Dees_Troy
06-18-2007, 08:47 AM
So, I finally got my Mini the other day, a black one and it works great, but I do have a few niggles with the Mini. First off, I have a USB scale that's intended for weighing small boxes, e.g. a postage scale and should be pretty accurate. It weighed my CP Air 48/45 that CP says is 1.99 pounds at 2 pounds, 0.0 ounces, so I figure my scale is pretty accurate as 0.01 pounds is well under the 0.1 ounce accuracy of my scale. According to my scale, the Mini with its stock barrel and a 9V battery in the grip weighs 2 pounds 1.something ounces, so it's a decent hunk over 2 pounds. Not a big deal, it's still way lighter than almost anything out there, but still not 2 pounds like they've said over and over again. A minor niggle but worth mentioning.
The next thing I noticed after putting my Pulse on my Mini is that the Mini's stock feedneck is a bit tall and the Pulse doesn't go all the way down to the bottom of the neck. This wouldn't bother me except that the Mini's stock neck has that slit across the bottom back side of the neck and this area is exposed so if I get shot in the feedneck, paint is definitely going into the breach. I hate to complain as the stock feedneck on the Mini is vastly better than most stock feednecks, but I feel the need to "upgrade" the stock feedneck. I know it is Ion/ICD threads, but which neck should I choose and has anyone replaced their stock feedneck yet? Is it hard to remove the stock part? Any recommendations of a good feedneck that is still lever locking?
Other than the above and the lack of an on/off, I'm really happy with the Mini. IMHO, I don't think there's really anything on the market that compares to it and it's well worth the low price.
The next thing I noticed after putting my Pulse on my Mini is that the Mini's stock feedneck is a bit tall and the Pulse doesn't go all the way down to the bottom of the neck. This wouldn't bother me except that the Mini's stock neck has that slit across the bottom back side of the neck and this area is exposed so if I get shot in the feedneck, paint is definitely going into the breach. I hate to complain as the stock feedneck on the Mini is vastly better than most stock feednecks, but I feel the need to "upgrade" the stock feedneck. I know it is Ion/ICD threads, but which neck should I choose and has anyone replaced their stock feedneck yet? Is it hard to remove the stock part? Any recommendations of a good feedneck that is still lever locking?
Other than the above and the lack of an on/off, I'm really happy with the Mini. IMHO, I don't think there's really anything on the market that compares to it and it's well worth the low price.