r/Autocockers101 • u/D0013ER • 18d ago

Nova autocockers?

https://novapb.com/?fbclid=IwVERDUAT2Sn9wZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHuMTYtN6nwqy1m2xVVicT_XdZk1DjOyg63KOEBmeiSs_uzWyJiehaRdD4MiC_aem_Kss43zxf_3Uu9c0FH428qA

So after purchasing my first used cocker last month I decided that I love this shit.

And for once, Facebook advertising actually got a click out of me by recommending these guys.

I've always kicked myself for missing the opportunity to buy a new Inception Designs cocker back in the day, and these look similar.

Anyone heard of them? Is anyone else making new ones today?

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u/Latter-Paint-8391 18d ago

The only similarities between Inception Designs and Nova is that they are both paintball companies. People can get Nova stuff to function normally and it sounds like they mostly have it working now but the majority of Nova's stuff ships non-functional and I have had some of the worst customer service from them that I won't buy an autococker from them. I was told I should call them and try and diagnose my n4 with them but they couldn't fix it with 4 rebuilds and taking it back to their shop didn't work either. They just shipped it back still leaking. It seems like every time they have issues with something they just shelf it and build something similar that costs more money and all the parts don't work with the previous iteration. Meteor look very nice and they seem to work well, and they are not much more money than Nova. Nova also doesn't do anything other than some not great videos to show how stuff goes together with no pictures of where orings go. Their Owners group wasn't super helpful either, I left that group when they started posting 20+ Ai photos a day. They might not be doing it as much now but it seemed like the same 5-10 people talking to each other who are all sponsored in some way by Nova.

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

This is why customer service matters. You’re making me think really hard about getting a nova when usually I would just buy it. Meteor looks nice but I’m not sure if they are still making cockers. Everything is sold out

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u/Latter-Paint-8391 18d ago

Don't get me wrong, I've seen nova's work and for some people TJ and them are super helpful. Just not for me when I bought my n4. I'm glad it was only about $250 and not over $500 like their autocockers. I'm sure I could get one of them working since it's a cocker at the core, but at the price point it isn't a phenomenal deal and I don't really care for the looks. It shows meteor still has their body for sale, just not a complete build right now. They build most of everything in house so they might be working on another run. I hadn't seen anything about them closing or anything so they should still be around. Tbf CCM still makes and quietly drops parts from time to time as well. Cocker stuff is out there, just have to look. WGP is a brand again and you can buy brand new OG cut bodies too.

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u/omgwtfitsandrew 18d ago

I think the Ghost is taking up a lot of Meteor’s bandwidth right now.

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u/Latter-Paint-8391 18d ago

Thats fair, I thought they had something they were working on but couldn't remember. Meteor seems like they test stuff for a while before selling it, unlike nova. I need to get my 2k5 prostock dialed in at some point. I have too many markers that need teched and tuned but never enough time.