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SlamSlayer · December 12th, 2014, 22:52

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What you guys are looking at are .68 caliber mag fed paintball guns. The same caliber the hopper fed guns, I'm sure you guys think of when you hear paintball, shoot. Mag fed has recently blown up in the past few years in paintball. More and more companies are dip their toes into it, giving it legitimate company backing. And more and more people are joining in this cheaper way to play.

While shooting normal paint still has the same roughly 50 yard range your used to, this can be extended with the use of an Apex tip to closer to 80 yards if not more. Which works exactly like a hop up except it goes on the tip of your barrel and looks like a silencer.
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Meanwhile First Strike paintballs, which can only be used in a mag fed marker, extend your range to close to TWO HUNDRED YARDS. With their effective range hovering around 100 yards, but we have recorded shots around 150 yards. It takes a bit of skill and luck at that range.*

Heres some videos

First off this video will let you see the difference between normal paint (in a smoothbore barrel) vs First Strike (in both a smoothbore AND rifled barrel) at about 135 feet. Approaching the maximum range for normal paint. This particular rifled barrel (the last test) he's using is actually one of the worth for first strike lol. Its too much of a tight bore.

Lapco FSR First Strike Rifled Barrel Review - Increase range & accuracy on your paintball gun! - YouTube

Here is the ORIGINAL product demo video from the company. This was before rifled barrels were even known as a thing for these rounds lol. He's using a T4.0 which wasn't released yet at the time, and comes with a smooth bore barrel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zOSozQNURI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjPx...lucd3b6Hmcxn6Q
More companies are also coming out with their own versions of this "Shaped Projectile" ammo.

We also have more brands of the shaped rounds coming out.

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Another more recent bit of tech, which is actually a revival of old tech, mechanical full auto. This is becoming a staple in the bullet point features on future mag fed markers. Select fire, semi and full auto, all mechanical with zero batteries. *The M17 is the first to make use of this. This is not a bouncing "response trigger", this is true full auto.
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Whats everyones honest opinion?

December 12th, 2014, 22:52	#1
SlamSlayer Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2014	What do you guys think of mag fed? "http://s564.photobucket.com/user/SlamSlayer/media/Paintball/1980454_10203925480477917_2704175893047056319_o_zp selzk7v7x.jpg.html" * * What you guys are looking at are .68 caliber mag fed paintball guns. The same caliber the hopper fed guns, I'm sure you guys think of when you hear paintball, shoot. Mag fed has recently blown up in the past few years in paintball. More and more companies are dip their toes into it, giving it legitimate company backing. And more and more people are joining in this cheaper way to play. While shooting normal paint still has the same roughly 50 yard range your used to, this can be extended with the use of an Apex tip to closer to 80 yards if not more. Which works exactly like a hop up except it goes on the tip of your barrel and looks like a silencer. * Meanwhile First Strike paintballs, which can only be used in a mag fed marker, extend your range to close to TWO HUNDRED YARDS. With their effective range hovering around 100 yards, but we have recorded shots around 150 yards. It takes a bit of skill and luck at that range.* Heres some videos First off this video will let you see the difference between normal paint (in a smoothbore barrel) vs First Strike (in both a smoothbore AND rifled barrel) at about 135 feet. Approaching the maximum range for normal paint. This particular rifled barrel (the last test) he's using is actually one of the worth for first strike lol. Its too much of a tight bore. Lapco FSR First Strike Rifled Barrel Review - Increase range & accuracy on your paintball gun! - YouTube Here is the ORIGINAL product demo video from the company. This was before rifled barrels were even known as a thing for these rounds lol. He's using a T4.0 which wasn't released yet at the time, and comes with a smooth bore barrel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zOSozQNURI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjPx...lucd3b6Hmcxn6Q More companies are also coming out with their own versions of this "Shaped Projectile" ammo. We also have more brands of the shaped rounds coming out. * * Another more recent bit of tech, which is actually a revival of old tech, mechanical full auto. This is becoming a staple in the bullet point features on future mag fed markers. Select fire, semi and full auto, all mechanical with zero batteries. The M17 is the first to make use of this. This is not a bouncing "response trigger", this is true full auto. * Whats everyones honest opinion? Last edited by SlamSlayer; December 13th, 2014 at 01:17..