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Enos Shenk 
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 Topic: Shenko TPXPosted: 27 May 2009 at 4:24pm |
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 So far: Stainless bolts Polished up the barrel tip and 12g changer cap Milled down the barrel shroud and polished it (Gills, ooh-rah) Ill probly get around to de-ano'ing and polishing the safety pretty soon. I wish I had some chrome foil so I could chrome out the Tippmann lettering on the side. Gotta turn down and polish the velocity adjuster on the rear too. |
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DeTrevni
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Posted: 27 May 2009 at 4:40pm |
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You sure don't waste time, do you? I love the way it looks!
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Benjichang
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Posted: 27 May 2009 at 4:41pm |
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I'm liking it a lot so far. Looking forward to seeing how this comes out.
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ammolord
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Posted: 27 May 2009 at 4:42pm |
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i love that. kinda gives me ideas for whay ima do when i get mine.
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Posted: 27 May 2009 at 4:43pm |
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I just saw that Thompsonshooter (engler customs) is getting 6 of these. Cant wait to see what he'll do too. Enos: want.
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Posted: 27 May 2009 at 5:09pm |
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I don't see nothin'. Something seems to be loading but then it never does. I've really been wanting one of those TPX's, but I found a friend with a virtually brand new Sony Bravia 32" for only 3 hundos so...... choices....
Being unemployed sucks... not as much as being unemployed and having to actually support myself... but still... 's bollocks..... |
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Posted: 27 May 2009 at 8:18pm |
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Enos, put an A-5 barrel on it then polish that, a longer barrel on your setup like that would look pretty awesome.
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Posted: 27 May 2009 at 8:44pm |
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pretty cool man.
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Enos Shenk
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Posted: 28 May 2009 at 7:21pm |
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So after some firing tests today:
12 gram changer is awesome sauce. But...Good quality paint is absolutely a MUST with the TPX. If you get one, dont even try to put anything cheap through it. Some generic BE paint I picked up was detonating in the barrel at least once every magazine. It also seems to be hard on thin-shell paint, the bolt seems to hit with a TON more force than a full-size Tippmann. And you really dont want to have to clean a gooped up chamber and magazine in this thing, trust me. But bloody hell. With some good PMI paint, its a freaking demon of a gun. Dead-nuts accurate for a pistol, and I got easily 3 magazines off one cartridge. |
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The Guy
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Posted: 28 May 2009 at 9:39pm |
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have you chronoed it? That might be why its hammering up paint.
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Posted: 28 May 2009 at 10:21pm |
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I too was told three strong mags off of a 12g, then a week 4th.
looking for one now
*edit - Enos, are the body screws 98 or A-5 length?
I just bought a 98 stainless screw kit so.... Edited by TinMan - 28 May 2009 at 10:23pm |
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Posted: 29 May 2009 at 1:00am |
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Yeah I'm not sure about that paint quality thing, as I bought some "stryker" paint from Wal Mart, the cheapest they had, and after 128 rounds I haven't had a single chop/ barrel break, even when shooting as fast as possible.
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insofar
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Posted: 29 May 2009 at 2:45pm |
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Sickness! Why not dremel the paint off the lettering and polishing up? Easy sub for foiling the tippmann logo. Awesome job!
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Ruska
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Posted: 29 May 2009 at 3:07pm |
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They're ballistic polymer, not metal.
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insofar
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Posted: 29 May 2009 at 3:40pm |
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AHHHH... I wondered that after i posted... Thanks for the info!
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Posted: 29 May 2009 at 4:24pm |
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No problem, glad to answer questions about this thing, it's so much fun to use :D
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Enos Shenk
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Posted: 29 May 2009 at 9:59pm |
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Well I bought the cheap stuff from Meijer (Basically like a wal-mart clone chain), which happened to be Brass Eagle. Well actually it was the only brand they had at all. This stuff is horrid. Very very small size, very thin shell. A drop test from thigh-height will break the balls. So thats the problem. |
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Enos Shenk
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Posted: 30 May 2009 at 2:08am |
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Okay, so. Again for this thread, if you buy a TPX NEVER take the magazine apart.
Never ever ever take the magazine apart! Yes, cleaning the magazine sucks if you get a ball chop, but taking the magazine apart will suck more, I GUARANTEE it. I took one of mine apart the day I got the gun out of curiosity. Now, you wouldnt think theres that many parts in there. You are wrong. Theres three springs, and about 4 parts that have to fit together precisely or the thing doesnt work. Tonight with the help of a friend, I finally got the dissasembled magazine back together. Yes, you read that right, it took FOUR HANDS and about 30 minutes and about 10 attempts to get it back together. So really, dont do that. It sucks. |
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Posted: 30 May 2009 at 6:56pm |
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Design a jig? |
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Posted: 30 May 2009 at 8:57pm |
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Me likey!
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