Can Tippmanns Still use Siphon tanks?

You are so old Tallen... lol

tallen702 wrote: It was always fun to see the look on a new tech's face when he heard the dip tube rattle around in the bottle as it was filling. It was like "Oh my god, did I just break this dude's tank?"

What I usually get it
Tech - "Somethings wrong with your tank. It should not make that noise!"
Me - "Yes it is, its a siphon".
Tech - "Anti-siphons should not make that noise".
Me - "No, its a siphon. It forces liquid into the gun through a flexible, but weighted hose".

Usually there is a 5-second pause.

Tech - "No, you are confused. A setup like that would blow your gun up!!"
Me - "Um, Ok. Thanks for the fill" and I walk away.

There is even greater moments at the chrono. For tournaments, I'll go ahead and chill the gun. That means I'll fill up a 20oz, and 7oz. I'll screw in the 7oz while holding hammer forward to keep the valve open, and vent 7oz of liquid into the gun all at once, making it cold and frosty. Then screw on the 20oz, and play as normal.

I've done it so many times, that I don't even think about it, but lately people back away from me!
Here is a pic of my gun nicely frosted inline blowback.



And yes, I have even less hair. I ripped it all out after I got married...   ;)

Nick

I never understood the fascination that the MCB crew has with Montneel valved markers. Of course, I've never used one. I know the inline system is fairly different in operation from the standard BE/Tippmann/ACI inline setups, but I don't remember exactly how.

HP_Lovecraft wrote: The interest at MCB stems from one single fact: The company is out of business. Its like a painting, from a painter that has died. So for guns like Vectors, and Tribals, it creates an certain coolness factor that is hard to duplicate with mass produced guns today. I used "Inline Blowback" instead of Montneel, since this is a factory Tippmann forum..   ;) The Montneels are mechanically similar to Tippmanns. They differ by using a delayed-blowback system, segmented trigger, and 3-pc modular body. Plus a quick-strip barrel/breech system, dual-detent and dual-tank setup. They represent the highest point of blowback design. The the marketing viewpoint for blowbacks switched, and designs evolved to match. Instead of high-end blowbacks, you now have blowbacks for the "masses". nick

Quit showing off your fancy blow back and go fiddle with your tanks of witchcraft.

Blow-foward is the way to go anyway.

(Im joking if you haven't realized, although I do like mags.)

And btw Tallen, you may be the better paintballer between us, but I can definitely beat you to the fifty

SSOK wrote: Quit showing off your fancy blow back and go fiddle with your tanks of witchcraft.

Notice I made no mention of my fancy blowback until someone else asked a specific question on page 3.

So no showing off at all, though I do think blowbacks are the best design in paintball, as far as performance.
Blowbacks, like Tippmanns, can do things that no other designs can accomplish.

nick

You would fear this Skillet.  This Skillet would fry YOU 

<3 skillet comments.

And then some smug old douchebag comes in and could not possibly be more condescending.

It's justified.

Yomillio wrote: hybrid-sniper wrote: It's justified. No.   Btw, this thread delivered.  I <3 Tallen.  And DeTrev.  And now, HP.

Yes, actually. I really don't appreciate some blowhard "veteran" popping in out of nowhere and trashing all the "newbies" who didn't understand the OP's admittedly old-school question. Yes, the answers at the beginning of the thread were misguided but damn, don't just roll in here on your trusty forty year old warhorse and act like you're superior because you were around when liquid was king.