Meteor spool valve closed bolt mechanical

[iamthelazerviking]

Meteor is releasing a spool mech, but also closed bolt. Said to be around the $500 mark.

It looks like an all aluminum Emek, but with some crazy looking milling lol.

[superman]

And the closest comparison is the N-4....

I am curious to see one of these in person.

[iamthelazerviking]

The milling kills it for me. I'd send it off to get all that extra stuff milled off, "pipe" style like those DSRs

[Cdn_Cuda]

Milling at least makes it look different. Give it some nice annos and it will look better.

[Trbo323]

Interested...

Does anyone do a double trigger these days?

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[Chuck E Ducky]

That’s exactly what it is. What would be the point of building a modern mech and excluding a large portion of the target audience who buy new mech markers.

[Killshot_Kustoms]

Having the trigger/frame be convertable to both would be the solution. I would be willing to bet theat the mid range priced space mechs largest audience isn't the mech tournament players, but rec players and big game/scenario players.

[ChoSanJuan]

Yes, this is VERY true about the trigger lengths and guard inner measurements. The Nova N2 Dreadnaught is a good example for keeping with the rules. It comes with a phatty single trigger and a normal width trigger guard. It also comes with a wide trigger guard to help with keeping with the rules so you can't use the trigger like a bone trigger, like the addon trigger shoes for an Emek and the like. It also comes with a 1.5 trigger and trigger guard that you can totally rip with... which is totally banned in mech events/leagues like ICPL, NXL, and WCPL. (Just going by personal examples there...)

[Magmoormaster]

Looks like a GoG eXTCy

[KMDPB]

Shooo might be worse looking than an ion..

[Jonnydread]

I’m definitely getting Ion vibes

[fierymartel]

I would feel dirty straying from the gamma core though. Temptation.....

[William the Third]

I see the closed bolt myth is still going strong.

[William the Third]

Meteor pb I say this as both a fan of Meteor's markers (I will eventually own one of these markers we're discussing here), and closed bolt markers in general, but "closed bolt accuracy" is a very well debunked myth. It's debunked both by the science, and by practical/real-world test. The most common claim to support the closed bolt myth, that it's more accurate due less moving mass before firing the ball, is not only not true, but shows that most people don't understand the difference between accuracy and marksmanship.

I do appreciate the desire to not make yet another Gamma Core clone/rip-off.

[Psycho91]

I feel like closed bolt markers and pumps tend to shoot a little flatter to me, but no they are not more accurate or shoot further then any other marker, the variables and pressures are all pretty much the same

[William the Third]

Psycho91 that's likely due a perspective/perception difference. It's kind of like how people will swear that stacked tube poppets have a "drop shot" when compared to spools. The fact is, they don't. Let's assume we have a batch of "perfect" paintballs. That is they are all perfectly spherical, they are all exactly the same size, they have no seam, they are perfectly filled with no air pockets, the fill is perfectly uniform and distributed, and they all weight exactly the same. Let's then assume there are no other variables/outside forces to account for, such as crosswinds and ball spin/Magnus effect, except for the two that are required/constant, gravity and drag. Let's also assume the markers are all capable of firing exactly at 280 fps (or any other velocity you'd like), as measured 1 inch from the end of the barrel, each and every time. It's doesn't matter what marker type is used in this situation, spool, poppet, open bolt, closed bolt, pump, semi, ect, the trajectory of the ball will always be the same, always.

Now, in the real world there are variables. No two balls are going to be the same, there will be other outside forces, and no marker is going to release the exact same amount of air each shot. However, all of these variables apply equally to all markers types. So no matter what marker is used, the ball trajectory will always be the same, within a margin or error to account for said variables. The use of a flatline/apex can change trajectory by exploiting the Magnus effect, imparting a spin on the ball that generates a lift force, that depending on the direction of spin can cause the ball to either drop faster, fly further, curve to the side, or some combination thereof.

[Trbo323]

I see the closed bolt myth is still going strong.

I know it's a myth but they do feel different when shooting, for that reason I like the variety

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[latches109]

I see the closed bolt myth is still going strong.

this one literally sucks the balls in..... 😉 but seriously I did the ol paper trick on the early prototype and it vacuumed it in. It's been a few months since I shot it, but did like it a lot. Bodies are Forged then finished on a CNC.


edit: I found the video testing for blowback.

[William the Third]

Is the marker firing a ball in the video?

[nerdcore]

How strong of a suction are we talking? Asking for a friend.

[Ecapnation]

Definitely curious about this I've been debating getting something outside of the gamma core lineage and cocker families as of late. Not for any reason other than boredom.

[docfire]

I'm excited about this. I have one of the NOVA N4 (close bolt) and with all of its quirks the shot profile is nice, it just looks like a toilet paper roll. Close bolts IMO are better.........................drop.......and in the World of mechs they are the only way.......................drop #2.....................lol

[Frmrspec]

I'll more than likely be getting one, but I really want a brick body.. I had actually been toying around with the idea of making a body for my closed bolt ion kit, this may save me some tinkering...

[TwonTamal]

I am excited by the specs, less so by the milling. But I am team closed bolt all the way, so I'd say I will definitely be picking one of these up to play with.