Editing Worr Game Products (section)

=== Development of the Autococker ===

During the late 1980s, WGP began developing a semiautomatic version of the Sniper.

The resulting [[Autococker]] retained the Sniper's basic mechanical firing system but introduced pneumatic components that automatically recocked the marker after each shot.

Early versions were developed around 1989–1990, with documented tournament use by 1991.[2][3]

WGP established a sponsorship relationship with [[Bob Long]] and the [[Ironmen]], who used Autocockers during the early development of professional semiautomatic tournament paintball.[1][2]

The Autococker became one of the principal tournament marker platforms of the 1990s, competing particularly with the [[Automag]] manufactured by [[Airgun Designs]].