Innovative Manufacturing
In the mid to late 1990s Dirk Gadberry was playing on the Ironmen and machining parts for various companies as Innovative Manufacturing. Based out of Sacramento, Dirk made custom parts for Bob Long / Delta Archery, Oh Pawlak / Predator Paintball, Chris Haggin / Pacific Paintball / Kapp and various others. Many of Dirk's custom cockers featured gloss splash anodizing, P Block bodies, enlarged valve chambers, custom bolts and various other custom touches. Dirk machined custom Automags for Predator Paintball and these featured custom barrels, enlarged valve reg / 8 hole mods, rail and vert asa cuts and wild splash patterns. During this period Dirk used Ano Tech out of Modesto for anodizing.
Short Stroke Autococker c.late 1990s
This custom cut Autococker features Short Stroke painted on the side and unique cuts on the body and back block.
Proline Automag 45 Frame with unique trigger c.1994
Proline released the Automag Auto Response frame for the Automag in 1994 along with the standard Automag 45 frame. This articles looks at one of the standard frames with a custom aluminum trigger.
Oh Mag Minimag by Oh Pawlak of Predator Paintball c.1996
Benji's Splash Oh Mag AGD Minimag by Oh Pawlak and a scan from the December 1996 Action Pursuit Games showing an Oh Mag ad.
Rick Cendejas’ Early 90’s Ironmen Autococker and Splash Minicocker
Two custom Minicockers courtesy of Rick Cendejas. An original Ironmen Autococker, and a Splash Mini that Rick built himself around late 1993 / early 1994.
Darryl Trent of the Ironmen Interview, at Store Wars III c.1992
An interview segment filmed in 1992 at Paintball Hill's Store Wars game with Darryl Trent of the Ironmen and a relevant team photo, scans and patches.