Well, the cold season is upcoming. I only play in above 40* F and since that's not going to be possible for the upcoming cold months, I look towards working on a project marker to make over the next few weeks.
So I have all the main markers I can play. I really like my mag but have this sudden temptation to have a mag pistol to play for some big games. Back in 2013 I used a pistol from a friend to clear a building at Invasion of Normady. The ability to crawl low, angle around corners without a hopper exposed, and the light weight ability to be one handed handled made it enjoyable and easy to shoot 3 guys out who kept looking for me, but never saw it coming. Plus I prefer to shoot someone with a lower feet per second marker at close range. I'm not here to hurt someone, I want paint to break at 250/260 fps Max and think that if I'm playing a marker tuned and adjusted to 280 to shoot outdoor for most games, turning down the dial a welt and back up isn't a choice to play safe. So having two markers makes sense in this case.
So I have a few ideas but cost is a factor. I have a few setups I'm looking at but haven't had the money or didn't log in at the right moment when the one did pop up on MCB for $85 until the day after it sold. So what I'm looking for...
1) runs on 12 grams
2) gets a minimum of 20 shots on a 12 gram
3) small size, built in spring feed attached so no hopper
4) under 12" long barrel
5) Operate at 250-260 fps in most cases without issues on CO2.
So I've looked at the following mag options
1) Sydarm- My first choice but the most expensive. I haven't found one under $300 and really didn't want to spend more than $200 on one since I'd use it for 3 games in 2016 tops.
2) Micromag - looked at a gen 1 micro but again price is above $200 and I'd have to still work out the spring feed and running on 12 grams (many say micro mags need HPA, not CO2). This seems the least likely option.
3) Classic Valve mag- I see some real nice builds, as a matter of fact, if I was able to get the one on MCB for $85, this thread wouldn't exist. However I see I would need to devolumize the valve to run on 12 grams and putting together parts might be the way to go with this project. Piece by piece I bet I'm under $100 built for this option and think this is the best way for what I'm looking to do.
So yinz mag guys, what would you suggest for the most bang for the buck? I'm going to work on this over Nov, Dec, Jan so it's not like I need this marker today. I'd like some perspective from the mag techs here to see what valve I should be looking at to make the best marker for this project.
Cheers,
Christian