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  • going_home
    Hebrews 13:8

    • Dec 2004
    • 8343

    #1

    New Sterling Pump ?

    I was trolling Ebay (did I say that ?) and I came upon one I'd never seen.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Sterling-STP...QQcmdZViewItem

    An auction for a new Sterling pump marker.
    I never heard of them. Anyone held, seen, or shot one ?
    After some Googling I found the companies website :



    Anyone seen, held shot one of these or know anything about them ?
    Post your opinions.
  • wjr
    Registered User
    • Feb 2006
    • 995

    #2
    I read about them not too long ago in APG. I've never shot, held, or seen one in person though .

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    • PumpMag
      Clare Broke My Mag Club

      • Oct 2006
      • 821

      #3
      ads in paintball mags

      I saw a full page ad for it in the newest APG magazine.

      Pump play is getting really popular again!

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      • going_home
        Hebrews 13:8

        • Dec 2004
        • 8343

        #4
        Semi Auto too

        Sick looking semi auto too.

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        • etjoyride
          0:-1
          • Mar 2005
          • 2149

          #5
          Yes, they're for real, i almost bought one a few days ago. if you go over to SCP a few people have them. They're just a slightly restyled sterling (internally) with a 12g changer and a SC feed. pretty nice huh?

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          • CoolHand
            Logic Industries LLC
            • Jan 2003
            • 3769

            #6
            Originally posted by going_home
            I was trolling Ebay (did I say that ?) and I came upon one I'd never seen.

            http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Sterling-STP...QQcmdZViewItem

            An auction for a new Sterling pump marker.
            I never heard of them. Anyone held, seen, or shot one ?
            After some Googling I found the companies website :



            Anyone seen, held shot one of these or know anything about them ?
            Post your opinions.
            Oh.
            My.
            God.

            Home, I cannot believe that you have never seen a Sterling before.

            They are one of the nicest (if not THE nicest) pumps ever sold.

            I've got two newer Sterlings that are vert feed, and an early '90's right feed. All are of excellent quality.



            Once you stroke a Sterling, you won't be able to look at a Phantom again, there simply is no comparison.

            Last edited by CoolHand; 01-01-2007, 11:25 PM.
            Ryan Shanks
            Logic Industries LLC

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            • Maghog
              Mad Marker Maker

              • Jun 2001
              • 681

              #7
              Oh yeah?! Well wait until my Sterling is done! It's coming along nicely.
              I agree with you Coolhand, the stroke of a Sterling is unbeatable. I'vd heard good things about the newer generations too, but I don't understand why there's a vertical feed on there. When it comes to pump play, I always need to sight down the barrel. But that's just me. I'll stick with my two old Sterlings and be happy.
              Dan@Triggernomics

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              • RRfireblade

                • Jun 2002
                • 5103

                #8
                Originally posted by CoolHand
                Oh.
                My.
                God.
                FTW



                And yes they are still avaialble. (kinda)


                I have a few here at the house. Again , great marker. Famous for it's stroke albeit a little in effecient stock and limited in accessories (feed options) and such. Also not a fan of the air input location but there are fixes for that.
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                • Pneumagger
                  I like 'Mags.

                  • Jun 2006
                  • 3556

                  #9
                  How is a sterling compare to a CCM SS-25 or the Series 6 Pumps?

                  IIRC, despite it's appearance, isn't a sterling more of a stacked Nelson type operation, not a sheridan style operation.

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                  • RRfireblade

                    • Jun 2002
                    • 5103

                    #10
                    Smaller and lighter. Less 'high end' feeling if that makes sense.

                    Performance right on par tho.

                    It a nelson sheridan hybrid basically.

                    Functions like a nelson but vents air upward thru a port in the valve , into the bolt.
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                    • SR_matt
                      Santa Sucks
                      • Jun 2006
                      • 1072

                      #11
                      i havetn felt these sterlings but i have felt a few of the older versions. IIRC they have a harder pump action but they are still nice. the operation is a stacked reversed nelson. http://www.zdspb.com/media/tech/animations/sterling.gif barrel pointed right side. http://www.zdspb.com/media/tech/animations/nelson.gif nelson and http://www.zdspb.com/media/tech/animations/sheridan.gif sheridan

                      -matt

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                      • SCpoloRicker
                        HA HA I'm custom!!1
                        • Jan 2004
                        • 4375

                        #12
                        I need to take photos of my custom, dual pump-rod Sterling...
                        God....I guess I was probably returning videotapes.

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                        • peewee
                          AGD,ICD,CCM & CCI (Gunho!)
                          • Mar 2004
                          • 1400

                          #13
                          My brother had one of the old sterlings. Ran his wife $475 back then gift. Great pump smooth action never any issues.
                          :hail: AGD :hail: CCI :hail:

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                          • paintballmarshaltn
                            PaintballMarshals TN
                            • Nov 2006
                            • 24

                            #14
                            We were sponsored by them last year.They asked what could be improved by me and Action Bob. The only thing we told them to change was to use a bronze valve guide to maximize the shot's per 12 gram. Hopefully they took it to heart. I own 4 myself .From early prolines to a limited model built for us to use last year.SS-25 to a sterling is like compareing apples to oranges. A ss25 is a over-rated/ over-priced sniper. A sterling is a hybrid of nelson and sheridan valve train. They took the very best from both valve trains and built it into one bad arse pumper.I get 6-8 bps from mine.

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                            • don miguel
                              the legend
                              • Sep 2006
                              • 1141

                              #15
                              there's a review on that on SCP, go check it out there.

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