From: bjs@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Brian J. Smith)
Subject: Re: How do you like your semiauto?
Keywords: semiauto paintball
Organization: Univ. of Florida CIS Dept.
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 18:10:59 GMT

In article <glock.93@chip.cba.ufl.edu> glock@chip.cba.ufl.edu (Joe Granto) writes:
>If pygmies stole my gun, AND I had a lot of money to spend, I would get an 
>AutoMag with a powerfeed.  They are very reliable, rarely break paint, and a 
>snap to clean.  They are also very light and gas efficient (which the VM-68 
>is NOT).  However, it costs well over $400 for this setup.

Ya well you taged a few guys at long range this weekend Joe.  Overall the VM-68
is owned by lots of people and most of them love the gun.  Weight and getting
it to shoot at 300fps are the bigest problems.

>IMHO, the VM-68 is the best for the money.  For $320 you cna get the gun, a 
>good barrel, and a big feeder.  You will now be ready to rock.  The VM-68 
>with a Smart Parts barrel is quiet, accurate, and has great range.  A ProAm 
>similarly equiped will cost much more, as will an Illustrator.  Also, I have 
>seen Illustrators in action, and don't think they are as good a gun.  Not as 
>reliable, and the VM-68 has much better range.

AutoMag great medium to warm weather gun.  It was in the 50's this saturday
and I had troubles with rapid firing.  If you get an AutoMag get it with
PowerFeed. It will cost you $50 if you get it when you buy the gun, $100
if you buy this "option" later on.  One thing that Air Gun Designs really 
screws you on.  Getting it to shoot 300 fps is no problem, I normal have to
turn my gun down after a break down cleaning.  Illustrators, Very Quiet,
Very Light other than that I can't say much.  I was surprised when I heard
an F-1, it was almost as quiet as my silenced AutoMag.  Getting your hands
on an AutoMag might be hard these days, AGD says that they have back orders
for 4000 guns, and nothing to make them with, so whats in the stores now is
it for a few months.

SIDENOTE:
I played with about 30 other people this weekend at Survial Zone in Ocala Fl.
It is rare that I get to play with this many different people.  Had a great
time.  Worst part of the day.....

Half our team waxed the other half, Chris (Pump) and I were about 50 feet
from the other teams base in some foliage, Chris says "We need to move up
to the big tree" (Which is the last cover all the way to the base) I say 
"Ok I'll go for it, cover me!"  Well I get up to the tree, and I find out
the hard way that the bases is defened by about 6 people, they begin to hose
the tree I am behind down (TTree is smaller than I am)  I am hailed by
100-200 paintballs at this tree it goes on forever I am just hunkering down
praying away.  Nope, no break, Just splater.  Needless to say I am scared 
shitless.  After 5 mins or so of this air-mail painting  I yell back to
Chris "I am getting the heck out of here"  I pull out without getting hit
and thank somebody for saving my skin.  Later Chris and I were talking
Chris said "Hey that was really cool that you ran up and took that tree,
I wanted to do it."  I reply, "Well after you saw what happened up there do
you want to change places?"  Chris's reply "No way man, you can have the glory,
oh, and BTW you had a break on your sleeve, and I didn't have the heart to
tell ya."  And I was just begining to think I was immortal. :)

Bjs

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