With the advent of level 10, x-vavle and the xmag, automags are steadily increasing in popularity. Despite these advances, I continue to hear negative comments about RT and Retro mags. I've heard people complain about the ROF of RTs, saying they are not cracked up to what people say they are. At first, I didn't believe them. They aren't just saying it because they're being childish and want their setup to be better than yours or your buddy's.
After installing several x-valves and "tuning" a couple of RTs, I have come to the conclusion that these people really mean it. I have shot several RT's that are not tuned properly. That is, they are not reactive enough. It seems that people expect RTs and x-valves to be phenominal out of the box. Sometimes they are, sometimes they are not, it all depends on the strict tolerances. But unfortunately, the tolerances are so exact that you almost need to custom match every on-off pin. When done you will get the proper reactivity out of your trigger. Your trigger won't run away or double fire and you will get insane rates of fire. Believe me, I've outshot angels with a single trigger on my old RT.
Most people, not even many RT users know this. Or at least, if they do know it, they don't talk about it on these boards. Now and then an RT pro may come out of the box with the proper reactivity, but for the most part it doesn't happen. By "tuning" the RT pro, I mean by getting a proper length on/off pin. If my memory serves me correct, a shorter pin will give you more reactivity, and a longer less. If you get a pin that is too short, it will run-away. The reactivity is also affected by your input pressure, but to a lesser degree (from my experience with my flatline on an RT).
So, in short, don't judge an RT out of the box. You may have been shooting an RT for years and not been getting all the performance out of it that you could. Once you get the valve tuned, they will rock like none other.
rant out.
After installing several x-valves and "tuning" a couple of RTs, I have come to the conclusion that these people really mean it. I have shot several RT's that are not tuned properly. That is, they are not reactive enough. It seems that people expect RTs and x-valves to be phenominal out of the box. Sometimes they are, sometimes they are not, it all depends on the strict tolerances. But unfortunately, the tolerances are so exact that you almost need to custom match every on-off pin. When done you will get the proper reactivity out of your trigger. Your trigger won't run away or double fire and you will get insane rates of fire. Believe me, I've outshot angels with a single trigger on my old RT.
Most people, not even many RT users know this. Or at least, if they do know it, they don't talk about it on these boards. Now and then an RT pro may come out of the box with the proper reactivity, but for the most part it doesn't happen. By "tuning" the RT pro, I mean by getting a proper length on/off pin. If my memory serves me correct, a shorter pin will give you more reactivity, and a longer less. If you get a pin that is too short, it will run-away. The reactivity is also affected by your input pressure, but to a lesser degree (from my experience with my flatline on an RT).
So, in short, don't judge an RT out of the box. You may have been shooting an RT for years and not been getting all the performance out of it that you could. Once you get the valve tuned, they will rock like none other.
rant out.
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