Drop forward (or lack thereof) Preferances

[OysterBoy]

nope, teh ducky is a 45* angled one on my 'pistolette'. reason why I have it is cause im too poor to afford one.

Seriously, its not a 'lol' situation..

[magman109]

For me it really depends on the type of field I'm playing on. For air ball I always use a rail because you can push into the bunker, but if I'm playing on a solid-bunkered field (ball wall ect.) I like to use a long drop and short barrel so I can get closer to the bunker.

[~WarpedRT#2~]

I have that Dead On drop off that 4 in the first picture, and I have it on my SPeed, like in the second picture. Big drop, and I love it.

[evan123]

Originally posted by tony3
I started with a Physco Ballistics drop, that thing was huge. Then went to a shocktech long, then a shocktech medium, then a systemx web, then a duckbill, and I finally settled at a cp rail

...that i gave you.

It all depends for tanks for me.

For a 45 ci i like a rail with on.off like i have on my mag.
For a 68ci i like a medium drop to small
for a 88ci i like a shocktech long
114 ci= psycho ballistic

[Cheeseball24]

just got a cp micro and i love it

[GoatBoy]

/me sighs.

I have this "LX-3 Dynamount" drop which, with a duckbill, kind of puts it in between what's considered no drop, and a small drop, with the exception of being able to swivel the tank and offset it. I should have bought 3 or 4 of these suckers when I did, because I can't find them anymore. The front protrusion where it swivels also serves as my grip, which is really quite comfortable.

I think the design was purchased by ViewLoader from someone in Texas, and then the product vanished. Damnit.


I have two Unimounts waiting in backup should this one die on me.



By the way, large dropforwards seemingly came in during the era of larger tanks and back players who wanted to be able to sit and dump paint comfortably. The anti-drop thing apparently started with the front players. Look at the results of the poll. Things that make you go "hrmmn", eh?

[hAppy]

everyone started w/ a large or a humungo drop cus it was the cool thing for a newbie to have

than you try other setups like a medium, than a small, than a unimount setup, and it makes you go "holy crap i hate those giant drops now"

we all been there

[GoatBoy]

Originally posted by xXhAppyAznXx
everyone started w/ a large or a humungo drop cus it was the cool thing for a newbie to have

than you try other setups like a medium, than a small, than a unimount setup, and it makes you go "holy crap i hate those giant drops now"

we all been there

Depends on when you started playing paintball, you whippersnapper.

I started with ... hrm, what did I start with. 1 sec let me check... OK, here's the progression:

1. Front mounted 7oz horizontal on my VM-68
2. Vertical 4oz on the minimag ASA
3. Duckbill bottomline with the 4oz/7oz
4. 110ci, remote -- I went with 110ci because I didn't feel like getting overcharged for HPA by the fields at the time, otherwise I would have gotten something more reasonable and kept it on-gun, like the 53ci's.
5. LX-3 swivel mount, pretty much has stayed with me to this day. 48ci 3k, 45/45 tanks
6. "my other mag" now has a unimount with the 7oz CO2 tank from #1, and actually sees a lot of action on the field.

So... nope, sorry, I never followed the fads. I thought the large drops sucked from the get-go. It's kind of funny how I've come full circle with the 7oz CO2 tank though...



My knowledge of this one is a little fuzzy, but who made the first drop, anyways?

[~WarpedRT#2~]

Originally posted by xXhAppyAznXx
everyone started w/ a large or a humungo drop cus it was the cool thing for a newbie to have

than you try other setups like a medium, than a small, than a unimount setup, and it makes you go "holy crap i hate those giant drops now"

we all been there

I think it's more "newbish" to do what the pros do, just because they do it. I use a large drop, because I like it, and I am not a newbie. Let other prople use what they want, and dont be critical of it. Also, i've never heard anyone say "HaHa! you may have shot me, but you use a drop, so you are gay, and it doesnt count"

[Torbo]

i used a lapco drop, then a long system x. Now ive got a short (2 in) system x on my cocker. im playing with an impy with a bottomline maxy, so that too. When i get a timmy, its getting a unimount.

so i guess i like either a short drop or a rail/unimount depending on the setup.

[young7786]

It all depends on the gun being used. I use unimounts on both of my guns, but they feel different.

On my autococker with Planet Eclipse hinge trigger, the unimount fits perfectly with my 68 ci tank.

On my Emag, the unimount makes the gun feel a little long, because the emag trigger frame is a bit bigger and longer than my eclipse hinge. I'm still trying to get used to it.

[Cryer]

I heard this somewhere, not sure if its true... and since so many of us appearantly use these I thought I might ask here:

Do unimounts have an automatic bleed-off system? (so when you turn off the tank by screwing the knob out, it bleeds off the extra pressure)

[GoatBoy]

Originally posted by Cryer
I heard this somewhere, not sure if its true... and since so many of us appearantly use these I thought I might ask here:

Do unimounts have an automatic bleed-off system? (so when you turn off the tank by screwing the knob out, it bleeds off the extra pressure)

Sort of. Not really what I would consider a "feature". That's how I use mine, although I would rather have a slide check off to the side (not in the path of air flow) to do this. The knob directly pushes on the pin which presses down the pin valve; the air seal is actually on the unimount near the threads of the knob, so if you back the knob out enough, past the threads, it vents.

My opinion is, the more you back it out, the more you expose those threads and stuff to dirt, plus when the air rushes out, there goes the lube that was on the threads as well.

[hAppy]

Originally posted by ~WarpedRT#2~

"HaHa! you may have shot me, but you use a drop, so you are gay, and it doesnt count"

thats hilarious lol

drops are good for mechanicals, easier to fan or just pull IMO
no-drop is good for electros, easier to walk IMO

[Dubstar112]

Anti dropforward in every respect. My mag had a drop, but thats only because I had it before the flatline was availible with a railmount .