The comparison that nobody asked for for 2 markers that are no longer in production
I've had a handful of these and always thought they were a pretty cool design so here's why
Just for reference, here's what we are looking at
Ok. First thing, and I think this is super cool and pretty unique. This marker can be set up to be right feed, center feed or left feed. Have a left handed player? Great option. Two screws remove the whole breach and you can rotate it where you want. The feedneck elbow unscrews and you can also unscrew the top portion of the feedneck from the elbow. Screw the straight portion directly into the breach threads for center feed. Use the elbow for left/right.
I forgot to get a picture of it when it's out but that white piece in the beach is the detent. It's a pretty good design. Very robust. Sits at the bottom of the beach for center feed, it's basically a plastic ramp that bends down. I've owned a handful of these through the years and have yet to encounter a broken one
This one I have is missing one piece, there's normally a picatinny rail on the bottom of the front section. Someone lost it but you can also move it around depending on where the breach is located and mount the front grip to it as well
Let's get into it. First off, in order to strip this thing completely down, you actually only need 3 tools. 2 allens and a flathead screwdriver. That's it.
Check this out, this is the air line into the valve, first off, no tools needed to unscrew it but also, check out the positioning of the valve retaining screw. You can't remove it while the air line is in place. Nice one JT.
Second. Once you do remove it check this out. This is the valve retaining screw and the velocity flow control screw. Same. Technically you don't even need the valve retainer as the airline also holds the valve in place so if you are in a pinch at the field and someone lost the velocity screw, you have a backup already.
Ok, the air line has an o ring on it to seal into the valve. No more 1/8 line direct in. I'll admit, there's positives and negatives about that but it does make fixing a leak really easy (no photo sorry)
On to the back of the marker. First off, rear cocking! This is also a system that lets the knock stay forward at rest. No cocking knob slamming back and forward when shooting. And I know some of you tippmann fan boys are saying "but with a 98c I can mount a stock!" No worries. JT sold the tac-5 in another version that came with a stock AND was still rear cocking
Also. Field strip pin! (Tippmann take notes!)
From there as long as the air line, valve retaining screw and velocity screw are removed everything internal slides straight out the back (no seriously tippmann, take notes)
And. As an added bonus, the cocking knob, spring, hammer and guide rod are all pinned together! No more playing "find the spring"!
The power tube and valve body are fairly similar to tippmann but check this out
Yes that's right, a threaded end cap on the valve. No more tiny rings holding the valve together. Here it is out with the rear o ring in place
The valve itself I'm pretty sure it's bored out larger
These things have about half the number of parts that a 98c does. I'm honestly surprised these didn't end up as a lot of field rentals. They are so easy to maintain and offering left/right/center feed to New players would be awesome.
Congratulations, you now have more useless information in your skull
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I've had a handful of these and always thought they were a pretty cool design so here's why
Just for reference, here's what we are looking at
Ok. First thing, and I think this is super cool and pretty unique. This marker can be set up to be right feed, center feed or left feed. Have a left handed player? Great option. Two screws remove the whole breach and you can rotate it where you want. The feedneck elbow unscrews and you can also unscrew the top portion of the feedneck from the elbow. Screw the straight portion directly into the breach threads for center feed. Use the elbow for left/right.
I forgot to get a picture of it when it's out but that white piece in the beach is the detent. It's a pretty good design. Very robust. Sits at the bottom of the beach for center feed, it's basically a plastic ramp that bends down. I've owned a handful of these through the years and have yet to encounter a broken one
This one I have is missing one piece, there's normally a picatinny rail on the bottom of the front section. Someone lost it but you can also move it around depending on where the breach is located and mount the front grip to it as well
Let's get into it. First off, in order to strip this thing completely down, you actually only need 3 tools. 2 allens and a flathead screwdriver. That's it.
Check this out, this is the air line into the valve, first off, no tools needed to unscrew it but also, check out the positioning of the valve retaining screw. You can't remove it while the air line is in place. Nice one JT.
Second. Once you do remove it check this out. This is the valve retaining screw and the velocity flow control screw. Same. Technically you don't even need the valve retainer as the airline also holds the valve in place so if you are in a pinch at the field and someone lost the velocity screw, you have a backup already.
Ok, the air line has an o ring on it to seal into the valve. No more 1/8 line direct in. I'll admit, there's positives and negatives about that but it does make fixing a leak really easy (no photo sorry)
On to the back of the marker. First off, rear cocking! This is also a system that lets the knock stay forward at rest. No cocking knob slamming back and forward when shooting. And I know some of you tippmann fan boys are saying "but with a 98c I can mount a stock!" No worries. JT sold the tac-5 in another version that came with a stock AND was still rear cocking
Also. Field strip pin! (Tippmann take notes!)
From there as long as the air line, valve retaining screw and velocity screw are removed everything internal slides straight out the back (no seriously tippmann, take notes)
And. As an added bonus, the cocking knob, spring, hammer and guide rod are all pinned together! No more playing "find the spring"!
The power tube and valve body are fairly similar to tippmann but check this out
Yes that's right, a threaded end cap on the valve. No more tiny rings holding the valve together. Here it is out with the rear o ring in place
The valve itself I'm pretty sure it's bored out larger
These things have about half the number of parts that a 98c does. I'm honestly surprised these didn't end up as a lot of field rentals. They are so easy to maintain and offering left/right/center feed to New players would be awesome.
Congratulations, you now have more useless information in your skull
Sent from my motorola edge 2024 using Tapatalk
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