mechanicel bounce test

[Syd (NSPL)]

Ok, but it's un-policable (is that a word?) isn't it?

So, what do you suggest? Pretending that Ramping is legal and "allowing" it?

I may be mistaken here, but it seems to me that the Millennium series has said you cannot use Ramping markers. That seems black and white to me. If you do, you're breaking the rules. However, they seem to have been realistic about not being able to check every gat for these firing modes and have therefore not attempted to do so. If they had, what would have been the result - more of last year's problems no doubt.

So, if you want a level playing field, don't use illegal firing modes and ask your friendly marker manufacturer to stop programming them in to their products.

Or, come up with the magic answer - personally, I don't think there is one.

 

[Jaime Menino]

Hi guys,

Just read 19.09 on the rules, I think it kills the ramping question, and I quote "All markers are subject to a more rigorous inspection at the descrition of the Head Referee to check for compliance with the marker rules."

If you read point 11 relative to Markers, you'll see that markers can only fire and work on semi automatic, and i quote "...as no more than one paintball is discharged for each trigger cycle".

I really don't see much argument to be proven by a ref for a ramping marker, is there?


Regarding the topic, markers that fire with bumps should be ilegal, a lot of markers don't shoot when they are bumped, especially if some players don't try to "tech" and remove the trigger springs from the markers.

Cheers
Jaime

 

[Just Curious]

Jaime,

Every electronic marker can be made to fire by 'bumping' it. it just depends on how stongly/hard it is done.

 

[Jaime Menino]

Hi,

Yes I kind of agree with your point but, they (MS rules department) should explain more clearly what the bump will be like.
I suggest anything similar to dropping the marker on the floor from the waist line, I'm not suggesting letting the marker drop to the floor, just a similar bump.
It seems to be the hardest accidental bump that it can happen on a paintball event (some may always throw their marker flying in the air and go home early).

This way we'll have markers that probably won't have any mechanical bounce due to the recoil of the marker, and won't fire accidentally if they fell to the ground or if the player supermans is way in to a bunker and is marker shoots accidentally with no finger on the trigger.

Just a suggestion, but my marker doesn’t shoot when it’s bumped compared to most of the markers out there. And no, I don’t own a cocker, I’m using a euroangel.

Jaime

 

[Rabies]

They're not fecking dropping my gat from waist height - if anyone's going to break it, it'll be me thankyouverymuch

 

[Just Curious]

This is exactly what I have said previously. We need to know how hard/strongly the intend to 'bump' the markers and i with Rabies on this, nobody is gonna drop my marker!

We also need to know that if the marker/hopper/air-bottle or reg are damaged by these pre-game checks that they will be replaced.

 

[pat]

Mine should be Ok ...........Every time i throw it off a tree , through a bush .....etc ......it does not fire ......sorted

 

[Just Curious]

Wtf are you talking about? You don't even know which end is which!


Seriously, I think these issues need to addressed.

 

[irons69]

seriously are we going to find out were thay can hit your marker and how hard
as i said before in tests i broke a egg hopper glad it was not my halo
i am starting to think is it worth going to bitburg because if someone brakes my hopper or gun by hitting it i am going to be really pissed off about it
look there is enough of us players out there so for crying out load lets just all say on the day NO your are not hitting my gun or hopper for fear of braeking it
what are thay going to do ban every player from the event
its about time we as a group of players stand up for ourselfs and say enough is enough
i am all for safety and dont want anyone to get hurt but we will get hurt in oue wallets when we have to fix our broken hoppers and guns

 

[sjt19]

For Fcuks sake, just set the trigger so that when you hit the bottle it wont fire. A judge is not gonna smash your botle as hard as he can, common sense shoudl be used guys.

RAMPING WILL BE ALLOWED, THERE IS NO TEST FOR IT!