has anyone ever heard of a SHERIDAN PAINT RIFLE ?
i recently saw a pic of one in a mag i picked up. it said nothing about
it except "an oldschool sheridan paintrifle". it just looked super cool
and now i want one :-)

as i've said before, i've only been playing maybe a year (less if you
count the months i stop playing for hunting season)
and i do't know alot but, i've found that i tend to like the older
style/model markers.
i have no idea why. maybe just because everyone else wants the cutting
edge top of the line stuff. then when i shoot them with a pump or "old
school" marker it's like a serious rush. and i can get that "yeah i just
nailed your ass with my old gun" look on my face :-)

"unforgiven 33" <ChoongJung@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> has anyone ever heard of a SHERIDAN PAINT RIFLE ?
> i recently saw a pic of one in a mag i picked up. it said nothing about
> it except "an oldschool sheridan paintrifle". it just looked super cool
> and now i want one :-)

Oh dude... those things are *SOOOO* fucking cool. With their wooden stocks,
they look more like shotguns than paintball guns. I've never owned one
myself(one of the few truly cool guns to escape my collection), but I've
played with more than a few of them.

They are highly prized by their owners for their reliability and accuracy,
and they have a fairly high collectible value, due to their uniqueness and
rarity. It's not uncommon for a KP2 or KP3 to go for $200. On the other
hand, if you find a bolt action KP, guard that thing like the holy grail
itself. The original KP gun is VERY rare, VERY expensive and VERY
collectable.

As far as playing with them goes, I personally find them to be far too heavy
to be easy to wield. I personally find it difficult to fire them accurately
in situations where time is critically short, simply because it takes a
relatively long time to bring the gun to a position to fire on opposition.
If you're ready, though, every shot is dead nuts accurate(assuming the
wielder can shoot straight, of course).

The KP series of rifles are a series of guns that predate the PGP, PSC and
many other sheridan guns. They are built to be rugged and reliable, and the
fact that many look just like they did 20 years ago is a testament to their
reliability. While I wouldn't opt to play with one on the field for an
entire day, the coolness factor alone is enough for me to lug it out for a
game at least once a session. I actually really regret not picking one up
when they were far cheaper.

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Jeff Goslin - MCSD - www.goslin.info
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