Differences between Sterling Bronze & STP?

[raliyn]

Hey guys, I'm having a hard time figuring the difference between the Sterling Bronze and the Sterling STP, minus the fact that the STP has a center feed and a bottom line... that can't make it twice the price, surely?

Any Sterling experts around?

Thanks in advance fellas.

 

[Clompy]

One diff is fixed barrel on the Bronze and Exchangable on the STP

 

[Andygoth]

Well there used to be 4 vesions, from what I can remember the differences were.

Sterling Bronze was the site gun, fixed barrel and basic parts.
Sterling Silver had a removable barrel.
Sterling STP had all the parts polished and matched, better barrel, bottomline and hose.
Sterling Stocker was a Silver with the horizontal feed.

If I remember right, in the old days the STP was the only one that came in a choice of colours.

 

[Ian Mac]

It has changed a little now.

The bronze has a spyder threaded barrel, right feed, but no ball detent and M16 style grip with the bottle connecting to the valve body.

The STP has vert feed, ball detent and a proper 45 grip frame. However I don't think they are really making these at the moment as you can configure the new one the same. It also has its own barrel thread that no one else makes barrels for but the stock one is good.

New Stock Class/STP has the same stuff as the STP but comes in lots of varieties. Stock class feed or vert, hardline through the frame or braid hose, a couple of different positions to mount a 12gram adapter and external velocity adjustment

Mine is a new one but the same spec as the STP i.e. its basically an open class pump. I wouldnt buy a bronze purely for the lack of ball detent and proper grip frame and velocity adjustment.

 

[raliyn]

I had ordered a Bronze from LiPS, changed it to a STP. I'm guessing they build to order as far as the STP goes.

Thanks for the info guys, glad I didn't stick with the Bronze now. ^^;

 

[Andygoth]

I have an old STP and its great, If the new ones are as good you should be fine.
I still prefer the phantom but it is a close run thing between the two.
I own too many pump guns Infact the only one I don't have that I wish I did is a long barrelled Mayhem Merlin. It was my first ever paintball gun.

 

[raliyn]

I would've thought the new STP's come with Spyder threaded barrels, surely?
But oh well, I'm sure the stock one *can't* be as bad as a stock Tippy barrel... lol. ^^;

It should arrive tomorrow, so, we'll see!

I'll probably end up running it on air, too. Should be getting either a 45/45 or a 68/45 tank.

 

[Andygoth]

When I run my pumps on Air I use gas through stocks and a back bottle with a remote line. I couldn't get used to a chunky air bottle on the back of a pump.

 

[Ian Mac]

Raliyn, I suspect that you will get the same as my one.

which has a Spyder thread. I don't think Arrow Precision have any STP bodies with the old style thread anymore.

 

[raliyn]

Yup, looks identical. ^^;

Oh, boy. Drooling all over it now. Didn't get it today, should have it monday. I hooooope.