Paintball Magazine Paintball Magazine May 2020 Issue | Page 22

In early 2018, a customer reached out to Tim
with something that he wanted built. I don’t
know the name of this customer, so don’t ask.
What I do know is that on March 9th, 2018 this
Automag was completed. Tim likes to name
all his creations and so the “NAIL GUN” was
born. It was a smashing success. It was a one
of a kind but everyone that saw it wanted it. So
much so that it became a reoccurring request.
“Tim, can you please make me a Nail Gun?”
As I said above, there are two options on the
AGD ordering webpage… the Nail Gun is only
unofficial third option that has a dedicated
name. Tim however likes creating custom
markers and while the Nail Gun was epic… it
could be better…. carbon fibre!
through my podcast and he was kind enough
to bring this bad boy Automag to the Las Vegas
NXL and let me take pictures of it for you all.
This Automag has an XMT carbon fibre body; a
Luke’s Customs carbon fibre foregrip; a Luke’s
Customs Tech Rail Extended; a Nummech gas
through grip frame; an AGD X-Valve with LVL
10 bolt; CCM air fittings; AGD blade trigger
and it’s finished off with a SP 14” carbon
fibre barrel with freak inserts. Now it has be
argued that since this was made with a lot of
custom parts that were available prior to this,
that it’s not “the first”. That argument would
be wrong. This was “the first” made in the
actual AirGun Designs facility. The Nail Gun’s
popularity has at the time of me writing this
led to the creation of 4 more exactly like it and
And that brings us to this beauty we have here. it is my understanding that there are currently
This is the first official AirGun Designs carbon 11 more bodies waiting to become AirGun
fibre Nail Gun. It is proudly owned by Joaquin Designs carbon fibre Nail Guns.
Cervantes. I was lucky enough to meet Joaquin
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