Wow this is getting a bit heated for a freaking drop / rail thread.
As someone who started the Drop Forward deal way back in late 94 early 95 when I was seen with a 114 on my mag at world cup with a peice of bar stock that offset the tank to the left and forward to make it the same length as my 20oz ASA set up. It was to make the gun playable for ME. As the tank tech changed so did my set ups. I went from about a 4" bar drop to the way smaller Bench Mark side drops with Flatline Sleeves. Then as I started to play with an E Gun I noticed that it restricted my shoot speeds a bit. I ended up running a Rail and BM Flatline sleeve. It made the gun playable for ME. Now 3 years ago I started to do a lot more run and gunning drills and I was having a hell of a time keeping my gun on target. The gun would float a bit while I ran and shot. I happened to pick up a long armed team mates gun and ran teh same drill again, and I was mowing the targets with very little problem of the gun floating as I ran. Now I run a Smart Parts S Rail Backward with a BM Flatline sleeve to make it a tad longer. Its a Killing Stick now all my guns are set up teh same way with minor differance given to each gun for tank differances.
As someone that has shot rifles my whole life ( 29 of the 35 years I have been alive ) I will alway tell someone to use what is comphy for them, BUT I do steer people away from crazy drops. Some people need them to make the gun playable. Think small kids and a 98 with a 20oz tank, That makes my hAir look short, but a CO2 tank wont cause as much problem with the elbows sticking out as an N2 tank will.
If you play with a drop, try a buddies gun w/o and keep an open mind as you run and gun with it. It will promot better general shooting technique, and thats why you dont see higher level tournament plays playing with crazy drops, its about snap shooting, runing and gunning and keeping yourself as small of a target as you can.
That being said, its your gun do what ever you like with it.
-R
As someone who started the Drop Forward deal way back in late 94 early 95 when I was seen with a 114 on my mag at world cup with a peice of bar stock that offset the tank to the left and forward to make it the same length as my 20oz ASA set up. It was to make the gun playable for ME. As the tank tech changed so did my set ups. I went from about a 4" bar drop to the way smaller Bench Mark side drops with Flatline Sleeves. Then as I started to play with an E Gun I noticed that it restricted my shoot speeds a bit. I ended up running a Rail and BM Flatline sleeve. It made the gun playable for ME. Now 3 years ago I started to do a lot more run and gunning drills and I was having a hell of a time keeping my gun on target. The gun would float a bit while I ran and shot. I happened to pick up a long armed team mates gun and ran teh same drill again, and I was mowing the targets with very little problem of the gun floating as I ran. Now I run a Smart Parts S Rail Backward with a BM Flatline sleeve to make it a tad longer. Its a Killing Stick now all my guns are set up teh same way with minor differance given to each gun for tank differances.
As someone that has shot rifles my whole life ( 29 of the 35 years I have been alive ) I will alway tell someone to use what is comphy for them, BUT I do steer people away from crazy drops. Some people need them to make the gun playable. Think small kids and a 98 with a 20oz tank, That makes my hAir look short, but a CO2 tank wont cause as much problem with the elbows sticking out as an N2 tank will.
If you play with a drop, try a buddies gun w/o and keep an open mind as you run and gun with it. It will promot better general shooting technique, and thats why you dont see higher level tournament plays playing with crazy drops, its about snap shooting, runing and gunning and keeping yourself as small of a target as you can.
That being said, its your gun do what ever you like with it.
-R
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