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[snipeo101]

ok sorry... i'm going to be doing some general metal work with the barrel involving a lathe.

–noun
1. a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
–verb (used with object)
2. to cut, shape, or otherwise treat on a lathe.


are there any plans to make any new guns at ats?

my friend and I personaly really like a "silenced" mp5.

and a mp44... just throwing it out there.

does any one here work for or close to ats?

loud thunder you do right? i taught that gumby did to?

Thanks
Daniel

[LoudThunder]

turn·ing /ˈtɜrnɪŋ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[tur-ning] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. the act of a person or thing that turns.
2. an act of reversing position.
3. the place or point at which anything bends or changes direction.
4. the forming of objects on a lathe.
5. an object, as a spindle, turned on a lathe.
6. an act of shaping or forming something: the skillful turning of verses

bor·ing1 /ˈbɔrɪŋ, ˈboʊr-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[bawr-ing, bohr-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. Machinery. a. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
b. the hole so made.

2. Geology. a cylindrical sample of earth strata obtained by boring a vertical hole.
3. borings, the chips, fragments, or dust produced in boring.

No I don't work for ATS. I'm an ATS Service Dealer/Distributor, and one of the leading Retailers of ATS.

Gumby is the General Manager (among other things) for ATS. He is also the one that builds ships trouble shoots repairs etc. Basically he has built every ATS that has been sold in the last 10 years or so.

As for new bodies for the ATS
I don't think that's in the cards right now. The cost of just making a single mold for the ATS markers can run in excess of 50k (that's just the mold and you cant run just one mold either) not to mention the cost of CAD product development R&D etc.

As for new configurations. Im working on some right now.

[LoudThunder]

The MP 5 wont work as a body for ATS the clips just wont allow for it. Basically any configuration would have to stay in the 5.56 and larger catagory

[snipeo101]

dose ats make there own molding or do they do the prototypes out of metal or something like that then send them to some one to make large quantitys?

dose ats make there own barrels?

on the mp5- if you made a new mag(i know its expensive) that is a straight stick mag that is 1 paintball wide and 2.4 paintballs long. that way you could have 1 line of paintballs in the chain, a another line on the side, and the chain mechanism.


would making them out of aluminum be cheaper? i would imagine no, but worth asking

Thanks
Daniel

[secretweaponevan]

Originally Posted by snipeo101

dose ats make there own molding or do they do the prototypes out of metal or something like that then send them to some one to make large quantitys?

I believe ATS started as Tagline Inc. and was an injection molding company that made their own marker, the TS-1 (AT-85 predecessor). I'm fairly sure they still do their own molding.

[Treadstone]

Originally Posted by LoudThunder

Lathe is a piece of equipment not a process. You cant Lathe anything only You can only use a Lathe.
And turning an object on a Lathe refers to the process making the Outside diameter of an
object smaller. The term for making an Inside diameter larger is referred to as boring.
You will be using the Lathe to bore the ID of the barrel not lathing the barrel.

As for statistical information on how NCP's "Freaked" ATS barrels compare to the "Bone Stock" ATS barrels. I have never collected that information. I don't have the necessary facility or equipment to do a true "bench" test. I do have personal experience with it (Dropping *like over 50 rounds* paint in a 4 inch hole from 130+ feet consistently).

And the people that have bought and used the "Freaked ATS" universally agree, That the Northern Command Paintball's "Freaked ATS Barrels" take the already incredible accurate ATS to the next level.

Now I'm going to have to pick on up and try it out. I've been very impressed with both the stock ATS barrel as well as the custom one I had done up so I'm curious to see what the Freak inserts bring to the mix.

[LoudThunder]

Originally Posted by Treadstone

Now I'm going to have to pick on up and try it out. I've been very impressed with both the stock ATS barrel as well as the custom one I had done up so I'm curious to see what the Freak inserts bring to the mix.

Cant wait to here what you think.

There are a couple of reviews on my site about them.

[Sir Brass]

Originally Posted by LoudThunder

The MP 5 wont work as a body for ATS the clips just wont allow for it. Basically any configuration would have to stay in the 5.56 and larger catagory

A SCAR-variant would be cool, if there was enough interest to warrant the development cost.

Edit: One of the markers that I have ALWAYS wanted in my collection was either an AT-4 or AT-85. Those and the PPS Hurcs (either normal or nasty) will forever remain on my most-desired-for-collection list. so, good to know y'all are here.

[thehebrewhammer137]

well loud thunder, if its CAD help they need, i got that area covered=] not that itll ever happen, but id be perfectly willing to design a new ATS body in CAD/Revit/Inventor or any other related program, and once thats done isnt all you need a milling machine to make a mold?

[shadowp68]

Couldn't you use a 3d printer to make prototypes and then use the prototype to make a mold?