So, most members know that I have waaaay too many markers in the hoard. Additionally, I waaay too many cheap mechanical markers that I have been rebuilding and trying to put back into circulation. Add to that a stockpile of parts, rifle stocks, rifle accessories and a scoop of crazy, and anything is possible. When this build was announced, I knew I had plenty of starting points to build on. Unfortunately, I build faster than I document. That means that I will have to go back, and post pics of the marker disassembled. Here I will post the first 2 of 4 starting points.
The first is a damaged gen 1 JT Stealth marker. I began with the disassembly, cleaning, polishing rusted internals and replacing all of the Orings. Once functioning, I realized it was not really sellable. So, I got the idea of making it a pump and keeping it. Add one salvaged pump handle from a BE Tigershark that had long ago became a Pirate Pistol. Cut slot and groove in the hammer. Make a pump arm from 1/8 metal rod. Create a fake mag from salvaged aluminum toilet partition rail stock. Fake mag is to cover the damaged to the front of the trigger frame.
The second is a rebuilt Tippmann Gryphon. After disassembling, cleaning and replacing the Orings the marker was functioning fine. However. the outer Red plastic shell had to be glued back together at several places. Already a less than desirable marker, the defects in the outer shell made this marker unsellable. Why not convert this into a rifle. A perfect way to repurpose this otherwise perfectly good marker. Add 1 damaged M14 wood stock. Patch and wood fill the damage at the butt plate area. Modify the stock to fit the Gryphon body
Remove the hopper feed, front grip and pistol grip from the plastic clamshell. Remove the air through ASA feature. Replace with 1/8 nipple and side feed ASA threaded directly into the valve. Modify the clamshell to fit the new ASA system. Relocate the trigger to the rear of the marker and pin it in place in the rifle stock. Because the barrel threads are in the aluminum collar, it cannot be eliminated. Therefore, I had to modify the front barrel collar to fit into the rifle stock without losing the mounting points.
Next item was the feed system. I didn't want a standard vertical hopper. I considered a top mounted spring tube feed, bottom mag feed, left and right-side mag feeds. Since the marker was originally a vertical top feed, I decided to try a top mag feed system. I searched through my available magwells and landed on a round collar RAP4 T68 gen 1 magwell. This led to the need for a method to mount the magwell on top of the marker. Some salvaged copper flashing found its way to being a mag mount and body cover. The top feed magwell led to the addition of rifled barrel with the flash hider tip. Finally, the addition of the retractable bipod.
The first is a damaged gen 1 JT Stealth marker. I began with the disassembly, cleaning, polishing rusted internals and replacing all of the Orings. Once functioning, I realized it was not really sellable. So, I got the idea of making it a pump and keeping it. Add one salvaged pump handle from a BE Tigershark that had long ago became a Pirate Pistol. Cut slot and groove in the hammer. Make a pump arm from 1/8 metal rod. Create a fake mag from salvaged aluminum toilet partition rail stock. Fake mag is to cover the damaged to the front of the trigger frame.
The second is a rebuilt Tippmann Gryphon. After disassembling, cleaning and replacing the Orings the marker was functioning fine. However. the outer Red plastic shell had to be glued back together at several places. Already a less than desirable marker, the defects in the outer shell made this marker unsellable. Why not convert this into a rifle. A perfect way to repurpose this otherwise perfectly good marker. Add 1 damaged M14 wood stock. Patch and wood fill the damage at the butt plate area. Modify the stock to fit the Gryphon body
Remove the hopper feed, front grip and pistol grip from the plastic clamshell. Remove the air through ASA feature. Replace with 1/8 nipple and side feed ASA threaded directly into the valve. Modify the clamshell to fit the new ASA system. Relocate the trigger to the rear of the marker and pin it in place in the rifle stock. Because the barrel threads are in the aluminum collar, it cannot be eliminated. Therefore, I had to modify the front barrel collar to fit into the rifle stock without losing the mounting points.
Next item was the feed system. I didn't want a standard vertical hopper. I considered a top mounted spring tube feed, bottom mag feed, left and right-side mag feeds. Since the marker was originally a vertical top feed, I decided to try a top mag feed system. I searched through my available magwells and landed on a round collar RAP4 T68 gen 1 magwell. This led to the need for a method to mount the magwell on top of the marker. Some salvaged copper flashing found its way to being a mag mount and body cover. The top feed magwell led to the addition of rifled barrel with the flash hider tip. Finally, the addition of the retractable bipod.
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