Originally Posted by tonyAAA

I hope I got some of your attention, yes the marker has been on hold for years now. time and family was the verdict.
The F-5 autococker got its start about 13 years ago it came out. SandRidge paintball in Bridgman, Mi. It started as a really damn good cocker tuner and builder, decided to take it to the next level. The idea was genius. it was all about the omron eye system. more of a machine than what we see today. it would preform unlike any autococker out there, even compared ot todays standards. it knew the bolt was open and closed unlike newer markers today. so it selfed timed itself to make it a machine, best upgrade for it through the years was just simply a faster hopper. down side to the f-5 was the computer and battery was a large box under the grip.

the tf-5 hosted same performance but in the grip design which brought alot of life to the scene.

Only way to get one of these markers was on ebay. sold for around 900-1500 dollars a pc. 1st to have a freeflow design, we still have it :P
1st elctro cocker for along time until the race hit the market. the few out there prolly are boxed up as momentos, and or the marker is broke or way out of tune. Oh btw it was available to begin with as an update for any excisting autocockers at the time. got to make money before you start getting your own stuff:P

sand ridge sold to another owner Triple A. lack of time and staff, markers were stopped being produced. Every F-5 and TF-5, oh and the rare few mini's, were fully hand assembled from the soldiering chips to the blank boards to the mill work. Most people referred to them as the Ferrari of Cockers, so fast when it hit the fields, tourney official try ot ban it.

I have been working with "time allowed" to revive it. much to impress cocker fans a like.

Some people hated them, some people would stalk us! Its been a a good break, working on hopefully getting a small launch for the 50+ tf-5's to be built. just for fun, since theres not much else to do.