Paintball

[Mayvik]

Well, got my package from BenoitOWN and after dissecting the guts of a Pro/68 Carb trigger frame, it looks like with the exception of the trigger and safety, they are almost identical. This means the 45 framed Factory F/A looks like it's going to happen!

Pics shall be posted if/when I get it done.

Well, it definitely fits and "works", although I need to monkey with the safety installation a bit because I can't get it to fire in Full Auto. The 45 frame is WAY more comfy than the ProLite frame with the ASA hanging out of the back. Not sure if I'm going to stick with the duckbill or put an on-off down there.

[Mayvik]

Hail to the King, baby! Cycles great, and much more comfy. Thinking that mounting an on-off bottomline will finish it up, although I'm thinking I could also just screw a remote nipple into the valve and bypass on-gun air entirely.

[Chappy]

That looks great! It would look fantastic with a vert adapter and a 3.5 oz. Probably only get one hopper per tank, but it would look sweet

[A.C. Basbas]

I thought this was a sale thread

Either way, two thumbs up on making it beautiful! Now get some thick-shelled paint and get ready to rock!

[Mayvik]

Originally Posted by A.C. Basbas

I thought this was a sale thread

*cough* sig *cough*

Haha..actually pretty easy to put together like this, the only real mod was drilling out the safety hole in the frame a bit and swapping the trigger and safety from the factory frame. Easily reversible to stock configuration, too! It took longer for me to find a stupid grip frame to use than it did to convert it, Tippmann stopped making the 45 upgrade kits for ProLites.

Next order of business is rigging up a Cyclone so I don't have to worry about that thick shelled paint. Should be fairly straightforward, although the hardware I need isn't readily available.

[A.C. Basbas]

Originally Posted by Mayvik

*cough* sig *cough*

Aw, but I've already got a normal F/A... Unless of course you wanted to trade or something. Pairs of things are fun. Like brea... er pistols, beers, blondes, $100 bills, etc.

Originally Posted by Mayvik

Next order of business is rigging up a Cyclone so I don't have to worry about that thick shelled paint. Should be fairly straightforward, although the hardware I need isn't readily available.

Hm, maybe a little time on a CNC machine would help you out... I personally could never throw a standard cyclone on an F/A, since the chopping to me is part of owning the marker. That'd be like silencing a Vector or lightening a VM

Either way, to each his own, I hope it works out for you.

[Mayvik]

Originally Posted by A.C. Basbas

Aw, but I've already got a normal F/A... Unless of course you wanted to trade or something. Pairs of things are fun. Like brea... er pistols, beers, blondes, $100 bills, etc.

Could be a possibility, I'll PM you!

Originally Posted by A.C. Basbas

Hm, maybe a little time on a CNC machine would help you out... I personally could never throw a standard cyclone on an F/A, since the chopping to me is part of owning the marker. That'd be like silencing a Vector or lightening a VM

Yeah..that's part of why I'm trying to keep it reversible though (and why it's such a PITA to put a Cyclone on), so I can just swap the factory Factory parts back on for original goodness. Looks like for Cyclone all I need is a little delrin block to adapt the body curvature to that of the feeder, a bit of 1/4-28 hollow threaded rod (which doesn't exist ) or a 1/4-28 to 10-32 adapter, which is like $30. In the end it'd be way cheaper just to buy an RT A5, but where's the fun in that?

[A.C. Basbas]

Originally Posted by Mayvik

In the end it'd be way cheaper just to buy an RT A5, but where's the fun in that?

Exactly! Sometimes I find myself finishing a marker, playing with it twice, then selling it. Why? Because a lot of the fun is in making it your own; and not just swapping barrels or ASAs, either. I can't wait to see what you'll cook up for this F/A, it sounds like it'll be beautiful.

[John Satclaire]

Hey! I have a silenced Vector

[Mayvik]

Originally Posted by John Satclaire

Hey! I have a silenced Vector

That's just because you have like 297 of them and it's easier to tell them apart by mods than it is serial number