Tippmann Sold!

[GT]

http://www.summitpartners.com/
It's just a venture capital firm. Probably another group of rish schmucks who found out how fast paintball was growing and wanted a cut of the action.

Yea,
that was my guess, http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/103/103711.html heaven forbid we get some real buisness talent in the paintball industry. Hell we may actaully have a sport in the next few years rather than a hobby...

[Kevmaster]

you knew it was gunna happen. comapnies are bought out all the time. for once, paintball is becoming profitable, and real companies want a piece of the money

[Destructo6]

If they made .22 cal. gatling guns, i would buy one. Possibly two

Well, maybe not gatling guns, but prior to becoming Tippman Pneumatics, they built .22LR working models of M2 Browning machineguns and the 1919 machinegun. Prior to 1986, they could be made automatic, now they are semi-only and cheap at $4500.




Full size .50bmg ammo nearest the model.

I suspect and hope that this will give Tippman the money and backing to get better and better.