Apex barrel and thread question

[arg1271]

I got hold of an apex barrel today and have a couple of quick questions.

is the apex tip interchangable, as in can I remove it from the current barrel and put it on a freak front for instance?

Second now this may be a red herring but the package it arrived in had the word 'spyder' around the top, indicating the thread pattern? I got a bit concerned as all my marker run cocker threads, however it fits on my DM3 and luckyst stage 5 so there's no problem, are spyder and cocker threads the same?

 

[Dark Stranger]

I got hold of an apex barrel today and have a couple of quick questions.

is the apex tip interchangable, as in can I remove it from the current barrel and put it on a freak front for instance?

Second now this may be a red herring but the package it arrived in had the word 'spyder' around the top, indicating the thread pattern? I got a bit concerned as all my marker run cocker threads, however it fits on my DM3 and luckyst stage 5 so there's no problem, are spyder and cocker threads the same?

Spyder and cocker are different. I suspect that you just have a different package with a cocker Apex inside.

The tip can be moved from one barrel to another. I understand that there is a bit of modification required. I have no idea as to what though.

 

[zipatronic]

the mod invloved wrapping electrical tape round the end of a barrel to give the apex tip something to grip/rotate on.

 

[arg1271]

Cheers for that thought it was just the packaging leading me astray

I think I'll leave it where it is then.

 

[Rider]

you can buy an apex adaptor from the underground mod shop in the states. it is a bit of delrin that fits on the end of a parallel barrel allowing you to switch the apex about.

 

[Darkwerks]

you can buy an apex adaptor from the underground mod shop in the states. it is a bit of delrin that fits on the end of a parallel barrel allowing you to switch the apex about.

I've got one for sale , BNIB, pm if you are interested

 

[arg1271]

send me a price fella and a pic if you have one

cheers

 

[icejohn]

the mods from the states

saw a guy has sawn a 3-4 in barrel with the apex attached still gets the same range apparantely.

thats if you are going into barrel modding.

I love the apex gives long range.

 

[Rider]

this is my sp8 with an 18" all american/freak and the apex:

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/rider_in_black/DSC01559-1.jpg

i've given up on the long shroud as it was just too big (being as my other main gat is an ego....) so have down sized to a 14" all american front.

as i said, it needs to be a parallel tipped barrel, which is why i went for the all american fronts, but there are plenty more out there.

as you'll see from the link below, it needs to be a 7/8" outer diameter for this particular adaptor to work.

http://www.undergroundmodshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=47&osCsid=417a8211d893b1ccbe938eecba53d8be

however the adaptor is really just a plastic ring 1" wide with a slot cut through it. if you find a barrel you like, you can probably get a peice of plastic piping from a plumbers merchants (or B&Q) that would have the correct inner and outer diameters.

there is no actual modding of your barrel required.....

 

[Darkwerks]

send me a price fella and a pic if you have one

cheers

See, so the picture isn't very enlightning- you get two little delrin tube halves. BUT it means you can fit your Apex tip onto a flat ended barrel and you can still use all the cool Apex features like the hook and dip shots and of course the legendary Flatline effect.

Cost me US$25 so say £10 including paypal and postage?