Cocker Project (not for the fainthearted)

[Sid Sidgwick]

Right from what ive read loads of people have attempted a cocker project so im giving it a go as well, but have a question to pose. I have bought a half block cocker body, but the body is a 45 feed and im looking to make it vert. It currently has an adapter which sits over the 45 feed hole (feed tube has been removed) and has a plug at one end to stop the balls falling out and a vert feeding elbow on top. this system is ok but my Halo feeds a lot quicker than the current feeding system can handle so is there any way to create a vert feeding cocker without using this system. If i remove the feeding contraption im left with a 45 degree hole in the marker. Any ideas/ help is mucho appreciated

Sid

 

[ollgeeze]

Its gonna be tricky mate... real tricky the only thing i can think of is to mill the lot off and have an angel style breach made with a vert feed that slots inside but it will cost alot of money to get a one off made and it would have to be extremely accurate, would probably be easier and cheaper just to buy a new body.

 

[Sid Sidgwick]

Thats what I thought

I can remove the feeding system but all ive got left is a off centered big hole stretching down onto the side of the body, I thought this may be a bit difficult

 

[Sid Sidgwick]

ollgeeze

Thanks for your reply mate, hoping somone out there can say "wow i did this and it worked" but i doubt it

 

[Game]

have a ask on pbreview cocker forum think some of the regulars are into customs

 

[Skeet]

Also...for a right feed cocker, there will be nowhere to fit the eye, when using an E-Frame.

 

[Lucky]

To be honest there is only one way to fix this and it's gonna outprice the worth of the gun unless you can find someone who will do it for a drink and sexual favours
Your only option is to have a welder insert a fillet that's profiled to shape and then TIG weld it into place. Then have a machine shop mill the TIG welding flat and then bore the hole for the vert feed, so after you have shelled out the cost of three new body's imported from the states you'll be left with something that might possibly work if the welding heat hasn't distorted the body too much
Alternitively
http://www.belsales.co.uk/so.htm
It's gonna work out cheaper

 

[Sid Sidgwick]

nooooo

Cheers Guys think ill try sexual favours, or just sell the half block and start something new

 

[Sid Sidgwick]

Sexual favours havent worked

Thought id put up a couple of pics to highlight the predicament

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n88/sid_sidgwick/Photo102.jpg
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n88/sid_sidgwick/Photo106.jpg
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n88/sid_sidgwick/Photo1071.jpg

Any more ideas anyone?

 

[ollgeeze]

Its a shame dude cus thats a nice looking cocker, the fact that its fairly square in shape might make making an insert more pheasible.