Brass Eagle Recall

[SlartyBartFast]

Paintball Markers Recalled for Ejecting CO2 Cartridges, Hits Users

Insert comments about cheap plastic here:

[BigEvil]

HA! Plastic is for toys.

I hope no one got seriously hurt. I wonder how extensively they tested that design before they relased it to the public.

[neppo1345]

Notice this is happening right after winter...

Plastic gets brittle in the cold...

[Mescalito]

It's just karma in action >=]

[SlartyBartFast]

I hope no one got seriously hurt.

Well, there were injuries:

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received reports of at least 73 incidents involving the recalled paintball markers. Seven injuries have been reported including an eye injury, facial bruises, and lacerations.

[bleachit]

its only the newer ones being recalled. If I remember correctly the model they have pictured has the capacity to hold 2 12 gram co2 cartridges. The older models only held 1, maybe thats why the older ones apparantly didnt have a problem?

[Aslan]

ha ha

They deserve it. I don't want to start the avalanche of BE flame threads, but my one major criticism of BE for years has been their poor engineering...just putting a product on the market that isn't built for upgradability and isn't built to last. But everytime I mention this, the pro-BE crowd immediately talks about price and how they are the only ones offering affordable products. But what good is an affordable marker that is recalled (or should be).

I'm still waiting for them to recall the Raptor Silver Eagle for that piss poor ball detent sytem they have on it. I guess a ball has to roll out and hit me in the eye before I can sue and make them fix it.

[Cow hunter]

its only the newer ones being recalled. If I remember correctly the model they have pictured has the capacity to hold 2 12 gram co2 cartridges. The older models only held 1, maybe thats why the older ones apparantly didnt have a problem?

yep, the old ones were blade '02's, my friends have a couple, they're the gun we give to the first timers at woods games

[PnueMagger]

It's kinda bulky...You could probably fit mag internals in there.

[neppo1345]

It's kinda bulky...You could probably fit mag internals in there.

Thats blasphemous...

but at the same time...intriguing....the ultimate sleeper

[jenarelJAM]

I think that making paintball guns look like toys, will only encourage irresponsible parents to let their young kids play w/o supervision and get hurt. I have never used a plastic paintball gun. I wouldn't trust it. There is too much that can(and does) go wrong, for me to trust a piece of plastic to channel hundreds of psi reliably.

[slade]

I'm still waiting for them to recall the Raptor Silver Eagle for that piss poor ball detent sytem they have on it.

lol, you do realize how companies work, right? in this article it says they sold 243,000 markers, at $30 each thats ~$7,500,000. for them to issue a recall they have to be at risk of losing more than that in lawsuits. i dont know what youd do that would cause a few million in damage from a faulty detent.

[captian pinky]

i just thought they were gunna recall all the guns that dont work




how many would that be?

lots of zeros

[Chronobreak]

the BE co2 tanks are just an accident waiting to happen, same with the Java tanks

o wait dont all tanks have to have diagrams on them now becasue of BE?..

i dont feel safe filling those tanks......they seem uncomfortably thin and low quality

[bentothejam1n]

the BE co2 tanks are just an accident waiting to happen, same with the Java tanks

o wait dont all tanks have to have diagrams on them now becasue of BE?..

i dont feel safe filling those tanks......they seem uncomfortably thin and low quality

BE's are the only 4oz's i see around. But i do agree with the java. If my friend hadnt been watching his tank then he might be dead