best cocker parts

[nerobro]

I dunno, nobody has said ANS is good. And Nobody has been really pushing the shocktech parts... people all seem to be leaning towarads stock and Palmer parts. I almost see a concensus coming ;-) I'm rather shocked.

Originally posted by thei3ug
Pretty much what you're going to get is a bit of both with an opinion poll. And I've learned, for the most part, that no matter how much evidence you build to the contrary, if someone uses that product, regardless of quantifiable results, they'll pimp it like they own the company.

[AutoMaggot]

As for LPRs, go with the Palmer Mini Rock, the micros are good, but they have no relief valve.

Get the micro-rock... you never need the relief valve since the air is regulated. All you will get with the longer rock is just that... more legnth.

And don't stay with the stock valve in yout cocker, go ahead and get the entire Freeflow internal kit. I upgraded my Freeflow piece by piece and noticed the biggest difference by putting in the valve alongside the stock FF Hammer... I was shooting over a case of paint on a single tank fill. When I dropped the tungsten hammer in, I was able to lower my cycling pressure to rediculous levels.

In terms of a front end kit, if you already have the STO Ram and 3-Way... I honestly wouldn't even waste your time changing them. The only benefit you would be getting by changing the 3-way is a shorter throw distance, but the STO is short enough to begin with. If you're all down with the way Pro Paintball does things, just remember that they still use the STO Ram on mose all their non-Race applications because of its longevity and smoothness, and that their own Bullet 3-way is just an STO with a cool front cap to make it look like a bullet. So, essentially, you're all set in that department.

I've been down the AKA route, and wasn't impressed with their valve at all... it allows you to run less pressure INTO the gun, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you're going to pinch or really lower your cycling pressure. I was able to shoot 275 FPS on my KAPP Flame with a Tornado Valve at 220 PSI. With the Freeflow internals you actually have to raise your input to around 350-375 PSI... then you can drop the hell out of the Palmer Rock. Mine ended up cycling at around 33 PSI, which is pretty rediculous

But, yah, in terms of the Freeflow Hammer... it alone doesn't do much... its the honed valve that really makes the difference.

[oneshot]

free flow is the way to go

[ogre55]

Speaking if cycling pressure and such, how does one measure the cycling pressure?

Ogre

[AutoMaggot]

You can get a special attachment that hooks up to the LPR with a gauge and it'll show you what you're running at. But I go to college close to Pro Paintball, so its nice.

[NewMag]

I'm not a cocker expert but when I owned mine I absolutely loved KAPP pneumatics. escpecailly the three way. relly smooth. Rat valve, shocktech supafly bolt, a new frame would be a great add on as the stock ones are pretty fragile.