Beaver Tails

[Sean Diamond]

Beaver tails and raised site rails:
This is coming from a player who has only played for a month or so. (So don't be harsh on me for my lack of knowledge) To me they look flash on the back of guns like Spyders and Pirahnas (I love the look of the Shutter and Aggressor) but what do these items do, and what are the benefits and downsides of having them. Thanx for your replies...

 

[permboy]

beaver tails stop you getting any damage to yourself with a rear cocking gun
and raised site rails are site rails that are raised

 

[Darkwerks]

A beaver tail protects your lens.The rear cocking mechanism on a marker could damage your goggles if you put your face close enough to it.
Your powerfeed blocks your veiw somewhat, so the sight rail is raised up to clear it. The raised sight rail raises any red dot (or similar sight ) above the line of your powerfeed, leaving you a relatively clear sighting down your barrel.

 

[Sean Diamond]

Ok, i get you, it seems like a bit of a stupid question now doesn't it. Well thanx anyway.
One last thing though, does the raised sight rail affect your accuracy, because you wouldn't be aiming straight would you?

 

[Darkwerks]

To some extent yes. However, paintballs being the way they are, tend to be fairly inaccurate already. The liquid fill, the soft, seamed outer shell, the relatively low velocity, and the effects of atmospheric conditions mean that paintballs fly in odd ways. They also tend to drop down. You have to learn to predict where they will fly and correct accordingly. That's why a good paintbal-barrel match is important.

 

[KillerOnion]

Sight rails aren't all that useful really. I would recommend spending the money on a barrel instead, or if you have a barrel already, a good regulator.

 

[Philip]

Corect me if im wrong but doesn't the beavertail stop people from thumping the cocking rods/bolts on rear cocking markers?

-Philip

 

[KillerOnion]

Yeah, it's an anti tampering with velocity measure because Cocker velocities can be affected by people messing with the cocking rod and velocity nut if a beavertail isn't in the way. That's why they're mandated by most tourney rules. The whole face smacking thing is an incidental benefit.