You've been the very last vestige of my attention to paintball and the paintball sphere. Good to see you kicking. I've gone through a few changes in making content, landed on my current channel and I've been enjoying it. Cheers Kevin, thanks for the trip down amnesia lane.
Cool vid. I've always been told/believed AKA lightning bolts were the best bolts to run in a cocker. For all the eye rolling I've always done when I see a venturi bolt I was surprised to see how well it worked in your test.
venturi is superior in every way. softer on paint, quieter shot and increased velocity per shot meaning better efficiency when dialed back to field legal fps. I use an ans venturi on my stockclass snipers. the aka bolt and its angled hole is nothing but hype just like the eclipse dart bolt
I remember just buffing the stock bolt and using a lapping setup to polish the interior along with high quality o-rings made for damn near the same performance as the 5-7 different bolts I had tried with my STO.
I wish you had a bolt with an angled air inlet for the test! I find they often boost velocity around 10-bps instantly (or more if the planets are aligned). Sometimes you can mod a bolt to do that by filling up the air inlet with epoxy layers until it creates a ramp, but it varies from bolt to bolt...
2021 Bolt testing? I like to wrap a little teflon tape around the oring grooves to make them fit snug. Guaranteed FPS increase, just don't overdo it or you'll have to raise LPR pressure.
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i made a wooden bolt. its the shit. might suck but who else got a wood bolt
Not to be pedantic, but that Shocktech bolt is actually an Alien bolt, not a Supafly. Supafly bolts had slightly different venturi (if you'd call it that) porting and had the retention bearing in the bolt, so it used pull pins instead of the push button pins. To my knowledge, all pre-2k shocktech bolts are Alien bolts, and all post-2k bolts are Supafly.
Chamfering the inlet on bolt transfer port allows for a larger footprint on the air transfer port on the body, basically allowing less air to go around the bolt’s transfer port. If you have a small hole, over a larger hole, some marginal amount of gas will inevitably go around the bolt’s air transfer port. The reason the Venturi style yielded the best flow is because an entire section of the bolt is hogged out. That machined section becomes the entire air transfer port. Instead of a hole aligning with another hole, you have a hole aligning with a sealed cavity. Not the best way of doing things, but just another way of doing it. If I recall somewhere, because of this larger volume it will use more air, but you could lower the pressure. Hence why some companies still use round holes as air transfer ports. Take that with a grain of salt though, that’s just one neophyte’s view.
True, but the standard deviation in this video is kinda misleading since the paint is of poor quality and bore control. Honestly I think there's several was I could have improved the testing phase in this video but I figured I'd post it anyway because of lack of content otherwise.
The shot velocity for given pressure and spring settings can vary not only by the flow rate of the bolt, but also the mass of the hammer+bolt system. The heavy ANS bolt could be giving you the highest shot velocity, but it doesn't necessarily have the best flow. Because it's the heaviest bolt you have, it also carries the most kinetic energy when opening the poppet valve, which would cause the valve to stay open the longest and allow the most air to flow out of the valve.
It's a closed bolt marker. The bolt literally has ZERO effect on the poppet. The mass of the bolt only has an effect on how low you can dial the LPR to power the ram's forward and rearward stroke. The ONLY thing s that have an effect on the poppets the spring tension, and the mass of the hammer, which is NOT linked to the bolt in any way shape or form.
I could honestly watch you review squeegees and still enjoy the video, your wealth of knowledge and commentary always makes for a solid view!
I bet he could make a fire song about squeegees
great to see ya back
Glad your making videos again hopefully we don't have a long wait for the next one
You've been the very last vestige of my attention to paintball and the paintball sphere. Good to see you kicking.
I've gone through a few changes in making content, landed on my current channel and I've been enjoying it. Cheers Kevin, thanks for the trip down amnesia lane.
Great to see you making these again!
Cool vid. I've always been told/believed AKA lightning bolts were the best bolts to run in a cocker. For all the eye rolling I've always done when I see a venturi bolt I was surprised to see how well it worked in your test.
venturi is superior in every way. softer on paint, quieter shot and increased velocity per shot meaning better efficiency when dialed back to field legal fps. I use an ans venturi on my stockclass snipers. the aka bolt and its angled hole is nothing but hype just like the eclipse dart bolt
I remember just buffing the stock bolt and using a lapping setup to polish the interior along with high quality o-rings made for damn near the same performance as the 5-7 different bolts I had tried with my STO.
We need more reviews!!
I wish you had a bolt with an angled air inlet for the test! I find they often boost velocity around 10-bps instantly (or more if the planets are aligned). Sometimes you can mod a bolt to do that by filling up the air inlet with epoxy layers until it creates a ramp, but it varies from bolt to bolt...
2021 Bolt testing?
I like to wrap a little teflon tape around the oring grooves to make them fit snug. Guaranteed FPS increase, just don't overdo it or you'll have to raise LPR pressure.
i made a wooden bolt. its the shit. might suck but who else got a wood bolt
Heyyy Kevin! Glad to see another awesome review/tech video. I really enjoy the content. Hope all is well.
Any idea on how to remove the ANS Quick Pull mechanism?
Not to be pedantic, but that Shocktech bolt is actually an Alien bolt, not a Supafly. Supafly bolts had slightly different venturi (if you'd call it that) porting and had the retention bearing in the bolt, so it used pull pins instead of the push button pins. To my knowledge, all pre-2k shocktech bolts are Alien bolts, and all post-2k bolts are Supafly.
Chamfering the inlet on bolt transfer port allows for a larger footprint on the air transfer port on the body, basically allowing less air to go around the bolt’s transfer port. If you have a small hole, over a larger hole, some marginal amount of gas will inevitably go around the bolt’s air transfer port.
The reason the Venturi style yielded the best flow is because an entire section of the bolt is hogged out. That machined section becomes the entire air transfer port. Instead of a hole aligning with another hole, you have a hole aligning with a sealed cavity. Not the best way of doing things, but just another way of doing it. If I recall somewhere, because of this larger volume it will use more air, but you could lower the pressure. Hence why some companies still use round holes as air transfer ports. Take that with a grain of salt though, that’s just one neophyte’s view.
Would love to see more videos!
But, to quote u lol
*waiting for freestyle review
*gets bolt review
"its not the one I wanted Dadddddddddddddddd"
What hopper are you using?
I have seen so many people including myself with techt bolts have issues I do love their zero kick & their aesthetic items
The one thing I would have recommended is a barrel kit and boring the paint. Maybe throw in AKAs bolt too.
Thanks for bringing some comedy to your creations :)
Great video. How about accuracy though? Which one is the best? I miss the days when cockers were king..
We want more reviews!!
That customize bolt, although not as efficient, did seem to hold the tightest grouping in fps.
True, but the standard deviation in this video is kinda misleading since the paint is of poor quality and bore control. Honestly I think there's several was I could have improved the testing phase in this video but I figured I'd post it anyway because of lack of content otherwise.
You should drill the stock bolt out
Your awsome
The shot velocity for given pressure and spring settings can vary not only by the flow rate of the bolt, but also the mass of the hammer+bolt system. The heavy ANS bolt could be giving you the highest shot velocity, but it doesn't necessarily have the best flow. Because it's the heaviest bolt you have, it also carries the most kinetic energy when opening the poppet valve, which would cause the valve to stay open the longest and allow the most air to flow out of the valve.
Except... the bolt is not coupled to the hammer on a Cocker, so has no effect on velocity in that regard.
@@JordanVH98 oh boy, that's a big error on my end. You're absolutely right.
It's a closed bolt marker. The bolt literally has ZERO effect on the poppet. The mass of the bolt only has an effect on how low you can dial the LPR to power the ram's forward and rearward stroke.
The ONLY thing s that have an effect on the poppets the spring tension, and the mass of the hammer, which is NOT linked to the bolt in any way shape or form.
@@reignick1133 inlet pressure also 😉
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