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

[mixwell2]

this won't take forever.

Firts marker: '89 OR '90 WGP Ranger: Constant Air, Vertical feed, auto trigger. Also used a silencer for about a year then fields banned them. Used mostly in senario games. Am in full agreement with Josh this pump was super accurate and never gave me any issues> I am the dumbest MF alive for selling it

Second marker: VM-68. 14" barrel dual bottle set up. 20oz. in the back and 7 ounce up front. this damn thing weighed more than the entire planet...but shot well and never broke down.

Third marker: '92 mag PF left. They didn't have a PF right in at the time for us lefties. Hated it for 2 months until I started to use a remote set up to get rid of the liquid. also loved the zing of that crown point barrel

Still use the Mag since then with following upgrades. X-valve w/ L10, Inteli Frame, ULT, J&J Edge Kit 10", PE 68/4500, Dye Drop w/ ASA, Halo B and warp feed ( thank god I did not get the PF Right, the PF left with warp put it all on the right side of the marker.)

[tjmpaintball06]

1 - Green PF Vertical ASA Rebel Classic (sold it)

1 - Green Spyder Xtra (Still have it, what a good gun, has never broke down.

1 - Automag RT w/ lots of upgrades (Man this thing ruled, it worked perfectly at dday 2003 and i had a few problems later on so i sold it.) This was a scenario gun, i had a laser sight on it lol, homemade silencer, level 10 it rocked, i wish i woulda never sold it, really tricked out

1 - Emag w/ warp and upgrades (Awesome and wicked fast, didnt like the warp so i sold it (need some rims for my car....))

1 - IM LOOKING FOR #5

*if you want to see pics of either, send me a message on aim - tjmpaintball88

[Torbo]

1: Tippmann pro/carbine. Had it for a year and a half. I dont think i had any problems at all with it. It was a tank. It was also really inefficient. I played hardcore woods ball with it. It was a good gun.

2: Classic mag. Completely stock, other than a level 10. I got it while i couldnt play paintball due to a neck injury. It excited me to have it for when i could play again. I was dissapointed because i thought it was gonna be a fast gun, but alas it was far from it. It was sweet for playing woods, and stuff like pallet fields. I took it to a real practice for the first time, and because of that decided to sell it. The gun was horribly slow, the powerfeed was terrible because it made the hopper stick out way too far, and it had terrible efficiency.

3: STO cocker. Got it stock right before i sold my mag. I got a hinge frame for free from a kid i know. I just played with it stock for a while. The only problem i had with it was inconsistancy. I couldnt figgure it out for the life of me, i even went ahead and bought it a sidewinder. I was eventually told to get a new main spring, and that did the trick. Eventually i learned to time it, and made it a sweet fast gun with almost no trigger pull at all. After i did that, i decided that i would never again shoot a mag. The pull was so short and smooth and light compared to a mags. That cocker is/was my very favorite gun ever. It just shoots absolutly amazing. Supposedly im selling it today. It makes me really sad, but i rarely shoot it.

4: Angel ir3. Huge dissapointment. it felt great, balanced well. It shot terribly. COPS is the biggest piece of crap in the world. Absolute crap. With it on, and at any setting, the damn gun wouldnt shoot faster than 8 bps. With it off itd chop. The trigger was really hard to adjust too. I was so excited when i first got it, but that didnt last long. I sold it to pay for skyball.

5: 2k2 Intimidator. Bought it almost new for 800 bucks with frenzy. My friend used it for NPPL HB this year then sold it to me. The step up from everything else is amazing. This gun out-performs everything ive ever shot except 2k4 timmys. Its really really fast, light, and shoots great. Its really changed the way i can play, because i can be a ton more aggressive, and have the firepower to back it up, instead of having to rely on my backs. It was not too expensive either. Its been very very reliable for me, the only problems ive had are my own fault. Maintainence is easy, and it doesnt need to be done very often. Id highly recommend a timmy to anyone. Ive never been happier with a gun in my life.

and a spyder compact and a spyder sport and a blade, all that i bought for about 5 bucks each just to mess around with.

[peewee]

Ok , here we go. note several markers have muliples "X"
It all started back in 92......

scorpion made in the land down under. great gun barrel was insane Polished brass floating single anchor point, had to run liquid.

Tippman 68 special

PGP X 2 have had two over the coarse of 12 years. good sturdy markers, just traded my last one for a 98 custom for my kid.

nelspot was incased in a block of rust, took some work to get running, was great indoor gun.

F1 sillystrator we had issues

Icon Z1 good marker company went broke.

Automag X 5 used while doing the tourny thing from late 93 thru 96 and had always kept one around.

autococker X2 94 cocker & an 03. worlds apart. learned my lesson , found those wierd little things that go along with cockers always bugged me. Overall decent guns. Last one just got sold to get a new RT ULE for me.

Phantom X 2 cant say anything that people dont all ready know.

shocker , oh my god I needed a donky & cart to haul my air. Traded for a micromag

Micromag great gun tweaked it to perfection then lost my mind & traded for an RT that blew up .....

Original RT Holy Hanna could this thing lay down paint!!!!! But sadly it blew up its sear & hacked the bolt to heck the day before a game that I had to play in. I traded it for a 03 green cocker....

So at this moment I have this rundown of markers in the house or being built.
AGD automag PF HR
AGD RT Ule custom CF all black.
Kids got a tippman 98.
MY wish list :
sydarm.
phantom stock class . unless agd makes a new pump action stocker.....
Tac one

[LudavicoSoldier]

PGP - Def. had the most fun with this gun, as it was my first
Tippmann ProLite - What an Iron Horse! I never had a problem with it.
Tippmann pre-CVX Carbine - This thing SUCKED, extremely erratic
Tippmann CVX Carbine - Upgrade, worked so much better than above. Had LOTS of fun with this.
Classic L7 Mag - First decent gun. Served me well. Taught me the need for a VL2000
PF L7 Mag w/PMS SS4500 system - First tourney level gun. Ultra reliable, and FAST!
Fixed barrel Phantom - Very consistent, another fun gun.
P68SC - This was my first tinker toy. Did all sorts of mad things to this piece.
FASTech AFT - This gun is what pistols are all about! I LOVED this thing.
Sterling Sovereign - Another tinker project. Shot decent, I upgraded to a cocker for better performance.
WGP minicocker (hooked to hell) - My baby. This thing shot darts, and was built from the ground up by ME.
WDP V6 Angel - My first taste of electro goodness. Simple, reliable, and FAST. I should pick one up for cheap.
SP 99' Shocker w/Glacier Board - A gas hogging brick, but SO consistent and accurate. Turbo is GOD!
KAPP cocker (blue marble) - A better looking cocker, with vert feed too. Shot just like my minicocker.
WDP LCD Angel - Another angel, with features I never, ever used. This was my tourney gun when I was into that sort of thing.
Eclipse Cocker (magma fade) - Best looking gun I have EVER owned. Shot beautifully!
Merlin Cocker - A long lived project. It was supposed to be the first Merlin Ripper, but that never happened. Good LP gun. This gun marked my return to PB after ~2 years.
PMI 1 - A little rougher than the P68, but just as fun.
NW Comp - OLDSCHOOL pump gun. Very nicely made.
ULE Classic mag - Back to the mag. Love these things! Shot just like my Classic.
ULE X-Valved Logic mag - Ahhh..Lv10...how I love thee. Who doesnt love rapid fire? Current Marker
ULE Y-Gripped RT Warp Mag - My second ULE mag, setup for lefty warp. Current Marker

Pics to come!

[jesseyo13]

Spuder Shutter- I got one used for next to nothing as my first gun. The gun came beat up pretty bad. I seemed to chop for no reason really. Sold that withen 1 month of buying it.

Automag Classic- Seemed amazing for the first 2 months. As I moved over to the speedball field it all of a sudden felt very slow and I often ran out of gas. The efficiency was downright terrible. I got the level 10 later to improve it some, but it still blew up quite a few. I needed something to keep up with all the x mags, Timmies, eblades and angels.

WDP Ir3WDP A4 I Loved the feel of the angels. Very smooth and well made. I had no problems with chops on the ir3. I often went through an entire case with no barrel brakes too. I outshoot my revy every game and never did chop one. Cops was near perfect for me, so the newer sensi had to be even better. The a4 is very noticeably lighter, faster, quitter, more smooth and even more efficient. All around great gun.

[hAppy]

decked out spyder : did a very good job, especially at introducing me to the game. couldn't fail me with its simple and sturdy design. i miss it very much


mag : never really gave it a chance, it was slow, very heavy, but it chrono'd good. consistent therefore precise


angel : my first electro, was fairly fast, very good design, didn't break in half or fail me on the field. did me wel, enjoyed using it. but really disliked the trigger


emag : it was fast enough with 3.2, felt like a tank, heavy yet strong. did die on me at the end of one day, but that was fine. enjoyed using it, wouldnt mind having another


timmy : my favorite, and my best gun so far. fast, efficient, consistent, light, its everything i want. but now i want something new


didn't get a chance to let it shine on the field. good strong design. was a little pain in the butt to get working though. shoots fine behind the house. it mows and shoots darts and streams of paint

[Top Secret]

Model 98: First gun, never had a problem, never chopped a ball, still have it to this day.
Automag 68 w/ANS parts and Benchmark 2x Frame: Suprised I ever came back to mags after this one, bought it used, sucked real bad, chopped, constantly broke paint, leaked. SOLD
Angel LED(V6): First electro, this gun was fast, got it shortly after it debuted after debating between it and a Shocker S/F Turbo. Still in my opinion the best of all Angels. Sold it to a teammate shortly after buying my Emag
Emag Lvl7 w/Warp: Unbelieveable. Never chopped or skipped a beat, warp let me mow people down without fear of chopping, still in my gearbag, minus the warp with a ULE body and 3.2
Minimag: Bought it off a PBGear Special, installed LX, leaked a bit and was kinda slow.
Stock 2k2 Autococker: Bought this at IAO 2k2 and Nerobro helped me get her running, as well as educated me in the way of the cocker. Never once have I had to clean paint from this gun, its gotten an overhaul over the past few years and is now a Freeflow Millenium Eblade, quite a change, but nevertheless still the same gun.
Phantom VSC: Due to a fun game of refs vs POG at IAO 2k2, I was inspired to buy a pump gun, my teammate had a beautiful black VSC and I picked it up. As far as pump play goes, you cannot go wrong with a Phantom.
Angel Speed: Thought I'd try Angels again and was rather happy until FSDO started showing up and Sensi didn't quite work right. Cleaning paint out of the barrel enough times prompted me to sell it.
Viking: This one was due in part to a little peer pressure from Philip Given I picked this up at IAO 2k3 with WAS, eyes, and a Razor trigger. After fixing a pinched wire problem, this is the fastest, most reliable gun I own.
Rainmaker: $99 dollar PBGear special, currently my project gun, but still needs alot of work. Decided to buy it after hanging out with the BEOG guys at IAO.
A5 w/Egrip: Good solid gun that I got as a rainy day gun, sold to get money towards better things.
DM4: After shooting my teammates Toxic, I knew I had to get a Trix, lightning fast and no kick, I waited patiently for several months for my Cobalt DM4. I was amazed. While the most expensive gun I've ever bought, I believe I got my moneys worth. Fast, consistant, and I can run it on Debounce 1 without it bouncing. Now sporting a Tadao chip.
Shocker: Was taken by the incredible lightness of it, didn't have any problems with it, but it was slow and I needed money for Chi-Town, so it was sold.
Dye Matrix LCD: What makes a better backup to a DM4 than a DM3? Just like the DM4, it rips and refuses to chop paint.
Xmag: Was waiting on this one for a while, thanks to the guys at XPB for letting me get in on the last batch. Having a bit of trouble getting the eye to work, but otherwise it rips. Worth the wait for a one of a kind gun.

[sitting_duck]

kingman spyder e-99 - i had played paintball once or twice years before i bought this thing. what i remembered from that experience was that 1. i had a hell of a lot of fun and 2. the rentals we used were complete crap. i refused to play with a junk rental again so i bought the e-99. it was a good started marker and that's about it. played with it twice and had sold it withing 2 weeks of owning it.

03 WGP outkast - a friend, who had played paintball for years, let me shoot his old STO cocker. the moment i shot it i had to have one. the next day i bought the outkast and sold the e-99. then the cocker craze began. within a few months i had every upgrade possible on my outkast including a worrblade. i loved it. it was fast, consistent as hell, and very efficient. as much as i liked it i wanted to try something new, so i sold it to buy my matrix.

04 WGP outkast - i bought this about a month before i sold my first outkast for backup/rec/loaner duty. i've always liked the cuts on the outkast body and even with stock parts it's pretty good. i've done a decent job keeping the upgrade frenzy under control. all i've done is install a different trigger, 3-way, delrin bolt, and springs. it's pretty fast for a mech gun and the trigger pull is short and about as smooth as it can ever be. like its predecessor, its consistent, efficient, and after getting the trigger and timing where i like it along with it pinching paint, i have never chopped a ball. i've never had a problem with it.

04 dye matrix lcd w/new lpr - damn. this marker rocks. very fast, quiet, consistent, no kick, and simple to maintain. the only problem is it isn't the most efficient thing in the world. even with the evolve bolt kit i'm only getting around 1500 shots to a fill (70/4500). it's not that it's a gas hog (and there very well might be something wrong with my evolve bolt kit as i've tried everything) but you have to remember i'm used to cockers. it is not unheard of to get over a case per fill off a properly tuned cocker. regardless, it's a great marker and i doubt i'll get ride of it anytime soon unless it's for a DM4 once evolve comes out with a bolt kit for it.

04 AKA viking - i have wanted one of these bad boys for a long time now. i was lucky enough to get one of the last batch made. its a black, unmilled viking with a JMJ blade trigger, eyes, bp no-rider, the new pandora board, and i have a mitey max volumizer on the way. this could be my perfect marker. it is efficient as a cocker (case per fill), fast as hell (might even be faster than my matrix), reliable, very consistent (+/- 2), easy to maintain, and has little to no kick. it's a tank. i will never sell this marker. ever.

[SMG]

Markers

In order from what I can remember - probably more:

Splatmaster: Adequate in 1987.

SMG-60: Top of the line in 1987/1988. A lot of fun. Difficult to find paint.

SL-68 II Long Barrel: One of the best pumps ever made. Accurate and requires zero maintenance.

Model 98: Reliable. Stock barrel is worst ever. Flatline was too finicky (sp?) with paint. Good beginners gun. Potential nightmare at the chrono.

Stock Impulse: I had one of the earliest models. Had to send it back for a full replacement, which was excellent. Imps are underrated IMO. One of the best values.

Classic Timmy: These guns rock. One of my favorites out of anything I have owned. Fast, light, and the functions were a blast in woodsball games. Wish I still had it. Maintenance is not too bad, but can be a bit of a pain. I want to buy another one as a back-up.

Shocktech Mech. Cocker: Worked like any other Cocker. Mysterious leaks every so often. Trigger too some getting used to.

2K2 Works Cocker: Good gun - beautiful design. Just too slow to keep up without an E-frame for serious games IMO. Always worked.

32 Degrees Imp: Suprisingly very good. Totally underrated. Had cricket board and vision. No problems whatsoever. Max-Flo could make velocity adjustment a pain sometimes.

WDP 2K2 Dark Angel LCD: Chopped paint. Better loader at time may have solved the problem.

Speed: May be the best value in paintball. Super fast, light, no maintenance, quality build. Calibrate the sensi and this gun will shoot with anything on the field. Super reliable. Only prob is have to calibrate Sensi each time gun is shut off. Great stock barrel. Great thing about Angels is you do not have to always worry about putting a fresh 9V battery in your gun. Charges last forever.

Tricked Emag: Did not have it very long. Super cool looking. Never hit the field.

2k2 Viking: Fast, ultra low maintenance, and simple to use. Great gun. Too bad SP stopped a great little company from producing an excellent marker.

2k3 Excal: Too many paint to barrel match issues. I like being able to use a large bore barrel w/o having to switch up all the time. Nice gun, but not as nice as I expected. Still a nice addition to any gun wh-res collection.

2k3 Z Series Timmy: Very fast, but some chopping problems. Need to buy aftermarket ram cap. Routine maintenance required too often for my taste. My general feeling is that Timmys are cheaply made. They do not feel like $900-$1500 guns IMO and the eyes have varying results. They are very fast and when working correctly are great, but newer guns on the market offer better craftsmanship, lower maintenance and do not have chopping issues.

Species Timmy: Never even shot it. Pretty gun and cycled super fast. Same as any other pre-Alias Timmy witht the exception of having a complete internal bolt. Currently, Species are selling for bargain prices and would be a great pick-up as a back-up for a serious player if the price were right.

DM4: Wow. What else can I say. Perfect out of the box (did not even need to adjust velocity), low maintenance, fast, comes with an excellent barrel, one of the absolutely best guns ever produced. Only negative is the lack of easy trigger adjustments.

Current Fly A4: Best gun I have ever shot without question. Unbelievably fast. Faster than anything I have shot and easier to obtain high rates of fire. Almost no maintenance required, ultra light weight, have not chopped a single ball in five cases, which has never happened to me before with the exception of the DM4. Maybe the best marker ever produced.

[barrel break]

some of you people have had entirely too many guns...

Tippmann 98 custom- My first gun, bought it without any knowledge of other guns really, thought it looked cool after picking up a friends flatline (I thought it looked like an AK-47 for some reason)...
eventually i lost the whole "real" gun thing and upgraded it with a double trigger and expansion chamber. It was a rock solid performer, just wanted to upgrade, occasionally miss it.

03 Vert feed cocker- well, it at first gave me problems, but i fixed em, like it, put a hollowpoint 3 way on it, and a JAM bolt (no chops, ever.)
(pic is without hollowpoint)

[Benfica4ever]

First-blade(do i even have to talk about it?)

second- Stingray-worked great, i loved using it

Third- raptor- wow. i will never make that mistake again

fourth- minimag!!!-ya i love my mini, works great and i still have it!!

[FSU_Paintball]

Hmmm....

1. Maverick Deluxe
Worked fine, although louder than you could possibly imagine. When I started, I was playing against Nelspot 007s and Talons, so my pump was pretty much the sheyot. I was very glad I got the version with adjustable velocity. Other than screws liking to loosen every now and then, I didn't have any problems until it started leaking a few years down the road. Of course, considering I'd never changed an oring and had oiled it with WD-40 my first time taking it apart (doh!) that's understandable. Eventually everyone else was using spyders, tippies and mags so I was getting left behind with a pump, but it definitely helped me play a LOT better.

2. AutoMag 68 classic
Not so good... I used CO2 on it (at the time, you couldn't get a HPA system for less than $300) and I always had troubles. Put on an expansion chamber and some upgrades, but I still had problems because of the CO2 in Florida weather. Probably would have been fine if I had an HPA system.

3. MiniMag
This one had compressed air on it. This one had a problem... I think the breech was incorrectly welded or something.... paint would fall halfway into the chamber and stick, regardless of powerfeed plug position. It made me chop a lot. Other than that, the gun was good, but the chopping was enough to make me want something else. Of course, a few months after I got rid of it, LX came out.

4. 2k2 Cocker
I don't think I ever had any problems with it, aside from learning how not to short-stroke a slide. I got REALLY fast on it. I sold it to get a better cocker.

5. Tippy 98C with Flatline
I got this one to screw around with in the woods. The flatline sucks badly. I sold it.

6. Dye Ultralite Minicocker
After I replaced the 3-way it didn't give me any problems until I ebladed it. Ultralites and eblades don't mix well. Now that I've pretty much replaced EVERYTHING on it it works nicely. Of course, now I've got my eye on an Alias or DM4 or something like that.

7. Phantom
I actually had some problems... sent it in and everything's fine now, though. It IS several years old and I'm nowhere near the first owner. I'm having consistency problems with it for some reason, but it's a fun little pump.

8. Splatmaster
It's a splatmaster.

[dre1919]

Tippmann .68 Carbine - I had this one before Tippmann made the Pro/Carbine combination marker. Ironic thing was, I ordered a Tippmann F/A front stock from the factory and retrofit it on the gun, then a few years later when Tippmann created the Pro/Carbine they did the same thing as a standard feature. Anyway, I had this one set up fro woodsball and scenario and it looked like a Soviet SVD Dragonuv sniper rifle by the time I was done. This gun perfromed very well, and was a solid piece of craftsmanship like you would expect from a quality company like Tippmann.

Rating: Good

AGD .68 Automag Classic - Beautiful in it's simplicity. Shot really well, and performed like a champ.

Rating: Excellent

AGD RT (Classic Style) - Solid, well made gun from a craftsmanship standpoint. Somewhat dissapointing from a performance side though. I could never do the "RT trigger bouncing" thing, so it's world-altering firepower must have been lost on me. It had a very small amount of aftermarket upgrades, and wasn't very configurable. I FREAKIN' HATE THE BANJO BOLT!

Rating: Overrated

AGD RT (Classic Style) with Hyperframe - This is what I'm talkin' about!! The RT Valve combned with the electronics of the Hyperframe made for the nastiest marker I've used in ten years worth of play. Downright blazing speed from the trigger (less than a mouse click). Body still bulky and different configurations were a bit of a chore, but all around I miss this gun and probably shouldn't have sold it.

Rating: Straight Up Evil (Excellent)

WDP Angel ir3 - I had this gun for like two seconds before I had to sell it because of some unforseen bills, but when I played with it, it rocked. Never had problems with ball breakage, lots of upgrade choices, fast. My biggest complaint was that it was quite a bit taller than I was expecting. I'm a front player and space is a premium for me. That's why I really liked the Mags because their profile is so slim.

Rating: Excellent

[Danz]