Scepter Barrel Kit (new style) = NICE!

[autokokcer]

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now whats with sudden change? does the old style tips and fronts have problems?? if someone can find out , or know, why that would be great cause i'm sure present owners would like to know.

[NCpaintballer]

The reason why they changed:

The back: Smart Parts has the patent on the barrel window for the freak. Powerlyte had to remove it or face a lawsuit.

The front and inserts: Powerlyte has a machine at their factory that could slightly turn the old style inserts. This new design is almost impossible to move while the barrel is assembled. There is nothing at all wrong with the old style inserts. There is no possible way a human being let alone a paintball can cause them to move while the barrel is assembled. Both designs still lock in and align perfectly everytime. Why they went to all the trouble to fix something that wasn't even a problem I really can't answer that. I guess they just wanted to perfect their barrel design.

Some people also complained about the way they old style tips looked. Since they were redesigning the tips to fit the new inserts they decided to change the cosmetic design as well. It is just now slightly tappered instead of being so squarish and blocky. If anyone has seen the barrel tip that comes on the outkast cocker it looks similar to that. It retains the same side by side porting design that the old scepters and speedlines shared.

[rdb123]

Also, I would think that the window to view the insert would structural weaken the barrel at a few certain points leaving it prone to breaking if you smack your gun into the bunker at the 50.

[PsychoBaller]

Man......

I just got my Scepter like less than 2 months ago from da Tunaman... and they already go out and change it..... sigh..... I always seem to be one step behind....

~da "my resale of the scepter just plumitted" baller

(hehehe.. not that I'm selling it anytime soon... it shoots DARTS!! ).

[thecavemankevin]

well, i just won a certificate at a trounament for a scepter barrel system...but all i shoot right now are mags. So i figured that i would get it in cocker threads that way if i get an x-mag or slug boddy down the road....or heck even a cocker i would already have a nice barrel system.

Tell me more about the mag to cocker adapter please

[warpfeedmod]

Originally posted by NCpaintballer
The reason why they changed:

The back: Smart Parts has the patent on the barrel window for the freak. Powerlyte had to remove it or face a lawsuit.

wtf? Does SP sue everyone over everything? It's a freaking milled window for crimmineys sake. How do they patent the "window"? I mean c'mon. What's next? Are they going to patent the o-ring and then everyone that uses it will get sued?

[rdb123]

Here's the pics that I promised.

[rdb123]

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[rdb123]

...last one.

[rdb123]

And there you have it: the new-style 12" cocker threaded all aluminum Scepter Kit!

I opted for the 3 insert set since I already have barrels sized for .688 and .692.

I got this kit at a modest price from TopChoicePaintball. (NCpaintballer is the guy named Jason that works there).

I highly recommend them.

-Ron

If you want pics of it from a different angle, feel free to post up. Thanks.

[rdb123]

Poop.... forgot this last pic. hehe

Enjoy!

[NCpaintballer]

Sweet, I love the SFL!

[rdb123]

Too bad the polished SFLs scratch easily. If I have a hand covered in sand on the battery pack during a game, when I leave the game, I have a few scratches on it. =\

-Ron

[nato]

I got a J&J Edge kit instead for my SFL. If I am not happy with it then out the door it goes. Otherwise I want to keep it b/c I wanted the chrome barrel to match my chrome lookin body. I'll get my SFL pics up once the J&J Kit comes in the mail. Nice barrel though! By the way... why havent you sent your SFL into AGD to get on/off switch, lvl10 (sfl style), and ACE?!?
N.A.T.O.

[rdb123]

Lol, I was the second SFL to get the ACE, on/off, and level10 -- just that they messed up and stuck me with a standard Level10 bolt and not the special SFL one.

Take a closer look; you'll see I have the on/off switch.

I just leave the yellow pin on there so I have an excuse to keep on bending my hose that way. Plus, it works as an additional safety. =)

-Ron