Master Blaster / Elevator Gun By South Bay Arms

Master Blaster / Elevator Gun

Pumps

Paintball Tek demonstrates Reverse pump on the Master Blaster

dan@paintballhistory - February 29, 2016

Tim at Paintball Tek shows how the reverse pump action on the Elevator Master Blaster pump paintgun works.

A table of goodness that I'm setting up to use in a couple videos. Palmer's J Slot Quicksilver pistol, Stan Russell's Elevator Master Blaster and Robert Turner's Master Blaster.

Camouflage

Started filming a few videos shooting misc paintguns today

dan@paintballhistory - January 1, 2016

A table of misc paintguns and equipment that I'm preparing for videos tomorrow.

Left side view of Stanley Russell's Master Blaster.

History

Stanley Russell’s Master Blaster Elevator Gun c. 1985

dan@paintballhistory - December 19, 2015

This was the 1st Master Blaster pistol manufactured by Stanley Russell and Earon Carter off of Crosman Mark 1 Pellet Pistols provided by Tim at Mac 1.

Display set up for an interview with Stan Russell of South Bay Arms.

History

Background display for a video with Stanley Russell

dan@paintballhistory - December 17, 2015

This display wall shows a variety of paintguns from the 1980s that Machinist and Welder Stanley Russell was involved in creating.

Early 1988 Carter Comp left side close up.

Classic Paintball Scans

Early 1988 Ralph’s KILLBOYS Carter Comp Gun

dan@paintballhistory - April 27, 2015

A closer look at a 1988 Carter Comp Gun that originally belonged to a member of Ralph Killboys. This Comp is completely original and in beautiful shape.

Crop from the April 1986 issue of Front Line showing the PMI Sheridan ad.

Classic Paintball Scans

Pursuit Marketing, Inc. Ad for c. 1986 Sheridan pumps Front Line

dan@paintballhistory - January 28, 2015

A look at the 1986 Sheridan pumps that were being offered by Pursuit Marketing, Inc. from an advertisement printed in the April 1986 issue of Front Line.

Classic Paintball Scans

Tim McMurray’s Short Barrel Master Blaster / Elevator Gun

dan@paintballhistory - July 13, 2014

Tim McMurray's short barrel Master Blaster barrel assembly, which he found last week when cleaning his shop in Gardena California.

Events

Paintball History at Super Game 45

dan@paintballhistory - May 5, 2013

Here's our paintball marker wall setup at Super Game which we used to spark interesting paintball history conversations.

Events

Paintball History Display at Super Game 2013

dan@paintballhistory - May 4, 2013

The beginnings of the classic paintball history display we're setting up at Super Game 2013.

Companies

Mac 1 early paintball Chronology

dan@paintballhistory - April 16, 2013

Dan talks about Mac 1's early paintball history and the various progression with contract work for Sheridan.

Pumps

Testing the Master Blaster / Elevator Gun at Jungle Island Paintball

dan@paintballhistory - February 21, 2013

I test the Master Blaster / Elevator Gun over the chrono range at Jungle Island Paintball.

Companies

Tim McMurray on the Master Blaster / Elevator Gun

dan@paintballhistory - February 13, 2013

In this video Tim McMurray talks about his involvement with Stan Russell and Earon Carter in the development of the Master Blaster / Elevator Gun.

History

Function and Features of the Master Blaster / Elevator Gun (part 3 of 6)

dan@paintballhistory - January 30, 2013

In the third installment of the Master Blaster / Elevator Gun series I take a closer look at operating this reverse pump action. There is a clear shot of the elevator raising and lowering and how a 12 gram is loaded upside down.

Pumps

History on the South Bay Arms / Mac-1 Elevator Gun (part 1 of 6)

dan@paintballhistory - January 21, 2013

Over the last 6 months I have been digging up information on a limited production pump paintball gun that dates back to the roots of Southern California Paintball. The gun has several names, the Elevator Gun, the Master Blaster and the Blast Master. Although it isn't the first paintgun to use an elevator system to load the paintball into the breech (AGA 62 predates this design by around a year) it is a very early pump, built off a pellet gun platform that is one of the first (or at least very early) collaborations between respected Southern California Airsmiths Tim McMurray of McMurray and Sons (Mac-1), Earon Carter and Stan Russell, both of South Bay Arms and likely constructed late 1985-early 1986.