The early 2000's saw a dramatic shift in paintball. It was the beginning of the woodsball revolution. The woodsball revolution was kicked off in 2002 by Special Ops paintball and was a brilliant campaign to bring players back into the woods. This also came with the creation of the SPPL (scenario paintball players league) as a means to make woods and scenario play more like a sport instead of coming off as military maneuvers. During this time, markers such as the Tippmann 98 and A5, made a splash in the market. These markers were easy to work with and gave players a reliable and affordable option besides typical speedball markers. This however was just a preview for what was to come.
As woodsball and milsim paintball continued to radically evolve. RAP4 was one of the first to bring a new concept to paintball, mag-fed markers. These markers were originally marketed to Military and Law Enforcement as a cheap cost effective alternative to simunitions. The training markers originally came in .43 caliber. Milsig, on the other hand, was among the first to market a .68 caliber mag-fed marker to the general public. This kicked off a mag-fed uprising as markers continually evolved and pushed the limits. Now we have markers like the Tacamo conversion kits, Dye Assault Matrix, and many others that players use.
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