Tri stacked tube trend, whats up with that?

[magman007]

Well, i have noticed a small trend, not a big trend, but an important one.

More and more high class markers are becomming a tri stacked tube shape. Im talking AKA excalibur, Angel, and the MAtrix.

HAve any of these markers proved any Advantage of this design? was it just style copying? just needed a good place to put stuff? whats up with that? can any one gove me a clue?

[RamboPreacher]

I see it as a retro-fad...
My top-tube PG's (yes, PG, not PGP, you have to pull the bolt to cock it, no pump) are tri-tube stacked. :)

I think it has to do with ease of engineering more than anything else.

[Dubstar112]

Well, the Matrix, Angel, Excal are all different designs internally. It works out to be a neat shape, a triangle is prettier than a square. The Angel is actually a pair of tubes, used for the hammer/valve, and the upper one with the bolt. The 3rd tube is used for the battery/lpr. It can be located else where. Example: Bushmaster/Impulse

The Excal is from what I precieve, a stacked tube similar to a shocker. But arranged like an angel. Ram/bolt in top, ram/hammer/valve bottom. The 3rd is, Im guessing a battery and/or lpr. My example: Shocker

Matrix is totally unique, and I still dont understand how it works. lol

The above two guns, both originate from 2 stacked tubes, but use another one to 'house and make more efficient use of space.

If Im wrong, please correct me on any thing. Ill correct this post.

[dansim]

actualy the excal battery is in the grip

[cledford]

Timmy...

I own (a now infamous) Viking and a classic Timmy. The thing I've noticed is that the tri-stack Viking is "fatter" due to the triangular shape and not as pleasent/easy to sight down due to the extra width. Some people my not notice it at all. I happen to and am not crazy about it although it is basically a nit-pic.

-Calvin

[Bartman]

Actualy the excalibur, dosn't run a battery in the body(as stated above)


The stack works in this order, From behind

Top tube- Barrel and bolt
Left tube- Valve/hammer and hammer ram
Right tube- Bolt ram, and LPR

The 2 celuniods sit above the frame on there side, in a tray as dose the circute board.

The battery sits in the grip frame.

Hope this all helps.

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Bartman
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[mykroft]

And the Matrix isn't a tri-tube design, it's a 2 tube design, with very different tubes (bottom tube is rectangular and much smaller than teh top tube).