Any old school ballers out there?

[toolbott]

ya they were cool especially if you had the waste basket hanging on the side to catch the 5 round stripper clips. woohoo!

[DiRTyBuNNy]

this year coming up, 2004, will be my 10th year..

[toolbott]

I think I'm close to the 20 year mark if only I could remember exactly when I started. Those years were a blurr?

[SyntaxError]

LOL comin up on 6 years...does that make me old school?

I've worn old school renegade camo jerseys to practice...and have an original sandana bought before they were cool...and remember when shockers were new....

I've met people who have been playing longer than I've been alive, which is scary, but then I shoot them. I always said the combination of old and new school styles is deadly...

[TheDuelist]

I've got a SMG sitting in my closet right now. I wish I had some paint for it. I love how that things sounds when you squeeze the trigger.

[adam shannon]

i just gave my smg-60 to muzikman...im dying to see if he can fix it up, its in good working order...but has some gunk in it. ive heard of some folks here and there that still have the paint for em...old but still in the cases.

[Tyger]

Am I old school? Oh yes. You want pics?


1991, Splat Zone Survval, Mankato, MN
Ira on left, Splatmaster, PMS Mask / UVEX goggles, and my JT Tube harness
Me on right, Nasty Boys SI w/ stick feed, ICS vest and BLACK tubes, JT Whipper Snapper goggles (NOTE CAMO BAND!!!!) w/ aftermarker ear cup protectors, Indian Springs pouches, JT "Ninja Turtle" gloves, and my good 'ol Tiger stripes.

But before oyu say that stuff wasn't that high tech back in the day, lemme show oyu Tom Kaye, back in '91.


Taken at the Paintcheck AM Open in 1991. (A year before it became the Cal Mag open, sorry)

http://www.tyger.us/pubimages/oldschool/91CLIP.JPG And I'll just link to my scan of Ken Kelsch's tournament coveage, mentioning this new gas called "Nitrogen"...

And, for now, I'll conclude with this picture of Dave Youngblood, back in the days before Dye...



And, see sig.

-Tyger

[toolbott]

Do you suppose Tom turned his tank upside down to make sure he got all the air out of it?
hehe!

[50 cal]

Started playing with 007's in '86. Wasn't but a year after that the barrel extensions for the 007 made that barrel a whopping 6"!! You were the big dog then!!

[the_next_guy_]

toolbott, I love the on/off. I think I have one of those on my garden hose

[toolbott]

Haha, that was good. The big knob was the thing back then. They had a name for that tank but alas I can't remember. I removed the top tube and added the elbow for the direct feed. Seems like I could carry 20 ten round tubes with my two belt packs. wow 200 rounds? Anyone notice the pgp?

[JoyInTheMadness]

1991, I think that's old school enough for you.

[robdamanii]

Wow...I feel like my 7 years in the sport is only a drop in the bucket compared to a lot of you folks...

[Lee]

dude....i still have two of those 10oz tanks w/ the thermo valves in my closet.
i still have my pmi mask, original viewloader like on the mag in the tom kaye pic, the belt for my 10 round tubes and like 100 tubes, my old wire stock that i used to hold the 10oz on my annihilater.

i still use my annihilater too. i'll never part with it.

first game was in late 1988, pumped nelspots.

tyger: i think i have that youngblood ad in one of my old apg's...now i'll have to go look. i remember seeing it though. and i still have my indian springs pouches and pods too. a fella was in high cotton when he could load more than 10 rounds at a time.

[Toxic Dave]

July of '91, my first marker was a Sniper 2 with a 10 oz california style tank with a Thermo Valve on it and a 16 inch WGP barrel, that thing was awesome, I'm pretty sure I have the tank and valve around here somewhere.

dave