WHATISSTOCK

WHAT IS STOCK CLASS PAINTBALL --------------------BY DURTY DAN!

Stock class can be best described as "Paintball's Back To Earth

Movement". Players were tired of playing with levels of technology that

they saw as a crutch or as a substitute for skill. Stock is also attractive to

players who can't afford to go through a case of paint a day. Dr Marty

Nation formed the Stockgun Player's Association to help spread the word

of the re-emergence of stock class. You see, stock class is not a new idea,

but a modification of an old one. When paintball first started, all you had

were stock class paintmarkers.

WHAT MAKES A STOCKGUN -- A STOCKGUN

In order to try and equalize the technology available

to the player within this class,

a strict set of guidelines has been established.

These guidelines only apply to the paintmarker being used.

1.Feed/Operating System

A stockgun must be manually operated. Some manually actuated mechanical manipulation must be performed to load a ball and cock the paintmarker's action.

No semi-automatics or double-actions (with the exception of the Crosman 3357 Spotmarker).

A stockgun can only be powered by a SINGLE 12 gram powerlet.

The paintballs are gravity fed from a tube that is parallel to the barrel.

The outer circumference of the tube, or stock feed block, must touch the outer circumference of the barrel. The feed tube can not hold more than 20 paintballs either capped or with a tube inserted.

The magazine tube or feeding block's outer circumference must touch the outer circumference of the barrel. It must be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the barrel. It must be flat and can have no ramps to encourage balls to roll to the bolt. (This is to prevent any design that provides enough space to stack another paintball so that will be ready to load without tilting the paintmarker.)

In the feed tube there can be no arrangement to impede the

balls from rolling off the bolt except the thickness of the main

body and the tube above it.

No direct feeds, the paintmarker must be tilted to load

EVERY paintball.

2.Power System

No quick changes for the CO2. This means the knob holding the CO2 in must be unscrewed and the powerlet dropped out through the threads. (With the exception of: Nelspot 007 & Crosman 3357 Spotmarker. Because the grip panels must be removed to change 12 grams, they have been made exceptions.) However, Battlegrips for the Nelspot (that have a drop out hole for the twelve gram) are not permitted.

For safety reasons, the knob must be turned at least one and one half full revolutions to remove it. No check valves. Removing the CO2 must inactivate the Œmarker.

Rat-a-tac, Phantom stock class, and other ³bucket-type² quick changers are permitted.

3.Barrel

The barrel may be any length but must be smoothbore and solid. This means- no holes, rifling, or muzzle brakes.

There can be one barrel addition but it may not exceed eight inches from the tip of the (original marker's) barrel and may not be drilled, rifled, etc.

4.Other Equipment

No autotriggers.

Any type of stocks, grips, and sights are allowed.

With the exception of the Battlegrips for the Nelspot,

that have a drop out hole for the twelve gram.