Brass Eagle Rainmaker
The Brass Eagle Rainmaker was an electropneumatic paintball marker unveiled by Brass Eagle at the 1997 Zap International Amateur Open. Brass Eagle positioned it as an upgradeable tournament marker. Its operating principle drew on the Air Power Vector and used electronics to time the pneumatic cycle.[1]
Design
[edit]The Rainmaker fired from an open bolt. An electronically controlled solenoid directed gas to a pneumatic ram that cycled the bolt assembly. The marker accepted CO₂ or compressed air through a bottom-mounted connection. Its main regulator controlled firing velocity, while a separate regulator supplied the cocking ram. The marker used Autococker-pattern barrel threads.[1]
Production variants
[edit]Brass Eagle released pre-production select-fire boards in 1998. Some early 1999 Rainmakers offered semi-automatic, three-shot burst and fully automatic modes. The mid-1999 version introduced a two-finger trigger and returned to semi-automatic operation. WARPIG reported that Brass Eagle ended production in 2000.[1]
Brass Eagle listed the Rainmaker in its 1999 annual report and reported holding a United States patent on the marker.[2]