OMG!!! (Paintball Related)
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Topic: OMG!!! (Paintball Related)
Posted By: DeTrevni
Subject: OMG!!! (Paintball Related)
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 5:48pm
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THE SL-68 II IS BACK!!!1! http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/paintball-news/91766-sl-68ii-back.html - 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. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 5:52pm
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When I got the Email earlier in the week I was floored. I have regretted selling rednekk mine since I handed it over to him even if I never used it.
Here is the Promo from Tippy http://img34.imageshack.us/i/image001tq.jpg/"> 
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Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 5:58pm
I wish they would have an Alternate Pump Arm with Rails on it and maybe a top Picatinny rail as well ....
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Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 5:59pm
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Huh, thats pretty cool. I wonder how much it willl be. ------------- 
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Posted By: TinMan
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 6:00pm
| Shens. |
Posted By: Yomillio
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 6:03pm
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Price will be about $170 I think. Saw it on MCB, but don't know where they saw it from.
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Posted By: rednekk98
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 6:46pm
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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. |
Posted By: Ruska
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 6:53pm
Not shens actually, I got the email earlier and flipped out, had to tell the other mods. I've always wanted one and never got my hands on one so this is so cool to hear. MAP of $170 ------------- 
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TinMan wrote:Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 7:20pm
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I'm aroused now. Is that wrong? ------------- 
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Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 7:22pm
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170 for an sl2?
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Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 7:27pm
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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... -------------
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 7:34pm
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I was actually giddier about this than I was about the TPX. I LOVE the SL.
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 7:36pm
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im definatly gettin one, im loving pump play.
anny idea what the barrel threads wil be? ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 7:45pm
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We're thinking slip-fit, like the old SL's.
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Posted By: impulse!!
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 8:26pm
| Way cool. They finally realized how much popular pump is getting. Espicially during these economic times. |
Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 9:20pm
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Makes me want to play again. ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |
Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 9:29pm
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. -------------
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Posted By: rednekk98
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 11:17pm
| I had to put my reloader on it to keep it from chopping paint, I'd say it's fast enough, I just wish it didn't fire when i close the bolt wit my finger off the trigger 40% of the time. First time it did that was when i had a barrel condom on. I may need to take you up on trying the TPX out, I've handled them a bit and they seem awesome. |
Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 11:21pm
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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.
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 11:46pm
| I suddenly am interested in buying a paintball gun for the first time in probably seven years. |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 12:12am
Which would be a mistake if you ask me. There are far more barrels out there threaded for the Pro-series/A5 line than almost anything else other than 'Cocker threads. Almost every company out there makes an A-5 barrel but almost no-one makes SL slip-fit barrels anymore. I can see where you'd believe it to be slip-fit with the bolt at the bottom under the pump-rod like the old slip-fit grub screw, but you should remember that the pro-series Tippmanns also used a similar grub-screw to keep the barrel from working loose through the action of the marker. I'll be interested to see what they went with. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: TinMan
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 12:30am
I was talking to Ron in Quebec, good thing he didn't mention this,
I would have hounded him all day.
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Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 1:43am
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I love my SL-68II. I got mine years ago, just before the die broke and they stopped making them. Ever since the first time I used it on the field I was in love with that gun. It has some drawbacks which I think they should have addressed but I'm still glad it's back. It's a great gun and hopefully I'll have the money to put some paint through it next summer (maybe even spring). Played a game of speedball on my first day with that gun and it was one of the most intense games ever.
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 3:12am
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This is cool. It will be interesting to see how the barrel is threaded. (I'm hoping for slip-fit because the J&J I have on my current SLII would work on a new one then . . . and I'd get to use a better hopper than the ammo box I'm using now.) ------------- 
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Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 5:57am
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This will be the first gun I've bought since my A-5, not counting the old Spyder TL I bought for parts.
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Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 10:00am
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yaaaaaa baby
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 3:09pm
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TippmannEmployee1 (a verified Tippy employee on the MCB forums) says they will be made in America with all the same parts as the original SL's! So what does this mean? New parts for your old SL's, and most likely slip-fit barrels! Yay! This will also mean other companies will start making slip-fits again! If all else fails, just have a threaded barrel turned down or something. :P
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Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 3:22pm
| They should include an adapter to go from slip fit to cocker or A5. |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 6:53pm
The last time I checked, there were still some slip-fit J&Js to be had if you looked around a bit. -------------
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Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 7:40pm
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Posted By: TinMan
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 7:50pm
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I have machined quite a few barrels to fit the SL. Mine is a stainless J&J
that was originally a Procarb barrel.
Really, other than Enos mentioning he spoke to Ron, I assume he meant Ron Goldblatt, all I've seen is a
poster. I think it's a great idea to bring a pump into the Tippmann lineup, but I highly doubt it would be the SL68. I love mine, but I still call shens.
I hope I'm wrong, even if it's a hoax, it certainly shows the demand for a Tippy pump is there.
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Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 9:11pm
it's legit. w We got the email earlier this week. they will have an official product launch Monday. -------------
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Posted By: Ruska
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 9:18pm
.... Again, you're having SEVERAL people tell you about the official announcement from Tippmann and you think its a hoax. Your hoax radar is terrible, this is legit. -------------
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Posted By: TinMan
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 9:25pm
haha, maybe your right about my radar. If you said stubborn, you'd be definately right.
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 12 September 2009 at 11:46pm
^^^stubborn 
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 13 September 2009 at 1:47am
I'm already on the pre-order. :P ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 13 September 2009 at 2:52am
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where can you pre-order? ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |
Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 13 September 2009 at 8:39am
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follow the linki in Detrev's original post and towards, the end there is another link. The OP of the MCB post is a dealer in Florida. ------------- "When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter. |
Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 13 September 2009 at 9:56am
Way to 'leak' it to another forum first, Tippmann, 
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Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 13 September 2009 at 12:45pm
Go http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/dealers-forum/91889-sl-68ii-pre-order-thread.html#post972191 - here . That link is already getting buried by newer posts so I thought I'd make it easier to find by posting here. It's just a thread on that forum so you would have to sign up there and post to pre-order. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 13 September 2009 at 1:46pm
------------- "When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter. |
Posted By: Luc McCloud
Date Posted: 13 September 2009 at 1:47pm
nah, he isnt as much of a jerk as you are ------------- The "Arctic Fox"; Insanity at its Finest! Since only experts and veterns can give their opinions and nobody listens to those who are new, I'll just leave and make everyone happy. |
Posted By: TinMan
Date Posted: 13 September 2009 at 2:17pm
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You came into a thread with a single post, and the post was only
to call a respected member a jerk?
Strike is on the way I'm guessing, or at least should be IMO.
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 13 September 2009 at 2:41pm
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^^^ I got a good laugh at that thread. Internet: srs business. Seriously though, keep that crap out of this thread. I do not want another debate, and I'm certain the mods are on my side. As for the pre-order, I can vouch for Titus. I've bought some things from him before, and he handled the TPX pre-order (as much of a Tippmann-caused fiasco as that was) on that site. Actually, he handled the pre-order very well. Kept us all informed. I still held off on getting one though... ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 13 September 2009 at 3:15pm
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^^^ I think I ordered from him as well. He used to sell these feed elbows that you can run a truck over. No plans here of cluttering your trhead. Thanks for finding the link ModCommando, I was going to go back and look for it, just had my hands full this morning. ------------- "When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter. |
Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 13 September 2009 at 3:48pm
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Enos, i think you sold it to koolit didn't you? and i love my sl-68 II, i actually feel old school now that i've owned the original for awhile. ------------- 
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Posted By: reifidom
Date Posted: 14 September 2009 at 3:53pm
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My sl-68II is in the basement. It truly is the frying pan of paintball guns, and it sounds like a cannon. I love it. ------------- 
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Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 14 September 2009 at 3:57pm
Yup. -------------
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 14 September 2009 at 5:34pm
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TinMan, I've got your shens right here! ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: TinMan
Date Posted: 14 September 2009 at 7:24pm
ok, ok, ok...there is a slight chance I was wrong.
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