I've owned both, Cockers and Mags. This past weekend at Castle Conquest I realized just how much I missed my RT ULE. My SFL Cockers (mech and eBlade) are great guns for the most part, but can be a real ***** too. I rarely chopped once with my Mech, but a ball too fat for my barrel went 
in my eBlade and of course left my ACE useless. So pretty much everyball after that was getting chopped or I would lose my rythm. I was just like man... that crap never happened with my Level 10 bolt!
So now I want to come back to Mag-land. And I began to think about Mags VS. Cockers, and wondered why the Cocker has been so successful, though it seems to have slowed down in recent years. I mean the more I look at the Mag, the more it's design seems or seemed ahead of it's time. Why did so many third party aftermarket producers continue to provide for the Cocker and cut their line-up of parts for the Mag?
My thoughts on this are simply as follows. In the beginning the Cocker needed the parts to be worth a damn. Somehow this mentality has continued to carry thru (mainly because WGP's quality control sucks IMO). It almost seems as though AGD did TOO good a job of keeping the Mag shooting just fine without the likes of Palmer, Shocktech or any other custom house producing a better performance part. So where did AGD go wrong? Did AGD go wrong?
My only thoughts in regards to this can be cosmetics. The only available aluminum bodies for the longest time seemed to come from PTP with the MicroMags. Everyone wanst a light and "pretty" gun. Did AGD shoot themselves in the foot by not producing the ULE bodies earlier? The X-Valve, ULT kit & Level 10 bolt are still great pieces of mechanical engineering and AGD should be praised for their work with those fine 3 performance upgrades. So where should AGD go from here? A Mag with a new body style is the best way for them to come back in my opinion. The Millennium Falcon, "she may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts" approach just isn't what many players look for anymore. They want performance AND style.
I love AGD, their designs & policies. The only reason the Cocker has continued is do to WGP'sability to advertise and hype an inferior product that is really begining to show its age. I would like to see more companies like CP produce body kits for Mags and throw some aftermarket attention back at the Mags. Kudos to Colin @ DeadlyWind, and anyone else realizing the Mag's potential, but the serious need for it's cosmetic revival. I'm considering changing my major to machining just so I can start producing Mag bodies of my own and give back to a company that deserves some more recognition in this industry!
in my eBlade and of course left my ACE useless. So pretty much everyball after that was getting chopped or I would lose my rythm. I was just like man... that crap never happened with my Level 10 bolt!So now I want to come back to Mag-land. And I began to think about Mags VS. Cockers, and wondered why the Cocker has been so successful, though it seems to have slowed down in recent years. I mean the more I look at the Mag, the more it's design seems or seemed ahead of it's time. Why did so many third party aftermarket producers continue to provide for the Cocker and cut their line-up of parts for the Mag?
My thoughts on this are simply as follows. In the beginning the Cocker needed the parts to be worth a damn. Somehow this mentality has continued to carry thru (mainly because WGP's quality control sucks IMO). It almost seems as though AGD did TOO good a job of keeping the Mag shooting just fine without the likes of Palmer, Shocktech or any other custom house producing a better performance part. So where did AGD go wrong? Did AGD go wrong?
My only thoughts in regards to this can be cosmetics. The only available aluminum bodies for the longest time seemed to come from PTP with the MicroMags. Everyone wanst a light and "pretty" gun. Did AGD shoot themselves in the foot by not producing the ULE bodies earlier? The X-Valve, ULT kit & Level 10 bolt are still great pieces of mechanical engineering and AGD should be praised for their work with those fine 3 performance upgrades. So where should AGD go from here? A Mag with a new body style is the best way for them to come back in my opinion. The Millennium Falcon, "she may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts" approach just isn't what many players look for anymore. They want performance AND style.
I love AGD, their designs & policies. The only reason the Cocker has continued is do to WGP'sability to advertise and hype an inferior product that is really begining to show its age. I would like to see more companies like CP produce body kits for Mags and throw some aftermarket attention back at the Mags. Kudos to Colin @ DeadlyWind, and anyone else realizing the Mag's potential, but the serious need for it's cosmetic revival. I'm considering changing my major to machining just so I can start producing Mag bodies of my own and give back to a company that deserves some more recognition in this industry!
c [Getting weird weird looks from co-workers]
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