Should I continue playing with this or put it up on the wall?

sloonan · 10-06-2006, 10:53 AM

Hi,
I have been playing for a while but within this past year acquired a SL-68 II. The old Tippmann pump is lots of fun to play with but I just noticed that the serial number is 0003. Now I know that this type of pump is considered by many to be indestructable but should I stop playing with this one and hang it on the wall or just continue playing with it as I have been.

I was thinking of getting a AM Illusion (if I can find one) and put this one in a little display case but I don't know.

Thanks,
Scott

Painthappy · 10-06-2006, 11:00 AM

that's cool.

Honestly, don't be afraid to play with it. That's how a lot of folks feel around here.

Sure, take real good care of it, but like an old hot rod, it begs to be driven once in a while.

Deadfall · 10-06-2006, 11:06 AM

Bah! That's what I say to the concept of "wall hangers". Being a Tippmann, your SL was meant to be used. There isn't a single paintball gun out there that I would consider too nice or rare to play with.

That's just me. Others may tell you differently, but that's my take on it.

Phantom Power · 10-06-2006, 11:08 AM

Take good care of it, but definitely bring it out to play. Paintguns are happiest when they are eliminating people.

sloonan · 10-06-2006, 11:13 AM

Ok good. This old little bugger should still have a few more kills in her.

pwpaintball · 10-06-2006, 11:19 AM

I’m a collector and I agree you should use it and have fun with it. I would recommend sparingly and carefully. If it was new and unused I would have a different opinion, but it is used and as long as you don’t wreck it no harm and no foul. But if you want I have some good used ones with higher S/N that I could trade.

sloonan · 10-06-2006, 11:24 AM

lol... no but thank you.
I'll probably try to find myself an Illusion to play with most of the time but I'll still bring the SL68 out every now and again, just so that it never starts getting dusty.
Thanks guys.

Shiba-Kun · 10-06-2006, 11:38 AM

I concur w/ the other peeps.

But maybe I'm kinda ignorant about the collecting/memorbilia side of p-ball. I regularly play with what I think would be considered "collectable" guns.

If it makes you happy playing with it, then pump away IMHO.

Azzy · 10-06-2006, 11:54 AM

Now that you are trying to take care of it you are destined to have that go wrong, dont you know that?

hehehe

Brewtt · 10-06-2006, 12:37 PM

I like "wall hangers."

But it's a Tippmann... Use it.

Just don't throw it away or anything later. When you are done... sell it to a MCBer to keep it in this great community.

10-06-2006, 10:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
sloonan MCB Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 941	Should I continue playing with this or put it up on the wall? Hi, I have been playing for a while but within this past year acquired a SL-68 II. The old Tippmann pump is lots of fun to play with but I just noticed that the serial number is 0003. Now I know that this type of pump is considered by many to be indestructable but should I stop playing with this one and hang it on the wall or just continue playing with it as I have been. I was thinking of getting a AM Illusion (if I can find one) and put this one in a little display case but I don't know. Thanks, Scott __________________ Scenario and Big Game Calendar Scenario Team Contact Info PB Manuals PM me with any new games, game changes or team info

10-06-2006, 11:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
Deadfall Seasoned Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 623	Bah! That's what I say to the concept of "wall hangers". Being a Tippmann, your SL was meant to be used. There isn't a single paintball gun out there that I would consider too nice or rare to play with. That's just me. Others may tell you differently, but that's my take on it. __________________ Bruce Campbell Fact #95 If given any power tool and/or piece of gardening equipment, Bruce could find at least 7 ways to kill you with it. This does not include chainsaws. There is only one way for him to kill you with a chainsaw and that is brutally awesome. My Gallery

10-06-2006, 11:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
Phantom Power Pump Gun Dealer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pender Island, BC Posts: 1,905	Take good care of it, but definitely bring it out to play. Paintguns are happiest when they are eliminating people. __________________

10-06-2006, 11:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
sloonan MCB Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 941	Ok good. This old little bugger should still have a few more kills in her. __________________ Scenario and Big Game Calendar Scenario Team Contact Info PB Manuals PM me with any new games, game changes or team info

10-06-2006, 11:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
sloonan MCB Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 941	lol... no but thank you. I'll probably try to find myself an Illusion to play with most of the time but I'll still bring the SL68 out every now and again, just so that it never starts getting dusty. Thanks guys. __________________ Scenario and Big Game Calendar Scenario Team Contact Info PB Manuals PM me with any new games, game changes or team info

10-06-2006, 11:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Painthappy I Am The Admin Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Boston, NH Posts: 5,493	that's cool. Honestly, don't be afraid to play with it. That's how a lot of folks feel around here. Sure, take real good care of it, but like an old hot rod, it begs to be driven once in a while.

10-06-2006, 11:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
Shiba-Kun MCB Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,392	I concur w/ the other peeps. But maybe I'm kinda ignorant about the collecting/memorbilia side of p-ball. I regularly play with what I think would be considered "collectable" guns. If it makes you happy playing with it, then pump away IMHO.

10-06-2006, 11:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
Azzy Mod-O-Rator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finleyville, PA Posts: 7,156	Now that you are trying to take care of it you are destined to have that go wrong, dont you know that? hehehe __________________ Bryan "Azzy" Spiegel webmaster - Riverside Renegade Paintball / C.C. S.V.S. Plankowner - LPPC#6 Check out VintageRex.com, the premiere paintball museum "A Patriot and free-thinker with respect to social standards in 1760, is today's traitor and dangerous mind." - incynr8

10-06-2006, 12:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
Brewtt CHEERS! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,123	I like "wall hangers." But it's a Tippmann... Use it. Just don't throw it away or anything later. When you are done... sell it to a MCBer to keep it in this great community. __________________ Dabbling in the recreational paintball arts since 1991.

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