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• Position "B" will feed paintballs into the marker's breech.
• Position "C" will lock the paintballs in the Feed Tube Magazine and will
stop them from loading into the marker.
Feed Tube Magazine
The Feed Tube Magazine holds 10 paintballs which are fed into the Marker
through the Feed Adapter. To install the magazine, simply slide the open
end into either the front or the back of the Feed Adapter. Make sure it's fully
seated into the Feed
Adapter to prevent it com-
ing loose (Fig. 3.5).
CO (12 Gram)
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Cylinder Installation
Consult the dealer from
whom you purchased your
BT Marker, or a recognized and competent air smith, for instruction in the
safe handling of CO cylinders before purchasing or installing one into
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your BT Marker.
Before Pressurizing your Marker
• Set Marker to "Safe Mode".
• Check to make sure that you and anyone within range are wearing eye
protection designed specifically for paintball.
• Double check that all screws are tightened and no parts are loose
before installing an air source.
• Ensure you have a specifically designed barrel-blocking device in place.
• Make sure there are no paintballs in the marker.
W W A A R R N N I I N N G G : : DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR WHILE THE MARKER IS
PRESSURIZED! The 12 gram CO
so. ALWAYS KEEP THE DOOR SHUT TIGHTLY WHEN THE CO
CYLINDER IS IN THE MARKER!
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cylinder may shoot out by doing
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B T P A I N T B A L L . C O M
Pressurizing your Marker
• While pointing the Marker in a
safe direction, cock the Marker by
pulling the Cocking Slide located
on the back of the Marker back
until it clicks and stops (Fig. 3.6).
• Release the Cocking Slide; the
Marker is now cocked.
• Locate the CO door on bottom of
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the Marker and push the Door
Locking Spring toward the rear of
the Marker using your thumb.
• Then pull the door open by pulling
on the small Picatinny rail on the
back of the door.
Fig. 3.5
• Position the BT Marker so that the
CO door is pointed upwards while
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keeping the muzzle of the Marker
pointed in a safe direction.
• Insert a 12 gram CO cylinder into
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the 12 gram retainer and gently
slide it toward the puncture pin as
pictured (Fig. 3.7).
• Close the CO door firmly, locking the door in place (Fig. 3.8).
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• Your Marker is now pressurized.
Loading Paintballs
BT Markers use .68 Caliber, water-sol-
uble paintballs, readily available at
paintball pro-shops, commercial play-
ing fields, and many sporting goods
stores. The paintballs are fed from
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magazine through the Feed Adapter into the breech of the Marker (Fig. 3.9).
• Make sure the Marker is set to "Safe Mode".
Fig. 3.6
Fig. 3.7
Fig. 3.8
Fig. 3.9
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