Where does your loyalty lie?

[craltal]

PPS Blazer, although the thought of double regging my Excal is quite intriguing.

Don't get me wrong, I do own a micromag with original valve (even has the spring as the powertube sizer) but all mags can get a tiny bit temper-mental on CO2 if you do something stupid.

[Dryden]

all these people who say mag have never played with one under 50 degree weather on co2. 98c all the way.

I used my Minimag and a 16oz CO2 cylinder for years without any problems, whether it was a 95 degree day in July or 20 degrees in February. Some team members of mine have had Mags since '91 and I have never seen an issue with them.

Are you suggesting that the Mag elves don't like cold?

It's a mechanical marker, therefore there is nothing that can go wrong that can't be remedied with an appropriate mechanical solution. Bottle placement, orientation, siphon vs anti-siphon pin valves, hose length, velocity, amount of lube can all effect the function of the marker to achieve consistent operation at various temperatures.

As for the original question, my choice would be either a AM/MM or a VM-68.

[r-unit]

hmm....dm6 or tippmann effect 98 custom.

[craltal]

hmm....dm6 or tippmann effect 98 custom.

you'd run a DM6 on CO2?

[neppo1345]

Ummm...a tippmann C-3 DUHHHH....thats what they were made for!!!11!!11!

In reality...id bring my mech cocker. I've never replaced parts...just requires some tuning.

[GT]

you'd run a DM6 on CO2?

You can run anything on co2.

I would go with a classic mag or a mech cocker. Cocker, it easy to find parts for anywhere on the planet.

EDIT: If i have to play real man paintball, hike in hike out, I'd got with a phantom or a carter.

[magman007]

you'd run a DM6 on CO2?

read my post, i would deffinitely if i was forced to.

[MoeMag]

My old tippy procarbine, just because of the co2 thing.
Otherwise my three mags will get the job done.

[nate2k191]

pump markers?

[Arstron]

all these people who say mag have never played with one under 50 degree weather on co2. 98c all the way.

Actually I have, quite a bit with my very first classic mag. I didnt have an expansion chamber (a matter of fact, I didnt even have a foregrip), all I had was my coiled remote hose. It only froze up on me once and that was when there was snow on the ground. After I got a expansion chamber, I never had any problems with it freezing.

[etjoyride]

CO2 only, a superstocker

Compresse Air, an RT ULE custom

[REDRT]

Sounds like if many of you would jump ship if they had to use co2 to a tippmann . Not me, I'll tell ya. I'd use a blow gun or a sling shot before I'd use a tippy. If mags suddenly were to be wiped off the face of the planet and all gone. I guess then I'd quit all together. Is there no brand loyalty anymore?

[ultralight]

My VM-Magnum. It is a tank and can handle anything and any conditions If it has to be a gun I don't have, then it would be my old 97 Cocker that I sold off years ago. Worked great on CO2 and never had any problems out of it.

you beat me to it.

VM-68 magnum all the way.
that thing is such a tank it makes the 98 look like a cheap toy. i don't think there's been one part (including orings) replaced on mine since it was made, the thing just won't die! i'd be hard pressed to do any damage to it with anything less than a cutting torch or a band saw. the striker alone is one pound of solid stainless steel.
it has never quit on me (except that one time i tried to mess with the trigger assembly ) and i don't think it ever will.
and as an added bonus, at 9lb or more, it's still the only marker that you could legitimately use as a club when you run out of balls.

my second choice would be a bone stock classic mag with a remote.

[AutomagRT1483]

My trusty pumps
1st Choice: CCM Series V
2nd Choice: One of my 2 sheridan pump rifles ( I have no idea what they call them, but they look like shotguns. )
3rd Choice: SL-68 II

[snake_eater]

If you had to choose one marker for EVERY possible condition and cost what would you use?


This is assuming the worst of possible conditions, very little availability to parts, having to use CO2 a possibility.

Custom 98 RT with a bigshot, 20oz anti-syphon co2 tank and a pre-BE 12v revy with the xboard. If I had duct tape, an egg2.