BT-16
The BT-16 was a .68-calibre mechanical semi-automatic paintball marker and the basis of BT Paintball's first marker range. It was marketed for scenario and military simulation paintball. Paintball 2Xtremes identified it as the company's first marker in a product feature quoted in a September 2005 court filing. WARPIG published a hands-on review of the BT-16 Elite that same month.[1][2][3]
Design
[edit]The BT-16 used an inline blowback action with a poppet valve and a link rod connecting the bolt and hammer. The Elite had a machined aluminium receiver and grip frame, a locking centre feed and a spring-return T-shaped cocking handle. Its removable barrel used Model 98-compatible threads in a separate receiver insert.[1]
The Elite had a bottom-mounted cylinder connection connected by hose to a vertical gas adaptor. The same vertical adaptor could accept a cylinder directly. The Field version was supplied for vertical cylinder mounting and omitted the Elite's bottom-line hardware and foregrip.[1][3]
Variants
[edit]- Elite – the standard configuration reviewed by WARPIG.
- Tactical – a military-styled configuration that could also be assembled by adding accessories to the Elite.
- Field – a simplified version intended for field rental.[1]