What are the key features of the Rainmaker?
The Rainmaker is electropneumatic, that means that it uses electronics to control gas powered operation. From the factory, the Rainmaker is capable of high rates of semi-automatic fire. Early 1999, Rainmakers were manufactured select fire allowing the user to access full automatic and 3 round burst modes. In Summer 1999, select fire was discontinued in favor of a return to semi-automatic. It features a bottom line gas connection and operates on CO2 or compressed air. The main regulator is adjustable and controls the Rainmaker’s velocity. The pneumatics regulator features a fixed output, and is used to power the Rainmaker’s cocking ram. Some people have mistakenly stated that the Rainmaker is a “double regulated” design. It is not. Only the main regulator adjusts the pressure of the gas used to propel the paintball. Double regulating the Rainmaker requires adding an external regulator, or using a compressed air system (which has a regulator built in). The Rainmaker fires from an open bo