Okay, done lurking

[Skorpion]

So I've been lurking for a while now, made an account a month ago and I'm finally posting. I just can't fight the automag bug anymore. Before this season I hadn't played paintball in roughly 12 years, you know the whole real life, bills, starting your adult life, getting married ect ect. It's been about 12 years now but I'm getting back into paintball and in a bad way. I re-upped all my gear, new electro marker (which I love), mask, ect, it was kind of one of those "I can afford my own stuff now so I'm buying what I want" moments. My 68 classic was the first 'pro' or tournament marker I had and it was my pride and joy. Despite the new marker, my 68 classic is sitting here staring at me begging to be used and I can't ignore it anymore. A buddy has used it a few times and actually really enjoys using it, it's a completely stock classic so I'm sure you don't need to see any pictures of it (classic lvl7).

I didn't quite realize the scope of how custom you can make an automag and now I'm dieing to make my own. I'm not actually much of a tinkerer (I'm more of a design person) but I do know what I want. Taking notes from JWinter's thread, I've got a general idea of what I'm looking for and included a picture of another individuals mag that is in the galleries here on AO. I would like to put together a 100% mechanical, walkable automag (or close to it), which I believe can be achieved with an x-valve and ULT. I know karta bodies are hard to find but it's something to look for and I can use a ule body in the mean time. I have a feeling in the long run I would be better off selling my classic to a friend instead of attempting to create what I want out of it. I would end up with an entirely new mag anyways.

So a couple questions:
1) is a walkable mech achievable?
2) Would I be better off buying a custom ule from Tunamart or AGD to start and customizing from there? and if so, which would be better to go through, AGD or Tunamart.

I'm sure that I'm walking into an avalanche, especially with a lot of the cool stuff Luke, automags can be never ending. But I feel like it's just time to rip the scab off.

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[OPBN]

I was never very successful at walking a Mag with just an X and ULT. I even went as far as to do a trigger mod as well as stops and never got a truly walkable marker. With that said... you can achieve it much easier with a pneumatic setup. M90 frames are going to be coming out soon and they are basically a frame that you can essentially "bolt on" pneumatics and bam you're done.

[captian pinky]

there is a karta body in the misc sale section.

[going_home]

It took me hours and a lot of air but you can make an Xvalve/ULT walkable, I did it to a Karta years ago.

Just like with any other marker , rapid firing does consume more air.

You have to fine tune the level 10 and ULT.

[RT Lover]

u can do pneumatics on about any frame, then have you looked in to a ninja SHP reg on a tank. 1100 output you will destroy anybody walking there trigger when your running lol! u could buy new but if you build it you can make it the way you want it first time and look into XMT for more body options.... luke just FINALLY made a body also.

you could do a ego mag where its a ego frame on your mag and be able to walk

also there is the spyder mag mod

then hyper frames and old school booyaah frames bolt right on

[Laku]

Think carefully before you sell your old classic, you might come to regret it later.

[Runamok]

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?269513-Karta-splashed-body-kit

link to the Mis. section

[Skorpion]

Think carefully before you sell your old classic, you might come to regret it later.

Oh I know. I talked to him and I may sell it just to keep myself from having too many markers. I did say that if he decides to move on from it I get first crack.

I don't mind burning through the air until it's tuned correctly. There's several other mag players at my local field that I'm sure would be up for helping.

[vintage]

welcome back to the addiction

[C_losjoker]

Don't forget Luke's frames are also made for pneumag with almost drop in points.

[bowcycle]

pneumags are definitely more easily walkable than ULT'd x-valves, but also suck a lot more air.

so you need to figure out what balance you want of true walkability vs gas effeciency.

I bet a magnet mod and set screw on an trigger frame with ULT on/off would help it be more easily walkable; just something to give the trigger a little more return.

[Skorpion]

Don't forget Luke's frames are also made for pneumag with almost drop in points.

I've been through his webpage, grips/frames/triggers. Right now I'm thinking about picking up a ule w/ ult from AGD then slowly adding in some of luke's custom parts to make it a bit more unique.

[C_losjoker]

Great idea, that is also what i am doing. I just need couple more things and a LUKE BODY. Hint hint.

really unless you are not playing at a field, most have all day air, efficiency on air is really not a problem.

I've been through his webpage, grips/frames/triggers. Right now I'm thinking about picking up a ule w/ ult from AGD then slowly adding in some of luke's custom parts to make it a bit more unique.

[luke]

Great idea, that is also what i am doing. I just need couple more things and a LUKE BODY. Hint hint.

Have you forgotten about your Armada body and rail?? lol

[C_losjoker]

Have you forgotten about your Armada body and rail?? lol

total face palm moment.