I had a Blazer and it was a nice piece of hardware. The only reason I got away from it is because I wanted to go to a ULE Mag with an X-valve after getting my long time love, a Minimag. It was a sweet compact setup and was spot on accurate. I had a Typhoon and the Blazer, both very nice quality and were worth every penny. The only reason I got rid of them was because they just weren't for me. I was still searching for that special gun, you know that "one" gun that becomes an extension of you. I would hunt over on Palmer Owners Group (POG) for a good used Blazer. A single 45 frame right feed setup is what I had and it was awesome. Just like Glenn says, it shoots as fast as you can pull the trigger!
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Thanks for all of the replies guys.
How easy are they to short stroke compared to a ult'd mag?Last edited by wjr; 09-30-2006, 09:30 PM.Comment
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My experience with Blazers were great. Even though I'm a mag shooter at heart, I still love the feel of a closed bolt/pnuematic marker. I think the Blazer is the peak of the design. As for short stroking, if any Blazer or Autococker is tuned properly then you should have a very hard time short stroking.Comment
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I owned a Blazer for a short time, and never short-stroked it. Loved the marker, can't wait to get another one.Comment
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but remember its also the personal tuning, i have a friend that only shot cockers for about 7 years, he ran into some on ehe knew that had a lot of cocker experance as well and the guy supposedly had his gun timed so it was imposiable to short stroke it. davi (my friend) started to shoot it and did nothing but shortstroek just because it wasnt set up how he normnaly had guns set up.Originally posted by minimag03
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Big time Palmers fan..... :o)"You are wonderful, whitty, and wise, but you spend to much time reading this sort of TRASH."Comment
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You dont need to time a blazer at all. Once its set, its good to go! I love Blazers, but like my mag more. Once setup properly, I never short stroked it. Super dependable and low maintenace. Drop a few drops of oil into the ASA and shoot thru without the barrel, and go play!
Shane-OI have nothing good to put here...........
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Originally posted by wjr
All you have to remember is a Blazer is a mechanical gun and should be shot like a mechanical gun. Pull all the way back and release all the way forward. If you do that, you will not short stroke.
A Blazer is a bit harder to time than a cocker only because of it's design but just like a cocker, once you get use to it, it's a snap. The one bigg difference is that once a blazer is timed, you usually never have to time it again.
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with that in mind....Originally posted by Muzikman
If the blazer is miss fireing is it me or does it need oiled?? or something more that I am clueless about..."You are wonderful, whitty, and wise, but you spend to much time reading this sort of TRASH."Comment
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It would depend. If you pull the trigger at a normal speed (1 pull per sec or so) does it mis-fire, or does that only happen when shooting fast?Originally posted by Cameo
You should oil it before each use. 3-5 drops of oil in the ASA, gas it up, dry fire it 20-30 times without the barrel on and then go play (if it hasn't been oiled in awhile more oil might be needed). The key is that you can't really over oil a gun, just make sure you dry fire all the excess oil out of the gun with the barrel off or your balls will be flying funny..Comment
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^^ with my mag it seems to take a lot longer than 20-40 shots to get all the oil through, more like 400
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actually they were designed for CO2. In fact Glenn Palmer himself uses CO2 exclusively on his Blazer. Can't get a better endorsement than that...Originally posted by Philey-O-Fish
You can look at:
the Palmer Owner Group
or MCB
http://www.mcarterbrown.com
for used Blazers. If it's not stated, ask for the serial number. Older ones (below 2000) usually go for a bit less even though there's not too much difference. Some of the dimensions are a bit different due to a slight change in design to facilitate quicker manufacturing. You can get all the info you want at the POG I stated above.
As has been said before, once timed, you shouldn't have to worry about it. That being said, yes it can be tweaked but you shouldn't have to worry about it. They are not a tinkerer's gun, they are a player's gun.
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Im a visual learner so I will spice things up with a pic to give you something too look at while talking about a blazer wich is a sweet gun I must say.
If you didnt know already know already, the blazer has a threadless barell wich is locked with tightening a screw. Do you guys think this would be hard to squeegee during a game? I heard that they are accurate guns and I like them (not as much as the double barelled typhoon).Comment
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Don, not hard at all to squeegee out a PPS marker. Just pull the spring loaded bolt pin run your swab thru it and put the bolt back in, Takes about 5 seconds for me but I'm old and slow. You cannot go wrong with any PPS maker. As mentioned before, they are a players marker and not for tinkerers. Very easy to clean and maintain. I have owned a Blazer and still have my Classic Typhoon. They are very CO2 friendly. It was meant to run off CO2. When in doubt try one. Judge for yourself.Comment
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I only wish that I could get a blazer like the one Don posted. I'm only looking to spend about $350.
Does anyone know where I can get an antisiphon tube installed on my tank?Comment
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