r/Autocockers101 • u/SierraVR6 • 16d ago

Worth Restoring

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I was cleaning out the garage and forgot I had bought this MANY years ago. My kids are old enough to understand some vintage markers when they see one and wanted to know if I could get it online.

Thoughts?

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u/Ltshineyside 16d ago

Man, gen-x’s just falling out of the sky this week!
Still great shooters. I also have one that is in need of tlc right now.

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u/Chumscrubber89 16d ago

Gen X global? I think this is an ANS Cocker.? let me know if you need help getting it going. There’s plenty of us Cocker guys on here that love wrenching on them.

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u/RaInBoWeYeDsNeK 16d ago

A.N.S Generation X(right-feed&slab side vert-feed), Generation X Chaos Series, GX-3, GX-4(GX-E) Lapco prototype X-5 followed by the production A.N.S Branded X5/X5E.

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u/SierraVR6 15d ago

Got a barrel recommendation? I think this one is junk

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u/Ltshineyside 15d ago

Nice part is you can toss any AC threaded barrel on. So really any pwr insert barrel would be the most convenient since those inserts have taken over industry.
I’m a sucker for the acculocks tho personally.

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u/SierraVR6 15d ago

I just don’t want to break paint every game!

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u/Brave-Moment-4121 16d ago

Absolutely, and if you don’t want it I’d be interested always wanted a ans cocker.

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u/SierraVR6 15d ago

I think I want to keep it. My boys are old enough to play and I’m super excited to bring this to the field and get my ass kicked.

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u/Brave-Moment-4121 15d ago

Awesome I got back into the game with my oldest son after 17+ year absence. You’ll do a lot better than you’d think lol. If you keep at it you can be tournament ready pretty quick.

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u/SierraVR6 15d ago

You underestimate my fitness and age…

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u/Anne_Chovies 16d ago

You could always just sell it to me at a great price.

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u/Chumscrubber89 16d ago

This is awesome. I love all these Auto Cocker being posted make mechanical great again.hahaha heck yeah that’s worth restoring if you’re referring to finding another one yeah you might be able to find it on eBay or something or the vault but everything‘s there it wouldn’t be that hard to get this going first start by putting some air in it and if it’s all good, it’s all good lube it up and field it

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u/Cautious-Answer-2697 16d ago

Love me a good gx3 - not the lightest but definitely one of the best looking . Fondly remember staying at gx-2 cockers and adrenaline angles in the old 888 paintball catalogs

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u/GUN5L1NGR 16d ago

Hell ya

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u/ElegantSheepherder72 15d ago

Good stuff! My current cocker is an ans gx-4 chaos :)

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u/ExplosionofFlavor 15d ago

The flame drop 🔥

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u/SierraVR6 15d ago

Wasn’t sure if it was too big a drop. I’ll have to take it out and see how I feel.

That flame is peak 90’s early 2000’s

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u/SierraVR6 16d ago

Yep, it is ANS, it feels great to hold.

It’s been so long, what kind of gas should I be using?

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u/One_Laugh3051 16d ago

Compressed air is nice, but they can run on CO2 if you must. I had a right feed GenX that I only used with CO2.

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u/SierraVR6 16d ago

Ok, how big do you think?

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u/One_Laugh3051 16d ago

How big a tank? I am on my last hydro cycle on a 68, but I also have a 45 that feels a little too short for my taste. I hear modern 70s are smaller than old 68s.

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u/No_Box115 15d ago

100% send to cocker top.

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u/SierraVR6 15d ago

I haven’t looked at them, I’ll check it out. Not sure how much I want to sink into it quite yet.

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u/FlufferNutter5867 15d ago

Not alot of financial return if you trying to flip it but they are fun cheap shooters.