Rockin' Cocks @ the CFOA

Last weekend both Rockin’ Cocks and RC Revolution competed in the CFOA Battle at the Beach.

This event is possibly the last event of the season for the CFOA Pump Division and had 7 teams competing for the final 1st place medal of the year. Here is how it went…

The teams all started to head down Thursday for the event and about two months prior the teams had
been chosen. Initially the plan was to enter three teams for this event, however all said and done only two teams made the trip, Rockin’ Cocks and RC Revolution. Rockin’ Cocks consisted of Amish, CMCD, and I all of which had been practicing together well before deciding to enter this event. RC Revolution consisted of Scott, Dana aka The Shark and Bob. The Revolution team hadn't practiced together too much before the event due to work or illness.

However none of this mattered because when we arrived at the field the morning of the tourney it was a cool 89 degrees and by the time play started it was 113 degrees.

The day started off early, both teams arrived at the field around 9:30am despite not having to take the
field till around 12:30am. Even though we had the layout in advance, we still wanted to walk the field and check the lanes. The field layout was somewhat aggressive, with a dominant snake and a d-side that seemed to make or break games. Most teams chose to send two players on the snake side and one on the d-side, however a few teams differed here and there.

The first game for either RC team was RC versus Custom Pump Creations and true to tradition RC lost the
first game and that tradition also seemed to follow RC Rev. However after that first loss, RC had gone 3-1 and RC Rev was holding their own and then it happened… RC versus RC Rev. RC switched the break-out for the 3rd time this event with Amish going out to D1, CMCD staying back center, and me going to the snake corner. RC Rev broke-out with Dana going to the snake side Tall Mayan, Scott staying back center and Bob going to the D-side. The first K came when Dana got shot by either CMCD or I. After that I was able to fill the snake and Amish got a quick shot on Scott who was in the bunker next to him crossed up on me. At this point the feeding frenzy was on, however Bob shot Amish and continued down the d-side. Which lead to a battle between him and CMCD, confident CMCD would win, I jumped out of the snake and grabbed the flag, about this point I heard CMCD call out and I realized Bob was now somewhere around D3 or D4 on our side of the field and I was on their side of the field. Rather than chance losing a gun battle, I ran with whatever energy I had left and dove into the flag station hanging the flag for the win. After that game each team had one game left and won both. Now the wait to hear who was moving on to the semi-finals, when the announcement came it was Custom Pump Creations in 1st(7-0), RC in 2nd (6-1), RC Rev in third (5-2) and DNS in 4th (5-2). Now normal thinking would have figured it would be CNP vs. DNS and RC vs. RC
Rev, however the semi’s where CNP vs. RC Rev and RC vs. DNS.

I honestly don’t remember much of the semi’s except we won and RC Rev didn’t, which faced CNP vs. RC
for and 2nd and RC Rev vs. DNS for 3rd and 4th. The first match of the finals was RC Rev and DNS which went to time. The next match was CNP vs. RC and that two went to time. The second match was RC vs. CNP and that game ended with an RC win. The winning moment came when I shot the back center in the face as he tried to fill the 40 center small dorito, rather than going out he stayed in and got a 1 for 1. After this with the help of CMCD, I ran down the snake player and RC had the first win of the finals. The next game was RC Rev vs. DNS and this was a close game. It came down to Scott and Dana in a 2 on 1 versus 1 DNS player. Scott on their side of the field and Dana in the snake, Scott told Dana to grab the flag and pull a Chrispy (me) but Dana didn’t hear him and within a few second both had been shot, however DNS could not hang the flag prior to the time running out. The last game of the finals was tense, all we had to do was draw the game and we won. Both teams had clean break-outs and the game began to stalemate, however one of the CNP guys shot Amish on the d-side and then proceeded to fill our D1. All pinched in CMCD and I tried to fend of the fill and luckily CMCD shot the guy in his stick feed. But in the process got shot by the snake guy, this now left me in a 2 on 1. Luckily I had just reloaded and both players where on the snake side of the field and about 15 intense seconds later time was called and the game was over. RC had just won their first tournament ever. RC Rev and DNS played one last final game which again came down to time and RC Rev finishing in third due to DNS being able to pull the flag in game 2.

Overall it was a great event, and I probably didn’t realize it until the next morning when we were chilling
on the porch at 10am reminiscing about what we had just accomplished. Additionally I want to give a big thanks to the CFOA peeps, the folks at Adventure Beach Paintball, all the teams that showed up and grinded it out despite the heat, my teammates, our sponsors Exalt, St!ffi, The Lifestyle Clothing and our supporters MCB and CCM. We also want to give a special thanks to Dan and his parents for letting us use their beach house.

Additionally please stay tuned for the epic tale of Bob and Chris go to Cook Out…A seven hour tale of two
dudes epic quest for quality southern fast food.

-Chrispy

Amish

Champions - Chrispy, CMcD, Amish

Bob

Dana

CMcD

Chrispy

Amish & CMcD Off the Break

Pev's Free 5-Man Tournament (May 15, 2011)

So yesterday was the PEV’s 5-man PTS Tournament at PEV’s Paintball in Aldie, VA. The weather was great, despite the poor forecast and the fact that it had been raining all week prior to the event. The event had two divisions, Novice and Open, of which RC played the open class. There were 10 teams in the open class and it was split into two divisions with each team playing 4 Race to 2 matches. Additionally the open class division was 12.5bps and snake side coaching was allowed.

Mother's Day Practice @ Pev's (May 8, 2011)

So over the past weekend Rockin’ Cocks and RC Rev had team practice at Pev’s Paintball in Aldie, VA. This weekend was a chance for a few to kick off the cobwebs and others to spend time with their momma’s. The weather was great and the field was great as usual and the layout is still the 2011 NPPL Chicago, which confidently saying RC has on lock seeing as we never lost a game all day. We also had a few new peeps out there this weekend.

The first part of practice was Rockin’ Cocks versus RC Rev. RC Rev consisted of Scott and a few new players this weekend, Tony, Dana and team frequent flyer Bob! Rockin’ Cocks consisted of Amish, O, EZ and I. The games for the most part were pretty even and players swapped in and out of both teams all day, we also picked up the occasional walk-on to make 5 on 5 and we even played a game with J-Rab of team Russian Legion/Arsenal. He was a little shocked that we all played pump, but we showed him a thing or two.

We also played a few teams that were there such, as Iron Legion and team Swag. Iron Legion would only play us if we picked up two other players so we did and we played them 7 on 5. We rolled them convincingly finishing with 3 up, after that they refused to play us anymore. We also played 3 games with team Swag. Game 1 was close and it ended with a 2 on 2. O and I were the only ones left for RC, I was in the snake (S1) and O was on the d-side. Swag had S3 and the 50 roller. The roller looked away and I took off and ran train on the snake guy, right as I shoot him, the roller looked back and bounced me, and a second later shoot me. O then shot the roller and that was game one. We rolled Swag in game 2, 5 up and probably less than a minute. Game 3 came down to a 3 on 2, with EZ and me being the only RC guys left. Swag had the snake corner, there 50 wedge, and the d-side cube. I was stuck in S1 and EZ was in either D1 or D2. For some reason the snake corner looked away and I got into S3, I shot the 50 wedge and then somehow EZ called himself out. It came down to a 2 on 1 at this point, they didn’t know where I was until the corner saw me. For some reason, the cube tried to fill over and I shot him, then the corner tried to run me down, but between me shooting him and him running out of bounds he was out. RC would finish with 3 wins straight over Swag.

The last game of the day was RC versus RC Rev, it was a 3 on 4. The game started off with a clean break-out for both teams, however RC Rev pushed the field a little more and had the 50 wedge pretty quick. Amish tried to end that, however he bunkered the wrong Wedge, but O finished off Scott. EZ then filled it and shot O, so it came down to a 3 on 1. EZ filled our D1 and Dana moved to our snake brick, Tony stayed in the snake corner on their side. I shot EZ on the hopper and then Dana as he tried to come and shot me, I then went down the snake and shot Tony. Tony played smart going from the corner to the back center, however I ran him down and that was it.

Overall the practice was pretty successful and next weekend RC will be playing in the PEV’s PTS 5-man Tourney. Tony, Dana, and Bob all played great and are always welcomed to come and play with the team. Stay tuned for the after tourney update!

RC and RC Rev in Perfect Harmony

EZ Geez Comes Out of Retirement

RC Rev, Tony, Getting it Done!

O Working his Magic!

Big Bob Showing off his Frankenstyle!

A Quick Reminder...

...this is what we do.  

We got these sweet custom feedneck clamps done up by Mel and Rod at CCM.  The font is the same as you will find on the T2 but looks great with any CCM marker!  

2003 CCM J2 Walkthrough: Part II

I figured before I made any more progress on assembling and timing the marker I would give a quick rundown of what I've got.

Here it is...a 2003 CCM J2 Autococker. The anno is dust grey and the marker has a little bit of anno wear but not very much. One thing that I am actually kind of excited about on this gun is the barrel. Of course the factory anno is a perfect match but the milling and porting is also very cool. It also happens to be a 14" barrel...which I like much better than the current 12" barrels.

The Pneumatics

I've got a CCM 3-way, CCM Ram and Dye Rocket LPR. The air first comes into the LPR, is regulated down and flows into the 3-way. The 3-way is the little silver guy and he basically manages the airflow as you pull the trigger. The ram is what cocks the marker and loads a ball into the breech. Air enters the ram, forcing the cocking rod back, (this is where you do the work if you have a pump handle on it) moving the bolt back, allowing a ball to fall into the breech while simultaneously cocking the hammer. So, when the marker is at rest, you've got a loaded ball and a hammer latched in with a spring behind it, waiting to get released so a blast of air can then propel the ball. Alright...that's enough autococker 101...I really just wanted to show you what was on the front block.

Everything else is pretty standard. Stock super tall feedneck. The stock feedneck clamp did come with the gun but unfortunately it's in two pieces. The surprising part is that it still does its job...how's that for reliability? The back block, front block, frame, bolt, internals, beavertail, frame and reg are all genuine CCM. It didn't come with a rail or ASA but I've got a few kicking around so that wasn't a big deal. The only hassle that I've had to deal with is the placement of the reg in relation to the frame. You either have to remove the grip frame or the air fitting on the reg to get the reg off of the body. Not a big deal but a bit of a pain when you've taken the gun apart then put the frame back on realizing that you forgot to put the reg on.

This particular J2 (as is the case with most of them) was drilled for eyes from the factory. This allows you to get an aftermarket electronic grip frame that can tell when there's a ball in the breech. It's is a coveted thing among 'cocker fans to have an undrilled body...I don't think it's so bad. What's important to me is that it was done in the factory, so the anno is intact and it's done well.

So that's the breakdown. Next post will have assembled pics of the marker and hopefully an accounting of how easy it was to get it timed.  I am currently waiting for a fitting for the LPR.  The one that came with it threads too far into the body of the LPR and gets in the way of the reg piston.

2003 CCM J2 Walk-Through: Part I

95% of the paint that I've shot has been out of a pump and the majority of that paint has been shot out of a sniper-based pump...specifically one of the CCM's I've owned over the past few years.

I am a pretty handy guy and I know my way around snipers pretty well. I'm no expert but I can break one down, clean it up, get it back together, get it shooting to the appropriate velocity and time the autotrigger (if needed).

That being said, I've never fiddled with an Autococker, so I figured I would pick one up and see what it was all about. I've been spoiled by CCM guns so I figured this 2003 CCM J2 would be a good place to start.

I picked this up on Ebay and immediately aired it up. It was apparent right away that it needed some work. It fired but not reliably and it had some leaks. I didn't know exactly what I was getting into so I started with three things.

• Tightening/Replacing Screws
• A Little Autococker Timing Research
• A Quick Call to CCM

Tightening, Replacing & Cleaning

From working with pumps I know that it's important for everything to line up the way it's intended. If the frame or cocking rod are loose, that will mess with your timing. The rear frame screw on the J2 was a little long which created a gap in the frame, so I replaced that with the appropriate length screw. Then I made sure the cocking rod was snug.

At this point I tried cocking the marker. It didn't quite work so I adjusted the hammer lug and loosened the lower travel screw on the trigger so I could get full travel on the trigger and the sear would clear the hammer lug. (If this doesn't make sense, hold tight, I'll go into a little more detail later). This pretty much ended my carry over knowledge from working on pumps.

Autococker Timing Research

I poked around online and found a couple of good resources for autococker timing. The video below is a reasonable (non-annoying) introduction to timing an autococker. It doesn't go into any of the details of maintaining or servicing the pneumatics, but it does give a good feel for what each of the parts do and how they work together. I also found this article to be a good reference. The most confusing part of working with an autococker (in my opinion) is the terminology. There are a lot of parts required to accurately and consistently get a marker to automatically fire and recock (e.g. Ram, Hammer, Hammer Lug, IVG, Back Block, Front Block, LPR, Ram, 3-Way, HPR, Cocking Rod, Breech, Bolt, Trigger, etc)

Using the two references above, I was able to get the J2 to shoot and recock pretty reliably. It still had some small leaks but it was a good first step. I figured my next step was to phone a friend.

My Call To CCM

I called CCM to speak to Rod earlier this week just to get an idea of what I was working with. Since I had watched the video, read the article above and had some experience with snipers I was able to follow along with Rod's descriptions pretty well. It's always fun to chat with Mel and Rod. I did have a couple of specific questions for him about this marker.

What's the operating pressure of the regulator?

Rod told me that these were designed to run around the same pressure as their current guns, right around 350 psi. All of the current CCM pumps also operate very well in the 300-350 psi range, so that's a good starting point for any CCM marker. Other autocockers may operate at a different pressure so do some research to find out where you should set your reg if it's not a CCM gun.

What is the advantage of having an adjustable LPR?

My understanding is that the LPR let's you determine how hard the bolt is going to hit the ball. With a stock CCM setup, they wanted to bolt to bounce off of a ball if it got stuck in the breech so they designed it to work at pretty low pressure (around 35 psi). Other guns may run at a higher pressure.

What should I do to clean this thing up?

Rod suggested that the LPR may be loctited into the body since that's the only component that actually has air running from the gun into it. He suggested that I just take the parts off of the front block, clean them up and relube. Because of the design of the 2003 J2's ASA, you have to remove the timing rod from the 3-way so your timing will have to be readjusted once you are done putting it back together. One thing I noticed is that pneumatics have some very small o-rings. Much smaller than anything in my kit for my CCM pumps.

So Where Am I Now?

I've got the gun all cleaned up and put back together. The cleanup actually went pretty well. A quick q-tip through the 3-way and a little lube here and there and it was in good shape. I adjusted the 3-way, and with a little trial and error, I got the timing is close but I do have to figure out a couple of leaks. I need to replace all of the hoses on the pneumatics and replace a couple of o-rings on the LPR and I should then be able to dial in the timing. Since I don't have any of the hoses or o-rings I need, I'll have to get to a paintball store to pick those up.

From there the next step is to put some paint through it and see what it chrono's at. Before that, I may go through a run down of the parts on the gun as it sits now.