Cuda’s Cool Collection o’ Cockers ‘n’ Crap

[Cdn_Cuda]

Figure I’d finally share my collection with some (debateably) interesting info.

Keeper Marker Collection:

Start with the marker I’ve had the longest: 2k FBM Teardrop cocker. Bought on eBay when cockers were cheap and Canadian dollar was high. Those were the days!


Fun fact: This marker was stolen and made its way back to me several years later.

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Next up is my replacement Karni. My original Karni was stolen along with my Teardrop. It also made its way back to me years later. This was built as a replacement and I ended up selling the original. Last I heard my original Karni had ended up in Ontario somewhere.

Fun fact: this has been my go-to paintball marker for over a decade.

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Next up is my 2k5 Black Magic. Always liked these bodies and one popped up locally and I jumped on it. This was before I started being active in buying and selling.

Fun fact: Years later I ended up talking to the original owner who moved to a different province. Only change I’ve made was the Slice pump kit replaced an older CCM kit.

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Next up is my unicorn build. Always wanted a Dragon body, and came very close to buying a body several times. This is the first build ai did after become more active on MCB.

Fun fact: I briefly owned two Dragons, the second being a nice dust pump, but I sold it as I felt it lessened my Dragon mech build.

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Non-core markers:

Emek with hart body. Has the hAir valve.
Fun fact: After I bought this I sold off my Tippmann A5 I’ve had for years. This is now my go-to lender.

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Tippmann 98 Kameleon:

Fun fact: This marker spent several days submerged under water during a historic flood. Needd the water draining, a good cleaning and some new o-rings to be brought back to life.

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CCM’d Halfbock:
Fun fact: The marker lived in BC for a while (maybe even original owner), got sold to someone in Ontario and I brought it back to BC.

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Pink Empire Sniper with some Inception upgrades

Fun fact: purchased this with an equally pink Empire Axe (or was it a mini?!). I gave the Axe away as a Walzmas prize.

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Flavours of the month:

Evil Omen 1.5


Fun fact: Bought it for the quirkiness of it. Offset feed, paddles that feed balls into chamber.

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GONE: ANS X5 Cocker

Fun fact: Purchase because I wanted to try out the 90 trigger frame.

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GONE: AGD Tac-One X-valved Longbow/Qbow:


Fun fact: Custom stock that drops the stock making Longbow shroud sit better for aiming. Also mags hate me, and this one is no different.

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Past markers of interest:

GONE: Custom half-blocked Trilogy:



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GONE: Early LF Belsales Cocker:

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Latest Acquisitions:

GONE Palmer Hurricane:


Fun fact: My very first Palmer! Surprisingly a local Craigslist find.

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GONE (Lost by Customs)Tippmann Factory F/A:

Fun fact: has a hand cranked cyclone feed.

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GONE - AGD Sydarm Pistol(off to a new home)

Fun Fact: Originally produced for police and military training. Gave it a little oil and aired up and shot without issues. Is this what it’s like using a classic mag?!

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And now we jump to something more modern, An EMF100 or MG100 or whatever it’s called.


Fun fact: this is replacing my Longbow mag.

[FredMnkyDad10]

Very nice collection, thanks for sharing. I am still waiting to see the 'n' crap.

[Cdn_Cuda]

Oh, it’s there, just not posted yet. I have my Storm Pooper BT-4 build still. My daughter won’t let me sell it.

[NONOBLITUS]

Nice collection and extra bonus with the barracuda emblem in some of the photos.

[Cdn_Cuda]

Most recent photos got the fish added. Figured it wouldn’t harm and be a bit of a watermark in case scammers decide to use pictures.

[FredMnkyDad10]

I also do not see 1 single automag part of your lovely collection.

[Cdn_Cuda]

Longbow is a mag! I just sold it though. I just ended up getting a Sydarm in a package as well. Generally me and mags don’t seem to get along.

[Cdn_Cuda]

And now for the crap!

First up we have a BT-4 “Storm Pooper” from the MCB poo build. Below that is an example of my first paintball marker the PI-E2 ow Pie2 or whatever the heck it’s called. Remember going to Badlands and picking it out with my dad.

Fun fact: My daughter has told me I am not allow to sell the poo gun.

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Next we have my mech’d converted SP1 and a VM/PMI lead weight.


Fun Fact: The PMI still works! No idea what is keeping the o-rings together. Just ordered a new detent to make this functional.

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The 2k FBM Teardrop Is my favourite in your collection, the dragon body has the most interesting milling though, I have wanted the barrel on it since I was a kid looking at magazines. The hAir valve doesn't look near as impressive as the automag one but I don't know enough about emeks to even know what I am looking at really in the videos Ive seen, I wanted to throw one in a mg100 if they make a difference, worth it? The saddest part of your collection is the state of of the vm68.

[Cdn_Cuda]

Thanks! The VM3 is getting a new detent and shoots, so is fully functional. It came in a package with the early Evo.

The hAir valve makes a pretty big difference with the Emek. You can easily outshoot the PAL hopper. I’m not sure it’s worth putting in an MG100 unless you’re using a box mag though. It just shoots too fast. Just like the X-valve on the Longbow.

As for a Automag to MG100/Emek, it really wanted to do a head to head comparison, but my mag leaks too much. They are a very similar form factor, being a single tube shooter, and the mag is a lot more simple inside, but the Emek platform is way lighter and way, way more efficient. They also seem to be extremely reliable, something neither on my X valved mags have been. So in my collection the Emek and MG100 are taking the place of mags. They just do everything better and I just don’t have the nostalgic connection to mags that I do for autocockers.

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My bad i meant the original tear drop barrel, i forgot freak kit used similar porting. I had to look up what a VM3 is. VM68 was a front heavy, clunky marker for me to shoot when i was young but i definitely want one.

The hAir valve videos I have seen of an Emek look great, its just nothing like the original hAir valve video for Automag. Thats a machine gun, probably a good thing it wasn't released. It sucks you have had that experience with mags, I've always found them to just work after years of neglect.

What planet eclipse is offering in these lower budget markers though is very compelling, especially when compared like that, just sounds like fun.

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Check out the Emek in Fullofpaint's Horde with double trigger and hAir valve. I imagine bps comes close to what was shown by deadlywind in 2004.

[Cdn_Cuda]

More new additions:

Mid-1990s Pre-2k Cocker:


Interesting fact: No lug adjustment hole, not detent.

GONE HK Infinity Legend:



Interesting fact: HK’s first private label marker.

[waffles2]

If you're looking to sell the Legend...let me know. One of the few poppit guns I've never owned.

[Cdn_Cuda]

If I sell I’ll let you know.

[Cdn_Cuda]

Adding another one to the stable:

Palmerized PMI II:

Fun fact: my first stock class marker in decades!

[Trbo323]

Did you do the chameleon on the m98? If so what is it?

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[Cdn_Cuda]

Stock colour from Tippmann. They had three different shades I believe.

[Magmoormaster]

yup; there's a cyan to purple, red to purple, and red to gold. The cyan to purple is my favorite.

[Cdn_Cuda]

I has more!

Warpfed Mag - the mag that changed my mind about mags!



Magfed Mag: modified to run Dye mags. First Strike ready!


GONE Nova N3.


Phantom:

[Melrosejedi]

Very nice collection you have there,and nice to hear you got your stolen guns back. I too have been using my karni pump as my go to gun since 09. Still goin strong and will never part with the best gun i ever had.