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Post by avengingangel on Jan 27, 2013 19:33:34 GMT -5
Chicago, I want to have your baby!
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Post by chicago on Jan 31, 2013 12:54:36 GMT -5
AA, before you say something like that, think about this photo! Every women needs to remember this!
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Post by chicago on Feb 1, 2013 10:44:16 GMT -5
In the voice of Forrest Gump, "...and that's all I have to say about that."
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Post by chicago on Feb 4, 2013 10:39:28 GMT -5
Thanks, Coralnerd, I guess: He contacted that custom rail shop ( see the first poll of this year for more info) and had them make this evolution grip for me! Talk about personalized. This doesn't change the facts, you now have a little over 22 hours to surrender or the bunny dies! Oh, to return the above favor, I'll be sending some unlucky rabbit's feet!
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Post by chicago on Feb 13, 2013 15:56:19 GMT -5
OMG, "my heart soars like an eagle," chief Dan George, Little Big Man.
I had sent my SR1 back in Sept or October of last year. CCM sent it back to me some time after the beginning of this new year. It has been so freakin' cold or windy or both or raining with large drops, that I've never had a chance to test it (not one shot). Well, today, it hit 40 degrees, so like a jackrabbit, I was out there firing it.
I really wasn't expecting much; I was thrilled at how well it actually went. Every piece has been taken out. Mounted and remounted. But, I so wanted to finally fire it again!
First shot, no chrono, just want to see a round exit the end of the barrel with no problems. It could fall a good 10 yards short; but, I wanted to finally fire it again. Just fire it at something that was visually 35-40 yards away. I'd never fired from this position (on my deck) but I knew the ground was super saturated. First shoot from a simple standing poistion (no bench, no bipod), 6 inches over bulleyes. Second shot with Chrono, 286 fps, 6 inches over bulleyes. Next shot 268, next shot 271.
This time I did a little "kentucky windaged" (fired six inches below bulleyes) and yes, dead on bullseye and it appeared the reg was settling down. Next shot 272, one inch to right of bullseye. Next shot 261 - 2 inches to the left. (Remember all these shots are from a standing position with no support, no bracing against anything).
Seeing the 10 foot per second drop from the last shot made me a little worried (this was the problem I started seeing before I sent it back); but, I was not going to be dismayed. All in all, we (my son was with me) kept taking turns firing and getting chrono measurements nothing written down - hands too cold!.
It appeared to me, the velocity was much more consistent than it used to be. Mind you, I did not sweet spot the CCM reg or adjust anything. So after 5 months, I'd say that we average around 271-272 - factory setting and the new/rebuilt CCM reg had probably seen may be one hndred total rounds through it (so some 10 fps fluctioms at times this early in the game, I was expecting; but, not the 30-40 feet per second jumps I was seeing before I sent it back and, I'd put thousands of rounds through it hoping to see the reg settle down and trying to determine where the wild flucuations were coming from) but that was it.
Finally we started running out of air or I would have continued til the bag of Frist Strikes were gone. Very cool out but not that bitter bone chiiling cold in the past two months we'd been experiencing.
No adjustments. Windage was dead on and elevation was always 6 inches off (I'll fix that when I get the marker on a stand). Now for warmer weather, fine tuning, and real tests. Oh! these rounds all came from an old bag I found in the bottom of my duffle bag. These First Strikes were all just breach loaded (no shells - not measured weights or sizes yet). That's for another day. I want to use my "measured" rounds once the marker is fine tuned and I'm properly setup to test.
But, think about it 272 feet per second from the factory on random First Strike rounds. Not sorted; not measured in the cold. Didn't even look for rejects (like bad or cracked fins).
It was with the 16 inch riffled hammerhead (0.686 fin) and flasc supressor. It was the tank I had used with my Tiberius 9.1. The external pressure into the SR1 was between 450-500 psi using a Ninja reg. We both checked the new guage we installed on the marker, my silent ghost! Did remember to use the Vendetta at the end. It said the target was 36 yards away (did not use the optimizer at this time - probably should have, might have got rid of the 6 inch high shots.) I think last time I used the optimzer it was at 60 meters!
CCM, Bill has been incredible during my, at times, frustrating jouney. Trinity was also a great help, source of information, and encouragment. Thank you all. If I'd still seen the same wild fluctations, I would have first tried to install a "balanced reg" of my own (bypassing the CCM) and then if that didn't work, I would have sold it back to Casper for the same price he charged me. I think he regrets selling it!)
What would I have done then; probably bought a carmatech or a Dye DAM! Would have kept my range finder and optimizer of course and mounted them on the new guns. But, for now I'm sticking with my CCM SR1. Someone is mailing me a 20 inch hammerhead too. Can't wait! The SR1 is so much more a civilized beast than an auto fire dye dam. I'm from the age of gentlmen and one shot one kill. No spray 'n play for me!
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Post by casper on Feb 13, 2013 17:26:01 GMT -5
Great news !!Yes I would buy it back at a considerable discount.It has your kuddie's on it!!I think it likes the cold.I have some shooting of my own to do tomarrow.Weather conditions will be sunny no wind and 65 to 70 degrees.The GODS have smiled upon me again !!!I have been swimming in my pool too it's 50-60 degrees lol!! Time to DO WORK "C" !!!Keep us informed!!
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Post by trinity on Feb 14, 2013 13:58:54 GMT -5
Glad your SR1 is performing the way it is supposed to. The SR1 is the first paintball gun that. I have ever owned that I drag out just to plink with. Of course I practice with it pretty regularly, and I also do a lot of shooting for my blog entries. For example I am sorking on an article comparing my ballistic chrony, the Virtue Clock, and the Radarchron (little yellow things). The plinking I am talking about though has no purpose other than for the pure joy of operating the bolt, pulling the trigger, and seeing what I can hit. (Note to self: Need to order new seed cup for the bird feeder.)
I'm glad CCM got it right. The guys and girls in that shop know and love paintball. It's what drew me to CCM in the first place. Trust me on this. There are major paintball gun manufacturers who look at you like you're crazy when you ask them if they have a place to actually shoot the new gun they are introducing. Not at CCM. Bring a new gun (their's or anybody else's) into that shop and the crew heads outside to give it a try.
I am hoping to get my rifle out to an event next weekend up in Oregon, but the weather forecast isn't looking good. I'm also supposed to team up with Jjron for the next Supergame in May. Now that he famous though, I'll probably get bumped for Bruce Willis or some other celebrity.
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Post by jjron99 on Feb 16, 2013 20:21:49 GMT -5
Lucky for you, Bruce Willis is busy flying cars into helicopters and filming Die Hard 6.
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Post by trinity on Feb 19, 2013 2:59:19 GMT -5
That's too bad. I, however, will be a value-added sniper. You can use the marker in my tactical armboard to sign autographs. I'll even hold your gun.
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Post by jjron99 on Feb 19, 2013 20:30:18 GMT -5
LOL! yeah... I don't know if I can top that response.
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Post by chicago on Feb 21, 2013 17:12:57 GMT -5
So, Fixxer's triggers arrived today in the mail. They look like precious stones glittering. I'll mount them tomorrow! Sorry Allu, that might sound too sexual in nature, I'll assemble them tomorrow. But, I still might mount them too! And here's a couple of closeups of the CCM SR1 trigger: if everything goes as planned I should be ready for paintball by the IDES of MARCH!
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Post by Allu on Feb 22, 2013 17:03:32 GMT -5
Hey, some innuendo should be acceptable right? Paintball related and all as you usually say... Anyways, in this case it would just have been a matter of the readers dirty mind. Until we blew it out of proportion that is Again :S
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Post by chicago on Feb 26, 2013 16:12:48 GMT -5
Can't wait to try those new First Strike look alikes in my CCM SR1. With a single feed, I won't have to worry how a tiberius magagizine will handle them! Trinity what do you think, what do you know? what a great day on this forum again!
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Post by trinity on Feb 26, 2013 19:06:43 GMT -5
I know a few things. First, these look nothing like Scarab Arms's initial first strike prototypes. Second, I know I wouldn't want to get hit with one of those things. Third, replacing those rubber thingies (technical ballistic term) would be expensive and frustrating.
Scarab Arms, like Tiberius, makes a lot of less-than-lethal stuff for law enforcement. I think (hope) that photo shows their pepper balls. I would really hate to think that is their finished first strike equivalent.
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Post by Allu on Feb 26, 2013 20:12:13 GMT -5
Word!
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Post by chicago on Feb 28, 2013 17:54:47 GMT -5
I know a few things. First, these look nothing like Scarab Arms's initial first strike prototypes. Second, I know I wouldn't want to get hit with one of those things. Third, replacing those rubber thingies (technical ballistic term) would be expensive and frustrating. Scarab Arms, like Tiberius, makes a lot of less-than-lethal stuff for law enforcement. I think (hope) that photo shows their pepper balls. I would really hate to think that is their finished first strike equivalent. Nope, $29 per 100. Tiberius is $39 per 100. What I'm upset about is that I'll have to go through 100s upon 100s to repeat my tests of regs, and barrels, and markers. And, it is not just double; cause maybe a 121 will work better in a Tiberius/Lapco than an FS (or, vice a verse a). But, that hammerheads will handle 121 and the Tib riffed 0.683 will just chew those 121 to shreds! I wonder what colors will be avaialble in July?
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Post by trinity on Feb 28, 2013 19:18:01 GMT -5
My initial thought was that that was a .68 caliber paintball in the center and that the outer black ring was rubber of some sort. Now we know better.
As to the changes from Scarab Arms original prototype to this rather dramatically different shape, I have an opinion. I believe it likely that Scarab Arms got a patent-infringement notification from someone like Full Circle and, as a result, decided to go in an entirely different direction.
Like everyone else, I will be waiting for the test results. From my perspective though, they will have to have significant accuracy advantages to make me use them. One of the things I hated about paintball was the fragility of paintballs. No matter how hard I tried to rotate them and properly store them, those gelatin shells always seemed to dimple. In wet or humid weather the paint would start swelling just minutes after you opened the bag. I am not at all anxious to revisit those days. Polystyrene isn't perfect but it is nearly indestructible when compared to gelatin. Just saving a dime a round isn't enough.
From my perspective, I am taking a wait-and-see approach before I even consider recalibrating or testing.
The other thing that is in the back of my mind is how Scarab Arms handled the whole TGR2 roll-out and its ultimate decision to not put any kind of internal velocity adjustment inside its guns. Being a new company with a new product, I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. It's decision to issue spring kits instead of just redesigning the gun left a strong negative impression.
Maybe that has nothing to do with the engineering behind these rounds. Maybe. Time will tell.
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Post by chicago on Feb 28, 2013 19:26:44 GMT -5
God has spoken- don't you love it when someone like trinity takes the time to talk with the masses.
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Post by DJmatt123 on Feb 28, 2013 20:59:39 GMT -5
Although most of the problems with the gelatin should not affect these rounds like regular paintballs and they should be able to break on target better thank the polystyrene. If they swell, it won't make much difference since the gelatin isn't making the seal on the barrel and if there is a dimple or issue with a seam, it appears you could probably rotate the paintball inside the nose of the round. I am glad that there will be a selection of color now, that grey/white fill is very hard to see, especially since there's only half of what a normal ball has.
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Post by jjron99 on Feb 28, 2013 22:02:23 GMT -5
Based on multiple discussions, the finned rubber "sabot" is a frangible foam material that shatters on impact. It also supposedly weight less than an FS round.
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