My Gun Gets Outshot!

[FSUpeej22]

Ok... before I purchased my 68 classin automag about a month ago I read all the reviews about it and they all said that this gun shot very fast! When I got my gun I went out and played with it and it gets outshot but pirranas and tracers. It is impossible to fan the trigger too. can someone tell me why this is happening?

[pharcyde]

um..your not pulling the trigger fast enough???
how long have you been playing, shooting a gun fast takes time.

[FSUpeej22]

I've been playing for about 2 years... it has nothing to do with me. I can shoot other guns very fast but on this one the trigger put sux. Is this normal for a 68 classic mag?

[FSUpeej22]

in that last post i mean the trigger pull* sux

[Paintballboy]

yeah i thought the same too

Well this gun was fast when it came out. Now most spyders have nicer trigger than a 68 automag. Though i can shoot my mag realitivly fast there not the fastest gun out. It makes since if spyders shoot faster.

[pharcyde]

trigger pulls are all preference, some people can shoot fast with some guns, others can't. the first time i personally shot a cocker, i couldn't shoot it with my left hand. my suggestion is to keep on shooting and eventually you'll get used to the mags trigger.

[j.t.]

The trigger pull on a mag is very different from most other markers. It is very short and snappy trigger and can be difficult to fire fast at first. I just recently switched from a tricked spyder to a minimag and I am having the same problem. It may just come with practice. I have already begun to excel at firing mine, it just took a lot of dry firing to get used to it.

[XspyX]

If its a new mag it takes a while for the trigger to get "broken in"

over time you will learn how to "ride" the trigger with your finger. The trigger does all the work, you just add a little pressure...

[FeelTheRT]

ya, give it a few more days of play. Just work on your game and the speed of the trigger will come to you eventually. I rmemeber when i first got my 68 Automag. The trigger was pritty hard, but then either i got used to it or it got softer, i guess it got softer cuz my friends also felt a drematic diffrence. If you think 6-8 bps is too slow, go for a RT valve and have a reactive trigger.

[j.t.]

Dont worry, today you may be getting outshot by spyders, but with a little practice you will be covering those spyders in paint.
Just remember how much more consistent an automag is at high firing rates.

[Ityl]

2 words, double trigger. Mag's can rip, trust me

[Cha0tic]

its all in how you are pulling the trigger. i usually use my middle finger and i pull it with almost the tip of the finger. try that somtime.

[MagShooter]

personally..i dont like to worry too much about the RoF issues. I can get my mag about 7bps..and that's more than fast enough for me. I'm more worried about the 1 shot elimination than spray and pray. But, the trigger pull you're experiencing is normal on a new mag. Just keep playing with it, it will get softer.

[ZeroXtreme]

Good point MagShooter, but if he really is concerned about rate of fire, then I agree with Ityl. A double trigger frame with a double trigger would increase your rate of fire. Although the cost could go from $60+ to $90+. If you want to save, chop off your trigger guard and file it smooth with a jewelers file, then replace the stock trigger with a double trigger ($15). Thats what I did and my rate of fire increased dramatically.

I don't believe in "spray and pray," but it is good to have a gun with a high ROF when you get into certain situations that call for it.

[Maverick]

Just as an additional statement, a double trigger will greatly increase your rate of fire, BUT it will also, IMO, greatly increase your chance of short-stroking and chopping paint. No that could just be me and the way I pull a trigger, but that is what I experienced. I have since put a hyperframe on my mag and I love it.