aftermarket bolts

[deltabud]

ives seen different bolts for automags
ANS phase II
venturi bolt
i dont know if those are the same or what, but what are the advantages of this/these bolt(s) and do they differ from the lvl 10
thanks

[michbich]

ALL aftermarket bolts other than the LVLx are useless and inferior compared to the stock AGD bolt.

If i'm not mistaking, the ventury and phase 2 are the same bolt. I could be wrong on this one.

[DamianTC]

those are older bolts that were supposed to be aftermarket replacements for the Level 7. Those bolts perform along the same lines of a Level 7 and have no anti-chop features like the Level 10. The best option for you is the Level 10

[Watcher]

ALL aftermarket bolts other than the LVLx are useless and inferior compared to the stock AGD bolt.

If i'm not mistaking, the ventury and phase 2 are the same bolt. I could be wrong on this one.

Yes, the ANS Phase II is a venturi, but there was another venturi that was gold colored IIRC.


I have an ANS bolt in my RT, it came with it. I wouldn't have gotten it otherwise.

I don't notice any difference between the two (level 7 and venturi), but I rather like the full concave face of the venturi over the "dimple" the lvl 7 has.
Some say the full concave allows paintballs to roll back allowing the ones on top to fall down a bit more exposing them to risk of being broken by the impact with the bolt, breach wall, or the paintball in the breach.
Whether this is true or not I cannot say, but my friend and I during a game of play with similar setups him with a lvl 7 experienced more chops than I with the venturi. All chops were the result of misfeeding due to starved warp feeds though so I really can't even use that as justification. They seemed equal as far as paint brutality in normal shooting conditions.

I don't think there is any major difference between the venturis and the lvl 7, just people caught in hype. Better airflow is an understatement, the lvl 7 has three big holes for air and the venturi is splattered with holes. Better air balance might be more appropriate, but even that is up for debate. Maybe even volume is the more resulting difference: if the air is going through many small holes as oppoesed to 3 big holes, it will be higher pitched and louder. If you want a louder report I guess the venturi is the way to go.

Then again, the way air behaves the faster is goes and the more restricted it is the less pressure it applies. The same way airplane wings work.
If the air has to maneuver through all the holes instead of just 3 big ones, it may create a lower overall pressure on the ball as it is fired. But you'd need an impressive test rig to confirm this.

Anyways, even if you did all these tests and found out why one bolt is better or worse than another it wouldn't change the fact that the lvl 10 is the one you should look for...

In nature the lvl 10 uses more air, but if you compare shots lost due to effeciency and shots gained due to not chopping I wonder if it doesn't balance out. If it does balance out, I'd take no chops over chops any day