Spyder Goes .43 Caliber (or 11mm to Them)

Fets · January 15th, 2009

Well didn't expect to ever be posting news up in the Spyder forum that would be terribly interesting, but I just got an email from Kingman that was NEOSMUT worthy (milsim related):

Quote:

Kingman Group
Date: January 15, 2009
Contact: 626-430-2300
Los Angeles, CA, USA

THE NEXT BIG THING IN ACTION SPORTS HAS GONE SMALL

Kingman Group (the creator of Spyder Paintball) is proud to announce a brand new division "Kingman Training". Just like our company motto "Unstoppable", we are relentless in pursuit for the next exciting innovation in action sports. After more than 3 years working with top engineers, technicians and designers we have created an 11mm Paintball Marker (.43 Cal.) which will prove to be "The Next Big Thing" in action sports.
Kingman Training has applied a breakthrough patented "RSV" (Reversal Striker Valve) system in to a life-sized hand held marker which delivers a true simulated weight and feel to a real hand pistol. The marker uses 11mm paintballs (.43 Cal.) powered by a 12 gram CO2 cartridge with a magazine that holds 10 paintballs and shoots up to 250 feet per second. Each 12 gram CO2 cartridge can shoot up to 6 magazines (60 paintballs). We have revolutionized the air efficiency, while the paintball marker delivers an effective paintball impact on targets while virtually eliminating all paintball breaks inside the marker.
This new hand held KT Marker will provide flawless performance, with increased accuracy and distance. This Marker is perfect for recreational simulated environment play, and Military, Security, or S.W.A.T. training practice. The KT product line will also feature Goggles, Gear and Accessories to complement your game.
Kingman Group is scheduled to launch the "Kingman Training" line in Spring 2009. For more information please visit Kingman Training.

Fets · January 15th, 2009

While these don't look like that great of a marker, the cool news for us is that another company is moving towards .43 caliber.

I have always loved the format for MILSIM paintball, but it only works if all players are shooting .43 I think.

.43 caliber paintballs are much cheaper, and they allow magazine fed markers to be realistic. Maybe someday they will become the woodsball standard!

Reccanize · February 16th, 2009

Nice post I hope the fields, and also the sport, start making CQB training areas part of some of the scenarios.

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