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From: sew@philabs.philips.com (Scott E. Wakeman)
Subject: re:VM-68 magnum
Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff Manor, NY.
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 20:50:41 GMT


In article <eitzen.712138055@manning> eitzen@cs.UAlberta.CA (Rob Eitzen) writes:
>Sorry if this has been covered to death already, but I've only just
>become serious about buying a gun.
>Which is the overall better gun, the PMI-3 or the AutoMag?
>The points I am considering are: accuracy, consistancy, maintenance,
>field maintenance, ease of use in the field (easy to wield, get caught
>on branches...) and ease of tweaking (PSI, air placement, ...)
>Thanks.
>

>>Has anyone fiddled with the new VM-68 Magnum yet? I guess it's a
>>tricked out VM-68(PMI-III) with front and back hookups. As far as I
>>can tell, that's the only major difference, except for a few smaller
>>things. (And about $150.)  :)  Anyone handled one yet?
>>
-- 
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: mfleig@silver.ucs.indiana.edu\  cosmic muffin. With all its hope and renewal,
`-------------------------------' the world continues to deteriorate. Give up."
>>
>>
   I haven't used the vm-68 mag, but I can tell you it's not worth the cost.
 For $420.00 , I got a Smart Parts VM-68 w/ 85 round whaler, rifled barrel,
 and a back bottle 20oz tank. This gun was already tricked out and ready to go.
 I've been using it now for about 4 months with NO ball breakage. It's accurate
 too; I'd guess my best shot so far has been at about 150'. That guy was looking
 right at me when I shot(he had been for a while-I guess he thought I was out of
 range) and SPLAT!!!, I got'em square in the chest!! I did have a problem 
 trying to get the gun to chrono at 300fps , but that was corrected with a new 
 spring. Since then, no prob. 

   As far as weight goes, it's not a problem. Many times I'll play sniper
 near the flag station, so I'm not really carrying it the whole time, but even 
 when I do, I don't really notice it.

   I highly recommend it. And if you get one, get a rifled barrel too. It's 
 almost a night and day difference. Better range, Better accuracy. It's fairly
 rapid too, I was pinned down with a couple other guys and I just sprayed the 
 area so one of the other guys snuck out and was able to out-flank them.
                
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Newsgroups: rec.sport.paintball
Subject: Panic. Sheridan service questions.
From: anthrax@vax1.mankato.msus.edu
Date: 20 Jul 92 21:02:42 -0600
Organization: Mankato State University



Well I sent my PMI-III into Sheridan via UPS today.  To my horror, when I
called Sheridan today, they said it would take from four to eight weeks for it
to get back to me.
 
This is a Bad Thing for me since I have some major games coming up in about
four or five weeks.  I sent the gun overnight mail so it wouldn't waste time
sitting around for an extra couple days and I sent the 30 dollar bench fee in
the form of a money order so there wouldn't be any wait for a check to clear.
 
Is it actually going to take four to eight weeks!?! Has anyone had any
experiences with Sheridan's repair people?

(It had a slow leak in the gas system which is the only thing that I can't
fix at home if that makes a difference)

Any information would be greatly appriciated.
 
Eric Huber
Mankato State University
Law Enforcement Program

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From: tj32633@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Ronin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.paintball,alt.sport.paintball
Subject: Paintball in Japan?
Summary: japan
Keywords: japan
Date: 29 Jul 92 02:19:25 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

Does anyone know if Paintball is popular in Japan or any of the other Asian
countries?  

Thanks...:)

-- 
Ted Jan                                       EMT-A
tj32633@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu                      Basic Life Support Certified
University of Illinois                        First Aid Instructor
Illini Emergency Medical Services             Community CPR Instructor
From: henryc@panix.com (Henry Chan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.paintball
Subject: Re: Scores of big game?
Date: 27 Jul 92 23:36:48 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

In article <1992Jul26.204918.1@mcclb0.med.nyu.edu> turner@mcclb0.med.nyu.edu writes:
>Does anyone out there know the scores of the big game?
>
I noticed that they didn't keep track of eliminated players.  Gee, what was the
final score and which team won?


-- 
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From: dwj0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (DAVID W. JONES)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.paintball
Subject: Re: Team Internet?
Date: 26 Jul 92 13:43:30 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <92207.125051U53306@uicvm.uic.edu>, U53306@uicvm.uic.edu (DMc) writes
:
>The patches were mine.  The initial order fell through because of
>screw-ups both on their part and mine.  I am replacing the order in the next
>week or so.  WOuld the people who are interested in getting pathces please
>leave a responce here so I can see what size of an order I am dealing with?
>
>also, their might be a small amount of $$ asked for in return depending on the
>final cost of the order and how many people are interested.
>
>Dave McCarty <u53306@uicvm.uic.edu> <mccarty@earth.eecs.uic.edu>
>Paintballer Extraordinaire  (HA!)  F.Y.B.I.P.P.B.  IPPA #5666
>coming soon: <dlm@psyche.jglaser.com>  master of uniVerse!
>

I'm interested in two.

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_______________________________________________________________________________
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                 Lehigh University (215-758-6990)
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From: nv89-pla@nada.kth.se (Peter Laan)
Subject: Paintball brands
Originator: nv89-pla@hemul.nada.kth.se
Reply-To: nv89-pla@nada.kth.se (Peter Laan)
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 19:00:14 GMT

Is there any paintball brands that can match up with the quality 
of Sherer. What about Nelson or Calmag.

I have heard that Zap is being sold under several different names.
Do you know any of them?

-Peter

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From: tj32633@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Ronin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.paintball,alt.sport.paintball
Subject: Wanted - Advice on which brand of Head gear to Buy
Summary: head gear
Keywords: head gear
Date: 29 Jul 92 02:17:47 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

Hi, I have a problem, with there being so many different models of head gear on
the market I don't know which one I should get.  Right now I am looking at the
PMI Power Helmet (I think that is what it is called) and the JT X-fire system.
But I want to know if I could just get a simple face mask and a pair of safety
goggles.  Can you give me some advice on what you use and why or what model you
recommend for me to buy.

Thanks in advance!!!!


-- 
Ted Jan                                       EMT-A
tj32633@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu                      Basic Life Support Certified
University of Illinois                        First Aid Instructor
Illini Emergency Medical Services             Community CPR Instructor
From: porterg@gems.vcu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.paintball
Subject: Big Game notes
Date: 28 Jul 92 10:17:16 -0400
Organization: Medical College of Virginia


From what I heard, the score at the end of Saturday was something like

Blue: 2200
Red :  660

I have no idea if they were even keeping score on Sunday.  I had a great time
except for one incident around 12:45 on Sunday, when Red rushed the haybales
at Blue station 1.  About five of them made it right to the bales and pelted
us (particularly me, it seemed), *repeatedly*, in about three separate
attacks, *after* we all called ourselves out.

I don't know how many times I was hit, but of the 23 hits that left welts,
5 were on the head, and 8 drew blood.  Even on Tuesday, my left eye is nearly
swollen shut from one which entered the side vent of my JT's at point blank
and sprayed fragments all over my eyelid and the inside of my goggles.  The
half-dollar size scab on my left temple also contributes a nice splash of
color to my face.

But, none of it was malicious, so I have no hard feelings to those who did
it.  And, I partially contributed to it by returning fire after the second
or third pelting *after* I called myself "OUT! Dammit!".  Naturally, this
resulted in more welts, but after I leveled my PMI-3 2 inches from someone's
faceplate and used some choice language implying he would see how well his
goggles handled multiple impacts...they got the point that I was out, and
let me leave unmolested.

I had fun, but yes, they could have been better organized, and the way they
reintroduced dead players contributed heavily to "human wave" attacks.  When
was the last time *your* defensive position was overrun by *500* guys?

It was good, but the niggling little bad things added up to where I wouldn't
do it again (like no water on site except for the bottled water they sold for
$1 each.  Right.  They had a big water tank, but they turned it off mid-Sat ;(
I guess because they weren't making enough of a profit from their overpriced
drinks.)

Later,

Greg Porter
The Human Target

Newsgroups: rec.railroad
From: pierson@cimill.enet.dec.com (Dave Pierson)
Subject: Re: Railway Gazette International
Keywords: RGI, Magazine,
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: 30 JUL 92 09:45:18    

>In article <1992Jul30.082058.13046@gserv1.dl.ac.uk> ufe@dlva.dl.ac.uk writes:
>   Cheers,I'd be interested too. However, as far as I understand it, it is
>   available only to professional railway persons - though I don't know
>   how they restrict the circulation.

	I suspect its available to everyone with the price of admission.  I
	(Amateur Railway person) have subscribed for some years.  Price is
	nontrivial, and rose lately.  One gets Developing Railways once a
	year and Developing Metros once a year.  "qualified" professionals may
	get freebies, dunno.  Articles in English, summaries in French, Italian
	and German.  As someone pointed out a few days ago:

		Railway Gazette International
		Reed Business Publishing Ltd
		Quadrant Subscription Services
		Oakfield House
		Perrymount Road
		Haywards Heath
		Sussex RH16 3DH,
		England

		Pounds 30,36,65 (n/a, $68,$114 in US/Canada) for Surface,
	"airspeed" and airmail, repectively.  They take Access, VISA,
	Diners Club....

	Reed Publications has a US office at 205 E 42d St, Suite 1705,
	NY,NY 10017, for US folks.  I think they deal with subscriptions
	for the US from there.  I read it, & enjoy it.

thanks
dave pierson			|the facts, as accurately as i can manage,
Digital Equipment Corporation	|the opinions, my own.
146 Main Street
Maynard, Mass
01754				pierson@cimnet.enet.dec.com
"He has read everything, and, to his credit, written nothing."  A J Raffles
From: bowdidge@cs.ucsd.edu (Robert Bowdidge)
Newsgroups: rec.railroad
Subject: Re: The State of Train Hitching
Date: 26 Jul 92 17:54:25 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: CSE Dept., U.C. San Diego

In article <cc2x-130792180830@128.253.63.120> cc2x@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Jeff Luszcz) writes:
>   I recently read an article about hobo sign's that would appear outside
>along the tracks to tell where the action was, or where food was or to
>watch out for the bull...
>   The article then said that hitching the train has become much harder
>then
>before and that the hobo's are a dying breed.
>   I found that hard to believe. Does anyone have any info on this, has it
>gotton much harder to hitch a freight train, and what are the penalties if
>one is caught?

[This should probably go in a list of frequently asked questions for
 rec.railroad]

Check out the following book for a description of what it's like to be a hobo
on modern trains.  A college student takes a trip around the western
United States, meets hoboes, and finds how (and why) they survive.
Not bad.  Describes the dangerous and the romantic together.

Ted Conover, Rolling Nowhere, Penguin Books, 1984, New York.


-- Robert
bowdidge@cs.ucsd.edu



Newsgroups: rec.railroad
From: sdejour@mksol.dseg.ti.com (stewart l dejournett)
Subject: Re: Uploads to wuarchive.wustl.edu
Organization: Texas Instruments, Inc
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 13:08:00 GMT

In article <1992Jul30.183042.21562@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> waldin@lcs.mit.edu writes:
>In article <1992Jul30.134228.6385@mksol.dseg.ti.com>, sdejour@mksol.dseg.ti.com (stewart l dejournett) writes:
>|> Can someone tell me why the train files are stored in JPG format.  In the JPG 
>
I stand corrected both formats are LOSSY did not think of it 

>As has been pointed out in other picture-oriented groups, BOTH gif and jpg
>are "lossy" formats.   The human eye is capable of distinguishing between
>
>Gif is an 8-bit color format, so it only has 2^8 = 256 colors.
>
>In short, JPG is better if you compress the originally scanned image.
>Another inconvienence is that decompressing a jpg image for viewing requires
>a lot of CPU power.  A high-end workstation (like a Dec-station 5000) takes
>around 5-10 seconds.  A PC would probably require minutes.
>
>Conversion for viewing is not a problem for gifs because they already
>use (at most) 256 colors.

This is the REAL reason I was complaining.  I have downloaded ALL of the
train GIF's off of JDB.PSU.EDU and have displayed them on a PC using VPIC
they are displayed in NO time on the 486.  However my JPEG viewer takes SEVERAL
minutes and two passes at that and they are not in color.  I know 256 colors
is not 24 bit color but its pretty good.  I can appreciate the fact that
if you are using a modem JPG is better so how about a compromise have both
formats on line.  I know it's more disk space but I'm not sure what the best
solution is since it takes SOOO long to view a JPEG??

stewart de journett

Newsgroups: rec.railroad
From: cal@ee.ryerson.ca (Calvin Henry-Cotnam)
Subject: Re: Push-Pull Service: Which Way do the Locomotives Point?
Keywords: USA, Commuter, electric
Organization: Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Toronto
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 16:17:48 GMT

In article <sjones.711760027@cunews> sjones@alfred.carleton.ca (Stan Jones) writes:
>Just for the record:
>
>GO Transists "mainline" which runs through Toronto's Union Station (a
>through station) has locomotives on the east (Pickering/Oshawa) end.

All of GO Transit's trains have a locomotive on at least the east end
of the train when it is at Union station.  As mentioned above, this is
true for the lakeshore line for its entire route.  For the Stouffville and
Richmond Hill services, they proceed east out of Union and north with the
locomotive at the front.  With the Barrie, Milton, and Georgetown (Guelph)
services, they proceed west and north and north-west from union with the
locomotive at the rear.

However, some of the lakeshore runs at rush-hour (with 12 coaches), have 
a second locomotive placed at the west end of the consist.  (occasionally
some 10 coach trains may have this too)

Additionally, where an F59PH is not available and a GP40 is used, an APU
(aux power unit, converted F9B (F7B?)) or an APCU (aux power/cab unit,
converted F9A (F7A?)) is required.  It may be at the same end or at the
opposite end.


Calvin Henry-Cotnam, CATE            |    MY CANADA INCLUDES CANADIANS!
Ryerson Polytechnical Institute      | I would really like this to include
Toronto, Ontario, Canada             | Quebec - but I won't hold my breath.
From: ggg9y@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU (Garth G. Groff)
Newsgroups: rec.railroad
Subject: Re: Assorted general questions
Date: 28 Jul 92 11:34:36 GMT
Organization: University of Virginia

In reference to your question about loosening rail joint
bolts: yes, it has been done.  The City of San Francisco
was wrecked near Eureka, Nevada, about 1938. I believe 
this was the method used.  Don Denevi has an interesting
book about this wreck called TRAGIC TRAIN or something
like this.  This was a very interesting book.  IMHO, it
is the only one of his books I have read that was worth
the time.
~S
--
Garth (Haridas) Groff
"Not yet famous author"
ggg9y@poe.acc.virginia.EDU         Chant "Govinda Bohlo Hare"
Newsgroups: rec.railroad
From: 11jodom@gallua.gallaudet.edu
Subject: <None>
Organization: Gallaudet University
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 01:13:01 GMT



There also has been problems on Washington DC's  Metro System about unruly
teenagers mouthing off ...

There was one instance where a few teenagers were describing the ways they
had sex with their girlfriends in front of several tourists.  It was kind of
nasty.   One tourist threatened to press the intercom to the operator to call
a cop to take the kids out.  They laughed. 

I wasn't surprised, because Metro RARELY has transit cops around.  I use the
metro everyday, and I tend to only see a cop at Metro Center Station and the
occasional cop on a train.  

So, Metro has been getting heat for being lax on these teenagers on their
trains. 

I still think Metro is "Cute" and "Mild" compaired to the wild world of
New York City's Subway System...


Anyone have any incidents of unruly folks on your trains, buses, etc.?


Newsgroups: rec.railroad
From: zbang@access.digex.com (Carl P. Zwanzig)
Subject: Re: Need help with DC transit
Organization: The Midnite Group
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 18:46:10 GMT

Please don't say "DC Transit".  They were one of the old bus/trolley
systems that were bundled into the WMATA (aka Metro).  Some of us can't
come up with much polite things to say about DC Transit Co.

Carl Zwanzig
zbang@digex.com
From: dp2r+@andrew.cmu.edu (Denise Pullen)
Newsgroups: rec.railroad
Subject: Train .GIF uploads to wuarchive.wustl.edu
Date: 28 Jul 92 04:58:23 GMT
Organization: Drama, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

I have taken steps to further organize the archives on wuarchive. Files
are now categorized by type in separate subdirectories for easy
identification.

I have uploaded the following files to wuarchive.wustl.edu in /graphics/trains

/electric
e33-4605.jpg


/diesel
fmc-2402.jpg
gp7-1501.jpg

Get the JPEG .gif decompression program. Use the -g switch to force a
grey-scale decompression.
From: pierson@cimnet.enet.dec.com (dave pierson)
Newsgroups: rec.railroad
Subject: Re: Cabooses Et.Al.
Date: 21 Jul 92 14:01:55 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <1992Jul21.064300.7139@ecsvax.uncecs.edu>, ehr@ecsvax.uncecs.edu
(Ernest H. Robl) writes (a buncha good stuff...):


>The decrease in the use of cabooses has come for a number of reasons.
>The over-all one is probably that in most cases, they are simply not
>necessary 

>(1) The reduction in crew size to two or three crew members on through trains
>has made it more effective for the entire crew to work on the same end of the
>train -- even though that now means a longer walk if a problem is encountered
>on the rear of the train.  (2) Electronic end-of-train (EOT) devices
>make it possible to monitor brake line pressure without having to
>have a crew member at the rear of the train.
	I would add that the ride in a caboose was counted (on a statistical
	basis) the most hazardous ride in railroading.  The slack-action
	between cars, even under the most skilfull handling can make the ride
	dangerous, in terms of getting thrown around.  If conditions require an
	emergency stop, the caboose opccupants can get very seriously injured,
	by being thrown around.

>> 	A comment on that last note: Why have trains lost out to
>> trucks? I was under the impression that they could pull more for
>> less using less fuel. Are trucks THAT much cheaper? It would seem
>> that if you want to move several hundred tons of something you
>> should use a train. 

	To reenforce what Ernest has written consider UPS, arguably an
	archtypical truck service, and succesful.  They move large numbers of
	trailers by train, locally, 15 or so set off in Worcester any evening.
	In Pittsburgh, I have seenb seemengly soild block trains og nothing
	but UPS trailers.

	One of the biggest success stories in recetn years in the "shipping"
	as opposed to RR business or turcking business has been the joint
	operations of JB Hunt and UP(?).  It literally grew faster than they
	could cope with.

thanks
dave pierson			|the facts, as accurately as i can manage,
Digital Equipment Corporation	|the opinions, my own.
200 Forest St			|I am the NRA.
Marlboro, Mass	
01752				pierson@cimnet.enet.dec.com
"He has read everything, and, to his credit, written nothing."  A J Raffles
Newsgroups: rec.railroad
From: r1plr@vax1.cc.uakron.edu (Peggy L Richards)
Subject: Scanner freq's for Empire Builder?
Organization: The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 11:40:14 GMT



We're going to ride the Empire Builder at the end of this week and
we can't find any scanner frequencies.  Please post if you have info
regarding E.B., Soo Line, Burlington Northern, etc. freq's.

 Thanks for your time and screen,
  r1plr@vax1.cc.uakron.edu
From: jr@ksr.com (John Robinson)
Newsgroups: rec.railroad
Subject: Re: New Use for Pot Yard
Date: 23 Jul 92 16:23:19 EDT
	<168248D14.M00209@MBVM.Mitre.Org>
Organization: Kendall Square Research, Waltham, MA
In-reply-to: M00209@MBVM.Mitre.Org's message of 14 Jul 92 11:01:53 EDT

In article <168248D14.M00209@MBVM.Mitre.Org> M00209@MBVM.Mitre.Org writes:

>In article <coNVNB1w165w@1776.COM>
>bob@1776.COM (Robert Coe) writes:

>>I rode trains on this line in 1948 and again in 1956 (and earlier, but I was
>>too young to remember!).  I can't be sure, but my recollection is that the
>>tunnel *was* electified, but that the (Southern Ry) diesel loco was not re-
>>moved until the train reached the station.  (In fact, on the 1956 trip the
>>train I was riding terminated at Washington anyway.)  The reason I think that
>>is that I recall wires being already visible by the time the (northbound)
>>train passed the Jefferson Memorial.  Did the freight bypass diverge from the
>>passenger line north or south of the Jefferson Memorial?  If the answer is
>>"north", then Pierson may well be correct.
>>
>I'm about 99% positive that Dave is correct.  The freight bypass diverged from
>the passenger line quite near the mouth of the Tunnel, at Virginia Tower.  If I
>had a map of DC here, I could include street names, but I think it's near
>Virginia Avenue, and not far from L'Enfant Plaza.

I can confirm this.  The tracks turn quite sharply out of the tunnel
and meet the freight bypass as soon as they are headed the right
direction.  It is near L'Enfant Plaza I think - only a couple of
blocks south of the mall, and definitely east (north) of the Jefferson
Memorial by several blocks.  I wandered around this area on my last
trip to DC maybe 3 years back.
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