Posted by: PigTech on December 15, 2002 at 17:20:19 Forum Moderator

: I was just wondering why I don't see more AT-85's and AT-10's when I travel around to paintball events. They have some nice features, but it seems that there could/should be alot more of these guns floating around. I'd like to hear what everyone has to say. There are a few features that I think have held it back. 1 - The original TS-1 (manufactured by Tagline - the design was later picked up by the company making it now) had reliability problems, and externally, the TS-1 looks like the newer, more reliable AT-85, so it carries a reputation. AT-85 owners I've spoken to are very happy with their paintguns. 2 - The receiver is polymer that is lightweight and very strong, however a lot of people see it and think "that's a lot of money for a 'plastic' gun." 3 - Up until a couple of years ago, most tournament rules required that paintguns be gravity fed, which kept them from being tournament legal - the rule was changed the year the Warp Feed and eVLution came out, making the AT-85 legal again. 4 - The manufacturer does little to no advertising/marketing/sponsorship within the paintball industry, so average joe new paintballer looking for a paintgun has no idea they exist. See you on the field, -Bill Mill

Follow Ups: Addendum PigTech 23:44:16 12/18/02 (1) Re: Addendum bocasean 01:11:23 12/19/02 (0) Re: Why aren't these guns more common? bocasean 21:51:20 12/15/02 (1) Re: Why aren't these guns more common? Gumby 14:37:02 12/18/02 (0) Post a Followup Show your name as: DefaultRealnameBothNickname E-Mail address (eg: joeschmoe@aol.com): Show your e-mail address? DefaultYesNo Your Password: Don't have a password? CLICK HERE - Forgot your password? CLICK HERE Subject: Subject:Message: : : I was just wondering why I don't see more AT-85's and AT-10's when I travel around to paintball events. They have some nice features, but it seems that there could/should be alot more of these guns floating around. I'd like to hear what everyone has to say. : There are a few features that I think have held it back. : 1 - The original TS-1 (manufactured by Tagline - the design was later picked up by the company making it now) had reliability problems, and externally, the TS-1 looks like the newer, more reliable AT-85, so it carries a reputation. AT-85 owners I've spoken to are very happy with their paintguns. : 2 - The receiver is polymer that is lightweight and very strong, however a lot of people see it and think "that's a lot of money for a 'plastic' gun." : 3 - Up until a couple of years ago, most tournament rules required that paintguns be gravity fed, which kept them from being tournament legal - the rule was changed the year the Warp Feed and eVLution came out, making the AT-85 legal again. : 4 - The manufacturer does little to no advertising/marketing/sponsorship within the paintball industry, so average joe new paintballer looking for a paintgun has no idea they exist. : See you on the field, : -Bill Mill [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ WARPIG Tech Talk - High End Paintguns ]