OMG!!! (Paintball Related)

THE SL-68 II IS BACK!!!1!

Glee!

This was my very first gun ever. About 10 years ago, I was at a field in Missouri. Little 10-year-old me had just played a game and fell in love. I HAD to have a gun! I was eyeballing every marker in the store, and begging my mother for one. Obviously they were too expensive. However, the owner just got finished testing a well used and OD green spray-painted pump gun. An SL-68 II. Said he'd sell it to us for $20, and that included a hopper, barrel plug, CO2 tank and squeegee. Looking back, I KNOW he knew he could get more out of it, but I think he just wanted to get a little kid started. I think we need more people like that in paintball these days.

The price is a bit steep, but I'll be getting one, if for nothing more than a tribute to my past.

I wish they would have an Alternate Pump Arm with Rails on it and maybe a top Picatinny rail as well ....

Shens.

Elvis, I think the trigger or something is borked on that thing, it was slam firing last time I was messing around with it. I'll have to get some paint and fill up my tanks, lube and clean the trigger mechanism and try again, but it was acting like it was auto triggering when the trigger was not depressed, the trigger job(which is otherwise great) is suspect. It may have just worn out faster. Other than that, with a red dot on it it's a mean gun. If I can get that working and they fix the TPX issues I may have to buy one and get back into the game as it would save greatly on paint costs.The CAR stock is about the slickest thing ever. Makes a good companion for my SL-68. If i can get it functioning I may need to get some 4oz tanks.


Edited by rednekk98 - 11 September 2009 at 6:52pm

I'm aroused now.  Is that wrong?

Wasn't the reason they stopped producing them in the first place was because the die broke?  I have no idea what it costs to manufacture a new die, but that cost coupled with the fact that demand won't necessarily be high for a simple, late 80's designed pump makes me think the price is about right.  It'll drop soon enough.  It will be interesting to see if it outsells the C3...

im definatly gettin one, im loving pump play.

Way cool. They finally realized how much popular pump is getting. Espicially during these economic times.

rednekk98 wrote: Elvis, I think the trigger or something is borked on that thing, it was slam firing last time I was messing around with it. I'll have to get some paint and fill up my tanks, lube and clean the trigger mechanism and try again, but it was acting like it was auto triggering when the trigger was not depressed, the trigger job(which is otherwise great) is suspect. It may have just worn out faster. Other than that, with a red dot on it it's a mean gun. If I can get that working and they fix the TPX issues I may have to buy one and get back into the game as it would save greatly on paint costs.The CAR stock is about the slickest thing ever. Makes a good companion for my SL-68. If i can get it functioning I may need to get some 4oz tanks.

Nekk that's the trigger Job. It was done by Picasso and I used to Keep up with the Semi's by Slam-firing. But if you pump normal it wont go off ... sometimes.

My TPX works just fine, your welcome to shoot mine and see for yourself how it handles business.

I asked Ron if it shouldnt be called the SL68-III instead, ah well. I miss mine as well, I forget who I sold it to anyway. I painted the thing white, and damn it looked awesome.