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001 : Nelson 007/008



Calibre : .68 /// Powered : 12grm Powerlets Shots Per Second : 1 if your lucky /// Origin : USA

The Nelson 007 bolt action pistol was probably the earliest ever design paintball gun on the circuit, which had a bolt on the side of it which needed to be cocked every time you wanted to fire the gun. The basic working internal's of the Nelson 007 became the standard for every pump gun to follow for years to come.


002 : Splatmaster



Calibre : .68 /// Powered : 12grm Powerlets /// Shots Per Second : 1 or less /// Origin : USA

If old school players or anyone who played in the 80's or early 90's was to remember a piece of paintball history it would be the Splatmaster. Most paintball sites have used the Splatty and some still do. It is a true pistol which comes with a holster, which is cocked from the back and considering it has a moulded plastic barrel the accuracy of these things was brilliant.


003 : Daystate

Calibre : .62 /// Powered : Air /// Shots Per Second : 1, 2 or 3 depending on age of gun /// Origin : UK

If you weren't playing with a Splatmaster in the early days then you probably were using one of these old dinosaurs. The Daystate hung around like a bad smell with various different upgrades right up until the mid 90's. I know there will be old site operators jumping up and down swearing by these heavy built guns, but it is fair to say that may the Daystate rest in peace as man hole covers which I believe is where most of them now lay.


004 : PGP



Calibre : .68 /// Powered : 12grm Powerlets /// Shots Per Second : ? /// Origin : USA

The exact point of this gun is... I'm not quite sure. It takes ages to gas up, and even longer to fill with paint, which is a meager 10 balls only. The range from the ones we've seen has been around the length of baby's arm. I think the idea that it looks quite good is merit enough for a few sales. Not quite paintball's worst ever designed gun but very close.

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005 : Bushmaster



Calibre : .68 /// Powered : 12grm Powerlets or Constant Air (Co2) /// Shots Per Second : Up to 5 /// Origin : USA

During the height of the tournament pump age you used either a Bush or a Phantom and players generally wouldn't be seen with both in their kit bag. Manufactured by Line SI the Bushmaster was the gun to be customised with a removable barrel and a host of powerstems that slotted into them. Once fitted with a set of 45 grips the bush was probably one of the best looking guns out there. One of the first nelspot design guns to have a slam fire feature which allowed you to keep the trigger depressed and keep on pumping.


006 : Phantom



Calibre : .68 /// Powered : 12grm Powerlets or Constant Air (Co2) /// Shots Per Second : Up to 5 /// Origin : USA

Available in any colour as long as it's black. With the exception of the colour options the Phantom is the height of precision pump guns and the marker to be reckoned with. No hefty pump arms, slim, sleek and stripped with just two thumb screws. The distinctive sound of the Phantom is a quiet thud. There are many copies of the Phantom to follow, none of which has really made any impact.

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007 : Reb Line



Calibre : .68 /// Powered : 12grm Powerlets or Constant Air (Co2) /// Shots Per Second : Up to 5 /// Origin : USA

If the bushmaster was ever to be bettered the closest contender would probably have been the Reb Line. Every part of the gun was quick to strip and it looked the business. It's only downfall being it hit the pump market in its height and struggled carving its market.


008 : Budd Orr Sniper



Calibre : .68 /// Powered : 12grm Powerlets or Constant Air (Co2) /// Shots Per Second : Up to 5 /// Origin : USA

The pump version and the predecessor to the much loved Autococker which is still in use today, the Sniper has seen more changes and more custom versions than any other gun on the market. The original version was ugly, heavy and was not slam capable. It hit the market about the same time as the Phantom and the Bushmaster and compared, it was the inferior marker. But it's robust and flexible design has allowed it to be fitted with slam triggers and more recently into state of the art semi autos.

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009 : Brute

Calibre : .68 /// Powered : 12grm Powerlets or Constant Air (Co2) /// Shots Per Second : Up to 4 /// Origin : Brazil

I think this gun originated in Brazil where they tried to mass produce a cheap site gun based of the nelspot design similar to the Bushmaster. It looked OK but had ability to fire the power stem (valve) out of the barrel, making it more of a spear gun rather than a paintball gun. A fairly inferior marker. Fitted with a phantom power stem the performance and reliability of the Brute improved 100%.


010 : Sterling



Calibre : .68 /// Powered : Constant Air (Co2)/ Compressed Air /// Shots Per Second : Up to 5 /// Origin : UK

If one pump gun was ever to be crown the king of pumps it is with out a shadow of a doubt the Sterling. It has been seen in it's basic form on many of the big UK sites and in its STP form it was used buy the Predators to consistently win tournaments throughout the mid 90's. It's domination of the pump scene carried on well into the semi era with teams not willing to drop them. A semi version was always promised but never really arrived. If you're looking for a pump gun to play with the Sterling should be your first choice.

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011 : KPM Shotgun

Calibre : .68 /// Powered : 12grm Powerlets /// Shots Per Second : 1 at most /// Origin : USA

The original KPM came out of the box and looked just like a real gun. Fitted with wooden stock and integral gas and paint storage this paintball marker could fool even the most clued up Post Offices ( and there were a few ). It could hold about 15 paintballs along the brass tube mounted along the right hand side of the gun. A Co2 powerlet was dropped down the bottom barrel of the gun and screwed in to gas it up. To fire the gun you had to use a pump, wiggle and fire motion allowing a very slow rate of fire.


012 : Deuce

Calibre : .68 /// Powered : Constant Air (Co2) /// Shots Per Second : Up to 8 or more /// Origin : USA

A doubled barreled paintball gun. The exact point of this can only have been to S*iT your opponent up when faced with the Deuce. Mounted with two hoppers and slam fire it was probably possible to fire 8+ balls per second.

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013 : Tippman SL68



Calibre : .68 /// Powered : Constant Air (Co2) /// Shots Per Second : 3 /// Origin : USA

I remember stories of people reversing cars over the old SL68's and they still worked like new. If there is a totally indestructible gun it is definitely the SL68. The body was cast and access to the valve was only through the front of the gun. It had a distinctive window on the left hand side of the gun where the ball looked like it was going to fall out of every time you pumped the gun. Also it came with a built in elbow allowing you to fit a hopper straight to it which seems to have become Tippmans trade mark.


014 : Cobra



Calibre : .68 /// Powered : Constant Air (Co2) /// Shots Per Second : Up to 3 /// Origin : USA

The Cobra was the choice of many of the Simulated Activities Sites over the UK. Fairly robust like all Brass Eagle guns with a distinctive sound as the internal hammer bounced of the valve. The Cobra led the way for the design of many of Brass Eagles blow back semi's to follow. Unfortunately the Cobra did not come slam capable meaning a slower rate of fire than a lot of its competitors.

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015 : Ranger



Calibre : .68 /// Powered : 12grm Powerlets or Constant Air (Co2) /// Shots Per Second : Up to 5 /// Origin : USA

A slam fire capable, wrap round pump gun similar to many of it's predecessors. It was built well and made good site guns. They weren't really seen as a tournament option, probably because the age of the semi was upon it. The good thing about the Ranger was that it always seemed to have a shorter pump travel than most other similar guns allowing a marginally faster rate of fire.


016 : Nightmare

Calibre : .68 /// Powered : 12grm Powerlets /// Shots Per Second : 1 /// Origin : USA

Another gun with an integral paint and gas supply. The Nightmare was one of the best looking guns Brass Eagle made. The paintballs are loaded into the top tube where they fell into the breech when the gun was pumped. Most of the time these guns were fired they generally blew bark off trees, it wasn't known for it's subtlety. Later models were fitted with hopper and constant air attachments.

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017 : Razorback



Calibre : .68 /// Powered : 12grm Powerlets or Constant Air (Co2) /// Shots Per Second : Up to 4 /// Origin : USA

WWP's Razorback was virtually the industry standard site gun for many sites throughout the UK. It was a based on the nelspot design with slam fire option and finished off in a gun metal grey. It's long power stem was prone to breakage's but other than that they were a good rental site gun. Following on from the Razorback came the Black Widow which apart from being black was exactly the same.


018 : Traccer



Calibre : .68 /// Powered : 12grm Powerlets or Constant Air (Co2) /// Shots Per Second : Up to 4 /// Origin : USA

Pmi's oddly spelt Traccer is probably the final design for the nelspot styled markers. Many manufacturers have taken the nelpost gun and redesigned it, but none quite so much as PMI. The 3 major differences that the Traccer had to all of its predecessor was its two part cup seal, it's stumpy power stem and it's ability to lock once it had been pumped. The only problem that it suffers from is the bending of the body when a bottle was mounted straight to the donkey and used heavy handedly.

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019 : Patriot

Calibre : .68 /// Powered : Constant Air (Co2) or Air /// Shots Per Second : 3 /// Origin : UK

Heavy, hard to pump and often broken would sum up Daystate's Patriot. We should really be kind to Patriot because it one of the few British guns. But every one we have come across has just been pants so unless anyone knows any different ! C- must try harder.

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