Question to all you old school ballers...

[MarkM]

I was going to say the same thing about '94 being far from the old days. But then you have to remember that kids invented everything and nothing that came before them that was any good
In '94 I was still running a Phantom and a newly aquired Sterling. A homemade (well team mate made actually) electro hopper with eyes! Twin 7oz bottles and a pack with 6 100 round pots in it, wearing Vents Predator goggles or ICS ones and Tanel 360's together with tiger stripe cammo, I never owned JT's until about 6 or 7 years ago.
Drain pipe hoppers was a good few years before this (my first hopper was made from drain pipe) though Indian Springs did make a smaller injection moulded version that wasn't so prone to breaking.
For the thread question it was Air and electronic hoppers that was in most peoples thoughts about upgrades, that and Dac barrels. If you had a fair bit of disposable income then it was a straight choice between an Autococker and an Automag but the 'mag had the edge as it ran well on co2 and didn't suffer the 4 good shots then 2 bad that the 'cocker did at the time. Icon Z1's were pretty common around then too.

[Bulldog]

'94 is old school?

[eadtf]

Ahhhhh the old day's....

Bushmaster Pump, Co2 Quick Connect (12 Gram Kind), 45 grips, Ported and Polished, 40 Round Spring Loaded Hopper, and a Spring Kit. Maybe if you wanted to look good you had a daisy red dot scope.

Thats Pretty Old...

Next Step Back was the Splatmaster, Nelson, and the PMI Pumps...

Hahaha Now I feel Old....

Paint was 25-30 cents a ball. Sold in boxes of 10 tubes, 10 balls per...

You may shoot 100-200 Rounds in a day. Also back then skill was far more important. Now you pay to play, and the more you pay the more you play. Get a tricked out full auto and layout a wall of paint, it makes it real easy to bunker someone and get the kill... Thats the only draw back to to all the new technology. If you have never played a pump game, you really need to expand your paintall playing horizon and seek a feild that still has them. Try to get a pump only game going, you will enjoy it!

Pat

[slasherdan]

To all you older guys that played back in like, '94, what was considered like, normal upgrades on a tourney gun? That might not be the best phrasing, but Im wondering cause I would kinda like to build a mag with the same ups that were used back in the day. If anyone knows I would apprciate it. Thanks!

OLD GUYS FROM '94?!?!?!?

I wasn't THAT old back then .... WTF!?!?

Looks like you got your answers already!!

[Battlewear]

Mybe add an old 9vt viewloader or one of the first 12v viewloaders.

FRICK! I still use a 9volt loader revy!! It so old the motor and battery and eyes are not inside the case like the later models!!

[Battlewear]

power feed mag with a BIG taso expansion chamber (the one that looked like a heat sink)
OLD style revie with the servo on the outside and then one of the rediculsy soft shelled VLs

/Me jumps up and down!!!

I HAVE THOSE!! LOL STILL USING THEM TODAY!! LOL :rofl:

[Irelandunfree]

FRICK! I still use a 9volt loader revy!! It so old the motor and battery and eyes are not inside the case like the later models!!

Haha, I had the same one. The battery was held in the case with velcro and wires to the eyes were out in the open. And dont forget both the back and front could open

[Battlewear]

Haha, I had the same one. The battery was held in the case with velcro and wires to the eyes were out in the open. And dont forget both the back and front could open

Yea, but my battery is held in by a square plastic tube that is JUST a fraction smaller then the 9v, friction fit!! Had 1 fall out once!!

Just last week it stopped working all of a sudden and at first I couldnt figure out why.. After I took the neopreen (spl) cover off I found that a bounce shot had dislodged the eyes and once I put them back in place it worked again.. Put the cover on and I was off and running LOL

I broke the lid on my years ago I have a 2nd lid duct taped on.. I personally like the new lid more as it slides out of the way instead of flipping up..

And yea, the openings on both ends.. I just remember being jealous of the guys that got the new version that could be undone because they could take out the screws and open it up to clean it out :rofl:


OH and on a side note.. I am still using it!!! LOL.. I will admit I tried an egg last weekend and it was even better.. Totally kept up LOL!

[vonort]

I started '94 with my Phantom and 6 pack. Like a dumb arse I sold that to get my mag. Ok not a total dumb arse since the mag was nice. But I wish I could have kept that phantom and 6 pack. The phantom was the uni-body 11" Green. The 6 pack was all the rage before constant air came into play and screwed everything up.. hehe. Could you imagine trying to run electro gun X on a 12g with a 6 pack. LOL that would be a hoot.

[judster]

dont forget the really long pieces of steel braided hose to keep the co2 out.

lol ihad a 4ft SS hose wound up and tied off with zip ties on the side of my mag, that connected to the expansion chamber, ran to a 20oz co2 tank. had a venturi bolt and a custom 8hole mod done to the valve to 'allow more air'. a VL 3000 and a unique tiger stripe harness with a 20oz bottle holder for when i ran remote. and of course a vents mask with my 'no fear' sticker on it

[scrumpy]

When I bought my Smartmag that is probably from the '94 era it had a lopped off trigger guard and the woodies, gotta rock the woodies they are so awesome , cool splash anno parts, and apparently the 16" splashed AA that came with it must have been pretty intimidating back then?