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SL-68 II (v2.0): A First Look and Review
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I can finally retire the old, well worn one that I've been using pretty regularly. There's nothing wrong with it, but its seen its days and should be allowed to spend its final years at peace. This new one....I'm very excited to play with this as a primary and my TPX as a secondary. Weight is perfect, the finish is beautiful, and like I said, I'm a big fan of having sling mounts on ANY marker. 

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Originally posted by DeTrevni DeTrevni wrote:

I'm kinda torn with what to do with her. I got her for two reasons: a tribute the very first gun I owned, and to be my ultra-reliable, only has 1 moving o-ring, won't go down even if you run over it marker. However, in true Tippy spirit, I want to do "things" to her. Naughty things, mostly involving files and spray paint. However, when I get to doing these naughty things, I tend to hurt more than I help. It's difficult just not touching it...


Must resist urge to make rude comment . . .

. . . resisting . . .

. . . still resisting . . .

. . . ah, the hell with it . . .

YOU'LL GO BLIND!


Whew . . . I feel better now.
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I received the Tippmann SL-68 Wednesday night and was very excited to open the box.  I am thrilled to play with this marker and share my thoughts with this weekend. Players that are looking to save some money, increase their paintball tactics and skill, or having old school pump fun will definately enjoy this marker. One immediate thought was that this marker is compact, light, and comfortable to hold. 

Since I am a SL-68 II noob, does this marker have the ability to stay cocked and then fire with the pull of the trigger or does the only a pump pull fire the marker?

I have yet to figure out if this marker is supposed to stay cocked after a pump, needs charged with air to stay cocked, or if I need to tweak the factory settings for the marker to stay cocked. I see how it has the ability to the rapid fire if a play pulls the trigger while firing, but if a player wants to shoot slower, does the marker pump, cock, and then fire? Or does it only pump and fire with no trigger pull?

Thanks.


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Silly God. It's a Nelson-based gun, so it needs to be pressurized before it will cock. But yes, it will stay cocked after you pump it.

I don't think a marker exists that is "only pump and fire with no trigger pull." If that's the case, something's wrong with your gun.
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DeTrevni, you forgot to mention the auto-trigger.*  I.e. (for God) if you hold the trigger down and pump it you will fire on every pump.  (This is less accurate than normal usage but is quite handy when you get into jams at short range.)

Additional info for any other pump noobs out there:  The reason it wont cock unless pressurized is that the pressure holds the valve tube forward which in turn holds the hammer forward so it can be locked to the bolt by the sear during pumping. 


*Given my response to your previous post, this is understandable.
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My first SL 68 I had, I was able to cock the marker while it was unpressureized. Every SL I have gotten since that point I have rigged to do the same, simply because I enjoy playing around with the marker when bored.
 
Although I have a practically new original SL68 I am never going to do anything to..
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