04 Prostocks are back..should I buy one as my first gun? - Page 2

Mr. Furious · 11-14-2007, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TSpb

Dangit. The prostocks are out of stock again, maybe I'll just get a trilogy. Oh yeah and thanks for the replies.

Check out the BST threads here and maybe post a Want To Buy thread. You might find a nicer cocker than a prostock.

mayor · 11-15-2007, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TSpb

Alright, and can anyone tell me how many feet this gun shoots before going down/ curving/etc?

depends barrel, gas source, velocity, tuning.

My prostock pump shoots darts. I have a SM3 barrel, compressed air tank and it shooting at about 290 (+2/-1). Mine goes about 30 yards or so, then starts to drop.

sparky · 11-20-2007, 06:25 PM

If your picking up a cocker of any sort, pick up a barrel kit or at least a few tighter bore barrels. I find a .683 and a .686 get 90% of my usage.

If your on a budget, just use nail polish to build up a "detent" inside the barrel.

Quip · 11-21-2007, 11:35 PM

I too was hoping to get a Prostock, but I also noticed that they are out of stock. So I will most likely get a Trilogy. And the best part is: my Mag and a Cocker use the same threaded barrels, so I'll be able to use them interchangeably. Pure sweetness!

~Quip~

Mayvik · 11-22-2007, 03:12 AM

Got my (replacement, stupid FedEx

) '04 ProStock today, and I'm a little disappointed. There's definitely some extra meat, especially on the trigger frame, but the thing that bothered me is it looked like WGP packaged up a slightly used marker. It was covered in fingerprints and oil residue, and looked like it was a display model and not a NIB item, despite being in a sealed box. Hopefully it shoots out of the box better than it looked out of the box.

Then again, maybe I'm just pissy because I couldn't get one in black (although after a good cleanup the blue does like pretty nice, just too flashy for me).

Tallen702 · 12-01-2007, 12:53 AM

This is what one of our guys over on the Tippmann Forum did with his Pro-Stock (blue)

Did it all with an angle grinder, file, emery cloth, and polish.

Edit:

Top Pic is the "later" pic, has more polishing done than the bottom.

Mayvik · 12-03-2007, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Tallen702

This is what one of our guys over on the Tippmann Forum did with his Pro-Stock (blue)
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8615/pic0079sy5.jpg
http://kurieitaa.googlepages.com/polished01.jpg

Did it all with an angle grinder, file, emery cloth, and polish.

Edit:

Top Pic is the "later" pic, has more polishing done than the bottom.

That's alotta Dremel! All that work, and still stuck with the press-fit feedneck.

SLACKJAW · 12-03-2007, 08:49 PM

OK so now for a pretty stupid question (or maybe just simple ignorance): Which is the better marker out of the box the trilogy or the pro stock?

Mr. Furious · 12-03-2007, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SLACKJAW

OK so now for a pretty stupid question (or maybe just simple ignorance): Which is the better marker out of the box the trilogy or the pro stock?

It's not stupid but definitely a loaded question. It's all personal preference but I'm a cocker guy from way back and being familiar with the way cockers used to be the Trilogies seem like a cheap knockoff. I think the currently available '04 Prostock is about the last of the "good" cockers that were built like tanks and infinitely upgradeable. If I couldn't get one of those new, I'd find a nice used one before I'd ever consider a Trilogy.

Other folks will tell you different but I don't like the Trilogy line.

SLACKJAW · 12-04-2007, 03:03 AM

Preference questions are always a little "loaded". All of my experience to date has been with a single make of electro stacked tube blowbacks so I really have no background for comparison. The few cockers I've been around were always a little intimidating with what seemed like an unbelievable number of exposed moving parts as well as the reputation of being a very difficult gun to keep running well.
Fortunatly this thread and others like it have done a great deal of demystifying and actually have me considering a cocker as my first straight mech semi. (well actually a blazer would be my first choice but realisticly I would be able to afford a cocker first)
Thanks all.

11-20-2007, 06:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
sparky MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hinton Alberta	If your picking up a cocker of any sort, pick up a barrel kit or at least a few tighter bore barrels. I find a .683 and a .686 get 90% of my usage. If your on a budget, just use nail polish to build up a "detent" inside the barrel. __________________ Looking for all Canadians on MCB, building a list by province. PM me to be added to the list.

12-01-2007, 12:53 AM	#16 (permalink)
Tallen702 Seasoned Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Washington, DC	This is what one of our guys over on the Tippmann Forum did with his Pro-Stock (blue) Did it all with an angle grinder, file, emery cloth, and polish. Edit: Top Pic is the "later" pic, has more polishing done than the bottom. __________________ MCB Feedback Ebay Feedback

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11-21-2007, 11:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
Quip Rec Poster Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Carlisle, PA	I too was hoping to get a Prostock, but I also noticed that they are out of stock. So I will most likely get a Trilogy. And the best part is: my Mag and a Cocker use the same threaded barrels, so I'll be able to use them interchangeably. Pure sweetness! ~Quip~

11-22-2007, 03:12 AM	#15 (permalink)
Mayvik 1-866-MEAT-4-YU Join Date: May 2007 Location: Binghamton NY	Got my (replacement, stupid FedEx ) '04 ProStock today, and I'm a little disappointed. There's definitely some extra meat, especially on the trigger frame, but the thing that bothered me is it looked like WGP packaged up a slightly used marker. It was covered in fingerprints and oil residue, and looked like it was a display model and not a NIB item, despite being in a sealed box. Hopefully it shoots out of the box better than it looked out of the box. Then again, maybe I'm just pissy because I couldn't get one in black (although after a good cleanup the blue does like pretty nice, just too flashy for me).

12-03-2007, 08:49 PM	#18 (permalink)
SLACKJAW Rec Poster Join Date: Feb 2007	OK so now for a pretty stupid question (or maybe just simple ignorance): Which is the better marker out of the box the trilogy or the pro stock?

12-04-2007, 03:03 AM	#20 (permalink)
SLACKJAW Rec Poster Join Date: Feb 2007	Preference questions are always a little "loaded". All of my experience to date has been with a single make of electro stacked tube blowbacks so I really have no background for comparison. The few cockers I've been around were always a little intimidating with what seemed like an unbelievable number of exposed moving parts as well as the reputation of being a very difficult gun to keep running well. Fortunatly this thread and others like it have done a great deal of demystifying and actually have me considering a cocker as my first straight mech semi. (well actually a blazer would be my first choice but realisticly I would be able to afford a cocker first) Thanks all.