Completely sealed guns

[KillerOnion]

Actually, I can think of one entire brand of paintguns that is in fact recommended to be gassed up and showered with to clean, thus being quite functional in water: Palmer. Check them out at www.palmer-pursuit.com. Waterproof paintball cases? I'd recommend getting a machinegun ammo can and putting a rubber gasket around the edges of it. I've seen that done and it works. For a bit less money you can just wash out an empty detergent bottle.

 

[eric]

He mwans one that he can put his marker in to play with, and close it off when he wants to go in the creek. Right?

 

[KillerOnion]

Well, as long as you keep the barrel pointed out of the water, seal up your elbow using shrink tube (heat with a lighter and it binds down airtight) and gasket your hopper, you could probably do it with a Palmer Blazer.

 

[TechShock]

thanx. sounds like alota work, n im lazy, so maybe i'll just buy a cheap ass pump 4 it. It might get ruined, but f it's a pump doesn't really matter.

 

[Phoenix]

I have a Palmer Blazer. When I am done I just take it in the shower and clean my gun It is pretty expensive, though.

 

[Audguy]

All this talk about hiding in the water reminds me of "Predator". That was a pretty cool movie. He hid against the mud and stuff and yeah man it was a pretty cool movie. I would rule the field if I had an invisible thingy. I guess i will have to settle for hitting my oponent with invisible paint........."What do mean i missed?! You have a big invisible spot on your chest from my paint!! You wiper! Its pretty bad when you have to wipe invisible paint!!!"
Yep, that's me.

 

[Buddha 3]

There ya go fellas! Free bit of service for ya!
I moved this thread to the techroom. Makes more sense that way.

Peace.

 

[Jones the Paint Magnet]

The automag manual says a quick way to clean it is give it a dunk in a bucket of water - whilst the gun is gassed up and pressurized.

In general usage though, I'd avoid bringing paint and water into contact - it will all end in tears (and bolt chops).

 

[TechShock]

what if you shoot all your paint really fast, before it gets all big and soft? Sides, how much are automags and how upgradeable?

 

[Jones the Paint Magnet]

Err - new automags are about £400 I think depending on what version you get. Check the website at www.airgun.com for details.

That said, loads of people are selling 2nd hand ones as they have been around a bit and the older styles aren't today's shiny new toy, so you could probably pick one up quite cheaply.

There's a few upgrades you can make, but they work pretty well just as they are. I think the general policy is to stick with company parts, as they tend to work better than other mods by different manufacturers (just what I've heard, feel free to correct me).

As for firing, do you mean if the gun gets fouled by water or firing underwater? If the former, then it's going to take longer for the balls to swell and degrade than it will take to fire them, so depending on the paint and how fragile the shell is, I think you'll be ok. Just give the gun a swab out (my powerfeed classic fieldstrips nice and quickly), or dry fire it to clear any water still in the barrel.

If the latter, then it's going to be an exercise in futility!

Hope this helps.