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Kevin - Joker

After I decided that I didn't want be be killed with my tigershark anymore I decided to get a semi. Being the idiot I usually am I decided to go with the cheapest semis:Spyder, Core, Joker, ACI Griffin. After chopping everyball I shot in my freinds ACI(bad paint) I decided against the Griffin. I ruled out the spyder because of the side cocking, and everyone had them. I had it down to Core and Joker. The guy there told me to go with the Joker, and I didn't like the trigger on the core, so I bought the Joker.

For the first couple months it worked great. Then it started to lose reliablily, sometimes it would work, sometimes it wouldn't. After I replaced an O-ring it worked great again. Then it stopped working for a while again. I realized that a bolt had been stripped. The way the gun is made is so you can remove the whole valve in one unit. I thought this was great, but I realized that each time the hammer hits the valve it stresses this little bolt. I re-drilled the hole and threaded it for bigger bolts, now it worked great again.

Next thing that broke was the quick release pin, a little ball and spring popped out, so I drilled it all the way through and attached a paperclip.

Then the ball detent broke. I drilled out the plate and made a new ball detent with paperclip.

Bottomline this gun is great....when it works. For a while this gun will work fine, break, then if you fix it it will work great for years to come. However, you shouldn't have to fix a gun. But I personally like the feel of it better than a spyder, but for someone who is not mechanically inclined or doesn't feel like spending hours fixing it, this gun is not for them.