Should I Get An Autococker ?

[Evil1]

If you like to tinker with things and want to learn a whole slew of things about an autococker, then get one. When timed properly and tuned well, a cocker will shoot very good. If you are not very good at fixing guns or not very mechanically inclined, a cocker would probably become more of a burden to you. Like any gun, a cocker will fail sometimes and they need someone with good cocker knowledge to be retuned sometimes. If you are willing to learn all of the things that are neccessary to keep a cocker working good than get one, but if you are looking for a gun that can be fixed by changing an oring or other defective part in a matter of minutes with little mental effort than no, do not get a cocker. I will say that most people that I have seen with cocker problems usually caused them themselves from lack of cocker knowledge. Also, people who have shot cockers for a while or just learned everything that they needed to know about their gun can diagnose and fix their problems rather quickly. A cocker is more complicated than most guns out there. I personally am not a cocker fan but not because I think they are crappy or inferior, but just because I like guns that require little mechanical knowledge to fix or maintain. I have owned a few cockers over the years and I liked all but one of them, but I always preferred other guns over cockers.

[Gunsmoke]

Thanks so far.

[Ghetto]

Its been a few years since I owned a cocker. I bought a new one in 2000 so my experience is a little dated. I had no problems with my cocker. My only complaint was the composite grip frame (which I believe they have changed now). I think they are decent guns and can be reliable if you maintain them(as with any gun). I don't necessarily agree that cockers are a tinkers gun. If the gun is timed there's no reason to tinker with it. If the gun needs to be timed and you don't feel up to the task there are plenty of places that will time your gun, I've seen a few on the web that charge $15 for re-timing. Ultimately its your preference try one at a local field, if you like it, go for it.

[hobbesTZ]

It's really a toss up. I'd like to get a 'cocker, but I'd need to put more money into a kit since I use many differant varieties of paint in several differant sizes. I don't have to worry about that with the 'mag. The 'mag is also cheaper ($100 for a used Minimag here). The 'mag just makes more sense for me, but I'd still rather have the 'cocker because I like the trigger much more, but I have to pay for it.