Mag to Cocker Barrel Adapter

I've released my Mag to Cocker Barrel Adapter here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9Ub05cFvbYmZHNpUlJFTXRhU0E/edit?usp=sharing


Enjoy!

Sony AS30V/AS100V

Sony released some "updates" to the HR-AS(S) line of sports cameras.  Honestly, the only reason I was even looking at them was for stuffing on my RC plane.

The newer models are slightly smaller.  The AS100V is "splashproof" without the exoskeleton.  No idea if this means it can take a direct paintball hit, however.

They've added some features.  Like GPS, which is not particularly interesting for paintball.

The new remote control is actually kind of neat and I can see myself getting some use out of it.

However, the case and mounting are STILL overall fucked up.

They STILL haven't added even a image flip in hardware.  It's the easiest fucking thing for them to do, and they STILL can't fucking add the feature.  Hello?  Imager has to fill the memory anyways, and if not there, then when the frames are pulled they can be flipped at that point as well, still completely in "hardware" without making the user do it in post-processing.

It is fucking bizarre how inept Sony is.

Field Operations Codified: Team Selections

I think I posted this, or something like this, on MCB, but here's the rundown.

It's real fucking simple.  There's nothing more fair than completely fucking random.  No predefined teams for recball.

All you need is a binary criteria applied to some random (something you had no control over) input.

Even/odd is a binary criteria.

Most people have no control over their date of birth.

VOILA.

Even/odd birth date
Even/odd birth month
Even/odd birth year

That gets you three very quick randomization options.

Once things are broadly split, look over the teams and make sure they're not retardedly stacked, and make adjustments.

Refs need to take the initiative here for the rec groups.  It's rec play, not scenario play or tournament practice.  You all get fucking randomized, no arguments.

You want to play together or some shit?  Make a private game, or go play on the airball field.

Field Operations Codified: Separate And Totally Unequal

The field where I normally play at doesn't have an airball field, which is actually great because it tends to keep the field and players more rec oriented.  There are other fields in town with airball, and that's where those folks go.

The owner has mentioned that he would like to add airball to get that part of the business.

Here's how my take on how to deal with the situation.

The field should strictly be partitioned into two parts:  recball and airball/tournament ball.

Field fee is $20, and this gets you admission to one of the two partitions.

If you're a rec player, you pay $20, and you only play the rec fields.

If you're a tournament player, you pay $20, and you only play the airball field.

Pretty much everybody should be plenty happy and there's no need for the groups to mix, ever.

• The tournament players can be all snotty and claim a field all for themselves, in peace.
• The rec players don't have to listen to the tournament players baiting them to go play the airball field so they can get stomped.  "Oh, you want me to play airball?  Pay my field fee."
• If the tournament players want to fuck up the rec business, they have to pay.
• Either way, the field at least gets some money.

So here are some hypothetical situations:

Tournament baller is getting bored on the airball field and wants to play recball.  No problem.  Pony up another $20 field fee to play the rec fields, and by the way, if you cause any drama on the rec field, we're still kicking your ass off both fields.  No bones about it -- tournament players are second class citizens, and we'll take your money AND kick you off the field if you start shit.

Rec baller wants to get wasted off the airball field?  Pony up another $20 to hit that side of the field.  If you want to have a bad time and never come back because you were too stupid to stay off the airball field, then pay up.

Tournament baller shows up, pays his $20, plays on the airball field.  Airball crowd dries up.  He wants to play with the rec group.  That's fine, cough up another $20, same rules as before apply.

Rec baller pays $20 to play with the rec group, and the rec group dries up.  He wants to play on the airball field with the airball players.  That's fine, cough up another $20.

Private groups play on the rec fields.

The Fine Art of First Strike Round Loading

TBD:  Red springs, Spyders, and shitty overall strategies.

Krotary Rifle

Look at the grin on this guy's face at the beginning of the video.

Speaking of which, I think it's great that people are posting videos of their creations online.

This was basically what I was wanting to do myself, but I realized there was no fucking way I would be able to pull it off with my resources.  He has the basic elements I wanted -- a rotating feed and a feed gate.  And obviously he had FS rounds in mind.  I'm totally copying his 10rd tube dispenser as well; what an awesome idea.

Not overly complicated; just a nice, elegant bit of work.

Only problem is, of course, it's Not An Automag.  Being a bolt action gun, that means that once the bolt is forward, you can't rotate and load up the other chambers at-the-ready.

But at least you are damn sure you're not going to have a misfeed when firing.  That is one of the few remaining useful purposes of (closed bolt) pump guns outside of class-based games/rules.  (I.e. pump only games.)

I also hate shooting vids, but there are a few things to note.  I'm going to guess that he actually has pretty good dexterity, and probably does things like practice motions.  His motions and placement of items appears careful and deliberate.  I think that people with similar dexterity levels may wind up coming up with similar preferences.

FS Drum Mag

So I found this on the ol' Intertubes as well.

I kind of want to hesitate to call this a rotary loader because it's really more like a curved magazine loader.  The rounds are still fed from the back by a single pusher; it's just that it's using a torsion spring like mine instead of a compression spring.

Being a single pusher design, it shares the same shortcoming as the other pusher designs -- inability to load new rounds in on the fly.  And this has a pretty large dead zone.  Pushing the entire stack from the back instead of distributing over multiple rounds can also be problematic.

This compensates for that with increased capacity of course.

Still, an interesting design and worth thinking about.  Plus he 3D printed it like I did, so extra points.