ScoobYSnax
05-26-2002, 09:03 AM
Well, I got a used ReTro valve a few days ago, and yesterday was my first day using it. I also was using a used barrel I had just received. I knew it wasn't gonna be a good day as soon as I went to the chrono and was often shooting 2,3, or even 4 balls at one time. Now, this problem is entirely due to the ball detent of the barrel, and not the valve correct? Because that is easy enough to fix....
I later switched barrels and it seemed to stop the multiple ball firing. There still seemed to be a lot of chops/breaks, however, and I'm wondering if the ReTro valve could be the cause of that? Do I need to shoot the ReTro valve differently than the AIR valve? If so, how? I never seemed to have problems with my AIR valve, but now with retro I seemed to chop a decent amount. Could this be because of short-stroking? Would having retro make me short-stroke more?
I had thought that the retro valve would make it harder to short-stroke since the trigger is bouncing back. As a different shooting technique required to shoot this correctly?
Final thing, how do I know when and what parts need to be replaced on the valve? I bought it used, so I do not really know how much it was used. I have a parts kit, but I'm afraid to open up the valve and play around with the internals. What parts should I keep an eye on or replace regularly? Sorry for all the questions, I just want to make sure I have everything working 100%...
I later switched barrels and it seemed to stop the multiple ball firing. There still seemed to be a lot of chops/breaks, however, and I'm wondering if the ReTro valve could be the cause of that? Do I need to shoot the ReTro valve differently than the AIR valve? If so, how? I never seemed to have problems with my AIR valve, but now with retro I seemed to chop a decent amount. Could this be because of short-stroking? Would having retro make me short-stroke more?
I had thought that the retro valve would make it harder to short-stroke since the trigger is bouncing back. As a different shooting technique required to shoot this correctly?
Final thing, how do I know when and what parts need to be replaced on the valve? I bought it used, so I do not really know how much it was used. I have a parts kit, but I'm afraid to open up the valve and play around with the internals. What parts should I keep an eye on or replace regularly? Sorry for all the questions, I just want to make sure I have everything working 100%...