Buy, Sell, Trade

[short304]

DECIDED TO KEEP IT

1st things 1st: I WILL NOT PART ANYTHING FROM THIS GUN, so please don't ask. It's all custom anodized to match, and it's going to all stay together as long as I own it. CASH PRICE IS $675 FIRM - Previous owner was asking $800 when I got it in a trade

I definitely did not intend to whore this gun when I got it at the end of this past summer from it's second owner, DM6Rocker, but then again who does. Alas I've decided that I'm going to put the Aaron Lecain 1 off Tactical Phantom back up on the chopping block. I love this gun, but I'm working w/ O'Lane to build my own custom Phantom Rifle w/ a Boyds Laminated Stock and one of O'Lane's trigger groups, and for the following reasons I'm ready to put this gun back out into the wild.

Bottom line up front: As much as I want to keep this gun because of it's uniqueness I'm just not a huge fan of the spring feed reload process. I've been playing w/ phantoms for over 6 years now and the reload process for the spring feed is a very specific 6-step process and took a little practice to get used to:

1) fire a round / empty the breech
2) lock spring forward
3) pull feed-tube plug
4) w/ gun tilted forward, pump/chamber the round sitting over the breach (THIS is what messed me up on the field the first time I played w/ it - if you don't do this, the ball sitting over the breech prevents rounds from being able to be loaded because it sticks up into the feed tube)
5) reload
6) re-plug
7) re-engage spring

Once I practiced it off the field, I had no problem w/ it, but again I just prefer the quicker reload of a standard horizontal feed... I also tried playing w/ the spring out of the spring-feed, but couldn't get the "rock-back" action down... kept rocking it forward! LOL... force of habit I guess.

The second reason I'm selling it is because besides the Phantom Rifle I'm building currently, I've also got a couple other big wants that this $/trade could go towards; I've got a RTR Buzzard pump handle that I'm itching to get on a Buzzard, and I'm also considering making the leap up to a Gargoyle from my other stock class phantoms...

Aaron Lecain's 1-off Tactical Phantom Features:
1) custom 1-off 15 round spring-feed milled by Noxx55 and Aaron Lecain a few years back (hopefully Aaron can clarify on it's history a little more)
2) custom Matte OD green/grey-brown-ish ano (color sort of changes depending on the lighting)
3) matching Rainman undercocking kit
4) matching Phantom threaded Freak back w/ 16" tactical tip
5) matching custom stock (positioning is reversible depending on your preferences)
6) matching CCM 86* frame
7) 2x matching 4oz tanks w/ on/offs
8) black 12gr CCI bucket changer
9) Overall length: 31.5 inches
10) Barrel length: 15 inches (I always played w/ a spare 12" AA tip - but that's just my personal preference)
11) Stock length: 12.5 inches horizontal from the base of the grip frame
12) Horizontal Center of gravity is about an inch forward of the Trigger
13) Weight: Approx. 6lbs unloaded w/ 12gr bucket changer
14) Nipple-style (not o-ring style) Detent mod (Spyder I believe) - BUT I lost the little rubber detent

Again this is a true ONE OF A KIND GUN... none others exist like this and the spring feed is completely custom and I will not part it from the gun!

So having said all this, here are some pictures; hope you enjoy them!

















It will come with everything pictured to include the 2x matching 4oz tanks w/ SP on/off valves, and the Black CCI dropout changer.

CASH PRICE: $675 FIRM shipped (this is my lowest price so don't ask) If it doesn't go for this price, I'll gladly keep it just for it's uniqueness
TRADES OF INTEREST: Gargoyle w/ a little $, or Carter Buzzard w/ a little $, also I'm a whore for "loaner"-guns so I'm always willing to do a 2-4-1 or 3-4-1 as long as it's a win-win for both of us

And Finally, a link to the previous owner's for sale thread which has lots of additional info in it: 1 off Tactical Phantom FS/T

[diablo]

that thing is bad a$$

[wildfire59602]

Aw man, I need to sell some stuff! If this sticks around.

[aaronlecain]

I found that using it as a rock and cock (take the spring out) works the best in this marker. The spring feed was a one of a kind prototype and the spring action still has some bugs. Without the spring it acts just as a feed tube. I would love to buy this back but I haven't set foot on a paintball field in almost 3 years. It would just sit on my shelf as a conversation piece.... if anyone has any questions about it (I built it) please let me know. The price is crazy cheap as I put almost $1500 into it when I built it.

[short304]

Originally Posted by aaronlecain

I found that using it as a rock and cock (take the spring out) works the best in this marker. The spring feed was a one of a kind prototype and the spring action still has some bugs. Without the spring it acts just as a feed tube. I would love to buy this back but I haven't set foot on a paintball field in almost 3 years. It would just sit on my shelf as a conversation piece.... if anyone has any questions about it (I built it) please let me know. The price is crazy cheap as I put almost $1500 into it when I built it.

Wow! Thanks Aaron, I appreciate the info, and I'm sure any prospective buyer does too! Thanks again so much for the opportunity to temporarily own this awesome piece of paintball history! Like I said, I will have no problems holding on to it... but figure there's probably several people out there that would also love to have it for more than just a wall hanger... And sorry to hear that you haven't been on a field in a while. Thanks again man.

[paintballsmrf]

what do you mean by loaner guns? pm me i'd love to work something out.

[short304]

Originally Posted by paintballsmrf

what do you mean by loaner guns? pm me i'd love to work something out.

Like the kind of gun you just sort of have to loan out to your buddy who's never played before... that sort of thing - a tippy, spyder, basic cocker or phantom...

Definitely not just interested in a big "loaner" gun trade though! LOL... just as a supplement for some cash on top of one of the primary trades I'd be interested in (ie: in addition to a Gargoyle or Buzzard) for a 2 or 3 for 1 trade... thanks for asking smrf

[paintballsmrf]

what about like 10 tippmanns and some cash?

[short304]

Originally Posted by paintballsmrf

what about like 10 tippmanns and some cash?

Hahahaha... no thanks! LOL... but thanks for asking!

[shoot to thrill]

If I wasn't at work on the boat in Louisiana till march I'd have a money order in enroute tomorrow, always wanted this.