Pistol

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   While I was lifting in my basement I was poking around between sets.  Decided to check through some of my paintball stuff and saw the Ariakon ACP 2.0 off to the side with a bag full of 12gram cartridges.  It came to mind that in the 4 years that I've owned the marker, I've never fired it.  That had to be remedied after my workout.
I purchased it brand new with a holster and two extra 10 rnd clips for around $130, which 4 years ago was a steal.  Couldn't be passed up.  Buddy was trying to grab up a bunch of Rapides on eBay so we could play a pistol game, so I had to get my own pistol.  Never liked the long trigger pull of the Rapides anyway.  Found the Ariakon deal and jumped on it.

So, I loaded up all three clips with 10 rounds each.  As I recalled, the Rapides were lucky to get 20 rounds out of a 12gram cartridge.  Wanted to see how efficient this pistol was.  Went through the first clip with no problem even with 2 year old Marbalizers.  Shot about as well as I expected.  Got half way through the 3rd clip when the pistol refused to re-cock.  25 rounds out of a 12gram is about it and totally acceptable.  Did a quick breakdown of the marker after I was done and found it to be more or less a Spyder clone as far as the innards were concerned.  No matter.  I thought it shot great.  I'm definitely interested in playing a pistol only game now.  Just have to learn to swap out magazines fast.  With some practice, I should be able to do it.

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StormyKnight Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 28 July 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3129	Post Options Post Reply Quote StormyKnight Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Pistol Posted: 17 September 2011 at 10:32am
	While I was lifting in my basement I was poking around between sets. Decided to check through some of my paintball stuff and saw the Ariakon ACP 2.0 off to the side with a bag full of 12gram cartridges. It came to mind that in the 4 years that I've owned the marker, I've never fired it. That had to be remedied after my workout. I purchased it brand new with a holster and two extra 10 rnd clips for around $130, which 4 years ago was a steal. Couldn't be passed up. Buddy was trying to grab up a bunch of Rapides on eBay so we could play a pistol game, so I had to get my own pistol. Never liked the long trigger pull of the Rapides anyway. Found the Ariakon deal and jumped on it. So, I loaded up all three clips with 10 rounds each. As I recalled, the Rapides were lucky to get 20 rounds out of a 12gram cartridge. Wanted to see how efficient this pistol was. Went through the first clip with no problem even with 2 year old Marbalizers. Shot about as well as I expected. Got half way through the 3rd clip when the pistol refused to re-cock. 25 rounds out of a 12gram is about it and totally acceptable. Did a quick breakdown of the marker after I was done and found it to be more or less a Spyder clone as far as the innards were concerned. No matter. I thought it shot great. I'm definitely interested in playing a pistol only game now. Just have to learn to swap out magazines fast. With some practice, I should be able to do it.


oldpbnoob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Not old, Not noob. May be Dave's grandma Joined: 04 February 2008 Location: Yankee Stadium Status: Offline Points: 5676	Post Options Post Reply Quote oldpbnoob Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 September 2011 at 9:37am
	I still want to try a pistol only game. Especially somewhere like CPX that has an Urban style field. I think it would be a blast.
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