RAP5

Went ahead and ordered one, although I went with the cheaper fixed-stock-only version (no option of gas in the grip).

Now if I can get one of those Frostbite silencers...

Anybody know if something like this would be compatible?






(ebay cheapies, costing about a 10th of the cost of a Surefire forend).

Or this?

Got mine in, but haven't found anywhere in Seattle that can refill the cannister yet- I hadn't realized they used a unique valve on their CO2 tanks. Hopefully I can find someone here that's equipped for that, so I don't have to drop another wad of money on a converter...

Just ordered yesterday, so I can't completely vouch for them until I have something in hand... but hey, at $5 for a magazine (that retails for $37 at RAP4.com) it's worth a try! Ordered a couple spare mags for my RAP5 (which I've yet to try, having not found a gas refill place that can handle them) and a few hundred alloy casings.
Paintball Online
(They also have some Airsoft stuff).

Now if only they had deals on those 3oz adapters and disposable CO2 tanks...

Damn that was quick! Just got my box. Apparently some items are backordered, but still; an RAP5 mag and casings for a heckofa lot cheaper than retail. Gotta love that!

More updates- got the cheapie flashlight forend and top rail off ebay, as pictured/described above. Both fit just fine on the RAP5. Looking pretty nice... now if only I can hunt down a place to fill up the CO2 and actually try the darn thing!

Finally got a converter
http://rap4.com/paintball/os/portable-refill-p-272.html
and a standard 20oz CO2 cannister. Tried to fill the RAP cannister, and did, but then the cutoff valve on the adapter apparently doesn't work for the non-RAP style cannisters, because the remaining CO2 just sprayed all over.

At least now I can use the RAP marker, I thought... but no, damn thing doesn't work. CO2 just leaks right out as soon as you open the valve... frack!

Okay, I feel a bit the idiot but want fair disclosure here- Just realized looking at it last night that there's no o-ring on the CO2 cannister, and there's supposed to be. Whoops.

So hopefully now I can get a new o-ring and have the damn thing work. I'll keep ya'll posted, but in the meantime, here's a picture of it on set (being used as a non-firing prop)

After far too long, finally got some more CO2 in the thing, new O-rings, etc... and it works! About time!

Now I just need to find a better way to refill that CO2; using the connector thing I got from RAP4.com it doesn't close the valve the way it should, so when going from a larger CO2 cylinder into the proprietary RAP cylinder, the extra in the bigger one just sprays out all over the place as soon as I disconnect the smaller one.