Paintball Magazine Premier Issue, May 2015 | Page 78

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The New Tippmann TCR
Tippmann has been a brand you can count on since the
dawn of paintball. As we all may know, Tippmann did
not start out as a paintball manufacturer. Originally they
manufactured collectible, half-scale replica machine guns
but in 1986 when gun laws changed, it forced them to reevaluate their business. Seeing as how the guns they already
knew how to make shared the same principles of a paintball
gun, they decided to go into the paintball business. Their
goal was to make high-performance, durable products that
people could afford. Today, some years later they have met
and exceeded that goal.
I had the pleasure of reviewing one of their newest
additions to the paintball world, The TCR Magfed Marker.

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By Alicia and Colton Bane

The paintball marker itself is built around the already
popular TiPX pistol platform and offers players reliabilit y
and flexibility.
The gun comes standard with an Allen wrench set, grease,
a squeegee, flip top sights, folding front vertical handle,
a collapsible stock with additional mag carrier, an 11 inch
barrel, as well as a 7 ball and a 12 ball magazine. What I
really found convenient about this gun though is your
choice in air sources. You can either choose a 12-gram CO2
inserted into a built-in quick changer in the body, or you
use a remote line system via the drop down remote line
port. Both of the air sources work fantastically.