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3. Getting Started
Safety and safe marker handling are the most important aspects of
paintball sports. Please practice each of the following steps with an
unloaded marker before attempting to charge your marker with an air
source and paintballs.
• Do not install an air cylinder or load paintballs into your marker
until you feel completely confident with your ability to handle your
marker safely.
• Keep your finger out of the trigger guard and away from the trig-
ger; point the muzzle of the marker in a safe direction at all times.
Keep the marker in “Safe Mode” (safety on) until you are ready to
operate the marker. Please refer to the Safe Mode section below for
full details.
• Always keep your marker pointed in a safe direction. Always use a
barrel plug or barrel blocking device. Always use ASTM approved
paintball-specific eye protection in any areas where paintball mark-
ers may be discharged.
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Safe Mode
In this manual, you will see
the term “Safe Mode”. The
safety should be set to “Safe”
(red marking on safety will
not be visible). Make sure
your marker is set to “Safe
Mode” when indicated to do
so (Fig. 1.1). Top photo in Fig.
1.1 indicates “Safe Mode”.
Barrel Installation
• Make sure marker is degassed, hopper removed, no paintballs in the
feed port or breech and the marker is in “Safe Mode”.
• While pointing marker in a safe direction, place the threaded end of
the barrel into the front opening of the marker body.
• Turn the barrel clockwise until it stops (do not over tighten).
• Install a barrel-blocking
device. This can be a
barrel plug or other
such device that pre-
vents the accidental dis-
charge of a paintball
(Fig. 1.2).
Slide-Away™ Feed Elbow and Loader Installation
Feed Elbow
• Press and hold the retention button located on the side of the Slide-
Away™ elbow.
• Slide the elbow onto the front of the picatinny rail.
• Line up the elbow with the feed hole on the right side receiver.
• Check that the elbow is
locked in place and prop-
erly aligned (Fig. 1.3).
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Fig. 1.1
Fig. 1.2
Fig. 1.3
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