Worst designed marker of all time

[spreadz07]

It was like that but it was a semi and fully electronic. I will ask Niall Squires when I see him sunday as he was our captain back then and must remember.
Im talking early 90's, we had our Icon Z1's and my mate rolled up with this thing. God I wish i didnt throw all my old Paintball Adventure and PGI mags out.
There was another one the GZ2000 found a pic

http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j245/spreadz07/?action=view&current=gz2000.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1

I remember Paintball Adventure near Bristol Airport had these. Made of plastic and the trigger pull was so long you had to get your mate to hold it, grab the trigger with both hands and run backwards abut 20 feet to get a shot off. I remember trying ne up there and trying to shoot a door. Not a hope!!!
I nearly bought one as well. We drove from Somerset to Manchester Paintball to get our gear but I came back with a Sterling STP, Thank god!!!
nige

 

[spreadz07]

FOUND IT!!!!!!!!!!

The VECTOR!!!

Manufacturer: Air Power
Year: 1993

These guns were high quality pieces and were the first ones ever to have what Greg Koteski coined the “Venturi Bolt”. The Apex’s were popular, although expensive, and are considered by many to be the finest of their class. The Navy and even the Marines used them in various training exercises. From the APOG (Air Power Owner Group's) FAQ:

Air Power had its roots in a Virginia Beach paintball field called Combat Zone, operated by Nick Lotuaco. Nick, along with his machinist Greg Koteski, built all sorts of upgrade parts for Nelson-based pump guns in their spare time. One day the pair got to the point where they had so many pieces they could build a complete gun. Thus the Apex was born, and in the winter of 1987 Nick started the company Air Power to produce it using only one mill and one lathe! Soon after, the Apex Elite (a revised version of the gun) was released and in late ’92 the company went to full CNC. These guns were high quality pieces and were the first ones ever to have what Greg coined the “Venturi Bolt”. The Apex’s were popular, although expensive, and are considered by many to be the finest of their class. The Navy and even the Marines used them in various training exercises.

In February of 1993 Air Power released its first semi, the Vector. Unlike the Apex, however, it was born as less than satisfactory. An extreme gas hog (only 29 rnds/oz.), the Vector had unstable velocity, and the valve tube was prone to failure in < 10k rounds. This version of the gun was later called the Model A. Thankfully, the Model B was introduced the next year and although it outwardly looked nearly identical, internally it was completely revised. Efficiency was increased, the velocity stabilized, and the valve tube was replaced with a solid valve shaft of 17-4H stainless (stronger than titanium). The Vector was available in two versions, the “Backbottle” which was velocity adjusted internally, and the “Thruster” which used an optional external regulator for velocity control. Later that year and in to early 1995 Air Power made the Model C, which is the same gun but came with a bottomline grip. In total there were between 1200-1300 Vectors built.

Unfortunately Air Power hardly advertised the Vector and, due to the bad reputation of the Model A (and the $600 list price), it never really caught on. Because sales were slow production of the gun was discontinued in 1995. Michael Power, their main customer service rep., left sometime in `98 as AP got out of the paintball business entirely by moving the company and halting all warranty repairs. Today Air Power operates as a general construction contractor for the US military.



Specifications
Action: Semi Automatic
Valve Style: Nelson
Class: Open
Caliber: .68
Feed Type: Direct
Barrel: Fixed
Gas Source: Contant Air

God I am glad I found that!
Nige

 

[spreadz07]

Also found this

The double barrell thunderbolt!

Breif discription

Manufacturer: Wintec
Year: 1991

This was Wintec's addition to the double barreled market and competition to the "Deuce". Actually named the "Thunderbolt II", it came out as the Deuce's production was dying. A whopping 15 of them were sold to market.

Specifications
Action: Pump
Valve Style: Nelson
Class: Pump
Caliber: .68
Feed Type: Direct
Barrel: Fixed
Gas Source: Contant Air

 

[jahlad]

i thought the title of this thread was the worst designed marker of all time.

it would appear that some people seem to think that old design = bad design.

i just checked the thread and somone posted pics of a phantom.....good lord have you no idea!!!!!! you obviously have never shot one, they are brilliant, one of the best guns of their time, a design still favoured by many pump players today, probably more than 10 - 15 years since their first use.

back to bad designs please people..........did anyone mention the stingray yet? plastic gun that used an elastic band to operate it!!! ick.

 

[kris]

Worst Design

I think this is the right pic
This is def the worst designed paintball marker of all time
oohhh but i wonder why, Jahlad... (bet you know)

 

[spreadz07]

Noooooooooooooo!
Mags rocked!!
Most of all the recent markers took the ideas from the likes of mags and cockers.
Nige

 

[kris]

spreadz you need to go deeper into the rabbit hole

 

[spreadz07]

nige