Advised marker?
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And as above, some good technical info from the manufacturers.
When looking at a specific marker have a general scan through YouTube - there are some excellent home made videos, and some not so good. Read the manual and go through a few videos before doing anything major - damage can sometimes be done by not taking things apart properly.
Eg nicks in o-rings, pulling the shooting bolt out while a bolt is screwed too tightly into a frame or breaking components on a board.
When looking at a specific marker have a general scan through YouTube - there are some excellent home made videos, and some not so good. Read the manual and go through a few videos before doing anything major - damage can sometimes be done by not taking things apart properly.
Eg nicks in o-rings, pulling the shooting bolt out while a bolt is screwed too tightly into a frame or breaking components on a board.
A cylinder is fibre wrapped for additional strength, this allows thinner metal in the cylinder itself so there is less metal in the cylinder saving weight but more strength as well.
So a fibre wrapped cylinder can take the higher pressure
Though the 3000psi is generaly called a 'steelie' they are realy steel or aluminium, and more often then not probably aluminium
A fibre cylinder is lighter then the equivalent standard one, but it's not realy that much difference (unless it the 'stako' or 'safers' which are different designs and extremely light.
Balance and ergonomics are more important then just weight.
A disadvantage of a fibre cylinder if you are rough and depending on where you play (EG on concrete) is what happens if you bit it on something
Bash a steel/aluminium cylinder and you damage the paint finish, bash a fibre and it may end up scratched. If it's just the finish then it's no issue, if it scratches into the fibres then it won't be bursting in your face at the time but you may end up with a damaged and unusable cylinder - if the fibre is sufficiently scratched then it's a paperweight - the only way to know for sure is submit for testing - and it could be failed on visual inspection.
If flush for funds and you try out the right size & feel of cylinders then go for fibre, otherwise go steelie/aluminium for around. £30/£40 new
On that note about trying stuff out get yourself to a walk-on day. I know when I started alot of guys would let me test out thier setups o the range for feel, comfort also they can explain thing like what efficiency they get from "their" marker etc etc. Or try and get yourself to one of the stores. I know lips in Welwyn Garden are really good and have nearly everything on the shelve to look at.
I think the biggest advice I can give is to try stuff out. I know from experience when I started, I was dead set on getting an autococker. So I went out and bought an eclipse splash right feed mech cocker. Two things came out of that.....one I wish I hadnt have blown a month wages on it because I couldnt get to grips on the timing and the trigger pull.....and the second I WISH I had never sold it for pence. To buy an original smart parts shoebox shocker (my arms still ache just remembering that set up with a viewloader vl3000).
Like I said try markers out first if you can, failing that buy a marker second hand if you dont like it you wont lose that much money on the resale.
I think the biggest advice I can give is to try stuff out. I know from experience when I started, I was dead set on getting an autococker. So I went out and bought an eclipse splash right feed mech cocker. Two things came out of that.....one I wish I hadnt have blown a month wages on it because I couldnt get to grips on the timing and the trigger pull.....and the second I WISH I had never sold it for pence. To buy an original smart parts shoebox shocker (my arms still ache just remembering that set up with a viewloader vl3000).
Like I said try markers out first if you can, failing that buy a marker second hand if you dont like it you wont lose that much money on the resale.
And I still use that vl3000 hopper, even though it is now basically an egg hopper internals with the 300 ball shells!
I reckon you will be best off by getting a good goggle eg. i4 or maybe a proto axis if budget then spending the next on a solid air supply that can last your whole career, then spend the rest on a second hand gun from here; some really great deals i have seen!
If you still need recommendations one of the best second hand guns i have seen is the proto rail/ reflex. It is just too good for the second hand prices that go up!