Is it me or is everybody buying stock markers these days?

[SAW]

Stock / pump is all I play anymore. I got tired of semi and went back to the roots.

[DiSoRdeR]

I had a Phantom before it was cool

Seriously though I have been seeing more and more threads about pumps, and I dont just read about people getting into it I also see more on the field which is really cool. I guess every one got tired of using a pod per elimination

[Adamk58]

I had a Phantom before it was cool

Seriously though I have been seeing more and more threads about pumps, and I dont just read about people getting into it I also see more on the field which is really cool. I guess every one got tired of using a pod per elimination

thats exactly what i was talking about. pumps are all over the place, and i have to say that i want in. i need to sell off 2 of my good guns anyways and ive used a guys phantom before and it was pretty rockin. i think in the end im gonna wind up with just 2 guns. Ill have a phantom or a sniper as one gun and my mag as my other. Im gonna sell EVERYTHING else. Besides i have to start savin up money anyway.

[KapitalJin]

Haha you have to realize that paintball is also an expensive sport. The best way to play paintball cheap is to keep it simple meaning something of cheap markers or just plain old stock ones.

I too got back into paintballing after a long break and decided to go with a automag RT (gun of my dreams) with the level 10 upgrade (upgrade of my dreams!) haha. Unfortunately, I didnt know the original mag was so limited on hop ups for the future.

Oh yeah, I got my gun yesterday! would you guys beleive its the first time I have seen a mag in reality? First time holding one.. ah it was beautiful. The rt original is so sexy with that aluminum air supply line going across the marker. (wrong term) And I only paid 200 bucks for it.

[LudavicoSoldier]

I guess the feeling is that since control of semi auto technology has failed in a big way, the only other way to really "class" paintball is to seperate that which is semi-auto action, and that which is not. Ever hear of a ramping pump gun? I think not.

That being said, pump play has ALWAYS been a refreshing change from semi play. It's just that now regular play is ramp(ant) with super fast guns (Ion?), the only way to get relief is to play pump. A nice direct feed pumper such as a sterling has a fantastic result on how much you can shoot in a day.

Bring the pump play on! I want to see pump tournaments on the airball fields! Pump does not have to be limited to the woods, as the stereotype has been. Fast paced pump play is ALOT of fun, and has been my favorite style of play as of late. I might by a couple cheap pumpers and bring the pump evangelism to the field with me.

[Adamk58]

Haha you have to realize that paintball is also an expensive sport. The best way to play paintball cheap is to keep it simple meaning something of cheap markers or just plain old stock ones.

I too got back into paintballing after a long break and decided to go with a automag RT (gun of my dreams) with the level 10 upgrade (upgrade of my dreams!) haha. Unfortunately, I didnt know the original mag was so limited on hop ups for the future.

Oh yeah, I got my gun yesterday! would you guys beleive its the first time I have seen a mag in reality? First time holding one.. ah it was beautiful. The rt original is so sexy with that aluminum air supply line going across the marker. (wrong term) And I only paid 200 bucks for it.

yeah i have an original RT also but i dont ever play with it. its true that its limited, but there isnt much that it needs other than a LX. As for a trigger i bought an intelliframe for a classic mag and made it fit the RT. all you have to do is drill out the hole in the back of the frame so that its big enough for the banjo to go through without being too big. then it goes on and shoots fine. i assume you could do the same with say a logic frame or whatever else.

[Jaan]

ok everybody thanks for your help. now im gonna have to sell my sto and my micromag and buy a pump.

Why don't you just convert your STO into a pump? It would cost you like, $70 for a nice pump kit (CCM etc.) or about $30 for the WGP one.

[Adamk58]

Why don't you just convert your STO into a pump? It would cost you like, $70 for a nice pump kit (CCM etc.) or about $30 for the WGP one.

I figure i can sell it and buy a phantom for cheaper than what i sell it for. The phantom would be used but that doesnt bother me. Aside from that i just dont like the sto very much. Its good and all but theres just something about it that i dont like. I guess im just kinda dissappointed by it.

[KapitalJin]

There are major differences between a gun made to be used as pumps, and a conversion of a gun. Ive played with an autococker converted into pump and other pump pmarkers... (forgot this one good brand). The cocker is a little bit beefy and the mobility is almost limited because of its weight.

you should be able to sell the STO for a good price and get a nice mag. You dont really need a pump because of this thread (remember that). haha

I understand the dissapointment. Thats how I felt about my spyder tl and my angel when I first got them. I wasnt the electronic type of person (I understand how it works and everything but just wasnt convenient) and the spyder was a completely different quality compared to an autococker. Then I loved those pneumatics and timing and every part of the gun. Then I SAW THE RT! haha...

[Evil Bob]

Someone needs to talk AGD into running a batch of pump kits.

-Evil Bob

[Muzikman]

There are major differences between a gun made to be used as pumps, and a conversion of a gun. Ive played with an autococker converted into pump and other pump pmarkers... (forgot this one good brand). The cocker is a little bit beefy and the mobility is almost limited because of its weight.

For some reason I find this VERY funny.

[shartley]

For some reason I find this VERY funny.

So I am not the only one?

[TDonovan]

Yeah, pump/stock is picking up again. Maybe it's because there aren't really any huge improvements in paintball tech anymore, maybe it's to save money, but I know they stay in it because it's fun. CCI's (phantom) business has been reported to have grown 300%, it takes a little while to get any guns from them.

[personman]

So I am not the only one?

I guess there are atleast two other people who think its funny

[urbansix]

Yes I spent a couple of years lurking on the SCP forum and drooling over all the cool custom guns, the niche-ness of the stock class family - like it was a secret exclusive club. I eventually built a cocker/sniper conversion, played with it some, then sold it and got a Phantom last fall. It might be a perception thing - more aware now that I am a "member", but now all of a sudden it seems like EVERYbody is getting into pump/stock. My favorite field has 3 limited paint/pump big-game & scenario events this year (1 last year, 0 the yr before). They are starting a pump league this fall in my area. Semi forums seem laden with pump-related threads.
I didn't get a pump because of the jonese's bandwagon. More for increasing the fun:cost ratio. But being unique/crazypumpguy at the field was a plus. I am glad for the upsurgence though, and am looking forward to some pump-on-pump play hopefully soon, & often!