The strange things I think of when working nights

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  • Yamz
    Just Yamz
    • Mar 2003
    • 161

    #1

    The strange things I think of when working nights

    I know there are no rise bodies and feed necks for many of the high end markers but has anyone thought to make a hopper with a threaded feed neck.
    Do you guys think there would be a way to make this work. Well theres the idea now I pass this off to the AO community... Start Running with it.
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  • Crighton
    Registered User
    • Apr 2003
    • 535

    #2
    Plastic = cheap and easy to manufacture.
    Molded/milled metal = not cheap and harder to make.

    Its also much easier screw something the size of a hopper into a smaller finely threaded hole and accidentally cross thread it.

    just my .02 cents

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    • nt2004
      yeah, thats right...
      • May 2003
      • 832

      #3
      its been done. A company made a hopper that has plastic threads that screw in. It comes with a special elbow. Its made by the company that makes the Commando markers
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      • BobTheCow63
        IAO Gold Star winner (BTK)
        • Dec 2002
        • 3832

        #4
        Plus... you guys know the differences in threading between different kinds of barrels... imagine what would happen with hoppers!!
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        • nt2004
          yeah, thats right...
          • May 2003
          • 832

          #5
          *ahem*

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          • Crighton
            Registered User
            • Apr 2003
            • 535

            #6
            Stills screws into an elbow. I think he was looking for a hopper that screwed directly into the markers body and eliminated the need for an elbow or vert feed neck completely.

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            • nt2004
              yeah, thats right...
              • May 2003
              • 832

              #7
              it does screw into the guns feedneck. Only the commando 2's feedneck though. Look at the first pic on the link it screwsinto a special vert feed neck.
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              • -=Squid=-

                #8
                Smart Parts has something similar for there guns called the twister feed. Its a ring that permanently stays on your hopper, that you screw onto and off of the rest of the feedneck attatched to the gun. Sounds like a good idea to me.

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                • personman

                  #9
                  The spinloader is a good idea so then nubs (well it happens to everyone) dont fall and have their loader fall off..

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                  • Infratracide
                    Speedball Addict
                    • Apr 2003
                    • 98

                    #10
                    A big oring in a groove of the loader neck is more practical. I think Richochetes have this.

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                    • Yamz
                      Just Yamz
                      • Mar 2003
                      • 161

                      #11
                      I wasn't thinking of keeping the hopper from falling I was thinking about profile. Think about having your HALO b (which works best with the shortest ball stack)sit about one inch lower due to it having only enough feed neck to thread in. Yes I know plastic is weak I would say metal is best
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                      • rikkter
                        • Jun 2002
                        • 1804

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Infratracide
                        A big oring in a groove of the loader neck is more practical. I think Richochetes have this.
                        they do.


                        i liked the idea, so i did it to one of my test shells. seems to work fine, i just made the top oring too high though.
                        viking #619

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                        • -=Squid=-

                          #13
                          NW also makes feenecks with large o rings in them. I personally use one on my angel

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