge frame modification which could be just perfect.

That's my reccomendation which comes from having over 30 guns and playing with a lot more.

If you need to go electro I think the bushy is the lightest and the Angel has the least kick IMHO. But kick is often subject to the set up of the gun including how you hold it and the weight of it... the lighter you make it the more kick you may feel.

Oh yeah and if you want a bushy and the z-grip that is possible too

manike