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Check the Vintage BST sections on MCarterBrown or PBNation. Just be ready to pay a premium for that Karnivor.

The Ion wasn't fancy, but it changed the sport forever. Retail for $199? Electronic trigger? Break beam eyes? In 2006, this was absurd. The Ion was a plastic-bodied marvel that could be upgraded with aftermarket bodies (like the infamous Lucky or NDZ parts) to shoot just as well as a $1,200 marker. If you played rec-ball in 2006, you owned or hated the Ion. paintball 06

But for those who were there, 2006 represents a specific smell: HPA (high-pressure air) mixed with grass and the faint acrid scent of cheap Walmart paint. It was a time when a 17-year-old with a part-time job could buy a used Ion, throw a drop-forward on it, and feel like a pro. Check the Vintage BST sections on MCarterBrown or PBNation