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Posted by K Keaty on May 29, 2002 at 08:31:16:

In Reply to: Thanks, kevin posted by James on May 28, 2002 at 22:26:05:

For the most part, once a cocker is set up right, neither marker SHOULD need any more disassembly than the other in order to maintain it. For my cocker, for instance, I remove the bolt and barrel, clean everything I can see, and replace them. The sole argument for the mag, where maintenance is concerned, is that cockers do occasionally wear themselves out of time. I think they often do this when they're new, thus frustrating new cocker owners, and giving cockers a bit of a temperamental reputation. With the mag, you can remove the valve (the bolt and spring will come out with it), clean it all and replace it. So, because cockers CAN come out of time without user error being the cause, the mag might be considered easier to maintain. Also, if you read the manual for the mag, the troubleshooting guide is very clear, probably because there aren't so many types of setups. Check out www.airgun.com. You can download the manual, and see what I'm talking about.

I guess the part about cocker timing does make the mag the marker that you'd be less likely to have to disassemble any further than normal cleaning.

As for woods and speedball, the differences are all in player preference. I use a cocker, and know lots of mag users. None of us has an advantage in the woods because of equipment.

Don't get me wrong about one thing. I love autocockers. I also own a mag that I'm working on upgrading, by the way. So far, the things I know lead me to this conclusion: Neither marker is so difficult to understand and maintain that you need to be a rocket scientist to figure it out, but I do think that there's more to learn to know how to tune and maintain a cocker. The mag is just a little less complex.

I hope this helps, and above all, I hope you end up with a marker that you love to shoot.

Kevin

: could you answer some more questions for me?

: 1.) out of the autococker and minimag which gun is easier to maintain?

: 2.) which is more reliable and less likey needed to take apart?

: 3.) which gun would be better for both woods and speedball?

: that would help great if you could answer these questions

: the pineapple

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: For the most part, once a cocker is set up right, neither marker SHOULD need any more disassembly than the other in order to maintain it. For my cocker, for instance, I remove the bolt and barrel, clean everything I can see, and replace them. The sole argument for the mag, where maintenance is concerned, is that cockers do occasionally wear themselves out of time. I think they often do this when they're new, thus frustrating new cocker owners, and giving cockers a bit of a temperamental reputation. With the mag, you can remove the valve (the bolt and spring will come out with it), clean it all and replace it. So, because cockers CAN come out of time without user error being the cause, the mag might be considered easier to maintain. Also, if you read the manual for the mag, the troubleshooting guide is very clear, probably because there aren't so many types of setups. Check out www.airgun.com. You can download the manual, and see what I'm talking about. : I guess the part about cocker timing does make the mag the marker that you'd be less likely to have to disassemble any further than normal cleaning. : As for woods and speedball, the differences are all in player preference. I use a cocker, and know lots of mag users. None of us has an advantage in the woods because of equipment. : Don't get me wrong about one thing. I love autocockers. I also own a mag that I'm working on upgrading, by the way. So far, the things I know lead me to this conclusion: Neither marker is so difficult to understand and maintain that you need to be a rocket scientist to figure it out, but I do think that there's more to learn to know how to tune and maintain a cocker. The mag is just a little less complex. : I hope this helps, and above all, I hope you end up with a marker that you love to shoot. : Kevin : : : could you answer some more questions for me? : : 1.) out of the autococker and minimag which gun is easier to maintain? : : 2.) which is more reliable and less likey needed to take apart? : : 3.) which gun would be better for both woods and speedball? : : that would help great if you could answer these questions : : the pineapple

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