So I finally broke down and picked up a ripper body. No frame, since it had a race on it and I didn't feel like spending the money on yet another eframe I don't need. Most of these were sold without a matching frame so it's not a major concern. The previous owner was kind enough to part it for me (though things went downhill from there). Of all the cocker bodies out there, this one is right up there as far as misconceptions and fallacies are concerned.

First off, the cocker version is not some lame rip off of the popular Timmy milling, contrary to rumors I've seen floated on some message boards. White Wolf was also not the machinist who did the main work, he only acted as a middleman for Jim Eaton, a relationship that is no longer in effect. Although White Wolf no longer offers the service, I have gotten mixed word as to whether Jim is still accepting work for cockers. I beleive he is as of mid 2005, but I have no confirmation of this and his site hasn't been updated recently.

The milling differed slightly depending on the base cocker being ripped, but it was possible to get any of the common block styles done. A merlin and left feed option were never offered, although AKA full size VLM bodies were an option. The defining feature most people notice is whether or not the site rail remains (no site rail was called "convertable"). This was not an option Eaton offered, this was a service Whitewolf offered where he removed the site rail before annoing. As far as production numbers go, the ripper is not really all that rare, with a few hundred being produced most likely and they regularly appear for sale on ebay and other sites.

The pneumatics and frame were some I had lying around, though the milling on the block matches nicely. I will probably swap the frame in the future. The anno is a jaw dropping marble that instantly became one of my favorites.