Thinking of buying Automag as first gun.

[spazzed]

If you can find one, get one of the old-style Smart Parts All-American barrels. They're 1 piece, & work like a charm. It's what I use

[Shirow]

Cool, I'll check. I'll ask my field too, but I'm 99% sure they can. Better to be sure than sorry though. All I am worried about is chopping paint really, I think after a month or so I will order the LVL 10 kit. Hopefully I can figure it out or install it myself

[Vegeta]

Dang... a mag with n2 for a first gun...

I started out with 200 ropunds of paint and a Talon.

[Shirow]

Well, that's not quite how it is.. here is the story



I used to live in the UK, in a remote part of Wales. Very small. There was a paintball center near where I lived, but they did other things too. Canoeing, 'team building courses' etc. I used to go play there when I could. They had mostly pumps, and a couple of semis (I never got to fire a semi!)

I was never all that good, but mostly because we just screwed around.

A couple of years ago, I moved to the USA. Was very poor for a long time. A few months ago, I got a decent job and started paintballing again. Been playing weekly for a little while, using rental gun (pirahna) w/ CO2. I can kill newbies pretty easily, but the guys with Matrix, Impulse and 'Cockers are wasting me Mostly because of skill, but outranging me doesn't help either.

My first plan was a Model98 w/ a 16oz CO2 tank. I was all set to order it, then I went paintballing this Saturday. I was talking to the field owner and he said:

'Are you going to keep coming weekly?'

Yeah.

'That model 98 is a waste of time then.'

Why?

'In a few months, you'll have totally outgrown it, and dumped tons of cash into it on a new barrel, upgrades and everything else. If you're going to play, start cheap, but start with something good.'

Well, I was looking at Autocockers and stuff but they seemed pretty expensive AND hard to maintain.

'Get an Automag.'

A what?

'Automag.. great gun, not expensive, but you can upgrade them to tournament quality if you put the time into it. As long as you can live w/o having an electro, you could feasibly never buy another gun in your life.'

Well, will it run on CO2?

'Don't bother. It'll screw up your gun eventually, and it's just another $30 down the drain - if you can't afford it yet, wait 2 weeks and get an N2 tank.'

Well, my interest quirked, I came home and looked up Automags. Everyone raved about them, they seemed to have genuinely useful upgrades (unlike the Model98) and they sounded like fantastic guns. Heeding the CO2 advice, I found a 68/4500 N2 tank for about $200. I figure, what the hell - I've been playing long enough to know I like paintball, and why cripple myself and waste money with CO2?

So that's pretty much the story of how I got here. If I hadn't talked to the guy, I'd probably be shooting an Model98 next Saturday

[Load SM5]

A field owner recommending an automag over a cocker?

gasp......

*clutches chest and falls over*

[Shirow]

Well, he said he'd never own a 'cocker either, as he likes to screw around with his gun too much and he'd be forever breaking it He has a really nice Matrix, with a warp feed and a bunch of other stuff that I don't even know what it is yet.. thing weighs a TON though..

BTW, just noticed that this Mag I'm bidding on only has '1 star' - is this real bad? If I use up all my stars, then what?

[Shirow]

bump

[than205]

You will most likely never use the star. Buy a parts kit when you have a chance. Otherwise, the field owner is right. You will not ever "need" another gun. Want may be another thing.

[Shirow]

yeah, I know that feeling..

[Shirow]

Well, I just bought a TKO automag on ebay for $160 so hopefully it'll be decent =)

[boggerman]

Congrats on the ebay mag purchase. Is it the one with the PMI barrel or do you need a barrel? I would still recommend the J&J ceramic if you need a barrel. Check a few sites before you order one, if you have to pay more than $35-$40 you are getting ripped.

[Shirow]

Well, this is what I ended up getting (I got a smart parts barrel because the J&Js were all out of stock.)

TKO Automag
12" Smart Parts Progressive Barrel
68/4500 Crossfire preset N2 tank
12v Revy w/X-Board (Ricochets were out of stock too)
DYE Invision mask

And the other stuff (thread protectors, rechargable battery etc etc)

Hopefully I'll have it in a few days and will be rocking it by next weekend

[lillfroboy]

extremly good choice thats the same stuff as i got except i got a teardrop instead of a progressive and now i just bought a mako frame and soon im going retro

[boggerman]

Way to go! You will be happy with your setup. Add an intelliframe when you can and then Level 10 and you will be set for life. Check back and let us know when you get your stuff and how you like it.

[Shirow]

Level 10 will definitely be first I'm a bit iffy about the intelliframe, as I don't like the idea of some cable hanging off the side of my gun, but I'll look into it.