Guns that get my attention make me feel strange

[breg]

It's another late night at work, and I began to think about the guns I've seen at fields that made me go, "Dude, you have to let me put a few rounds through that."
When I first got into paintball, it was the really high end stuff that made me go nuts. But now, it's the things that you don't see very often out here. Since I have been playing, I've seen two of WGP's Sniper series of paintball guns and about lost it over both. They were nothing special; they both ahd the ubiquitous old school WGP black color, but those caught my eye. Which makes me feel strange. And, honestly right now, if I was offered a VSC Phantom or a Timmy, I think I would take the Phantom. I'm not trying to be a kiss up here, but it's just wierd. Maybe, I like those because it's not something that everyone sees at the filed every day, or I just think they look cooler (VSC Phantoms are among the coolest looking guns out there).
So, I guess I would like to hear what made you stand up and take notice at the field. Maybe I'm not alone in finding all of the newer stuff cool, but not nearly as cool as the older stuff.

[Brophog]

Doesn't seem strange. Before, the high end guns probably were out of the ordinary.

Now, there's so many high end markers, that its the pump markers that are out of the ordinary. IMO, they're prettier too.

[breg]

Yeah, that could be it.
I'm not trying to say anything bad about any paintmarker, just trying to say what catches my eye.

[AGD]

Not surprising, at this point in time there are a TON of high end flashy markers out there but old school is rare and unique. If you don't want to be part of the heard mentality its one of the better options.


AGD

[GT]

i was at pbmaxx last weekend. I about flipped my lid when this guy walks in with an org. sniper serial was 714. converted to a semi but it was still awsome!

[poolshark5226]

last time I was at the field (far too long ago )a guy had an old school Splatmaster pistol...I was amazed. Heavy pull but i liked it a lot

[Xan]

I feel the same way and it seems like others I'm around do too. I look at players at the field with brand new shiney markers splashed 50 different colors, I'm like "that's nice", but inside I'm thinking "nothing special, it's been done before."

But when someone comes to the field with an old phantom, I'm like "sweet! Can I try it?" Just something about the simple and "used" feeling of those markers excites me.

My pre-1995 68Automag has drawn some attention as well. I have been asked "Is that a 'real' gun," and they can't help but stare. That's why I bought/fixed/polished it, to have something different that has my blood, sweat, and tears in it. Not some overpriced super-top-end fancy looking clone.

Sorry about the rant, have no problems with other markers, just prefer my antique. (Seriously, can a marker become an antique? Does it have to be like 25 yrs old or something?)

[Havoc_online]

I was expecting to read something like

"I begin to feel funny in my pants and now I'm growing hair in strange places"

:o

[xXHavokXx]

Bah high end flashy guns are more fun.

But im currently in possession of sniper number 650, its nice and simple, i like it. Except its rusted together and ive snapped 5 hex wrenches off in it

[AGD]

Original Snipers under 1000 serial number bring about a grand in CA. Under 100 they are priceless. (I have 69 and 88):)

AGD

[Ov3rmind]

Yeah, I saw some guy with one of those ICD Desert Foxes and thought, "Whoa, I never expected to see that gun (ever... In my entire life)." To top it off, he was using a warp feed.

Here's a pic I dug up of one; the ill fated ICD blow forward:



The owner of one of my local fields also had some of the really old Tippmanns (don't remember their specific names) that were fed with clips. In addition to that, he had an old video advertisement that Tippmann made for them. Another gun that sparked my interest was one of those AMP Illusion Pumps.

[nuclear zombie]

Your starting the evolution of a recplayer , you realize that you may not want to devote your entire paintball time if any to tourney-ball . It often leads people to explore the sport often to a pump marker , or a classic palmers it give you a connection to the beginnings of paintball . It reminds you what it was like when people played for the fun and not the glory . Which is why my next marker will be a KP-2 , converted to a hurricane.

[xXHavokXx]

Damn so number 650 could get someone alot of cash, i wish i owned it.

[Carbon]

Re: Guns that get my attention make me feel strange because of what they are.

Originally posted by breg
It's another late night at work, and I began to think about the guns I've seen at fields that made me go, "Dude, you have to let me put a few rounds through that."
When I first got into paintball, it was the really high end stuff that made me go nuts. But now, it's the things that you don't see very often out here. Since I have been playing, I've seen two of WGP's Sniper series of paintball guns and about lost it over both. They were nothing special; they both ahd the ubiquitous old school WGP black color, but those caught my eye. Which makes me feel strange. And, honestly right now, if I was offered a VSC Phantom or a Timmy, I think I would take the Phantom. I'm not trying to be a kiss up here, but it's just wierd. Maybe, I like those because it's not something that everyone sees at the filed every day, or I just think they look cooler (VSC Phantoms are among the coolest looking guns out there).
So, I guess I would like to hear what made you stand up and take notice at the field. Maybe I'm not alone in finding all of the newer stuff cool, but not nearly as cool as the older stuff.

Im inclined to agree. once ya see or shoot a +$1000, they all kinda seem passe. Other than the stickers people put on em, they really dont have what i consider "chracter". Ill catch a blazer, phoon or a sterling and im all googly eyed. Ive yet to see a converted pumpgun with an old-skool autococking kit on.

[ASDadam]

Yep, i agree whole heartedly. Thats why i still play with my Rapide, Rapide Comp, PGP and my VM68EXC. Their old, but still bring alot of attention when i play with them beacuse most people haven't ever seen them before, yet they've seen just about every Angel, cocker, and trix you could throw at them.