New MacDev Marker: Tactical Drone

[Pinki]

For years now MacDev have made high end markers for use in tournament paintball. The designers at MacDev have now made a new marker specifically designed for use in scenario paintball.




Construction
The Drone is CNC machined from solid Aluminium billets, without castings or cheap plastic parts, you will receive the same quality expected from MacDev high end tournament markers.

Pneumatic Drive
The Tactical Drone is based on a simplified, valveless version of the popular Droid marker of 2008, however it has enough changes to the drive system to make it a new design in its own right.

The pneumatic drive is fed by the next generation of inline regulator, the new Gladiator RX2. The new inline boasts industry leading flow, recharge, reliability and ease of maintenance.

Electronics
The board inside the Drone is based on the Cyborg RX electronic platform, however programming and feedback is achieved via a chameleon LED housed in the rear of the grip frame. A powerful microprocessor achieves lightning fast firing response and allows the user to access fire modes and select fire options.

Limitless Potential
Add-ons for the Drone will give almost limitless combinations and customisation to your marker, the Drone is the perfect platform for your ideal scenario machine-gun.

Key Specifications
Length,Width, Height (with Barrel) 475mm/225mm/45mm
Power 9V Alkaline
Weight (with Barrel/no Barrel) 1056g/961g
Barrel Thread AutoCocker
Propellant Compressed Air/N2
Included Barrel 12" 0.693 bore
Air Efficiency 1400+ rounds per 68/4500psi

The Tactical Drone is tentatively set for release at the end of July 2009.

[ALIHISGREAT]

It's not april 1st.... i'm very confused....

[Pinki]

What's to be confused about?

Just as Bob Long had adapted his amazing Marq platform, now MacDev have adapted their smooth shooting Droid for the Milsim market - now you can have top level performance without sacrificing any Mil-Sim looks or functionality....

[Reppyboyo]

Soooooo it a torney marker with rails?

[Pinki]

Originally Posted by Reppyboyo

Soooooo it a torney marker with rails?

Yep - just like the M-Tac and SP-8.

Best of both worlds.

[ALIHISGREAT]

Originally Posted by Pinki

Yep - just like the M-Tac and SP-8.

Best of both worlds.

Not entirely and thats why i'm confused!

The Mtac and SP8 both look like real firearms... the Drone just has rails on it.

[rider_in_black]

erm, 3rd pic. how does it feed, or is that some kind of adaptor for a horizontal mag feed?

[woodyudet]

nice idea, but the rails don't seem right...

The mg shroud should be railed as by the looks of it you wouldn't be able to attach a tac light above the barrel or a laser/taclight below.

If you're playing indoor CQB then side rails are less useful than vertical rails if you have a centre feed hopper, especially as you need to exit out doors on the left & right hand sides. As a result, you need your taclight in the centre and aligned to your barrel... having taclights vertically doesn't increase your profile unlike when horizontally mounted which would seem the only option with this marker

I've never seen the point of tac rails behind the hopper clamp as what purpose do they serve?

[listerofsmeg]

Originally Posted by rider_in_black

erm, 3rd pic. how does it feed, or is that some kind of adaptor for a horizontal mag feed?

Could be a Q-loader adapter perhaps?

[Pinki]

From what I'm given to understand, this is the base model - like an A-5/X-7

There will be different shrouds and bolt-on goodies (stocks/fake mags etc.) available soon so that it's mil-sim looks can be completely customised.

Rider - it's an adapter for a Longbow-style tube mag apparently?

[rider_in_black]

Originally Posted by Pinki

Rider - it's an adapter for a Longbow-style tube mag apparently?

yeah, kinda what it looked like to me.

would of thought something with that prospecive performance would be sold short by a tube feed, but hey, we'll see.

[richardwidlake]

No disrespect to Macdev but this isn't far enough removed from the design of a speedball gat in my eyes. It really just looks like a speedball gun with the minimal amount of rails stuck on.

Could do with something to make the grip less sport and more milsim. Also the barrel shroud looks like a bit throw on.

I'm really not trying to slag of macdev they are top class but this gun isn't milsim enough for hardcore woodsballers.

[TINCA]

hello pinki
any idea of a price on this and has any on the forum tried / bought one of these yet
cheers john

[ALIHISGREAT]

Just found this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBopw2rEmd8

[TINCA]

just nearly pissed myself laughing
cool and thanks for the link
john

just went onthe home site and its cocker threaded
have got arsoms/hammerheads/progressive and apex barrells in the shed...can see some serious shizzle going on when i get hold of a pair of these babys