Editing Los Angeles Ironmen (section)

=== Expansion and championships (1990–1996) ===

In 1990, the Ironmen merged with another tournament team, Strike Force. The merger was documented in the September 1990 issue of ''Paintcheck'' magazine and helped establish the roster that would compete during the early 1990s. [5]

The team became closely associated with [[Worr Game Products]] (WGP) and the [[Autococker]]. In March 1991, the Ironmen participated in the Lone Star Open using early Autococker markers supplied through WGP's sponsorship programme. The team was among the first major tournament organisations to adopt the marker. [6]

The Ironmen were successful during the early 1990s, when tournament paintball was transitioning from pump-action equipment to semi-automatic markers. Contemporary photographs and equipment records document players such as Bob Long, Rick Cendejas, Darryl Trent and Dave Youngblood during this period. [2][5][6]

In 1994, members of the team received distinctive nickel-plated Ironmen Autocockers. Examples associated with Dave Youngblood and other team members have subsequently been preserved and documented by paintball historians. [7]