Q. Is the CGW for sale?
A. Well, I suppose anything is for sale if the price is right, but for a reasonable price, no, it's not for sale.

Q. Will you make and sell a gun like the CGW ?
A. Due to continued interest, Chris Demartini, who built the CGW, is currently working on similar guns to sell to the public. The rifles will be built by hand, one at a time. Check his online store for availabilty and prices at Scenario Enthusiast.

Q. Are there drawn plans for the CGW ?
A. No, it was pretty much trial and error, and a hand-fitting-as-you-go sort of project. It was at least the third attempt at modifying a pump with a rifle stock. Chris Demartini, who carved the stock for instance, basically just went to work with some rather general specifications I laid out. My specifications were only suggestions in relationship to the earlier wooden stock guns such as "make this part a little longer", or "mount this part this way". Nothing was really drawn out or measured beforehand. I have tried to explain as much of the mechanics as possible in the text of the page, but will be glad to answer any other questions if I can.

Q. Does the CGW shoot better (more accurately or farther) than other paintball guns?
A. Absolutely not. With good paint, the gun will shoot pretty tight groups for a paintball gun - a byproduct of having consistent velocity. But it's certainly no better than any other well set up gun. Range is restricted by the same velocity limits of other guns. The CGW is all about handicapping yourself, and from a performance standpoint offers the user far more disadvantages than advantages.

Q. Where can I get the lever 12-gram quick changer seen in the stock?
A. The quick changer was made for the Bushmaster pump gun by Line SI, which long ago went out of business. E-bay and other auction sources are a good place to start. I have never seen the quick changer for sale by itself, but have seen it offered along with Bushmaster pump guns. Older paintball stores that have been in business for a long time are also often a good source of older parts like the quick changer, although you may have to do some digging in a back room.

Q. How did you paint the CGW?
A. As with some of the other guns seen on this website, the CGW was airbrushed with Testors Acrylic paints made for models. Building model aircraft is another hobby of mine, so I just happened to have the paint and tools to do it. The paint is not extremely durable, especially when sprayed directly onto an anodized surface (you can scratch it off with a finger nail). If you plan to do something like this, I'd suggest first covering the gun with an oil-based primer, such as cheap spray paint from a department store. The paint job has held up surprisingly well over the past couple of years, but durability is not a big issue to me since I enjoy repainting things now and then.

Q. Where did you get the bi-pod on the CGW?
A. I picked up both the B-square (about $42) and Harris (about $70) bi-pods at various gun shows. They are made for use with rifles and are available and gun shops and various places online.

Q. Where did you get the silencer in the pictures, and does it work?
A. That particular silencer was commercially available for paintball guns about 10 years ago from companies like AGS or TASO for about $30. It's designed to fit paintball gun barrels with a 1-inch outside diameter (few of which are being produced today). It softens the report of the gun from a pop to a thud, but being just a paintball gun, it's not very loud anyway which makes the task easy. Depending on a variety of factors that seem to change on a daily basis, the silencer can adversely affect accuracy. As pointed out in the article, it's mostly for looks.

Any addrtional questions? E-mail Billy Goodman