"My only concerns with 'e-cockers' are timing issues, My old cocker used to slip out of time occasionaly and that was with it firing at relativley slow speeds now that the ability to fire alot faster is there doesn't this mean more timing hassles?
Also I notice alot of people commenting about speed and accuracy, Now I don't wanna piss on anyones parade here but they really aint that fast, certainly faster then a mechanical cocker but thats a given, but any decent open bolt will blow it away speed wise.
And isn't accuracy a by-product of consistancy & ball/barrel match?!?
Paul."
E-blades allow adjustment of all aspects of a cocker's timing to the millisecond. This includes the time the trigger must be depressed to be considered a trigger pull, time the sear is dropped, time from dropping the sear to the time the front of the ram is pressurized, the time before that pressure is released and the back of the ram is pressurized, the time the front of the ram is pressurized if the eye is on and doesn't detect a valid paintball in the breech, the amount of dead time between the end of the cocking cycle and the time a new ball may be fired, the amount of time the trigger must be released to be considered a valid trigger release, the amount of time the eye must see empty breech, and the amount of time the eye must see a paintball before signalling the cocking cycle to continue.
If you understand how to time an autococker at all, you can definitely time this. The only things the E-blade doesn't govern are the distance of the closed back block from the rear of the receiver, the length of the cocking rod, and the pressure of the LPR.
In reference to your last bit about accuracy being a product of Ball/barrel compatability, yes, that matters, but autocockers are very stable firing platforms. And little elves live in them that bless each ball an autococker shoots. Ask Ravi.
As far as the speed of my E-bladed cocker vs. a decent open bolt marker, I must assume you speak from prejudice. I must use the eye on mine because without it I often outrace my Halo. Do you do that with your Viking? I can't shoot a Viking that fast, but that's all in the trigger. E-blades are more adjustable, in all regards, including the trigger.
"Of course you can slap an Eblade on a standard cocker - but you are not surely saying that it will have the same performance as the Eclipsed Eblade Cocker? Or are you? Surely there is something beyond cosmetic enhancements to it? If not - hell, I'm ordering a bog standard cocker and e-blade! "- Benfrain
Go ahead. Consider getting an adjustable LPR and a delrin bolt, to reduce the cocking pressure and the weight of what you are moving around with that pressure. Eclipse cockers are prettier, though.
You also mentioned something in an earlier post about the pipes on the front being vulnerable. I have been shot in the front pneumatics often enough, but they haven't ever burst under pressure. Once, I had a hose that sounded like maybe it was leaking... I wasn't sure, but this was at WC and I had a game in 15 minutes. No problem, I popped a new section of hose on and went and played the rest of the tournament with no drama... wish I'd gotten an E-blade at Cup before they ran out. My point is, the hoses are fine. I play front and they haven't failed on any of my cockers in all the time I have played paintball (15 years). I have, however destroyed four hoppers and one barrel sliding into primary bunkers.
Also I notice alot of people commenting about speed and accuracy, Now I don't wanna piss on anyones parade here but they really aint that fast, certainly faster then a mechanical cocker but thats a given, but any decent open bolt will blow it away speed wise.
And isn't accuracy a by-product of consistancy & ball/barrel match?!?
Paul."
E-blades allow adjustment of all aspects of a cocker's timing to the millisecond. This includes the time the trigger must be depressed to be considered a trigger pull, time the sear is dropped, time from dropping the sear to the time the front of the ram is pressurized, the time before that pressure is released and the back of the ram is pressurized, the time the front of the ram is pressurized if the eye is on and doesn't detect a valid paintball in the breech, the amount of dead time between the end of the cocking cycle and the time a new ball may be fired, the amount of time the trigger must be released to be considered a valid trigger release, the amount of time the eye must see empty breech, and the amount of time the eye must see a paintball before signalling the cocking cycle to continue.
If you understand how to time an autococker at all, you can definitely time this. The only things the E-blade doesn't govern are the distance of the closed back block from the rear of the receiver, the length of the cocking rod, and the pressure of the LPR.
In reference to your last bit about accuracy being a product of Ball/barrel compatability, yes, that matters, but autocockers are very stable firing platforms. And little elves live in them that bless each ball an autococker shoots. Ask Ravi.
As far as the speed of my E-bladed cocker vs. a decent open bolt marker, I must assume you speak from prejudice. I must use the eye on mine because without it I often outrace my Halo. Do you do that with your Viking? I can't shoot a Viking that fast, but that's all in the trigger. E-blades are more adjustable, in all regards, including the trigger.
"Of course you can slap an Eblade on a standard cocker - but you are not surely saying that it will have the same performance as the Eclipsed Eblade Cocker? Or are you? Surely there is something beyond cosmetic enhancements to it? If not - hell, I'm ordering a bog standard cocker and e-blade! "- Benfrain
Go ahead. Consider getting an adjustable LPR and a delrin bolt, to reduce the cocking pressure and the weight of what you are moving around with that pressure. Eclipse cockers are prettier, though.
You also mentioned something in an earlier post about the pipes on the front being vulnerable. I have been shot in the front pneumatics often enough, but they haven't ever burst under pressure. Once, I had a hose that sounded like maybe it was leaking... I wasn't sure, but this was at WC and I had a game in 15 minutes. No problem, I popped a new section of hose on and went and played the rest of the tournament with no drama... wish I'd gotten an E-blade at Cup before they ran out. My point is, the hoses are fine. I play front and they haven't failed on any of my cockers in all the time I have played paintball (15 years). I have, however destroyed four hoppers and one barrel sliding into primary bunkers.
