What happened to ......

[Minnow]

Stocks and remotes ?

Why don't people seem to use them anymore ?

I stopped using them when my team started to take the pi** out of me and must admit that from a fashion point of view the nice gun mounted round bottom fibre wrapped bottle seems to be the current trendy set up to be seen with.

So is a gun mounted bottle set up really that much better or are we all becoming fashion victims ?


Minnow

 

[FI2eeFL0w]

im thinkin people use em cuz in a way its easier, and you dont have to worry about bustin your remote

 

[KillerOnion]

There are a handful of reasons, such as using the weight and length to steady the gun, avoiding getting tangled in the remote hose while podding, simplicity, not having to take off your pack when you put your gun down or otherwise have a dangling remote hose trailing behind you, being able to check your pressure level and fill without having to take the bottle out then put it back in place (a big issue for people that shoot a lot of paint, who were for a long time and still are the most likely to use remotes), and not having to worry about the occasional catching the hose on a bunker as you're trying to move. (Very embarassing and potentially painful.) I guess the only gun that I can think of right now that I would run remote with would be a Shocker, since it by itself is heavy enough to be steady. As for a really milled Cocker, Emag, or Angel, forget it!

 

[Matski]

accuracy

Having the bottle mounted behind the gun gives the marker greater balance and allows u to get a much firmer hold of the gun which with most players leads to more accurate snap shooting.

Read the article on accuracy by Steve James pgi, he goes into a tad more detail than lazy ol me...

http://www.p8ntballer.com/classroomcontents/accuracy.shtml

 

[Brianguard16]

i'm going to try it...............

I just bougt a remote, and plan on using it. I have always liked the idea of having your tank in you harness and having a stock put on the gun. I don't see how you get tangled up with the remote. It is behind you, right? I plan on buying a retrackable m-16 stock to put on the back of my tippmann 98. I am used to having the tank up against my chest, that is why I am buying the m-16 stock. Does anyone know where I could get an m-16 retrackable stock for cheap??

 

[crom-dubh]

Wouldnt it be best to run a Mag on remote if you are using CO2?
That way the bottle stays in the upright position and the 4ft hose acts as an expasion chamber. All off which would reduce the risk of liquid CO2 getting into the gun.

 

[gunnerson]

We had a guy at one of my Rec games with one of those things. He had problems with it. Kept getting the line tangled on the haybales. Anyways, I'd rather have my Co2 on the back of my gun.

 

[Joao Duro]

Rem's

Always thought it looked wayyyy cool (gun+stock+remote), but never used 1:

When i played rec in the woods, never came around to install 1. I'm that lazy a b@st@rd

Now i play tourneys (front player), sliding'n'diving with that thing sitting on my back!!! ouch

 

[doo-doo brown (Fusion UK)]

couldnt beat remotes in the wood.... happily running or crawling through the woods until your remote gets tangled on branches and you come to a sudden stop!!

 

[jermanboy]

I got rid of my because of the the bruise my 20ounce left on my spine. I would run and the friggin thing would hit me it the back. Tank on gun is alot more compact and doesnt get tangled on trees.