i think mags are slowly dwindleing away..

[polorboy]

At my feild today there were 7 mags, 3 cockers, and two angels. I would not say that Mags are on there way out, if anything they are becoming more popular, a little bit. Cockers still are a little bit more popular but not by much. This does not have much to do with mags but this guy who I play with has only been playing for 6 months and he has already gone through 3 guns. In this order he first got a Tippmann 98 cutsom, second he bought a Cocker and two weeks later bought a dark angel. I have shot both cockers and mags ( I own a mag so duh ...) but I actually like my freinds cocker trigger better than my mags. His is a lot shorter than my mag. Also my mag has a really snappy trigger pull, y freinds cocker has a really easy trigger pull. I can actually get more shots off with my freinds cocker in semi than I can with my mag because of the ease of trigger pull. Still I will always use my mag because it is so reliable and easy to take care of.

[Dude]

At my field today in the walk-on group there were about thirty people shooting:
2- Emags
4- Automags
3- Autocockers
4- Intimidators
3- Angels
1- Shocker

And the rest were rental Tippmanns, spyders and owned Tippmanns.

[j7million]

Why care how many people use mags? So long as business is good for ADG then let all those that don't use mags get shot by them :-)

[WiccanWarlord]

good piont..

[hitmanng]

I have never seen more than 3 mags at a field except at scenarios and then they are right after the tippmans. In most cases they are still respected though. In Indiana in the ICC they are looked down on a little as most players have angels super cockers or Eclipses. Some BM2K's as low end. There are spiders and tippmans but also looked down on from what I see. I think the e-mag hasn;t hit it yet but with the Modulars and Tom and JJ's hard work at tourneys they are comming back.
Hitmanng

[Cardinal_Biggles]

From a northwest missionary's point of view...

Since buying my mag over a year ago, i've gotten at least three people to lay down their tippmanns, spyders, and f4's for mags. Before this last year, I had seen maybe two mags in the entirety of my playing experience, and now I see at least a handfull each time I go out. Unfortunately though, the last time anybody has seen a z-grip around here was several years ago; half of the store owners don't even know what youre talking about when you ask about one, but that too is about to change . I can already see my new nickel IZ-grip astounding the natives...
Converting paintballers to the only true way, one at a time.

[liigod]

Yup i can go weekends at my feild without seeing a single mag. The only consistant on is the one that a guy left at the shop and never came back for. Its the loaner gun now, not that mags are bad or anything, i love shooting them, im just saying. But im shure with e mags, people will start seeing the light.

[SGTKennedy]

my team and my friends flood our local indoors with Mags. its great.

[ben_JD]

Originally posted by j7million
...So long as business is good for ADG then let all those that don't use mags get shot by them...

I'm not sure that business is all that good right now.

[sifu01]

A lot of pro players showcase their 'cockers. I tell you that most people would buy the same underwear of a pro player if it was said that you will play better. My friend owned a paintball store that he opened about 6 years ago. He says that he remembers when 'mags and 'cockers were like apples and oranges....now it seems like cockers are the dominant markers. It's like the old 3DFX vs. Nvidia debate....When you don't really upgrade your technology...you'll end up like 3DFX....'Mags seem to be a little back in the race...they stand a good chance of dwindelling more if things remain this way.

[FooTemps]

Originally posted by sifu01
A lot of pro players showcase their 'cockers. I tell you that most people would buy the same underwear of a pro player if it was said that you will play better. My friend owned a paintball store that he opened about 6 years ago. He says that he remembers when 'mags and 'cockers were like apples and oranges....now it seems like cockers are the dominant markers. It's like the old 3DFX vs. Nvidia debate....When you don't really upgrade your technology...you'll end up like 3DFX....'Mags seem to be a little back in the race...they stand a good chance of dwindelling more if things remain this way.

One thing to argue the opposite. The cocker hasn't changed very much either. The cocker will always work the same no matter what. The better pneus, bolts, and rams don't make it a new gun. Both of these guns would be out of the paintball fad if it went by your rule. Also, the mag is one of the more advanced designs. Being out longer doesn't mean that the design is out dated. The design of the mag is unique, compact, constant, and reliable. You won't see a mag break down as much as a cocker. Sure, the design of the cocker is more complex but that leaves more room for error.

ALSO...

Have you heard of the extreme and slf emags? These two emags are probably the biggest advancement AGD has made. Another innovative design: Modular breaches. Feel like playing vert feed? Swap the breach. Feel like playing warp feed? Swap to a warp breach. The designs is still an automag at heart though. It uses the same blow forward design.

[deded]

I think as far as we (the online paintball community) go, it just depends which forum or site, you get brainwashed... er "influenced" by first/most.

I personally am very easily brainwashed...

So I have a pbnation, a pbcity, and an AO...

er I mean... a cocker, an angel (led), and a minimag.



We just have to remember that what is going on on the boards of all forums may be different then what is going on in the mind of the non-internet-addict paintballer... who knows what percentage of paintballers do not get their info on the net?

just my two old corroded pennies!

(spelling is probably bad... spell checked si nto werkinge!)

[Predater]

i love the look of cockers. i always wanted to own one when i was young. but when i had the mony to buy i thaught about the gun's. you got the cocker that looks kool and has a milion after market products and is suvearely heavy (definatly the 95, 96 models). and it will break doun all the time. or you can buy a mag. they come factery top of the line and turny ready.

to most they arnt that cool looking thow. i ended up with a mag. i loved it enough that i baught an rt after it came out and plan to eventuly get an emag. i have had 5 people try to buy my old standerd feed mag but i refuse to sell it because it is a great gun and its nice to have 2 compleat guns that have no mantinance. one kid that tried to buy my gun sold his 2001 shocker to buy an old smart mag.

i have decided that kids buy the cocker because it looks cool. they dont buy strictly by which is the overall beter gun.

[ronron2112]

my lil paintball computer game is kinda old but every pic in it all the guys have mags, and i dont see anyother guns..
but on the field, i still see the same, maybe more.. so theyre not going out as fast as you think.. AGD is still gonna be one of the leading companyies for years to come.

[KamikazePenguin]

well, if they are, we can all be glad that we've got ours and feel sorry for those that missed the oppurtunity