The Birth, and build of RP's "Pumper Automag"

By Brent Hoefling AKA RamboPreacher PoG#6- "A Player, Not A Pro"

Since returning to my Automag "roots" last year (upon the discovery of the level 10 Superbolt), and considering my "old-school" ways and preference of playing pump-paintball, I decided that I would go ahead and get the parts necessary (if available) to build a pump Automag.

I had already had accumulated allot of parts as I was working to build a couple of Automags for friends.  I had bought the pump-kit from Airgun.com some time ago (sans pump rod), and once I located everything, I began my journey.  I had already been familiarizing myself with what is necessary to build this magpump, and the rod seemed to be the elusive part missing.  After only a short search at the AO, I had discovered someone that could make these. 

SilverFox had been very helpful in making this rod for me (and others).  It fit perfectly and though I had to bend the end up just a hair more (it was hitting the back of the big hole in the body), it works great.

Then, according to this .PDF found at Airgun.com - it looked like I needed to get this elusive "black bumper".  After talking a bit with AO's Muzikman, who has had some experience building a magpump of his own, he told be that the blue bumper would work, but I would have to cut it down so that it fit in side the spring, and even if I didn't cut it down that it might still work, but would probably be harder to activate the bolt.

Here is my picture story of RP's pumper Automag (the pictures a links to larger views, hit your browsers back button to return to this page):
 

Left view, fully assembled	Right view, fully assembled	closer picture of the installed pump kit	removing the pump post
Once the main retaining bolt is removed, much of of the pump kit comes off the marker	The main retaining bolt (Pump Post), removed	The Pump spacer	Pump handle spring
The Pump rod that Silverfox made for me (installed on the handle)	Another view showing the curve/bend of the end of the rod	removing the Dye double finger grip frame (it's what I had laying around and used it for this project)	Macro line removed from valve, grip frame unscrewed and field strip screw also removed
parts is parts	A view of the trigger rod that I "had" to adjust because of the inconsistencies of the Dye frame I was using	Showing the seer, and seer pin as well as a partial view of the pump rod slot	A full view of the pump rod slot on the inside of the rail  I am told that a normal rail can be milled for this slot if you don't have a manufactured pump rail.
close up view of the rod slot in the rail, the end toward the seer, has some special milling so the rod will move up	removing the ASA and the pump post mount that is above it.	break out of the ASA, pump post mount and rail	it is important that you do not loose the rail bushing - sometimes they are a bit loose
While this Minimag body was manufactured as a pump body, SilverFox tells me that most any body can be milled to fit	The valve assembly	the valve assembly broken out a little bit to see the parts	The bolt with spring, the wave spring and the modified blue bumper
closer view of the top of the  modified bumper and wave spring	When put together, the bumper fits inside the wave spring to keep it centered on the bolt	Broken out even more including the power tube spacer and the power tube tip.  I left the o-ring in the valve end	close up of the power tube tip and spacer
No flat spots here!	Pump rod in open or non-cocked position	With the pump arm/rod pushed in.	full view with the rod in the non-cocked position

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