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02-04-2012, 09:24 PM
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| Function over looks  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada  | Who loves building parts guns
Years ago I used to love inheriting some spare parts from my buddies, scrounging for more and building a working marker out of it. Fast forward to last week when I was cleaning out my rubber maid of misc parts and found a short Spyder barrel I bought in my early days of pball and before I knew it, I've bought a Spyder body, grip, found some old orings and I'm about to secure a drop, asa and some other odds and ends. Its not profitable in any way (would have been cheaper to buy a working one) but I get a kick out of cobbling stuff together.
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02-04-2012, 11:00 PM
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| BACK TO WORK !!!  Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: columbus, ohio  |
what all do you need ? ive got a parts box of spyder stuff .... which body are you building ?
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02-05-2012, 02:22 AM
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| Active Member  Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Keizer, Oregon. USA   | Quote:
 I'm the same. Started off doing this sort of thing with Spyders, then added Tippmanns to the fray and now I'm onto Cockers aswell. Honestly coulda saved a bunch of money if I'd just bought new. Who am I kidding? I woulda just spent the money upgrading them anyway! | |
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02-05-2012, 09:51 AM
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| Moderator General  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Down on the Upside  |
There's nothing better(or worse? not sure  ) than that realization that "If I just add an xxx and a yyy to this pile of parts, it'll be a complete gun! To the MCB Cave!!!"
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02-05-2012, 10:02 AM
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| Olde Basterd#2  Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Combat Zone club 66  |
I love building up Phantoms like this! I know it's no stretch to do but I have found cheap parts and have put together at least 4 for around a 100.00$! I did a Mag this way once as well. Now I have a S-5 body and some parts and I want to make a 12 gram gun out of it. Waiting for an 86 frame and a set of lowers on that one. Feyd...............
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02-05-2012, 11:12 AM
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| MCB Member  Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: coarsegold,ca  |
I have to admit a preference for Sheridan based markers. My biggest problem is I can't seem rebuild one to original stocky goodness. Have to admit I have five personnel projects ongoing and work for others coming in. There's just something about brass..
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02-05-2012, 02:46 PM
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| Post Whore  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nevada, Missouri |
I love parts bin guns! All it takes is putting a couple pieces together to get you started, and suddenly you're frantically digging through the box looking for that one piece you saw a month ago, realizing you need to order one or two other things, and..... FRANKENMARKER!
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02-05-2012, 02:57 PM
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| Seasoned Member Join Date: Dec 2006 | 
And I thought I was one of the few who did this LOL. Personally I love the Spyder platform (Compact/Java) to do this with because of the low market value = cheap parts. Great for loaners & cheap first markers for friends getting into the sport.
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