Okay, about 4 or 5 weeks ago I sent my marker off to M.A.X. Anodizing to get it anodized. I spoke with them over the phone and told them about my Automag and how particular they can be. The guy I spoke to said, "Oh it's no problem we've done them before." I was kind of skeptical at first but I thought, "Ah what the hell!" I got it in the mail last week and it looked GORGEOUS. Absolutely beautiful, I couldn't have asked for a better job. However, little did I know what was about to happen.
On the AO-Mid-Atlantic day (Earlier today, actually) the gun just went to hell in a hand-basket. FragTek diagnosed it and said the body, rail or frame lost it tolerances with a valve. The parts will work individually but together they won't. Now I don't exactly understand how it works but basically, they didn't know what they were doing simply because they get VERY few Automags. It may be a Valve problem as well, but my marker didn't work with my X-Valve nor my friend's ReTro-Valve or another friend's E-Mag valve.
Now sure you guys could just blame me for this but I don't care. In fact, this incident actually gave me the opportunity to buy a DevilMag that I've wanted for so long, but that's not the point. The point is to warn AO's Automag owners from doing the same thing I did. I'd suggest Tunaman or White Wolf because they're certified Automag techies so they know what they're doing. WW may take a LONG time on projects compared to M.A.X. but if you go with M.A.X. you have a chance of getting a marker that flat-out doesn't work since they don't know how to work with Automags.
On the AO-Mid-Atlantic day (Earlier today, actually) the gun just went to hell in a hand-basket. FragTek diagnosed it and said the body, rail or frame lost it tolerances with a valve. The parts will work individually but together they won't. Now I don't exactly understand how it works but basically, they didn't know what they were doing simply because they get VERY few Automags. It may be a Valve problem as well, but my marker didn't work with my X-Valve nor my friend's ReTro-Valve or another friend's E-Mag valve.
Now sure you guys could just blame me for this but I don't care. In fact, this incident actually gave me the opportunity to buy a DevilMag that I've wanted for so long, but that's not the point. The point is to warn AO's Automag owners from doing the same thing I did. I'd suggest Tunaman or White Wolf because they're certified Automag techies so they know what they're doing. WW may take a LONG time on projects compared to M.A.X. but if you go with M.A.X. you have a chance of getting a marker that flat-out doesn't work since they don't know how to work with Automags.
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