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Old 08-14-2006, 03:10 PM   #1 (permalink)
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So, about battle pumps...

What are the things you all like about them? The molded grip, the material it's made from, just that they're old and different?
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Old 08-14-2006, 03:15 PM   #2 (permalink)
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The fact that they are molded from a famous paintballers hand... that they smell like melon.....




Ha Made you smell your grip

I wish they were made with a similar soft rubber as the Hogue (Pmi rubber grip) but they are hard plastic.

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The fact that they are molded from a famous paintballers hand... that they smell like melon.....E

Dude no joke.. if you can find NIB WDP Loksoks the tank cover things.. they smell like melon for real!

And NIB VL pods ( the ones that taper ) smell like almonds..

Silly plastics..
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Old 08-14-2006, 03:38 PM   #4 (permalink)
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The fact that they are molded from a famous paintballers hand... that they smell like melon.....




Ha Made you smell your grip

I wish they were made with a similar soft rubber as the Hogue (Pmi rubber grip) but they are hard plastic.

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Gotcha. I agree, a rubbery outer surface would be nice.
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Old 08-14-2006, 05:23 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I think they look odd, feel worse, but have a cool concept behind them.
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Now, if you had the means to mold a battle pump to your own hand with soft rubber, that would be cool!
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Old 08-14-2006, 06:16 PM   #7 (permalink)
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a few times in the dirt and now your hands are sweaty and dirty...
the battle pump is just easier to hold onto (the aforementioned sweat and dirt) and looks cool...
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Some competition pistol shooters make their own grips with bondo and rubber gloves with a oil coating. Wrap the frame in plastic then put some spare grips on it coat it in bondo and grab it and squeeze. Clean of excess and let dry, should mold your hand nicely and you can always sand it down for a perfect fit. A pump shouldn't be to hard to do the same way and might even be easier. Follow up with some of the rubber tool dip or sprayon for a better grip.
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Some competition pistol shooters make their own grips with bondo and rubber gloves with a oil coating. Wrap the frame in plastic then put some spare grips on it coat it in bondo and grab it and squeeze. Clean of excess and let dry, should mold your hand nicely and you can always sand it down for a perfect fit. A pump shouldn't be to hard to do the same way and might even be easier. Follow up with some of the rubber tool dip or sprayon for a better grip.
this was how the battle pump was originally created a lomg time ago by a teammate of glenn p.

i'm tempted to try it...
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Old 08-14-2006, 08:27 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I've got one on my P68 but I've yet to use it. One thing I liked about it is the reinforcement inside. IIRC, the metal bits make me feel better knowing that it's not just plastic. Plus, it just looks kewl and they're unique.
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