Empire Sniper - Firing Your Marker; Pressurizing your Marker; Loading Paintballs

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before purchasing or connecting one to your Empire marker.
• Checktomakesurethatyouandanyonewithinrangearewearingeyeprotection
designed specifically for paintball.
• Doublecheckthatallscrewsaretightenedandnopartsareloosebeforeinstalling
your tank.
• Ensure you have a barrel plug, barrel bag or other specifically designed barrel-
blocking device in place.
• Makesuretherearenopaintballsinthemarker.
• Setmarkerto“SafeMode”.
• Cockthemarkerbymovingthepumphandlebackthenforward.
Pressurizing your Marker
• Whilepointingthemarkerinasafedirection,locatetheASA(AirSourceAdapter).
The Sniper ASA is located on the
bottom of the grip frame.
• Move the On/Off ASA lever to the
forward position.
• Insert the threaded end of the air
cylinder into the ASA. (FIG. 3.3)
• Without pushing the cylinder, twist
the cylinder clockwise and allow the
threads to draw the cylinder into the
marker’s ASA until it stops.
• Flip the On/Off lever back.  Your
marker is now charged.
WARNING:
• Remembercompressedair,nitrogensystemsandCO2cylinderscanbeextremely
dangerous if misused or improperly handled. Use only cylinders meeting D.O.T. or
regionally defined specifications.
• Never disassemble your tank or tank regulator. Only a qualified and trained
technician should perform work on your tank and tank regulator.
• Neveraddanylubricantsorgreasesintothefilladapteronyourtankregulator
Loading Paintballs
Empire markers use .68 caliber, water-soluble paintballs, readily available at paintball
pro-shops, commercial playing fields, and many sporting goods stores. The paintballs
are feed through the feed elbow into the breech of the marker.
• Makesurethemarkerissetto“SafeMode”,withSafetyONandbarrelblocking
device installed.
• Putonaneyeprotectivedevicedesignedspecificallyforpaintballandmakesure
that anyone within range of the marker does the same.
• LoadqualityEmpire.68caliberpaintballs(leavesomeroomforpaintballstomove
about, inside the loader).
• Yourmarkerisnowloaded.
4. FIRING YOUR MARKER
WARNING: Always keep your marker pointed in a safe direction! Everyone within
firing range should always use paintball approved eye and face protection in the
presence of live paintball markers. Make sure the marker is set to “Safe Mode”, before
following the steps below.
• Cockthemarkerbypullingthepumphandlerearward.
• Installtheaircylinderandpressurizethemarker.
• Putthepaintballsintotheloader.
• Usingthepumphandle,loadapaintballbyslidingthepumpbackthenforward.
• Removethebarrel-blockingdevice.
• Aimthemarkerinasafedirection.
• SettheSafetytothe“Fire”position,SafetyOFF.
• Aimthemarkeratthetarget.
• Placeyourfingeronthetrigger.
• Pullthetriggerwithasmoothsqueezingmotion.
• Oncethemarkerisfired,slidepumphandleback,thenforward,toloadthenext
paintball.
Fig. 3.3