My .68 Carbine and .68 special
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Topic: My .68 Carbine and .68 special
Posted By: Nigelf
Subject: My .68 Carbine and .68 special
Date Posted: 19 February 2005 at 7:28pm
Heres a pic of my carbine, and my recently acquired .68 special (circa 1990) I bought the carbine with lunch money and cash from odd jobs in the mid '90s. Now its sporting the following: - VA with a male stabilizer - benchmark offset-left (rail) with a CP on/off - "firstout" RVA - empire loader - DYE '03 stickies - assorted SS fasteners - ported and polished powertube - lightened and polished stock hammer (see "trigger" mods below as well) - lighter trigger spring - Shenko safety-stop - LAPCO double trigger - the sear-catch on the hammer has been filed down quite a bit so that the sear would release with the shorter trigger pull afforded by the Shenko safety-stop. In the picture is a 14" AA barrel, but currently I much prefer my LAPCO 12" autospirit (slightly smaller bore than the Bigshot). I'm very happy with its performance, so I'll probably will leave it alone. With the exception of maybe an HPA tank in the future, possibly a boomstick as well. Underneath that is my .68 special... very cool old gun, fun to shoot. Keep your eyes open for some mods in that one in the near future  ------------- - .68 Carbine - Factory F/A (sale pending) - .68 Special I dont fire warning shots |
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Posted By: Bunker_Attack
Date Posted: 19 February 2005 at 7:56pm
Sweet! Never seen that hopper ------------- 
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Posted By: NascarKevin24
Date Posted: 19 February 2005 at 8:08pm
| Its the new empire reloader II |
Posted By: Nigelf
Date Posted: 19 February 2005 at 8:21pm
It kicks butt... when its working. Its very picky about how the batteries are in place, seems to be breaking in though. ------------- - .68 Carbine - Factory F/A (sale pending) - .68 Special I dont fire warning shots |
NascarKevin24 wrote:Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 19 February 2005 at 9:13pm
| I love the oldness. They're great. Awesome choice on upgrades. |
Posted By: ritzblitz
Date Posted: 19 February 2005 at 9:49pm
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Nice guns dude. -------------  |
Posted By: ReGuLaToR99
Date Posted: 19 February 2005 at 10:10pm
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Carbine = Sweetness! 10/10!
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Posted By: P!NK panther
Date Posted: 19 February 2005 at 10:13pm
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Not feeling either of them.. ------------- http://www.theimagehosting.com"> 
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Posted By: Hybrid_v9
Date Posted: 19 February 2005 at 11:10pm
do u ever feel anything?  -------------  |
Posted By: Rbmllr412
Date Posted: 20 February 2005 at 1:14am
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Nice and old skool. I like the one on top. ------------- SP Nerve, Max-flo 68/45, Halo B w/ V35 victory board, and RIP drive--All black |
Posted By: paintballu
Date Posted: 20 February 2005 at 1:14am
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Posted By: Nigelf
Date Posted: 20 February 2005 at 4:22am
heh, you dont have to. Special (the one on the bottom) is mostly for fun. The barrel slips into place and is clamped with a pinch bolt (much like the carbine and PC, except no threads, it just slides into place). I grabbed an 18" boomstick for an old centerfeed automag (pretty cheap nowadays) and I'm having it machined down to fit. Should be alot of fun :) The thing chugs along, and actually has recoil. I have an FA as well, but I dont have the time to mess around with tuning it, so I may be selling it in the future (no, not on here... I know). ------------- - .68 Carbine - Factory F/A (sale pending) - .68 Special I dont fire warning shots |
Posted By: jacob_100
Date Posted: 20 February 2005 at 8:13am
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thats just... awsmome. -jake ------------- Alot of people these days play speed-ball and have superspeed gun.If you are one of the few pump players left,put this as ur sig. -Phantom 45* grip t-stock 20 round center feed 12 gram changer |
Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 20 February 2005 at 9:18am
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That is sweet. I enjoy seeing the old guns. ------------- http://www.macdev.net - MacDev Militia http://www.alienpb.com - Alien - Because winning is more fun. |
Posted By: Sarge14
Date Posted: 20 February 2005 at 9:53am
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NUICE! bringin some of the oldies back to the forum,lol ------------- Nothing is Stronger than the Heart of a Volunteer Proud to be a Soldier in the United States Army! Commo Leads the Way!! |
Posted By: Ditmar369
Date Posted: 20 February 2005 at 11:08am
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y u hav a reg... and co2???/ ------------- 
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Posted By: pbdude985
Date Posted: 20 February 2005 at 11:12am
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both guns are very nice i like both of them alot. ------------- 
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Posted By: Nigelf
Date Posted: 20 February 2005 at 5:07pm
I'm not really sure what you're getting at... I believe the CO2 benefits from a reg more than HPA does (assuming you can keep the liquid out). And thanks for all the compliments guys, I'll post more pics of the Special when it gets its new barrel. Nigel F ------------- - .68 Carbine - Factory F/A (sale pending) - .68 Special I dont fire warning shots |
Posted By: Jorey3969
Date Posted: 20 February 2005 at 5:48pm
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i really like the carbine, nice work ------------- I'll be honest. The gnomes took my homework. |
Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 20 February 2005 at 9:32pm
| damn, those guns are ancient. i love them though 9/10 |
Posted By: ultmate98
Date Posted: 25 February 2005 at 8:29pm
love the pro-carbine
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Posted By: Wildfire
Date Posted: 26 February 2005 at 12:47am
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I like the Special, but I'm not a fan of the 'speedball' upgrades on the Carbine. Not my thing. Pretty nice though. ------------- -Wild |
Posted By: R4M-Z3T
Date Posted: 26 February 2005 at 1:54am
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shhhweet ------------- my A-5 and GX-4 http://img253.echo.cx/my.php?image=cocker70dr.jpg"> 
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Posted By: Mn-Sniper
Date Posted: 26 February 2005 at 2:03am
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Kewl 6.5/10 ------------- HTTP://WWW.MNRAT.COM"> 
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Posted By: Nigelf
Date Posted: 26 February 2005 at 2:09am
I can understand the sentiment about the "speedball" upgrades. I look at it and wonder what the heck I was thinking. But then I play with it (usually in the front and in the dirt). I can run, dive and generally flail about, and tuck in very tight to whatever cover I'm using. I dont play speedball, I've tried it, and I much prefer rec-ball or woodsball. I'd like to check out some scenario games sometime too. The Special just got a new grip with a palm rest, and the used automag boomstick I found should be back from the lathe soon. I'll get some pics up of that as soon as I am able. Working on HPA for the carbine. Anyone selling their used A5 cheap Nigel F ------------- - .68 Carbine - Factory F/A (sale pending) - .68 Special I dont fire warning shots |
Posted By: Nigelf
Date Posted: 04 March 2005 at 8:12pm
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Updated pics! carbine with a crossfire 68/3000, and some stainless line w/quick disconnect (not much new here)  Heres the fun part. I bought some ergo grips with a palm rest, and found an old centerfeed automag boomstick for cheap, and had it turned down to fit the special. I mostly like the sheer ludicricy of it ;)  Nigel F ------------- - .68 Carbine - Factory F/A (sale pending) - .68 Special I dont fire warning shots |
Posted By: waarp8nt
Date Posted: 04 March 2005 at 9:29pm
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I like'm both. I have a few .68 carbines, but not a .68 special. The special looks interesting, a few questions about it; The grips that you put on there are made for an AR-15? The barrel that was turned down on a lathe is it still threaded or is it now a clamp fit? ------------- Tippmann 68 Carbine D-feed X-core Palmer Direct Stabilizer Ricochet AK hopper J&J 12" barrel Y2K cradle/Drop Trigger Mods |
Posted By: 98God
Date Posted: 04 March 2005 at 9:35pm
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Very nice
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Posted By: Nigelf
Date Posted: 05 March 2005 at 12:18am
Regarding the grips, yes, the Special has the lonestar style grip, so most AR-15 family grips will fit. And yes, the special uses a clamp fit barrel. The old automag barrels werent threaded to begin with. But it has been turned down on a lathe. Nigel F ------------- - .68 Carbine - Factory F/A (sale pending) - .68 Special I dont fire warning shots |
Posted By: waarp8nt
Date Posted: 05 March 2005 at 8:21am
^^^ Thanks for the information. The barrel and the grip look great on there, it makes me want a .68 special.  ------------- Tippmann 68 Carbine D-feed X-core Palmer Direct Stabilizer Ricochet AK hopper J&J 12" barrel Y2K cradle/Drop Trigger Mods |