Editing Mac 1 Avenger (section)

== Development ==

McMurray & Son entered the paintball market after making contact with [[Pursuit Marketing]] founders David Freeman and Jeff Perlmutter in late 1984. The company initially worked on modifications to Sheridan-based paintball pistols and rifles, including barrel-length experiments, magazine extensions and anti-blowback pump systems.[1]

According to Tim McMurray and Dennis O'Flaherty, the immediate predecessor of the Avenger was the Annihilator. That marker combined a long-barrelled Sheridan-based pistol with a centre-fire bolt, a Delrin anti-blowback pump, a gravity-feed system and, in many configurations, constant air.[1]

After several years of producing and modifying the Annihilator, McMurray & Son reorganised its design work into a less expensive model. The resulting Avenger retained many of the Annihilator's principal features but used production methods intended to reduce its cost.[1]

The Avenger did not directly replace the Annihilator. Both models continued to be advertised in 1988, with the Annihilator positioned as the more expensive custom model.[2]