Why Pump?
Well if you fancy a challenge and want to improve your standard of paintball whilst saving money and understanding how paintball got this far there is no other way besides shooting a pump marker.
What is a pump?
A pump marker is a marker that involves pumping a pump arm to allow a paintball to enter the breach to be fired. Now there are a few markers out there involving using air to allow the ball to enter the breach otherwise known as pneumatic assist, but that’s a different question
What type of Pump Markers can you get?
Before I answer this question I have a question for you! What do you want from your pump? Speed? Weight? Simplicity? If you’re looking for a pump gun that can shoot a few extra balls per second from the slower markers you’re probably going to want a sniper 1 or 2 as shown below with the option for a hopper or direct, air supply or auto trigger this marker will suit you down to the ground. As for weight your best option for the lightest marker is a stock class marker I.e. phantom, buzzard, traccer etc. These markers are light as they run on 12 gram co2 cartridges instead of heavier air bottles and run on horizontal feed tubes which hold roughly 8-15 balls eliminating hoppers and 200 rounds or paint. As for simplicity that’s simple Pump markers are generally very easy to maintain due to lack of electronics, hoses, low pressures regulators and mad computer settings.
How much will it cost to get me started playing Pump?
The answer varies for what your wanting to shoot and wear if your looking for the cheapest set up possible a traccer is most likely your best option for around 20 pounds or a phantom for about 60 pounds or sniper for around 120 or special markers like the series 6 for 300 pounds or even more money a desert duck for around 500-600. If those prices scare you take into consideration the cost of a gravity fed hopper against your mid range electro hopper or a 12 gram cartridge, co2 tank or steely against a fibre wrap tank. Then you have money saved on paint prices to consider. For example recently entering pump tournament 3 players playing around 8 games each didn’t even use a whole box of paint between them costing each player 8 pounds in paint costs for a whole day’s paintball.
What were those Hybrids you were talking about earlier?
Well there are a lot of pump owners stretching the realms of sanity for example pneumatic assist involving using air to push the bolt back to allow the ball to be fired. An MQ valve is a solenoid operated pilot actuated poppet valve. It replaces the main valve in an Autococker. An Mq valve basically allows the gun to dry fire the marker for each pull of the trigger whilst using the pump arm to allow a ball to enter the breach to fire the paintball. There are a few more but I will allow you to discover.
What’s an auto trigger?
An auto trigger allows the user to pump the marker as fast as they can and for each pump allowing the ball to exit the barrel. Phantoms and other nelson based markers come with this feature as stock by basically bypassing the sear. Or you can purchase a kit for your sniper marker which allows you to hold the trigger down whilst pumping the marker and basically lets you shoot faster. Be warned using this feature will kill your accuracy until you learn to master your pump!
Where can I play Pump?
Well you’re likely to see a few pumps floating around the woods but sadly pump isn’t as popular as we would like it to be. Thankfully though Wendy at the masters allowed a pump event which really brought around the revival of pump (Thanks Wendy and Olly) what I recommend is looking on p8ntballer-forums the only forum offering some form of pump knowledge (Thanks Robbo) and keeping your ears open or as I do keep a pump in your kit bag and if you find yourself halfway through training with 500 paintballs left take it out and head to the field. But as I say pump is coming back so there will be some more pump to be played.
Splatmaster!!!
The origin
http://www.stockclasspaintball.com/images/guntechpics/SM1.gif
Some pictures illustrating the differences in pumps!
Stock class
http://www.arrow-precision.com/Pics/stock_class_gun_page.jpg
Super stock class
http://importdirectmarketing.com/blog/gallery/guns/gunsS6.jpg
Modified stock class
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/5240/p1110599vj4.jpg
Open class
http://www.docsmachine.com/galleries/paphanpair.jpg
Pump Hoppers!
Winchester 50 round (personal favourite)
Brass eagle 50 rounds
Sport shot 100 rounds
Gravity Fed 200 rounds
Revvy 200 round
I will add more information As I see fit and would appreciate more questions for me to answer!
So remember to play hard play safe and play pump!!
I don’t see myself as the all seeing pump god I have offered you my knowledge to hopefully allow you to experience what I believe to be the ultimate paintball experience. If you believe some if this information to be incorrect please inform me. I hope you have gained something from the article please feel free to pm regarding more information
Well if you fancy a challenge and want to improve your standard of paintball whilst saving money and understanding how paintball got this far there is no other way besides shooting a pump marker.
What is a pump?
A pump marker is a marker that involves pumping a pump arm to allow a paintball to enter the breach to be fired. Now there are a few markers out there involving using air to allow the ball to enter the breach otherwise known as pneumatic assist, but that’s a different question
What type of Pump Markers can you get?
Before I answer this question I have a question for you! What do you want from your pump? Speed? Weight? Simplicity? If you’re looking for a pump gun that can shoot a few extra balls per second from the slower markers you’re probably going to want a sniper 1 or 2 as shown below with the option for a hopper or direct, air supply or auto trigger this marker will suit you down to the ground. As for weight your best option for the lightest marker is a stock class marker I.e. phantom, buzzard, traccer etc. These markers are light as they run on 12 gram co2 cartridges instead of heavier air bottles and run on horizontal feed tubes which hold roughly 8-15 balls eliminating hoppers and 200 rounds or paint. As for simplicity that’s simple Pump markers are generally very easy to maintain due to lack of electronics, hoses, low pressures regulators and mad computer settings.
How much will it cost to get me started playing Pump?
The answer varies for what your wanting to shoot and wear if your looking for the cheapest set up possible a traccer is most likely your best option for around 20 pounds or a phantom for about 60 pounds or sniper for around 120 or special markers like the series 6 for 300 pounds or even more money a desert duck for around 500-600. If those prices scare you take into consideration the cost of a gravity fed hopper against your mid range electro hopper or a 12 gram cartridge, co2 tank or steely against a fibre wrap tank. Then you have money saved on paint prices to consider. For example recently entering pump tournament 3 players playing around 8 games each didn’t even use a whole box of paint between them costing each player 8 pounds in paint costs for a whole day’s paintball.
What were those Hybrids you were talking about earlier?
Well there are a lot of pump owners stretching the realms of sanity for example pneumatic assist involving using air to push the bolt back to allow the ball to be fired. An MQ valve is a solenoid operated pilot actuated poppet valve. It replaces the main valve in an Autococker. An Mq valve basically allows the gun to dry fire the marker for each pull of the trigger whilst using the pump arm to allow a ball to enter the breach to fire the paintball. There are a few more but I will allow you to discover.
What’s an auto trigger?
An auto trigger allows the user to pump the marker as fast as they can and for each pump allowing the ball to exit the barrel. Phantoms and other nelson based markers come with this feature as stock by basically bypassing the sear. Or you can purchase a kit for your sniper marker which allows you to hold the trigger down whilst pumping the marker and basically lets you shoot faster. Be warned using this feature will kill your accuracy until you learn to master your pump!
Where can I play Pump?
Well you’re likely to see a few pumps floating around the woods but sadly pump isn’t as popular as we would like it to be. Thankfully though Wendy at the masters allowed a pump event which really brought around the revival of pump (Thanks Wendy and Olly) what I recommend is looking on p8ntballer-forums the only forum offering some form of pump knowledge (Thanks Robbo) and keeping your ears open or as I do keep a pump in your kit bag and if you find yourself halfway through training with 500 paintballs left take it out and head to the field. But as I say pump is coming back so there will be some more pump to be played.
Splatmaster!!!
The origin
http://www.stockclasspaintball.com/images/guntechpics/SM1.gif
Some pictures illustrating the differences in pumps!
Stock class
http://www.arrow-precision.com/Pics/stock_class_gun_page.jpg
Super stock class
http://importdirectmarketing.com/blog/gallery/guns/gunsS6.jpg
Modified stock class
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/5240/p1110599vj4.jpg
Open class
http://www.docsmachine.com/galleries/paphanpair.jpg
Pump Hoppers!
Winchester 50 round (personal favourite)
Brass eagle 50 rounds
Sport shot 100 rounds
Gravity Fed 200 rounds
Revvy 200 round
I will add more information As I see fit and would appreciate more questions for me to answer!
So remember to play hard play safe and play pump!!
I don’t see myself as the all seeing pump god I have offered you my knowledge to hopefully allow you to experience what I believe to be the ultimate paintball experience. If you believe some if this information to be incorrect please inform me. I hope you have gained something from the article please feel free to pm regarding more information
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