advice on my first marker, a cocker!

[<SpEcTrA>]

im buying an eclipse autococker in about 3 months time and it will be my FIRST marker so im not sure how to clean and maintain everything on a normal marker nevermind a cocker! so what should i do i mean i dont want to buy a cheap and nasty gun like a cheap spyder and have to buy a better one later because it cant keep up in tourny play , whats the learning time of how to maintain a gun , i do learn quickly and i have read alot up on the net, also is there anywhere i can go in manchester area thatll teach me how to time setup and maintain a cocker

 

[le-pig]

if it aint broke don't fix it,the cocker will be set up when u get it,and ain't planet in manchester no one better to show u than the people who make them

 

[Jamie]

your a brave man gettibg a cocker for your first marker but as dave said planet eclipse are in manchester and since your getting an eclipse cocker then you shouldnt have any problems but for more info follow this link

 

[<SpEcTrA>]

well an eclipse auto cocker with co2 is probably the best i can afford for around a grand , i mean if you can think of somthing better tell me PLEASE tell me lol

 

[le-pig]

depends if u wanna cocker,shockers are good on co2 as are immpys
u can save money and buy second hand silentbob might sell u his eclipse shocker(sweet marker ) and midgetfista is selling his immpy old style body but new guts

 

[Richard Kirke (DUPS Rocket) UK]

Cockers Rule!

Hey my first marker was a cocker. Are you getting a blade frame on it? I HIGHLY recomend one (can't afford one myself though )

Cleaning a cocker isn't rally a big deal (in my experience) just clean the outside, the bolt and the breach. the rest pretty much takes care of itself. I wouldn't fidle with anything more (less velocity adjustment etc). Oil the internals each time you play, just a couple of drops of apropriate (I have had sewing machine oil recommended to me by very reliable sources) oil in the ASA, attach the bottle and dry-fire a bit (where it isn't going to bother anyone!).

Make sure that the bolt is the correct way up when you play (hole in the bolt goes down) coz you'll look a real muppet when it won't fire.

Get hold of the tech-trix video, you can get it as a video CD from somebody on the list (can't remember who though...) it tells you just about all you nee to know about the cocker.

A couple of web-links you might find interesting/helpful:

http://gorrw.com/autococker_animation.htm

http://www.paintballguru.com/mods/cockeranim.htm

If you have any specific queries then do ask, there are a lot of people on the board who know a lot about cockers.

But one more piece of adivice: if your cocker is working, then don't fidle with it!

Good luck

Richard

 

[le-pig]

you just gotta love the sound of a cocker as well

 

[<SpEcTrA>]

just to get thigs straight the ASA is where the gas goes in right??
also how do you remove the bolt and gain acsess to the breach?
are all the things that i need to actually do such as getting the right gas input pressure easy
as soon as i have enough money ill up grade to HPA anyway but where would i get my tank filled up nd how much more expensive is it? o and how do you replace all the seals and o-rings if there leaking ??
anyone whop tells me all dis THANKS! lol

 

[Jamie]

If you havent taken a look yet follow this link theres a working diagram and a full write up on matainance and lots more as well

 

[Philip]

Dont forget...Dont fiddle!!