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luke_bond

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Been looking into bolt upgrades for the mini is it worth importing a brand new one from America or would I be better off finding a second one in the uk? Spend a few hours now looking at vids on YouTube and reading product reviews I've narrowed my choices down to an Boss v2 (xsv or infamous) due to better Orings or the Lurker bolt

Any advice is appreciated
 

BDswarveP

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A lot of tinkering and adjusting everything on your marker and settings to get a lurker bolt running smoothly, where as the boss bolt is just drop in and away you go.
 

luke_bond

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Does the shot quality on the lurker warrant the tinkering time? Or is it just not worth it. I've seen a lot of positive feedback for it but I don't want to spend hours messing with settings if a boss does the same job if you know what I mean.

Thanks
 

Dusty

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I would be inclined to say leave it alone. Your mini will shoot just fine on a stock bolt :)

Spend the extra cash on paint, it'll make you a better player than a new bolt ;)
 
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H

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General paintball rule with regard to gun upgrades. If it aint broke, don't try and fix it. Always try and establish if there's anything wrong with your current gun?

Because of the mini/axe popularity there's been a massive business that's sprung up around upgrades and replacement parts. A lot of them are either expensive snake oil bull**** or require a considerable amount of faffing to get working at their best (which can often be knocked out of whack during maintenance and climatic conditions). Some people will swear that dropping in X or Y part will lead to INSANE shot efficiency, increased life expectancy or felatio on demand but it's mostly all garbage.

I've been doing a lot of reading into the Axe/Mini platform due to picking up a D*Fender recently and the conclusion I've come to is that the stock internals are great, maybe spend a bit of time on tuning what you've got but just keep it well maintained and it'll shoot great and have enough efficiency for any normal person.
 

Random Invert

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Personally I'd recommend a showcase board and virtue eyes to increase battery life, the old stock ones can eat a battery in half a days play.
Empire relay to make bottle removal easier, I also find having the ability to turn air off and on great when it comes to maintenance and testing.
Lastly a good barrel kit. Every gun will benefit from a decent barrel.
 
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