I am very new here and could use some advice...

[toymyster]

Welcome to AO, as you've noticed, it's pretty much unanimous, ditch the ANS stuff!! The reason being, unlike most markers, AGD puts a lot of time into making their product better than anything aftermarket can produce, and ANS does not have the rigid QC standards that AGD has!! The dropoff you are describing sounds like an air supply problem!! Do you have an in line reg between your tank and the valve?? If so, that could cause starvation for your valve, causing drop off!! Your upgrade list is solid, try the warp feed before you purchase one, it is not for everyone, and you may not like it, eventhough I love mine!! You will most deffinately need a 12v hopper (good) or a HALO(best), That being said and done, your marker will be able to keep up with anything on the market!!! Hope this helps!!

[aaron_mag]

Before upgrading anything I'd get what you have working. As everyone else said go with the stock parts. I bought mine used and it didn't work properly either. I took it to the local pro shop and he pulled out all the aftermarket parts and viola.....working marker.

Also get a relationship with a local pro shop. Yeah online is nice and I buy from the internet as well but I also make sure to throw some of my money towards the local pro shops. Your case is a perfect example. You have all this great stuff but it doesn't work! Can anyone recommend him a pro shop in Florida?

[TheJester]

sounds like you have things pretty well planned out, don't bother w/ the ANS stuff, stock works just fine, and if you plan on getting the retro valve, all the ANS stuff is just a waste of money. Terms of the all american, go for it, even if it's the old style, I use an all american on my mag and i LOVE it, the only thing was i had to change the paint i used to get a proper match, don't know about cheap stuff yet, but the JT maxim works beutifully, and Blaze should work just as well. Soon enough there will be a X-valve out, which is a lighter version of the retrovalve w/ a lvl 10 bolt installed, so you can combine 2 of those upgrade steps. keep in mind w/ the pushing 13 balls a second, that's more on how fast you can pull the trigger more than how fast the gun can cycle w/ out drop off (ex. retro valve) other than that, sounds like a nice set up, the only thing i may say is when you get the warp feed (warp drive is what the enterpise on star trek has) you may want to get a warp body to make it that more compact, and so you don't have hose going all over the place, and it will just make it look even cooler, sorry this is a bit long, but i hope it helps

[Creative Mayhem]

W E L C O M E TO AO!

ANS is bad, AGD is good.
IF you remember that, all wll be great!

Sounds like you have a good setup in mind. You know, when its done, or even during its build up you have to post pics.


C Mayhem