New forum member, been a 15 year 68 Automag owner w/ couple of questions

[OldTimer]

This is a copy from a JT newsletter I googled up. It was from Sep 14 2007;

Mikey B. If only knew that PB would have such a strong growth rate 15 years ago. Thanks

[OldTimer]

I aggree with the run what you brung for a season and see where your coming up short. Need more speed, look at a pneu or electro. Chops a bit, look at a better loader or L10. bottom line, if it aint broke dont fix it (im a complete hipocrite btw, i cant leave anything alone).

Best bang for the buck in my experience is go with an compressed air system and a decent loader. A steely hpa tank is only about $50 (or cheaper) and puts the air to the gun just as well as a $200 fiber tank. the only downside is the steely is a bit heavier and cant be filled up to 4500, but I rarely get more than 3k-3.5k from fill stations anyway. Keep your CO2 as a backup, but once you try out hpa you wont want to use it unless you have to.

Pick up a revy or an plain jane Empire reloader. You can find em for about $20 used and $40ish new. Either will get awsome battery life and feed a reliable 10 per second which is plenty. Personally I like the reloader because its proactive but either is just as good.

You'll be into upgrades for about $50 total and you wont outgrow the new stuff for a long while (and many $$ of other upgrades)

Thanks for your insight. Do you know about this A.N.S. Phase II Air Valve. Is this am aftermarket value? I haven't seen any discussions about this value.

[djellum]

Ans

the ANS phase 2 was a regulator (there was a bolt with the same name also) not the whole valve as far as I can tell. I think the only difference is how many holes are drilled to let the air into the valve. Most ppl say its pretty blah as an upgrade. Some bash them as awfull, some say there just not any better. I've never used one so I cant say.

My take is that its a regulator. All it has to do is consistantly regulate the pressure and recharge faster than you can shoot. Since the stock AGD reg is super consistant and recharges far faster then a stock classic can shoot the ANS one is probably a waste of money.

AGD has a reputation for superior quality in there crafting, I would shy away from aftermarket parts for the workhorse section of the gun. Replace triggers and feednecks all you want but i'd keep all the silver AGD only.

[secretweaponevan]

Aye, keep the AGD valve train stock. Aftermarket manufacturer parts for the valve/reg/bolt offer no real benefit.

Only the AGD stuff comes with the gnomes/elves that make mags shoot so well.