Thread: I thought is was cool until.....

I think it would be very practical in the right situations. My dad is full time pest controller and shoots for a helicopter outfit also, his main tool is an AR15 (a "proper" one) but there are situations where a centrefire is not practical and sometimes not allowed when completing contracts for doc etc. An example is a contract he has where he has to do a lot of shooting around the Mt Cook Hermitage and he is not allowed to use a centrefire. He started off with a CZ semi but got frustrated with it as it didn't fare well with high volume shooting and required fiddly breakdown for cleaning etc. I then showed him my Tippman and he went out and got one and reckons its awesome, it's the exact same feel, weight, operating controls etc as his ar15, he even runs the same ASE suppresor on it. He can use it in the dark no worries and is very familiar with it, he runs the same optics on it including thermal, he can pop the rear takedown pi, drop the bolt out and give it a wipe on his shirt in the dark without even looking. I think I've even heard him say "now if they made one of these in WMR they can take my money!"