I have a board that immediately turns on when a battery is connected, trigger switch does nothing and the light remains solid. Sometimes I hear faint beeping. Any ideas what's up with it?

I've been eye balling the 180R. What are everyone's thoughts on this marker? Any other recommendations?

Was wondering if anyone has experience with Sandanas website.

Ordered something over the weekend and it still is just “paid”. Hasn’t moved forward in the process at all.

Trying to see if they’re normally this slow or it’s something else.

I reached out to customer service and absolutely no response since the 12th.

Looks like paintball only has 7% of the google searches it did in 2004. What happened in the last 20 years to see this drop in popularity?

I played local tournament ball all through high-school and for a few years after. I played at a friends birthday party and I'm totally addicted again.

I want to get back into speedball and I'm shocked at how cheap some of the entry level makers are now-a-days. Is the axe 2.0 and etha as good as they seem to be? Im leaning more toward the Axe, all poly guns feel weird. I might just be remembering that stupid ion though.

I was originally thinking about picking up a rise or mini gs but a lack of serviceable eye ports makes me nervous. Also i dont really want to mess with dip switches on the rise. I was a gucci gun kid, not having an lcd screen is enough of a sacrifice.

Thanks for the feedback folks.

Having trouble deciding between the two. I have a 180r, it works great. I have no complaints. I still plan on playing it. I also have a small collection of autocockers I love. Mainly use them for rec ball or when I don't want to shoot alot of paint. I want to get a second electronic gun. I have not shot either the LV2 or the shocker Era. I went to extreme paintball (bfpgear, same I think) talked for awhile with the guy behind the counter ( very nice and knowledgeable). He handed me all the top tier guns to check out during our convo. Then he said you know what feel the trigger on this and hands me the ERA it felt amazing imo. Better then all the previous much more expensive guns ( R5, cs3, force 2, idol, LV2, mxr). I really had my eyes on a LV2 because me being an autococker fan it seemed like the closest equivalent to what a modern speedball autococker could be. Also because I already have a spool gun I thought it would be cool to get a poppet. I know there is a significant price difference between the two but that's not a factor I'm taking into consideration for my decision. I guess my question is does the LV2 have a shot quality/ feel similar to an autococker? Should I go with the ERA because all these new guns basically perform the same and it felt really good in my hands? I know the LV2 is very tunable. Can I tune it to get a similar trigger feel the ERA has? Which one would you all go with if price doesn't matter?

Comes with tank 2 bags one open and the other one is not it works great 125 obo

This has been bothering be since I was a kid I’ve never seen this loader before.

Barrel is deadly winds 5.5" carbon fiber barrel able to take freak inserts.

If anyone can help me and tell we what the colors mean that would be helpful

This is a used etek 4 LT and I am wondering if you guys think I could get 300 for it. I’m saving up money for Christmas

Absolutely terrible timing for this, given recent events, but these tanks are legitimately a game-changer. Infamous 80/4500 (left) for comparison.

Video of some slower shooting.. https://youtu.be/lcwdBraz868?si=ieewTfhVY8o4pQ8f

As fast as I could fire video... https://youtube.com/shorts/uy2Yf3fb_f8?si=F0Kc_vPnPNHOhVZk

I did not fine tune anything, just unboxed it, aired it up, then put two pods through it. The FPS was all over from 295 - 260, most likely due to my terrible old paint. I did get a few good groupings at 290 +/- 3 FPS.

I plan on doing an air efficiency test after I fill my tanks and with better paint...i got 2 pods off a 1k fill in a 68/4500 tank and that doesnt seem right to me.

It feels much lighter compared to a slab body autococker. The barrel is very light, but only takes inserts from nova.

The trigger pull is crisp and light, with a short travel. The ergonomics felt good, the same as any autococker. Front block air hoses are all positioned vertically. I can lay it on either side and not worry about a hose getting snagged on the ground.

The only thing I wish this came with was a manual and maybe a parts kit with one set of o-rings. However, these are not deal breakers. For $500 this autococker is a fantastic shooter at an unbeatable price.

I'm looking forward to the accessories/upgrades to come in the near future.

Hi !

There's this website called PaintballWinCount (I think is owned by Rusty Glaze ? Anyway...) which documents most NPPL 10 man, 7 man, Millenium, NXL and PSP pro wins. I recognize most of the culprits from the 90s; Ironmen, Aftershock and All Americans of course, then Image, Avalanche, etc. are all names I've obviously heard. Some of those names are still around today in the NXL or NPPL.

But are there any vets from those days or paintball historians who could answer some questions about this "Revolution" squad that won 1998 chicago? Where was the team from ? How long did the team exist ? How long were they a top team ? Are there still players from that squad that are around in the paintball scene, or are there other pro teams whose genealogy go back to this team ?

It's so hard to find info on them apart from the Warpig page of that specific event. Considering the fact that I like to think of myself as a tournament paintball nerd, I'm always looking to enlarge my knowledge of the paintball scene. I wasn't born back then (sorry for those that might feel old by reading this lol) and I just can't accept that there's a team that won a major NPPL event that I don't know about. I have to know more ahah.

Thanks if anyone can help !

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Looking for some ppl to roll with for speedball in 2025 around the Sarasota/Tampa area. Like others I’ve seen on here, 30 something getting back into the game. Also interested in any big woodsball events.

So why won't plant eclipse make a m180r like they did the m170r. I just wanted midgrade mechanical only marker . I liked my m170r but want the new features .

I got air through stock for the stormer elite mod from mcs, and the asa port has this thing to put a screw on top of it, anybody know what this is for?

I checked in their website and they don’t say anything about this

I am missing the part (pin) that presses into the air canister to let my gun get air. Anyone know where I can find that part? I screw my tank in and the gun will not get air

Hey paintball community,

So i recently scored a banger of a lv2 for an amazing price. But when i was trying to find the edition or any info about this type i could not find anything about it.

Its a: Bad Boys edition.

The last owner got the gun rougly 5 months ago

If someone can help me out that would be amazing

Recently moved back to the louisville ky area and want to get back into playing again. With paintball asylum still under relocation/ construction where's everyone playing at?

I know condors is still around but I also so alittle field pop up over in French lick indiana, kinda gives me a beginner friendly vibes, which is fine I'm washed these days 😅

Its been years (decades) since I played every weekend. Sams is gone, Challenge park is gone, what are the fields around the Chicago metro area?

Lets call from rockford to joilet to racine as my "area"

Thanks for your advice everyone! I am looking forward to running my ass off in the woods again!