Gated Feed on a X-mag??? anyone do it yet

[primetime]

Is this a stupid thing? I think it can be done really easy. The reason is Im getting a X-mag and it comes with the warp and center feed and I think the ugly adapter is useless. The hopper is raised up higher. I have a warpfeed that will be on it, but just to change things up once in awhile and maybe be a little different.

[Miscue]

There isn't a need for a gate feed... L10+ACE handles everything.

[pito189]

Originally posted by Miscue
There isn't a need for a gate feed... L10+ACE handles everything.

Well yes there is neither of those two things keep the ball from going back up into the feed tube.

Nobody that I have seen yet has tried it.

[Bulldog]

I believe the thinking was that most users will opt for a halo, which puts constant presure on the stack, so there's no real need for it. But I don't own an xmag or a halo currently, and so I could be completely wrong. Just a guess.

[toymyster]

Since there is really not a big blowback problem with the X-mag, So gated feed is useless on them!! And yes, among other things, the LX does help eliminate blowback!!

[primetime]

Well I was just thinking about one game I watched at a tourny where I seen a player in the snake a the other player jumped the snake. Both players had open shots but during the jump the one player tipped his marker and no paint was in the breech, and the other player during the crawl lost his paint also. Both players were using Angels(not IR3s) They each shot as they seen eachother but just air, until the one player got paint into the gun.
Im getting a x-mag(warp feed) and it coming with a extra module(vert). I have a warp feed that will go on it so im not worried about that, just if I decide to go without one game, I just want to make sure that I give myself the best chances to win the game. Plus the vertfeed module has that Messed up neck, and the ugly adapter puts the loader higher of the gun than does a reagular neck if I was to get it replaced.

[Ntensesteve]

yep- happened to me

I was shooting an lcd angel and bunkered one guy, turned to shoot the back player while still running, and had 10 balls left- got shot out because the gun was bouncing enough to push all the balls back into the hopper, so gated feed would have been nice that time

[manike]

Halo B is the best solution, you don't need a gated feed, I can get a couple of shots out with my gun upside down

Paint never bounces back out with a Halo B.

manike

[pito189]

They could still bounce up if there were only a few balls left in the hopper. Though if you keep your hopper realitivly full you shouldn't have a problem at all.

[primetime]

But with the gated feed you wouldn't have to worry about it.

[manike]

You don't have to worry about it with a halo B. By the time the paint could bounce up you only have about 5 shots left anyway.

The gated feed may allow you 4 shots extra when you are almost out of paint that can't bounce back up but that is the only time when it would be an advantage over just having a Halo B... but it would mean a slightly higher rise needed on the gun to accomodate the gated feed I expect.

Gated feed won't help you shoot fast still, when the gun is canted right over, nor will it allow you a few shots upside down. Halo B will

manike

[pito189]

The gated feed would allow you one shoot upside down if you had one in the breach, and your feed tube was full. Other than that. Get a warp.

I don't think they feed tube would need to be any taller. Look at the Fly Ir3. Very short feed.

[manike]

Originally posted by pito189
The gated feed would allow you one shoot upside down if you had one in the breach, and your feed tube was full.

Try it I did with a mates IR3 and chopped the ball. It has a small amount of play which was enough to let the ball roll back slightly down the feed tube = mess.

It won't do it with a normal rev but would with the Halo B.

manike

[pito189]

Ok so if you shoot a HALO you are set. For the other people I don't see why someone couldn't incorporate the gated feed onto an X-Mag.

[manike]

If they make the body's to take screw in feeds I expect it would be angel threads so in that case it will become very easy to do.

At the moment though I don't think there is enough material in the modules to allow you to screw in an angel feed safely and easily, so it might not be possible or take quite a bit of work.

manike