the mag guy
07-23-2006, 09:21 AM
Just to let all of you who either just got a brand new x-valve or haven't put more than 500 shots through it yet, I'd just like to say these thingss definatley have a break in point.
When I first got mine it took me forever to tune it with LX and ULT. If I wavered any from the shims I had, the valve would leak like no tomorrow. My default setup was initially 2 LX shims on the LX, and I think it was 2 LX and 1 ULT in the ULT.
Now post roughly 2500 shots, I've retuned my mag. I now have 4 LX shims in the LX and 2LX shims plus 4 ULT shims in the ULT. I know what you're saying, whay didnt you just put 4 LX shims in the ULT, I did and Iwasn't getting any bounce whatsoever (this topic is in another thread of mine). I also moved my carrier to one size smaller in the LX. Had I tried this setup at the beginning, she would have been leaking from everywhere.
Moral of the story:
Be patient with your gun. If you can, with our help, atleast get your gun down to a mild leak, and then fire it a bunch to help break it in. If you get an initial setup that doesnt leak, it will eventually, just have patience. They really are easy to tune when you get the hang of it.
I hope that helps someone out here.
Ima go sip some drank :cheers:
When I first got mine it took me forever to tune it with LX and ULT. If I wavered any from the shims I had, the valve would leak like no tomorrow. My default setup was initially 2 LX shims on the LX, and I think it was 2 LX and 1 ULT in the ULT.
Now post roughly 2500 shots, I've retuned my mag. I now have 4 LX shims in the LX and 2LX shims plus 4 ULT shims in the ULT. I know what you're saying, whay didnt you just put 4 LX shims in the ULT, I did and Iwasn't getting any bounce whatsoever (this topic is in another thread of mine). I also moved my carrier to one size smaller in the LX. Had I tried this setup at the beginning, she would have been leaking from everywhere.
Moral of the story:
Be patient with your gun. If you can, with our help, atleast get your gun down to a mild leak, and then fire it a bunch to help break it in. If you get an initial setup that doesnt leak, it will eventually, just have patience. They really are easy to tune when you get the hang of it.
I hope that helps someone out here.
Ima go sip some drank :cheers: