Airgun Designs was founded in 1987 by Tom Kaye. The companys first marker, the 68 Automag, went into large scale production in 1990, after several years of development and small-scale production. The 68 Automag has the unique distinction of being the first semi-automatic marker to win a paintball tournament.

Since the release of the original 68 Automag, it's design has changed little, a testament to the simplicity and innovation of it's design. Other innovations pioneered by Airgun have included the Powerfeed, the Reactive Trigger, Nitrogen/HPA as a power source, and the Warp-feed, a direct feed that predates Tippmann's cyclone feed by two years.

Airgun Designs has even entered the tactical paintball market with their Tac-One, a state-of-the-art, X-Valved ULE body with MilSpec Picatinny rails. The marker comes stock with a J&J ceramic two-piece barrel, AGD's Intelliframe, a ULE body with three picatinny rails, and the X-Valve, an RT valve capable of as much as 36 bps, and the Level 10 bolt, a low velocity bolt designed to prevent chop without electronics.

The intelliframe is a standard .45 grip, which gives the Tac-one a familiar feel, and overall, the marker is one of the lightest around.

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I am somewhat jealous of the small, hand-crafted company approach of Airgun after the vibe I'm starting to get from WGP.



edited by: danielM, Aug 25, 2008 - 05:27 PM

Daniel Mueller
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