Ben's paintball page

I bought my first paintball gun in April of 2000.  It was a Stringray II and, little did I know, not a very reliable marker.  When I first loaded a 12 gram Powerlet into the quick change adapter it lasted about ten shots.  The next time five, and from then on all the CO2 escaped whenever I screwed in a new cartridge.  I decided I had enough of that gun, and returned it to Wal-mart.

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After almost a month of research I purchased the gun I still have today, the Tippmann Model 98.  Once you buy an aftermarket barrel this marker is gold.  I am very pleased with the Lapco Bigshot barrel I use, but I am nonetheless tempted by the Flatline.  Other than its extreme range I like the definite rifle feel it gives to the gun.  The only other marker that currently uses the flatline is the Autococker, though I am sure more are to come. The next upgrade I installed was the verticle adapter.  With a 9 oz tank screwed into it the Model 98 has a Tommy-gun like appearance, which is almost as cool as the rifle look.  I also switched around two of the trigger springs to make an ultra light trigger pull.  Very nice.

Since most of my friends are toting Talons, it doesn't take much to keep up with them.  That is why I purchased five Sheridan Jackals, three for me and two for my brother.  It packs relatively good firepower into a 1.3 pound package and, at the sale price of $10 a piece, even I can afford to lend out a few.

But the ultimate sidearm I look forward to owning is the Sheridan PGP.  I think it's worth all $85 to have the option of carrying a concealed marker with you onto the paintball field.  Sounds cool.

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