why is a minimag called a minimag

[PRO_Ski101]

My friend got his minimag in and its really odd,It's bigger then my cousins classic powerfeed mag.Its really kinda confusing

[MagDog68]

I am sure I don't know the real reason, but I have two assumnptions.
1- The stock barrel on the Mini-Mag was only 8 inches long and recessed much more deepley in the body than on the Stock Mag.
2- The vertical bottle adapter was originally a good way to both keep the CO2 bottle vertical (thereby keeping liquid out), and it also made the gun more compact.

~Fred

[tremis]

When the minimag was brought out, it had a really short barrel and instead of the back bottle set up it came with a vrtical bottle. This made the overall length a lot shorter. With bottles on, it was around 50% shorter. The main body is longer, but overall it wasnt. Once you chance your barrel, and put a bottom line on it, all of that changes, leaving a longer body. But with stock parts, it is "mini".
Hope this helps.

Tremis

[PRO_Ski101]

LOL,u know thats really kinda funny,cuz my friend that bought was like MAN my gun is gunna be SOO small u aint gunna see it,all u gunna see is me,its really kinda humorous.

[TITAN]

some kid i knew thought "mini" ment that he would be able to use it like a pistol and put it in a holster

[[NA]WARLORD]

If ya want a smaller Automag, get the PTP MIcromag, they are the smallest i've seen.....

[TITAN]

but their ugly

[giblit]

minis are the best thats all i have to say

[Paintchucker]

too young to remember...

Maybe you are too young to remember, (or possibly I am growing senile in my old age), but the original PTP MicroMags had a one piece barrel/body and were a little smaller. The current PTP models are probably a little smaller too, as it doesn't take as much room to hold the cocker threads as it does for the MAG twist lock barrels in the body. I do agree with the comment that they were quite "fugly"...

[paintbattler]

Originally posted by PRO_Ski101
LOL,u know thats really kinda funny,cuz my friend that bought was like MAN my gun is gunna be SOO small u aint gunna see it,all u gunna see is me,its really kinda humorous.

ur friend is a mini himself so i guess he thought he wood be like a swat person in sneeking up on ppl

[[NA]WARLORD]

Hate to be the one to inform ya RaV3n, but a micro is smaller than a mini, body is smaller, it is milled nicley thou, and i agree that its fugly too, but it carries an AGD valve, some of them here look kinda cool but I personally wouldnt own one, I'll take my Mini anyday of the week.Also Paintchucker was right, origionally the micromag had a fixed barrel but now uses auto crapper threads, oops sorry, auto cocker, never did like that marker but i guess its just personal preference, they too have been around as long as AGD, great markers as long as ya dont mess with em too much. But again RaV3n, you are wrong, not a flame, just the facts, if ya dont believe me go to www.proteamproducts.com and see for yourself