Shockers love em or hate em

[NoLifeLeft]

I always thought they shot okay. My problem was you should get a lot more for your money. The SFT was a spooler without an LPR, made of soft aluminum, and came with an HPR that was mediocre at best and an ASA that ate tank threads. To me, a Proto Matrix of any variety was preferable. Even on the used market today, for the prices used PM's and Intimidators are going for I'd easily overlook an SFT. I'd shoot one if it was given to me.

As for the aluminum, back when I worked at a proshop I personally saw 2 shockers come in with the bolt guides seized in. I know one of the guys very well and know he was smart enough not to do it himself. In Smart Parts' defense they fixed both of them without much drama.

And for the record, I don't hate Smart Parts.

[Engus]

Anno: The red Traitor is also a SFT and holds it's anno well. I think the place that did the vast majority of anno for SFT where put on real thin...

No, its because hybrid used a better alloy than SP did. you cant really put anno on "thin"

[trevorjk]

man i have always wanted a Hybrid shocker

[flyingpootang]

No, its because hybrid used a better alloy than SP did. you cant really put anno on "thin"

Really? So Hybrid where manufacturing their own bodies out of say 6061-T6 or 7075 aluminum and then milled them???? Where did you get your info from. If you also believe that anno can't be thin/measured in nm you should study up on it first before posting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anodizing

[Engus]

Really? So Hybrid where manufacturing their own bodies out of say 6065-T6 or 7075 aluminum and then milled them???? Where did you get your info from. If you also believe that anno can't be thin/measured in nm you should study up on it first before posting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anodizing

Im assuming that they manufactured their own bodies. It makes the most sense, and i dont think sft bodies have enough metal in certain parts for what the hybrids look like.

I know anno is a very thin layer on top of the aluminum. I meant that other than the 3 different types of anno, you cant just adjust how thick its put on. (hence the "" around the word thin)

[flyingpootang]

Im assuming

You know what they say when you "ASSUME"

[Engus]

You know what they say when you "ASSUME"

I know, I know. But the hybrids have more metal that goes out and around the barrel, and they made their frames, vert asa's, and regs, sooo......

[flyingpootang]

I know, I know. But the hybrids have more metal that goes out and around the barrel, and they made their frames, vert asa's, and regs, sooo......

If SP does it like everybody else they start with a extrusion and machine it down. The time to write the machining code for different bodies wouldn't be worth it. The way that FreeFlow does/use to do it would they would get the excrusions from the mfg, machine it, then send it back to the factory to be assembled. That way it carries the warranty from mfg....