Oldschool gear sighting

dukie · 01-02-2009, 04:33 PM

We were at IKEA in Burlington, Ontario this morning. On the way home, my wife spotted a paintball store called Soldier of Fortune Paintball ( maybe 6-8 blocks from IKEA on the same road). Needless to say I made a quick turnaround to check it out.

I walk inside and there is a nice display of oldschool toys on the wall. Including a LB Nightmare, a WGP Ranger, A Montneel Z of some type ( it looked absolutely mint), a nice old Automag (68 Automag labeled valve, not a classic), a couple of BE Stingrays, a BE Poison, a Tipmann C3, some type of top clip fed sidearm pistol, and a couple of others.

So I turned to the young ( and quite attractive

) lady behind the desk and ask if the has any Automag parts available. Usually I get a loud guffaw from somewhere in the store, but this time I got a very surprising answer : " No, any parts I find, I keep for my mag".

So I start asking about the markers on the wall, " I rebuilt all of those, they all work."

I'm not absolutely sure of this, but it would seem that she might be the owner ( or possibly the manager ) of a paintball store, since she stores her markers on the wall. She plays with oldschool equipment. Maintains and restores oldschool gear, and is well.... hot.

I hope she is a member here, because if not she darn well should be. She seems like a shoe in for this place. If anyone knows the store I mean, ask her to stick a hand up and introduce herself.

On a side note, do nightmares normally only take 3/16" to cock the hammer? The one on the wall there would slide the bolt back for the first 3/4" and then engage the cocking knob to only cock it for that tiny little amount. From the outside the darn thing looked like it was cocked to begin with. After finally pushing it a little harder it would cock, and on pullling the trigger there was just a little click. No visible movement of what I thought was the hammer.

I have never held a nightmare before, but I had always thought they were basically a nelson valve arrangement. Am I missing something here?

CrazyBoy78 · 01-02-2009, 04:37 PM

Ahh, yes... Courtney... IIRC she's one of the two brothers (who own the store and field) girlfriend or wife or something. SOF is a good little store. I don't go often, but I like digging through some of their bargain bins.

Tugboater203 · 01-02-2009, 06:21 PM

Did you give her our card? Or at least point her in the right directiuon?
Tug

dukie · 01-04-2009, 04:00 PM

Unfortunately no, I didn't think of that till I was driving down the road afterwards. DOH!

gunman_2000 · 01-04-2009, 04:28 PM

hmmm...I'm wondering if I know this place, unless there is more than one paintball store in Burlington I've been there....
*goes to check yellow pages*

nope...i havent..its a lil further than I've looked around. I might just have to wander over there. But as you already found out she hogs all the mag parts

oh well, worth looking at

FORT · 01-04-2009, 04:39 PM

i went there once, asked for some pump accessories, but in stead of the usual, what the response - "what the hell are you talking about", she was like yeah we got that stuff right here. needless to say i was very pleased

gunman_2000 · 01-04-2009, 05:00 PM

Hey Fort, where in Oakville are you?

FORT · 01-04-2009, 10:46 PM

around sixth line and upper middle

gunman_2000 · 01-04-2009, 10:47 PM

not too far from me...I'm just off McRaney (right off Trafalgar).

FORT · 01-04-2009, 10:56 PM

cool, always good to know of other paintballers in oakville

01-02-2009, 04:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
dukie more gooder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kitchener, Ontario	Oldschool gear sighting We were at IKEA in Burlington, Ontario this morning. On the way home, my wife spotted a paintball store called Soldier of Fortune Paintball ( maybe 6-8 blocks from IKEA on the same road). Needless to say I made a quick turnaround to check it out. I walk inside and there is a nice display of oldschool toys on the wall. Including a LB Nightmare, a WGP Ranger, A Montneel Z of some type ( it looked absolutely mint), a nice old Automag (68 Automag labeled valve, not a classic), a couple of BE Stingrays, a BE Poison, a Tipmann C3, some type of top clip fed sidearm pistol, and a couple of others. So I turned to the young ( and quite attractive ) lady behind the desk and ask if the has any Automag parts available. Usually I get a loud guffaw from somewhere in the store, but this time I got a very surprising answer : " No, any parts I find, I keep for my mag". So I start asking about the markers on the wall, " I rebuilt all of those, they all work." I'm not absolutely sure of this, but it would seem that she might be the owner ( or possibly the manager ) of a paintball store, since she stores her markers on the wall. She plays with oldschool equipment. Maintains and restores oldschool gear, and is well.... hot. I hope she is a member here, because if not she darn well should be. She seems like a shoe in for this place. If anyone knows the store I mean, ask her to stick a hand up and introduce herself. On a side note, do nightmares normally only take 3/16" to cock the hammer? The one on the wall there would slide the bolt back for the first 3/4" and then engage the cocking knob to only cock it for that tiny little amount. From the outside the darn thing looked like it was cocked to begin with. After finally pushing it a little harder it would cock, and on pullling the trigger there was just a little click. No visible movement of what I thought was the hammer. I have never held a nightmare before, but I had always thought they were basically a nelson valve arrangement. Am I missing something here? __________________ The 5Th Run DSG Sales Thread DRV's in stock DSP frames in stock My Feedback

01-02-2009, 04:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
CrazyBoy78 Fich! Sala! Wada! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mississauga, ON	Ahh, yes... Courtney... IIRC she's one of the two brothers (who own the store and field) girlfriend or wife or something. SOF is a good little store. I don't go often, but I like digging through some of their bargain bins. __________________ Later........ Andry : ) Proud member of The Peacekeepers, UMSG JTF7, Rogue Cell #12 and CCABB My Feedback Hoppers, grips, pants, barrels, yo momma F/S Inka Copper F/S Last edited by CrazyBoy78; 01-04-2009 at 04:30 PM.

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dukie more gooder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kitchener, Ontario	Unfortunately no, I didn't think of that till I was driving down the road afterwards. DOH! __________________ The 5Th Run DSG Sales Thread DRV's in stock DSP frames in stock My Feedback

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01-04-2009, 04:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
gunman_2000 Seasoned Member Join Date: Jun 2008	hmmm...I'm wondering if I know this place, unless there is more than one paintball store in Burlington I've been there.... goes to check yellow pages nope...i havent..its a lil further than I've looked around. I might just have to wander over there. But as you already found out she hogs all the mag parts oh well, worth looking at

01-04-2009, 04:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
FORT Seasoned Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada	i went there once, asked for some pump accessories, but in stead of the usual, what the response - "what the hell are you talking about", she was like yeah we got that stuff right here. needless to say i was very pleased

01-04-2009, 05:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
gunman_2000 Seasoned Member Join Date: Jun 2008	Hey Fort, where in Oakville are you?

01-04-2009, 10:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
FORT Seasoned Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada	around sixth line and upper middle

01-04-2009, 10:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
gunman_2000 Seasoned Member Join Date: Jun 2008	not too far from me...I'm just off McRaney (right off Trafalgar).

01-04-2009, 10:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
FORT Seasoned Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada	cool, always good to know of other paintballers in oakville