Serious question

[WARPED1]

Not bashing here, I really wonder.
If cockers are so good and everyone thinks every pro shoots one, why are 90% of the "f/s/t" ads on most other forums cockers for sale?

[JEDI]

Because there are soooo many out there. They are easy to build and customize. I own several, just because they're fun projects. People get bored with one so they trade it. You really cant go wrong if you score a cocker in a trade. (unless the thing is smashed)

[WARPED1]

I've owned several cockers in my 13 year pb carreer, and I still fail to see the attraction. I mean, c'mon, 80 moving parts?! No matter how much you baby it, stuff is gonna break. I get mainly cockers in my shop(my garage, under the table work, shhhhhhhhhhh!) for repairs.

[JEDI]

You've owned several cockers, and fail to see the attraction? I'm so sick of the idea that cockers fall apart because they have many parts. All guns have lots of parts. We mag shooters hate the myth that cockers shoot further, but we love klinging to a BS statement that cockers fall apart. I own two cockers. They dont require any more "babying" than any other gun I own. They require half a brain, and a good maintainance schedule. God!!

[shartley]

Originally posted by JEDI
You've owned several cockers, and fail to see the attraction? I'm so sick of the idea that cockers fall apart because they have many parts. All guns have lots of parts. We mag shooters hate the myth that cockers shoot further, but we love klinging to a BS statement that cockers fall apart. I own two cockers. They dont require any more "babying" than any other gun I own. They require half a brain, and a good maintainance schedule. God!!

[wyn1370]

Originally posted by shartley
at least pick a fight over something someone actually SAID.

and you should be the person to make such a statement?

[shartley]

Originally posted by wyn1370
and you should be the person to make such a statement?

Yes.... actually. Do you have a problem with that, or are saying that I pick fights over things people DON'T say?

Come on.....

(fixed TYPO )

[Teen]

Its not the fact that theres so many parts, it the fact that there so many "moving" parts, the more moving parts you have, the more strain its going to put on the gun.

[PzYcO]

yea my friend got a huge bruise on his chin from the back block..lol

[wyn1370]

Originally posted by shartley

Yes.... actually. Do you have a problem with that, or are saying that I pick fights over things people DON'T day?

Come on.....

nope you're right, you pick apart what they do "day" untill it suits you needs

[Teen]

haha lmao. that must have hurt

[shartley]

[JEDI]

Shartley, you will comment on something whether you have a clue or not. Ok, he said "gonna break" I said fall apart. Why do you have to step in to defend. Its like you always have to pick a side, and then start an arguement. He asked an initial question, and I answered with what I consider a factual- close to realistic answer.

Sure anything with more parts, has a higher probability of breaking. We're not talking "probabiltiy" we're talking about realistic performance. Thats like saying "Anything with an 800psi input is more likely to blow up in your hands" "All mags are eventually gonna break."

I never once said cockers are better than mags. I was answering a simple question about the prolific availabilty of AutoCockers. I wasnt attacking Warped1. I dint quote him. I was speaking in general about the notion that a cocker will fall apart simply because it has lots of parts. All guns have lots of parts. Timmies, and angels have way more parts than a cocker, and they're considered reliable too.

Every aspect of what I post on these bords is based on actual experience. I will not go along with the idea that cockers are unreliable, and that its many parts are it down fall. I own two cockers, an Emag, and an RTpro. I love my Emag. Its my primary maker. But I cant count the amount of times, the "quirks" in my Emag force me to pull out the cocker. And I KNOW the Emag inside and out. A properly tuned and maintained cocker will work, and keep on working. Theres no magic about them. They are tough "work horse guns"

Shartley, how many cockers do you currently own. How many have you timed perfectly? Are you just stepping in to assert your opinion ONCE AGAIN, with out adding any actual help to the thread topic. Lemme see...nope, not a single sentence in your reply regarding the answer to this thread topic.

Sorry WARPED1. The first answer is my opinion, but I think its a pretty fair and accurate guess why there are so many cockers out there.

[Wc Keep]

Originally posted by shartley

he said no matter how much you baby it stuff is going to break. meaning its going to fall apart.

everytime i play i see way more cockers than anything else. its just the favorite gun of pbx. funny thing is that we fix our mags more than they fix their cockers.

but i think cockers are in the for sale section more than any other type of gun is because people want to get a new cocker so they sell their old one knowing that there is a good market out there for used cockers and that people are willing to pay for it.

[shartley]