Which pump?

im switching over to pump. Which pump marker should i buy?

CCM is a great pump company, also most of the CCM conversion Autocockers are real nice.

COPYCAT

no just made the same mistake of trusting a mini

Depends on how much money you have, let us know what your budget is and I can give some suggestions.

200-300

Oh, and also, are you wanting to do stock class(12grams and 10rnd tubes), modified stock class(12grams and hoppers, or 10rnd tubes and constant air), or open class(hoppers and constant air)?

At that price, your best bet would probably be a phantom. They are very versatile, and the price to buy them used is going down a lot. You can get them all three of the ways I listed above. Lord Cuppy is right, a CCM would be your best bet, but your just a little low on money to get a used S5 or S6. If you're wanting a CCM-like gun, but for less, you can get a pump cocker. Which is just an autococker that's had it's pneumatics taken off, and a pump handle put on in place of them. They are very popular and you can get one anywhere from $80-800.

im intersted in phantom but can you run 10rnd tubes with constant air on it?

Yes, but not if you buy it new from CCI. They only have open class and pure stock class on their website. What you would do is look for a vertical stock class phantom that someone has taken the 12gram changer off of, and either done a vertical bottle(usually a small one, like a 3.5oz CO2 tank) or a bottom line kit, which is just an airline running from the place the 12gram changer use to be to an ASA attached to the bottom of the grip, like a normal gun would be. Your best bet would be to buy one someone has already done that to, a lot of people run phantoms like that so it wouldn't be too hard to find one. I'd suggest going to mcarterbrown.com and checking the pump gun buy/sell/trade section, and if you can't find what you are looking for there, post a want to buy in the want to buy section. It's basically the top website for pump guns and old school guns, but try not to piss anyone off. There's a lot of older guys there and if you post stupid stuff they get pretty pissy.

ok thanks and have you by chance seen any sherdian kp-1s anywere for sale

i found a PMI Trracer Pump. Are they any good?

Trracer's are good pumps, cheap, easy to maintain, and because a lot were built it's not too hard to find replacement parts if you know where to look. A lot were not velocity adjustable though, which means you have to respring them if they are shooting low.

KP's(there was no KP1, it was just called a KP, then a KP2, then a KP2-DF, then a KP3) are pretty hard to find, and are also higher than your budget. A stock, working KP would probably be about $400. I sold one for $325 a while ago(I had bought it for $125 with a couple other guns). It was in good condition externally, but internally it was a mess.

I picked up a Kingman Hammer Pump. It's a really fun gun. I am still pumping it up with a few mods. Any ideas of what the best hopper or feed tube is, price being a factor?

thx,

Jack

Allen Paintball Products sightfeeder hopper is probably the best limited paint hopper I've used. It's $6, holds 150rnds. You don't really need an electronic hopper playing pump, the pump stroke itself is usually enough to prevent jamming. Unless you're autotriggering like crazy with an S6 or T2 from CCM. You can try to find a Sportshot, but they're a little more expensive and are no longer produced so can be hard to find. Don't buy a little Brass Eagle one, or the GXG 50rnd one. They both break very easily, like one direct hit will break them both.

Oh, and if you can find one, get an Indian Springs Maxi loader. That's probably the only hopper I'd recommend above the sightfeeder. However, they are very old, and pretty hard to come by.

Any suggestions on a spring tube like feeder instead of a hopper?

Jack