Why not remote?

[TheJester]

i don't mind the weight, but hte tank for me acts as a stock, and as a counter balance. the balance is the real reason i keep mine on my gun, i would prefer a heavier, balanced gun than a light, unbalanced gun.

[mxheadrm]

Stop... drop... and ouch!

That big bulb just ain't ergonomically correct.

[Strider]

Originally posted by crazayman
i used a remote when i was a newbie and i sold it right away, the one other reason for not using one is because as the pressure changes in the remote, it jerks itself around from shot to shot, so if ur doin a string, ur gun is being pulled all over the place, not accurate at all.

Um, right... If your drunk maybe! Presure changes??? No. Either that or you had a bad remote...

[crazayman]

in a spyder it would have a pressure drop in the remote at the instant of the shot and right after, as it repressurizes it has the same effect as a highpower firehose on its own, flailing about in the air, except its attached to the gun, so intsead, it pulls the gun about

i know what i'm talkin about, it makes sense to me, and whats more than that, it happened to me. if it went to a regulator, or a regulated gun, that would change things, the pressure changes would be less rapid and varient.

but on a spyder, once that valve is broken to let air to the chamber, theres an open hole to the outside right from the tank. pressure changes would be far more extreme.

[xmetal2001]

Having a tank to shoulder tremendously helps you when you are shapshooting, and good snapshooting is one of the key's to speedball.

[magmonkey]

if a remote feels comfortable to you use is

if it doesn't don't

I used to use one and i liked it for playing a back position (with a t stock)

but playing up front with one for me was uncomfortable
because of the positons i put myself in.

[giant1515]

I use one when i'm stuck with C02, but I've never used one on HPA, as i don't have a harness big enough to carry a 114. . But I usually play on gun now since I have a z-grip and that feels REALLY funky without the tank there to shoulder with. Before i got the Z though I played a fair amount with a coiled remote and didn't really have any problems, with a loaded revvy it wasn't too bad balance wise, but with the HALO... it was too unbalanced for me to really compensate for.

Basically, you just have to find what's most comfortable for you and run with it.

[chris99506]

i read somewhere that with a remote you are more likely to experience shoot down but i'm not 100% sure about that

[magsRus]

gets in the way when i run

[JT2002]

Originally posted by Lethargic
After I got my old spyder taken right out of my hands I decided a remote just wasnt for me.

what happened?

[Jerhew]

i run a remote with my at85...
as far as shootdown...
either you have an old restrictive tiny hosed remote or your tank reg sucks or you're imagining things...
the at85 is very sensitive to pressure changes...
heck i can shoot full auto until i run out of air and i dont have any shootdown...

and all the mention of something to shoulder...
you have to have a gas thru stock, no question
they're only like $15 though
its nice to have for a big all day or 24hr senario game,
you're better off having the weight distributed across your body...less fatigue

don't get me wrong
i use a drop on my mag and typhoon
and if im gonna play a tournament

a remote is like any piece of equipment
be it a warpfeed, a remote, a drop forward with a nitro tank(which by the way was harder for me to get used to than the remote)
it might take awhile to get used to but if you give it a chance you might end up liking it(or maybe not)

ps-it's really silly when people list reasons and one of them is "it sucks"
thank you for showing your mental fortitude

[Vendetta]

I play with a remote. You can get the gun closer to your face. Makes you much tighter. I have no problems shooting left or right handed. I've been playing for over 16 years. I don't care if people think I'm a noob.

[Miscue]

Using a remote would make me more apt to throw my gun.