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Magazine-fed paintball continues
to grow, one well-aimed shot and
well-attended mag-fed-only game
at a time. With magazine-fed-only
games growing in size all the time,
more mag-fed markers and players
carrying them appearing at scenario and recreational events and more
companies than ever supporting the
mag-fed marketplac e, it’s obvious
that the concept of taking the hopper
off isn’t going anywhere. That said,
it’s no surprise the equipment available to mag-fed players is only getting better. The hottest marker in the
mag-fed world right now is the M17
from Milsig and after a few days’ test
drive there’s no question as to why:
the Milsig M17 is the mag-fed marker that mag-fed paintball has been
waiting for!
June 2014
While the rest of the paintball world
continues to look for more colorful,
lighter and faster markers, the Milsig M17 fills the hands like a tactical firearm. A bit hefty at well over
four pounds, the weight of the M17
isn’t much of an issue as the players that will be toting it around are
of the hard core scenario, tactical or
mil-sim variety rather than a “midget with a machine gun” playing two
minutes at a time behind inflatable
bunkers. Don’t get caught with this
marker in plain view out in public, as
the M17 very closely resembles an
aggressively accessorized AR15 rifle. The resemblance doesn’t stop at
looks, however, as once in the hands
the M17’s controls, the cocking handle, magazine release and safety/
selector switch, are where an expe-