Paintball

[TREYisRAD]

Whats this?

Someone was selling it on Pbnation, advertised as a space gun....

[pwpaintball]

It's a carter comp.

[russc]

I'm pretty sure Space Guns were comps that customers had requested vert air adapters on.

[DCB]

Most Comps come with VA. there is one for sale in the pump section.... same set up as the Buzzard.

[russc]

Yes, but they didn't always come with a VA. Notice the early style, attached to the trigger frame. I'm sure once it became popular enough, Carter started to make it standard.

Here's a post on the subject from rec.sport.paintball, 1999.

The Phantoms vertical set up was derived from the Carter "Space gun" set up. Originally, before vertical was popular, Carter added the vertical (its actually the angle of the front of the trigger guard) to some players who requested it on their existing comps (circa 1990). The problem was that the undercocking mechinism gets in the way of a traditional frame mounted vertical set up (they were originally configured for back bottle). To get around this Carter attached the vertical on the trigger guard (which is very robust on a Carter). The Phantoms utilize this method cause its also a very cost effective way of adding vertical w/out a lot of user grief or returns to the factory. If you want vertical on a comp now you just need to request it when ordering or you can have him do it "space gun" style. The Phantom is certainly less expensive than the Carter and works very well. The Carter has SS snub and a myriad of custom options. So your budget and actual desires will probably determine whats better for you. Performance wise, both Carters and Phantoms are excellent, w/both being the significant surving Nelson based guns.

[DCB]

Funny... I just read the same thing you posted. Still not super rare though...

Peace

[Schmitti]

I see Space Gun and Carter in the same sentaence and I think back the VM Space Gun that was created years ago.

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[pwpaintball]

Originally Posted by Schmitti

I see Space Gun and Carter in the same sentaence and I think back the VM Space Gun that was created years ago.

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You and me both.

[Schmitti]

Is that the latest incarnation of the gun... poor thing has been chopped and passed around so many times.

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[pwpaintball]

Originally Posted by Schmitti

Is that the latest incarnation of the gun... poor thing has been chopped and passed around so many times.

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Yes the old girl is looking her age. I have no plans on selling her, but would like to freshen her up a bit and bring her back to her previous glory.