Looking for Blasters

[Paciify]

I was really leaning toward a cps 1000 because of its light weight. I was also chatting with GJIV about this as well. Overall, i want a lightweight blaster that can deliver power. Someone recommend a cps 1200, sadly there aren't any on ebay. The gorgon was on ebay here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2006-Buzz-Bee-T ... 3f23ca2730

[HBWW]

You will get similar results with the 1000/1200/2100 in general, the differences being mostly subtle except for colors and the 2100's tracked pump. However, they are all lightweight that deliver power.

The Gorgon is reportedly a pretty good blaster, but if you're looking for more power in a smaller size, it may not meet your needs. The Gorgon is heavier (and higher capacity) than any of the light CPS's, but doesn't pack the same punch/output. Still, it's one of the best air pressure blasters around and is superior to most XP's.

[the oncoming storm]

Most XP's... actually it is superior to all, (except the never seen and impossible to find XP 300)

[Paciify]

Yeah, i'm really going for the light weight blaster type, so the gorgon is out of the question. Does the tracked pump make a huge difference? I saw a lot of people breaking their 1000 pumps. Is that because its not tracked? The 1200 is the easiest to mod i think, so if i do mod it will it be better than the 100 and the 2100? It is all about preference though.

[the oncoming storm]

I can run full tilt with my gorgon , and am just as fast with it as with my 1200 weight isn't a problem with it.

[Paciify]

It depends on who you ask. Since i'm small for my age i just don't want to be lugging a heavy water gun. There was a bundle with the 1200 with two xps (I think you pointed that out yesterday) and a cps 1000. That might be a good idea since these are my first "good" guns.

[HBWW]

People typically break CPS 1000 pumps out of clumsiness, not because it's that easy to break. I guess that's easy for me to say, having never broken a free pump before in all the years I've done this (I've only bent pumps on 2 blasters; Flash Flood and Nerf Rapid Fire 20), but I think that if you take care of your blasters, it won't be a factor worth considering. Plus free pumps are faster and don't really need lube as much. Tracked pumps have the advantage of reducing the profile of the blaster, and you don't have to worry about keeping them retracted.

For the k-mod, it all depends. Some swear by the 21k, but the one I have has a very low pressure relief valve, too low for k-modding. (I'm also not a fan of PRV removals; these are weak stock internals we're working with here.) CPS 10k squeaks when pumping, and I have no idea why. I thought it was the PRV kicking in partially on each pump, but duxburian said that this is not the case, so I don't know. My best k-mod experiences have been with the CPS 12k; I have two andthey go w/ the k-mod pretty much perfectly.

[Paciify]

Well i just lost the cps 1000 by 1 cent. I got the gun lot with the cps 1200 xp 310 and an xp 270 for 32 dollars!

[Nemesis]

Nice! Now you can start soaking! wow 1 cent? did you try to snipe one or both of them? (bidding right before the end)

[HBWW]

Good buys. I don't know about the 310, but the 270 can be temperamental if it's really old and used a lot, so if you have trouble with it, please be sure to drop a new post on the blaster repairs forum so we can help you out if necessary.

CPS 1000/1200 should be very solid. I don't think you'll ever have problems with them except maybe having to wrap rubber bands around the pull valve pin, which is easy to do anyways. I have two 1200's, both k-modded to 12k's, and they have done an amazing job over the years. Very rarely do I have to open them up for maintenance, which I'm very happy about.

Nemesis, I almost wanted to prepare a rant on water warfare "sniping" until I saw that you were talking about eBay sniping instead. Indeed, eBay sniping is really the only way to go; keeps prices low but unfortunately, people are using services to automate the process, which is pretty much cheating IMO. (Don't know if eBay can do anything about it though.)

[Paciify]

I also got a cps 2500 for 60 bucks . I'm going to k-mod the 1200. Do you have a recommendation on how many balloons i should put? The article said 30-60 should i go with like 40? or 30?

[Nemesis]

Go with 20-30. Less possibility for breakage

[HBWW]

I wouldn't hit more than 45, or the PRV may not like that. 30-40 should give you plenty of extra kick, though it won't do anything too ridiculous. I use around 30-45 on my 12k's, but I honestly can't remember exactly how many there were.

Nice find on the 2500. If you have time to kill, a trigger reinforcement may be advisable, and some would recommend a pump reinforcement too. I haven't bothered though, because I've managed to repair both a 2000 and 2500 trigger to be just fine after they broke or got bent. Either way, use sheet metal and good epoxy, whether you fix or reinforce. (Reinforcing avoids the headache in the first place.)

[Paciify]

Also the 310 and the 270 came with the 1200 in a bundle. I would have just bought a 1200 if there was one. I'm going to go with 40 balloons i think. That is also a good idea to enforce the trigger, when it comes in i'll do that. Thanks guys for all your help

[marauder]

Make sure you do a pump reinforcement mod on all your pumps.
http://hydrowar.com/modspumpreinforcement.html

[HBWW]

Pump reinforcement isn't as urgent, but isn't a bad idea either. On most tracked CPS pumps (particularly 2500/2000, and I think its applicable with the 2100 as well), reinforcing the handle is often recommended, but the process of doing so may be destructive on the handle, so I typically wait for it to break first, then repair as the reinforcement.

There's always a chance with any CPS that the k-mod won't work due to an oddly sensitive PRV. This is rare and I only encountered it with a CPS 2100 mk. II. (The one with the weak, easily broken trigger.) I wouldn't worry about this, but if it happens, then you know what it is.

[Paciify]

My cps 1200 came in yesterday. I dominated my friends

[Nemesis]

Uhh, CA99, the 4100 and Monster 2001 have slightly less power, range, size, and shot time than a 1500/1700. I would suggest putting them in the same group as the 1500/1700.

[Paciify]

I measured my 1200's range at around 40 feet? Is that around the usual range?

[the oncoming storm]

Sure is, seems like more though... 30-40 ballon k mods can get around 45' with the stock nozzle, not as great as you might think, but with a custem nozzle. (Ask M4 about that nozzle) it can clear 50' with just 30 balloons.