List for me The Different Marker Designs

[Z-man]

I was wondering how many different marker builds there are. Now I don't mean like DM3 vs DM7 I mean how many designs are there that are distinctly different in their operation that you could call a different and unique construction?

[bryceeden]

Lets see,

Stacked Tube Blow back=Spyders

Single tube blow back= Tippmanns

Blow Forward=Mags

Closed bolt=Cockers

Forward Air Spring Opreated Return(mags could also fall into this catagory)=Fusion, Defiant, Promaster

Dump Chamber=Threshold, G3

Poppit=Intimidator, Ego

Spool Valve=DM, °°°°°°°

Pumps=Phantom, Buzzard

Trap door=Epic


I'm sure there are more, but thats all I can think of.

[SithSteve]

Old shoebox shockers were closed-bolt also.

[PsychoBaller]

AKA Vikings & Excals are Triple Tube, Electro-Pneumatic Operations (Ram/Valve). Viking being open-bolt, and Excal being closed-bolt.

Angels are Triple Tubed.....

[Brewtt]

Lets see,

Stacked Tube Blow back=Spyders (Hammer/Valve Markers; Sheridan-based Semiauto; Open-bolt Blowback) Kingman Spyder, VM68,

Single tube inline blow back= Tippmanns

Closed bolt pneumatic =Cockers (Hammer/Valve Markers; Sheridan-based Semiauto)


Hammer/valve based, Sheridan-based Electropneumatic; Stacked-Tube: °°°°°°°, Angel, Nerve

Hammer/valve markers; Nelson-based Semiauto: Rainmaker,

Pump = Hammer valve, Sheridan based - Sheridan brass

Pump = Hammer valve, Nelson based -

Combustion = Tippmann C3



Ack... this is monotonous. I'm over it. :wall:

Here's a link. Enjoy! :wthumpup:

http://www.zdspb.com/tech/misc/animations.html

[Z-man]

It was not meant to be a trivia post. I actually was interested to know roughly how many designs were out there as variables for a test. Besides the barrel test I kinda wanted to test different designs of markers to see if it had ANY effect on the trajectory. I HIGHLY doubt that it would have any noticable or measurable differences but you know... no one knows because no one tests these things.. It would be a big challenge to test however... have to get the same brand regulators and LPRs and the same tank and barrel and all sorts of things to minimize the other variables just within the markers themselves...

So basically what I got out of this was that there are at least 10 designs we could mention and still have a few others that could be added without breaking a sweat.

[Shakes]

Wasn't the Splatmaster it's own "design" also? Or has that been copied into a more modern marker?