You are probably thinking paintball has been around for along time… but I am referring to the annual trip to Skirmish.

This is the third year our group has down the Skirmish‘s Invasion of Normandy. This game is a scenario game. Every year the gear has been upgraded. First year we all played with mechanical Spyders but me. I had an Spyder Pilot which is an electronic gun (I upgraded the Pilot from non-ACS to ACS). Last year everyone upgraded their mechanicals to newer/better ones and Badger upgraded to an Autococker. He and Reasinger both upgraded their air system from CO2 to HPA (High Pressure Air). Yeah the married guys raised the stakes. And Badger really wanted to see the “raise the stakes” deal when out on the field he swapped guns with me for a little while so I can check out his newly built E2 bladed Autococker… Bastage! After that I had to upgrade.. Not only my air system to HPA but get an Autococker too.

So I bought a Smart Parts 4500psi regulator and their 68cc/4500psi HPA/Nitrogen tank. And NO I am not going Nitrogen. I dont have the money to run Nitro. Plus HPA is cheap to run once you get the tank/regulator. CO2 is the cheapest to get into to but is farily cheap to run. But since HPA is much more consistent even when the weather changes than CO2, then why not? Plus I love Smart Parts All American barrels. I also bough the Smart Parts duffle bag/suitecase. I also bought a new hopper. Empire Reloaded B.

I bought the major parts of the autococker including the hard to find E2 blade. Badger has the parts and has done a rough assmebly. I just ordered several o-ring kits for the cocker. I also order a generic massive o-ring kit. It has all sorts of o-rings for many many guns so I can fix just about any o-ring now. these are marker (aka gun) o-rings and not tank rings. In my spare parts kit for my spyders I have many many of those and we will probably be ordering more before our trip.

Since the cocker will be running for this trip, I will let Blake or someone else use my Pilot.

12 days to the trip…. YEAH!!