What guns have YOU owned, and how well did they perform?

[personman]

Tippmann 98 Custom:
Solid gun, never broke on me at all. I used it for less than a year though. I had plans to totally trick it out with like a palmer stab, a lapco bigshot, and all sorts of good stuff. Then my brother reccommended that instead of upgrading the hell out of it, I should just get a nicer gun. I played HLPB alot back then, and the Automag was the fastest mechanical gun on there, and I liked the way it looked. Yes, thats right, I picked the Mag over everything else because it was cool in a VIDEO GAME! LOL! (I was 11, give me a break.)
TKO Mag:
This thing was amazing. I just loved the hell out of it. If I could have it back I would take it in a second. I should never have parted this thing out. It started out just a TKO mag, and I got a Crossfire stubby tank. I loved the tank, even though it was a bit heavy. I bought a revy and a 14" 2002 all american.. I hated the All american, its still the worst barrel I've ever shot to this day (sorry smart parts fans) I traded that for 2 taso barrels. I lost atleast 40 bucks but atleast I had a decent barrel. I hardly ever chopped with this thing! I couldnt figure out why people said mags chopped. Then I got a warp for my birthday and I NEVER chopped again! Just for kicks I got a level 10 (I was one of the beta testers)! NEVER chopped again with this gun. Defentally kicked. I love classic mags, they're great. I kept the stock trigger frame for almost the whole life of this thing. I got a benchmark 2x and that was great too, I liked the lighter pull.
DEFENTALLY a kickarse gun! I loved this thing way too much. Then I saw the Green Micro E-mag on the wall of my shop. BONER!
Micro E-mag:
Ahhh so beautiful. I saved up for 4 months, and sold my classic, just so I could buy this thing. I paid like 1175 for this beast. True, they were a little cheaper online, but I had never seen another green one, and this green was just too amazing to pass up. It came with level 10. It was a great gun. VERY fast. Too fast. I spent more and more and more when I played. The only problems I had with that gun.. well they were big, but user error. I screwed up. I managed to snap off the grounding screw on the emag board. I ended up having to send it into AGD, and get a whole new board and my trigger frame retapped. Well, there goes one of my stars. Haha. Somehow the charger got busted, so I sent it into PTP.. NEVER EVER SEND ANYTHING TO PTP.. it took like 3-4 months before I could get a new charger from them.. they kept giving me different excuses.. oh well. I played DDay with it.. then I decided I wanted to build a mag with all this nifty stuff AGD was coming out with. ULE, ULT, Y Grip.. I wanted it all. SOLD!!
ULEXY Mag!
This is what I still own. I got a y grip, ule body, stock rail, rougegrip, and an xvalve and built this beast. I love it. Its really light and compact. I recently bought a warp for it because I missed the warp I had on my first mag.. damn I love my warp. This gun is beautiful and always gets comments on the field. I have a feeling I'm going to keep this for a while.

Other guns I've owned:
Talon: Worked fine until I autotriggered the hell out of it and snapped off the pump arm. Bought a new pump arm and it works fine now I defentally wouldnt want this as my main gun, or even a backup though.
'95? Minicocker
Why the hell did I buy this in the first place. I diddnt know anything about cockers and it was in the classifieds marked as a '99. It was a right feed converted to center feed. Not a very clean job either. I got it, gassed it up, and nothing worked. After numerous attempts I diddnt feel like dealing with it so I threw it in the shop. They told me the LPR was busted (big suprise, it was an ANS jackhammer 2) so I bought a rock off ebay. They put it on and said it worked fine. So I got it back and it diddnt work with a
I talked to them and they said it was working fine. Apparently they werent using the inline I had on there (guess what, it was ANS as well! genx2!) when they fixed it. GRR. So I get a spare stock cocker reg from my brother and put it on there and it works fine, I guess. It was kind of beat up and outdated and I hated it, so I got nerobro to buy it (THANK YOU NERO! I HATED THIS THING!)
Sheridan XTS
Worked fine until I dumped like half a bottle of oil into it on accident.. haha I liked it, very similar to a tippmann 98 custom but it looked more reliable, and more compact, with more metal internals.

[angelbeast24]

68 mag- good first starter got this when i first got in pb

angel lcd- first electro loved the feel but it always chopped like crazy ince halos work lie crap on angels and was forced to use egg

dye trix- by far my most favorite gun i have owned fast effient had eyes would def go back to owning one again.

ebladed ff lotus w/ eyes- not really much of a cocker person but i loved this gun just b/c it turned heads it was one of the fastest cockers most ppl have seen

lasoya timmy-fast but it was a big gun and me being a front player didnt work out to well

hk was & ace'd speed-very fast gun never had a problem with it just didnt liek it.

[GT]

I thorw down my 2 cents, I have probally owned 30 guns, lets start with the crappy guns

Bad
Spyder TL+, ok gun, ran real hot the first time i played with it

Matrix LED: what a piece of crap. I couldnt get this dam thing to stop leaking

03 Angel LCD: this was teh ugliest gun I ever owned. the silver anno was awful


Awsome
Eclipse angel, Thsi gun was dam fast, gaberial board, and never chopped, infact it actually pinched paint

Classic mag: never chopped, plenty fast, extremely reliable. I wish i could build this gun again, but alais no one offers reverse classic valves.

Eclipse shocker: Incredible gun. It has to be one of the most consistant guns I have ever owned. it would shoot tripples over the chrono AND it ran on co2

DD 1/2 milled viking: more consistant than the shocker. only reason I sold it was because I heard there was a redisgn comming.


Other stuff
I have owned a bunch of cockers, you shoot one you have shot them all. Owned an Emag, great gun if you only need one gun otherwise I prefer vikings for the price. RTP's jeez I cant count how many I have owned, great guns just pricey for mechs. The relaity is I am playing more and more compatitve paintball and 8-12bps (no bounce) isnt fast enough.




I am currently awaiting my next viking, which I will be burried with.

[vonort]

Well lets see if i list and reveiw all of them it may take a while so first the list (mostly in order but my memory sometimes gets foggy):

Splatmaster, PGP, Brass Eagle Nightmare comp, PMI-I, KP-3 Rifle (kick self), BE King Cobra, Line SI Bushmaster (3), Phantoms (5), STP Sterling, Black widwo, (couple other nelson based pumps don't remember the names), Carter comp (kick self), PMI-III, F1 Illustrator, 68 special, Automag, Autococker (3), AM-Illusion, Am Sentinel, Spyder TL +, Spyder Shutter, Spyder Xtra, PGP 2k, Tippmann A-5, and finally a Hurricaine. I think that is the list.. not sure probably forgot a few.

Reveiws. General reveiws the PMI pumps I have owned were very solid and reliable. not the faster shooters but very accurate.

Line SI bushmasters, Good guns, not as reliable as the phantoms. Not as smooth or accurate but decent guns

Phantoms, some of my favorite pumps ever. Very reliable and decently priced now. My first one cost me over $400. now they are much cheaper and you can get new barrels. (not that you need to replace a phantoms barrel.)

Carter comp (kicks self) Why oh Why did I ever sell this gun? i will never know. Best gun I ever owned PERIOD. This was a pre Dye carter,, Very Pre Dye. Flat out smoothest operating pump and probably the most accurate gun I ever had.

Autocockers. Like them.. Good guns, not hard to keep up, but I like mags better. Cockers are like Harleys. You have to tinker with them before you ride, then tinker with them when you put them away.

Automags. Probably some of my favorite semis. I'm not one of the its either a mag or cocker. I like them both. Wish I never would have gotten rid of my last mag,, but I was quitting the game and didn't need it anymore. So needless to say A mag is on the top of the list of guns to get again.

Spyders. I like the spyder guns for what they are. A great entry level gun. They are inexpensive for the most part. And they have a ton of options for upgrading. I have never had any reliablity issues with any spyder i have owned.

Hurricaine: Simply a gun I fell in love with back in the early 1990's. I have always wanted one. And finally I have been able to attain one.

Next on list of things to get: Automag either Rt ULE or a Tac 1, Blazer or a Nasty Typhoon.

[SlipknotX556]

1st Gun - A rebel, but I dont remember what model. It was the awesome, never let me down, I loved that gun.

2nd Gun - TKO Mag, very nice, that gun never let me down. Always was working, never really chopped.

3rd Gun - Talon, just for gun, thing was horrible.

4th Gun - Emag, hated it, never worked properly, always leaked, LX never worked.

5th Gun - 2k2 Timmy, only had one problem, because of the previous owner, but once I got that fixed, this has been the best gun I have owned. Mows people down.

[Fatjon]

Well ill start with the guns you might be interested, ill jump a year or so into my playing

Classic mag. Stock it choped alot of paint because i always short stroke it. Shot good compared to most stuff back then. Then i upgraded it when the lvl 10 and intelliframe came out. Shot it for a while and got a....

Bko It was fast. to fast for its own good, choped to much paint. the gun was to fast not to have eyes or be lower pressure. Good gun to bring you into the elctro world.

Another classic mag with sluggo festus milled body, Intelliframe, lvl 10 all the goodies. Shot really good wish i wouldnt have got rid of that body.

Red 2k2 vert feed cocker, Really nice Had alot of nice parts on it. Never choped a ball in it. Shot great just wasnt fast enough for me. So i traded it for a....

2k green angel lcd. Really nice gun. Shot really good, fast, consitant, never choped, never had a problem with it.

2k2 gnx-3 green to blue fade. Had nothing with problems with it. Sold it up quick.

b2k2 bushy, tantrum chip. Fast, shot good. It was my back up gun didnt do much with it so i just sold it.
Lasoya timmy black to red fade. One of my favorite guns i owned. Fastest, never choped, really consitant, light, felt good in my hands.

Angel speed. Stock shot decent didnt like the sensi, it didnt really do its job.

Aked speed with was, and eyes. Ugly, fast, and never choped. I just learned angels werent my thing so i got........

Lcd trix. With goodies and all that good stuff. Shoots really good, consitant, no kick, real quite, really easy to walk to trigger.

Ule emag, with xvalve, ule body, ACED. Fast, dont chope, havent really shot it yet. Ill post more about it when i do.

[punkncat]

ooh ooh , I wanna go next.....

Brass Eagle Avenger-My first marker. Played with it one game. It was better than the Stingray's all my friends were using at the time. It lost a screw and quit working after a few games , and I was lucky enough to be able to take it back.

Tippmann 98c-This was my first "real" marker. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Even still I think of these as the best low end marker available. I upgraded it with an expansion chamber and an AA barrel. Sold it to a friend who still uses it today.

Spyder Compact 2000-I owned several of these so I will lump them all together. The first one was purchased off Ebay with a Bob Long frame and worked pretty well up to the first chop. I purchased several more and went through a phase of buying broken ones and upgrading the heck out of them.The end result was a Milly body outfitted with a Mako frame , AKA internals, Freak Barrel ...the works. I spent WAY too much $$ on what turned out to still be the chop-o-matic. I finally wised up and washed my hands of them altogether. I still can fix one with my eyes closed though...

ANS Gen X 3-This was my first GOOD marker. I still (almost) miss it. It was a great marker. Never had a single problem with it. Never failed to draw lots of attention at the field , and to this day was the most accurate marker (for me) that I have ever had.

Automag Classic-Bought this one for my wife. It came with the eclipse kit and a winforce barrel. Got a Powerlyte frame on a good deal for it , but otherwise has never needed a thing. This marker started me liking mags due to its wonderful reliability. I did change the classic body out in lieu of the RTP body. My wife liked the chrome.....

B2K-Picked this one up for a good deal on the forums. Really good performing marker. The only thing I didn't like was once it chopped , you may as well have walked off the field , cause your game was over until a THOUROUGH cleaning. Was nice and light , and quite fast. Just had a tall profile which ended up with a lot of hopper tag eliminations.

Tippmann 98c (2)-Picked this up , used once , with a tank , hopper and thermal mask for 50$. As I said before , I think its the best most trouble free beginner marker on the market. Gave it to my daughter bone stock , she loves it and so do I.

Automag RTP(x)-I got this one in a trade for the GenX. A buddy got it and being mechanically challenged , couldn't sort out the Lvl 10. After a few weeks of wanting to throw it in the creek...this has become my ULTIMATE marker. When I have it I don't use any other,there is no need. It is fast,light,small,and reliable. Parts of it are out getting work(Logic) to make it one of a kind for my area as no one uses them here.

Half block cocker- I got this one from a friend who couldn't make it work. I took the parts and made a working 99 cocker and then turned it into a Freeflow Boxxer. I built and timed this one by hand. It is a great backup marker and works wonderfully. I like cockers so much that after getting rid of the Gen X I had to build this one.

I would post pics , but don't know how to find the images I have already posted here of most of these.....

[P8ntBallBoom]

1st- Sheridan XTS Nemesis. Good first gun I guess. Took at least a case to brake it in. Just not fast enough and trigger pull sucked so I went to electro.... (Still got it and will always keep it as a reminder of my first paintball days.)

2nd- Spyder Esprit...Bright Red. Its a Spyder what can I say. Had a few problems....it chopped a lot. Double fired when on semi?!? Sold to a friend after about 6 months of the crap. He loves it....

3rd- AGD Automag RT Classic Best gun EVER!! Bought it on eBay with a warp, 12v revvy, boomstick, 114 ci Nitroduck tank, and a DZ3 Chrome drop. All for $500 What a deal. Since then I sold the nitroduck for a smaller, better tank...AGD Flatline 3k. I have also 12v modded my warp and put an LED in it. Looks schweet.

The RT Classic absolutely rips! Ive only chopped once in like 5 cases of paint. And that ball was Nelson and I was Zak Vetter style rapid firing. I havent out shot it yet.

I love this gun and will NEVER, EVER sell it.

Here she is...The Back in Black mag.
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Future plans are a RT ULE Custom. Nickel body, Red X, Nickel Intelli. These are just plans pending me becoming amazingly rich....lol

[FutureMagOwner]

first gun was a talon- nice gun for what it was (i learned this later on in hindsight) tried to put a new barrel on it and snapped the pump handle in half in the process so i threw it in the garbage.

then i had a 98 custom- nice gun always performed good until it started to get some weird chopping problems and other things then i sold it to my friend

then i got a 2k2 vert feed cocker- nice gun i spent too much on it, if i could do it over again i would have just made my own cocker and it would have been alot nice, sold that to the same friend lol

then i got my first mag- bought it off another friend at the time who isnt anymore (he stopped playing due to the fact that hes stoned 24/7...) 200 bucks for basically a tko package mag with a boom stick and then i put in a beta level 10 kit for 70 bucks, second best damn gun i ever used

then i got a rat impulse- this is where that talon hindsight comes in, that gun was aweful, chopped all the time, had massive FSDO, worst gun i ever used. i traded it for a gz timmy from a business (funny how he went out of business) he lied about the entire gun it had 2 stock boards instead of a was board, he says he "inspects all his guns before he sells them" the stupid thing had paint in the eyes, crappy wiring, 2 stock boards, was basically broken so when i told him i wanted it fixed he made up some crap about how my gun was messed up (if he "inspected" the gun he would have seen any problem but nope) and told me to go to hell...

anyway after fixing the gz i still have it its a good gun, its not really me though, what id really want is to trade it for an rt classic, or rt ule, or some kinda nice mech cocker (like a free flow or jackal machine one) or just plain sell it so i can get some cash for a 66-68 mustang (or a mach 1 if i could lol)

and i have an emag as well- the emag IS THE BEST GUN I EVER USED, i love this gun more than anything, im sure you guys have seen it a couple times.

and then for no real reason i bought an al 68 II which is a good pump problem is the barrel looks like someone sandpapered the inside so the balls all roll out of the damn thing, and i need a hopper adapter for it lol.



anyway the pics i have are of the rat, the gz and an old one of my emag back in the day

[1ofkind]

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[hobbesTZ]

Automags - The first marker I used to play with was a Minimag I bought of my teacher. I used staight CO2 and it really sucked. I traded it here for an Autococker that I could never get to work. I sold the 'cocker, and bought an Emag from a local shop. I ended up trading that for an autococker w/ tank and cash. Later, I traded my Impulse for a RT Mag with cash (which I regret doing, one of my main hook-ups with paintball during this time was $$ since I was jobless). I sold the RT almost immediately on eBay, and since then have purchased 2 used Minimags, both of which were sold pretty quickly. It may sound like I don't like 'mags, but I just can't keep a marker. But I must say, they are slow. I could only hit 7 BPS on my Emag w/ 1.37 software.

Autocockers - Lotsa these. I started with an old '99 right feed, then went on to a gorgeous red/orange acid washed Spanky 'cocker. I was gonna eblade this, but the night I was to buy it, I fell in love with an Impulse (I did so well with it, and it gave me soooo much more confidence). Later, I bought a Vertebrate 'cocker, which is also absolutely gorgeous and was + or - 1 at the chono the first time I used it. I've also built my own freeflow 'cocker, and had a number of stock 2k2s and 2k3s in differant configurations, including an eblade. I've found any 'cocker with an eclipse frame to be marvelous, and eblades are grand if you have a delrin bolt.

Impulses - My first Impy was a vision 2K1(ish) that was pretty much stock. I loved that thing a lot, but my gun whoring saw things otherwise. I've had a few more since then, but I never actually played with them (except for a tapeworm less Impy, which was aweful and pissed me right off at SP).

Angels - I've have one LED, 2 LCDs, and one IR3. I never much cared for any of them. The IR3 was cool, but I just dont care for the design.

Matrices - I've had one 2k2 LED, which I used briefly before selling it to a friend. It shot nice, but again, I'm a gun whore.

Spyders - I've had an aggressor, E99, and a number of AMGs. AMGs are awesome because they're centered better, and have a cool exp. chamber. Everything else has been rather blah, and they don't shoot nice at all.

Tippmans - I had a Model 98 briefly. It was never used, and I don't really care because I don't like them. I only bought it to help a friend.

Intimidators - I have a GZ right now. It's light, looks good, shoots great, and doesn't chop. However, I don't know that I'll keep it due to my buying/trading tendencies.


I'm pretty sure that's it. The total count is now at around 30, and I don't see myself stopping just yet. Buying/Selling/Trading has been a habit of mine for 4 years now, and I can't see it stopping until I can play more often (working every weekend sucks).

[andrewnelles]

First gun: Spyder - Not much to say, performed well for its price, great starter. (Sold it)

Automags Classic - Excellent marker, absolutely loved it, but i had to move on to better things.(Sold it)

Automag, intelli, warp, xvalve - Loved it, as far as mech guns go, this is perfection in my opinion. Never had a problem, fast for a mech also.(Sold it)

B2k- Great electro for the price, quick, light, performs well. (Sold it)

ULE Emag - Best gun I have ever shot in my opinion, I just lvoe the feel of them. Also, it hs never choped on me. (still own it)

Bob Long Defiant - Bought this as a project gun, tricked it out . Super fast, very consistant, cool lookin, all around good marker. (up for sale)

[AGDlover]

1. Piranha BL eh it did the job untill i out shot it damn easy

2. Piranha E-force Core DF eh it was ok

3. curent mag LOVE IT!!!!

[Eatem Alive]

1. teal/black splash micro w/ x valve & ult - great shooting gun
2. black rogue w/ x valve & ult - awesome shooting gun (my baby)
3. red logic w/ x valve & ult - another great shooting gun
4. clear dye '03 matrix - smooth, fast, nice
5. cobalt dm4 - bad ***...incredibly smooth, hella fast, a very sweet gun
6. limited edition "momma's boy's" alias custom internal work - personally the fastest gun i have ever shot and very smooth, not like the dm4 though.

[Josh2Xtremes]

This Could Take a While...

Fair warning...and no particular order

Splatmaster: green...plastic...goodness. I still have it.
GZ-1000: Black plastic goodness...in other words a Splatmaster by any other name...
Splatmaster Rapide: More green plastic goodness. With 40 round box magazines, 12-gram quick change and "flash hider" barrel...which doesn't make much sense now considering paintball guns don't "flash"
PGP: Brass goodness. Reliable and fun.
KP-3: Brass goodness with a wooden rifle stock and constant air!
PMI P-68AT: Long-barreled brass goodness. Wood grips for extra class.
Phantom fixed-barrel: wow. Just plain wow. Accurate, smooth, consistent.
WGP Ranger: Perhaps the best pump I've ever owned. Selling it was a big mistake.
Trracer: Perhaps the last good thing PMI ever did. And then they sold it.
NPS Diablo: The pump that rocked the industry...not because of what it was, but because of what it was called. And let's leave it at that.
Paintgun Inc. Blade: I will injure Andy Greenwell if I ever find him.
Fastech F-1 Illustrator: Lightweight, accurate, fast (for its time) and efficient. STILL works great.
F-2 Illustrator: The same, but different. Top-cocking and had a eurogrip. Very good.
VM-68: Heavy, but reliable and fast! Gotta love a seven ounce bottle under the barrel!
Brass Eagle Stingray: Must we even go there?
Tippmann SMG-68: SMG means Sub Machine Gun for a reason. It still works and works great. Fed by stripper clips and a 20 ounce siphon bottle there was no stopping it.
Tippmann 68 Special (x2): I'd play with it today if the children wouldn't be mad for getting shot by a gun taller than them.
Tippmann Pro-Lite: The most reliable paintball gun ever made. Period.
Tippmann Model 98: Reliable and fast when you put a double trigger in it and remove the spring. This was before the drop-in kits and the 98 custom.
Tippmann 98 Custom RT: Holy machine-gun batman!
Tippmann A5 E-Grip: When your Tippmann gets you pulled for "trigger bounce" you know you're having fun! (mwah ha ha ha ha ha)
ICD Bobcat: small, light, compact and reliable...sounds like some other ICD guns.
ICD Bushmaster 2000: Fast and accurate, simple too. Great for the money!
ICD B2K2 LCD: Mine says "hi Josh" when you turn it on. And it shoots people!
ICD Freestyle: The ultimate compact killing machine. Fast, accurate, reliable, simple.
AGD CP/PF Automag: CF25232...that was a great gun
AGD Minimag: forget the serial number. Awesome gun.
AGD RT: RT1314 For three years that gun worked perfectly with only oil. Not even a changed ORING. I miss it.
AGD RT: RT0678
AGD EMag: Whlie it was fast, before LX it was just a tad TOO fast.
AGD XMag: XMag #9 It rocks. Plain and simple. No broken paint since the day I got it.
AGD RetroMag: the Ol' black Powerfeed mag
AGD ULE Mag: ULE body, ULE trigger, AGD grip frame, the works. Awesome
AGD Tac-One: Accurate and consistent: subtle and simple, the way it should be!
Smart Parts Shocker Turbo: Da shoebox. Fast but B I G
Smart Parts Freak Factory Impulse: mean looking and FAST...on co2
Smart Parts Toxic Impulse: VERY fast, great looking gun.
Smart Parts Nasty Impulse: Fast, reliable, simple and never chopped balls.
Smart Parts '03 Shocker: Fast, accurate, light and tight. No chopped paint. Air hog though.
32 Degrees Autococker: Smooth, beautiful, rare and accurate. I miss it.
Rudy Custom: The one-of-a-kind JewCocker. not fast, but man it looks good.
CCM J2 2003: In my opinion the most original looking cocker copy out there. Quality too.
CCM J2 2004: Simple incredible. Smooth, fast, accurate and classy.
CCM Series 5: For the price, it's practically unbeatable
WGP 97 Autococker: Nice gun overall! Accurate as anything ever.
WGP 2002 Autococker: A vast improvement over earlier models. Accurate as ever.
WGP Orracle: The best Cocker I've ever shot. Period.
WGP Orracle E-Class: Super fast and sniper-accurate.
WGP VF-T: My favorite Autococker. No electronics needed! Accurate! AIR EFFICIENT!
Reverse Autococker: Unique and interesting...never really worked all that well.
Bob Long 2001 Intimidator: I miss that gun. Accurate, fast, reliable and sexy.
Bob Long 2k2 Intimidator: So accurate someone bought it from me at the target range!
WDP Angel: The ol' black LED. Reliable, classy and more accurate than the rumors say.
WDP Adrenalin Angel: One of only a handful red white and blue Adrenalins! Great gun!