Amos- many many thanks, you are my kind of hobbyist :D That was a brilliant write up and I'm eager to get tinkering and upgrading. Although I was considering just out right buying a high end gun I'm the type who would rather take a mid range pos, convert and upgrade it, and make it out fancy. Basically learn the ins and outs so that in a year or so when I do invest in a high end gun I have the confidence and know how to keep it well maintained and in good working order (there was nothing sadder on the paintball range than the guys who spent $600 on their gear but couldnt fix their marker and had to wait 1-2 hours for the gunsmith to do a 3 minute fix :rolleyes: )

is that the same from s.i.r????????http://sirmailorder.ca/show_prod.php...8274ce65ea297c

yes

What kind of Battery does this gun take??
is it a large one in the stock? or the AK stick battery?

its a medium size battery in the stock with small connectors

http://buypaintball.ca/home.php?cat=117
Buypaintball.ca carries krakens and they have a physical store in london ontario.
The only problem is it is not the clear version but the coloured one. I heard that the clear version is better than the coloured version.

I know a guy with one of those. solid and heavy feel to it. Pretty good gun.

but the fps on s.i.r is "way" lower than this http://buyairsoft.ca/catalog/product...e78367f8ae838d

Had, one of these, it probably shoots 360fps-ish, Mine was OD and clear. deeent gun really liked it. The internals for the black/tan AK are identical, and the blk/tan is much nicer to look at. DMZ paintaball in St.Catherines, may hava a couple left if anyone is looking for one. the battery it came with lasted for only 2-4hrs in a game sich, but with small batt, connectors on a deecent large battery, this would make a great ak to build on, I know of a couple really nice ones

The internals might be the same but the "1st Gen Krakens" were only black and thus the lemons are mixed in with that group lol. The clear Krakens came and the very end of Gen 1 and with the 2nd Gen.

the 1st gen krakens can be VERY nice with some TLC. I had one that shot further than most guns that were shooting almost 150 fps above it.

are sure it was a first gen and not just a black 2nd Gen :D

Yup.

It had a non-tm compatible hopup and barrel.

touche :D