My first mag build

[RAPER]

Well... I finally pulled the trigger and ordered up an new Xvalve and ule body from agd.. Been looking around to pick up a nice used set but they are going for way too much right now on the used market to not justify purchasing them new. So upon their arrival I will have all the peices to complete my first mag build. I'm focused on a light weight mech build for open woodsball play. I think it will be a very fun gun to complete and shoot and completly different from my normal vintage matrix obsession that I have. Here's what the build consists of:

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1.84 LBS Complete

AGD ULE vert feed body
Xvalve
CCM Feedneck
Hogged out UL agd frame
Lukes UL rail
Deadly Winds Foregrip
Shocktech asa and mini rail

[Cyco-Dude]

post pics when you get it all together!

[ScottyBeans]

Sounds like it should be pretty light. Definitely post pics

[Zeropjc]

Deft would like to see this "lightweight" mag put together!

[RAPER]

i'll get pics up in the next few days... I'm still on the fence on putting money down on the XULE carbon body. They are sexy as hell but I don't know if i could justify the money right now on that when the agd ule body will probally due just fine. but then again the body would match my deadly winds barrel and foregrip..hmmmmmm.. atleast I still have time to think about that one

[Flatliner333]

And so it begins

[BTAutoMag]

I noticed the "I have no mags" gun collection post you did.... that will change FAST

[Nobody]

the one great thing with Mags are, is the modular design which you can, with dropping 2 screws go from what you have to what you want. just save up, and get what you want. the worst thing thing is that there are always new designs and parts that are being made that just beg you to take that loan out, sell a kidney and use that tax return for nefarious reasons.

[knownothingmags]

BST, misc parts, dealers threads are all good places to start

[RAPER]

I acutally ordered just about everything but the valve and body from this site. Nice and new parts. Shockingly enough what some of these mags are worth. I just put together a complete Shocktech matrix from a body kit I bought off line and have a lot less in that than I will have in this mag.. But I really love how simple the valve design is on these once you understand them.

[TyeStick]

I think you'll love your mag. It's a good idea to buy some parts new. Buy once, cry once.
I'm sure that I've already got more money into my mag than any electro I've owned, or close to it anyways.

[ScottyBeans]

They do get expensive quick when you use certain parts, don't they?

For pure performance, a brand new ULE custom for $500 or so might be the best deal in the mechanical semi auto arena. You can build/buy a mag for >$1000 out of specialized parts and it will perform EXACTLY the same.

Not counting pneumags, of course....

[RAPER]

got her together and put pics up in the first post.. I'm really happy with how the build turned out. Full weight of the complete gun, asa, and barrel was 1.84 LBS and it came in under my 2lb goal easily.. I'm excited to put paint through it. I air'd it up and there where no leaks but I cant get the damn thing to fire yet. I started slowly turning in the velocity adjustment untill the valve got air and i slowly took it to full adjustment and still it didn't cycle nor make noise or leak. The on/off pin did pressurize and the trigger did have resistance the whole time I was doing this. I know there is some tuning involved with the new xvalve with it's level 10 but it may be also because my take output pressure is too low for the gun to operate being at under 500psi. Can you get the gun to cycle properly at that pressure or is there something else wrong and I should start using the smaller spring and try different shims out????

[BTAutoMag]

Gold spring. No shims in lvl 10. Start with 2 shims in ult. What's ur location?

[BTAutoMag]

Oh. And at least 800 psi minimum