▁Sho cker ▁Sport ▁( 1 9 9 5 - 2 0 0 2 ) ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁generation ▁Sho cker ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁mass - produ ced ▁elect rop neum atic ▁paint ball ▁markers ▁on ▁the ▁market , ▁effectively ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁" grand father " ▁of ▁most ▁markers ▁used ▁in ▁tournament ▁paint ball ▁today . ▁Its ▁closed ▁b olt , ▁ham mer less ▁design ▁operated ▁using ▁two ▁sol en oid s , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁ham mer ▁and ▁spring , ▁to ▁open ▁and ▁close ▁the ▁val ve ▁and ▁to ▁cycle ▁the ▁b olt ▁independently . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁large ▁box like ▁shape ▁and ▁significant ▁weight , ▁it ▁was ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁the ▁nick names ▁" sh o eb ox " ▁and ▁" br ick ". ▁The ▁first ▁generation ▁Sho cker ▁was ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁a ▁company ▁called ▁P ne u V ent ures ▁and ▁sold ▁through ▁Sm art ▁Part s . ▁This ▁marker ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁Sm art ▁Part s ▁red es igned ▁it ▁and ▁began ▁producing ▁the ▁marker ▁in - house ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁This ▁marker ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sho cker ▁Sport . ▁The ▁Sho cker ▁Sport ▁was ▁large , ▁heavy , ▁had ▁a ▁limited ▁firing ▁speed ▁of ▁ 1 1 . 2 ▁balls ▁per ▁second , ▁and ▁poor ▁air ▁efficiency ▁when ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁markers ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁period . ▁ ▁Sho cker ▁S FT ▁( 2 0 0 3 -