Conceptually the gun was great. Even groundbreaking. A definite new and unique look at the idea of using pressurized gas to launch a paintball.
However, in reality, it was a large, very bulky pump gun, with a fairly long and somewhat stiff pump stroke, didn't accept any existing aftermarket barrels, and most importanly, it didn't solve any real problems. Ten or fifteen years ago, there's have been a few places that the use of propane would have helped (when a place couldn't get HPA or CO2 easily) and the pump aspect wasn't such a limitation.
But today, both CO2 and HP supplies are fairly plentiful, a good, fast semiauto can be had for less than the cost of the propane gun, and really, few people use pumps anymore, and most of those who DO, are looking for very small, lightweight and stock class legal guns.
The two ways the propane technology can become successful: Either jam it into a Phantom sized pump (or at the largest, a Sterling or Sniper sized pump) or build it as a semiauto.
And the problem with the latter is the inherent heat and condensation issues.
It'll be interesting to see if the technology goes anywhere, but I suspect it'll wind up a trinket, like the Epic's sliding door bolt or the Alien's flapper- interesting, but not particularly useful.
Doc.
However, in reality, it was a large, very bulky pump gun, with a fairly long and somewhat stiff pump stroke, didn't accept any existing aftermarket barrels, and most importanly, it didn't solve any real problems. Ten or fifteen years ago, there's have been a few places that the use of propane would have helped (when a place couldn't get HPA or CO2 easily) and the pump aspect wasn't such a limitation.
But today, both CO2 and HP supplies are fairly plentiful, a good, fast semiauto can be had for less than the cost of the propane gun, and really, few people use pumps anymore, and most of those who DO, are looking for very small, lightweight and stock class legal guns.
The two ways the propane technology can become successful: Either jam it into a Phantom sized pump (or at the largest, a Sterling or Sniper sized pump) or build it as a semiauto.
And the problem with the latter is the inherent heat and condensation issues.
It'll be interesting to see if the technology goes anywhere, but I suspect it'll wind up a trinket, like the Epic's sliding door bolt or the Alien's flapper- interesting, but not particularly useful.
Doc.
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