Aluminum Classic valve???

[peewee]

Okay here we go... We know they can make valves out of aluminum the X proved that. I have been wondering if AGD will start to produce an aluminum classic style valve. The price of steel has got to be killing them. Its killing us at my work. Zupe ?? got anything in the works?? Anyone else have any input?

[Head knight of Ni]

Uh, to my knowledge production of the classic valve stopped.

[Vex]

What would be the point of making the Classic valve, even out of aluminum?
The X-Valve was made as an improvement to the Classic.

[Conversekidz]

it would be nice to be able to use CO2 again

[Target Practice]

Psst...

There's a reason why the X-valves are inherently less consistent than the old ones.

I'll give you three guesses, but you should only need one. Okay, you'll probably need all three.

[Vex]

Psst...

There's a reason why the X-valves are inherently less consistent than the old ones.

I'll give you three guesses, but you should only need one. Okay, you'll probably need all three.

Let's see: Because you could run over the Classic valve with a Sherman tank and then use it in the next game without skipping a beat?

[shartley]

it would be nice to be able to use CO2 again

[Chronobreak]

theoreticaly as long as you can keep the pressure 600+ and liquid out of the gun you should be fine....

target, becasue theyr alum? ive heard that theory before but im afraid it doesnt ring true, atleast not a noticeable diff.

all my mags ss/or alum valves have been the same consistency., i can see how runing co2 in an ss valve could make a diff though..but nitro...

and agd doesnt want classics out anymore, theyr just not that great comapred to the x-vavles which im sure would cost about the same $ to make, leaving little markup room for agd..

[Mer]

Have they suddenly stopped the Pro Classic?

http://store.airgun.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=catalog.prodInfo&productID=448&categoryID=102

That's a classic stainless valve in current production.

[BobDoleIsMyHero]

From what I have gathered from other posts on this forum, the classic valves in the pro classic are not in production currently, they are left-overs that AGD wants to get rid of.

[shartley]

theoreticaly as long as you can keep the pressure 600+ and liquid out of the gun you should be fine....

[slade]

theres already been threads on this, an aluminum classic valve would cost as much to produce as an xvalve, and there really is no demand for aluminum classic valves, they wouldnt sell at all. think about it, if you have the options for a $60 valve that weighs quite a bit, the same valve but lighter for $300, or a newer, improved, lighter valve that costs $300 but cant take co2, how many people would drop $300 for a lighter version of the outdated valve? if youve got $300 to drop anyway, buy nitro, a fair tank would cost half of that.

[shartley]

theres already been threads on this, an aluminum classic valve would cost as much to produce as an xvalve, and there really is no demand for aluminum classic valves, they wouldnt sell at all. think about it, if you have the options for a $60 valve that weighs quite a bit, the same valve but lighter for $300, or a newer, improved, lighter valve that costs $300 but cant take co2, how many people would drop $300 for a lighter version of the outdated valve? if youve got $300 to drop anyway, buy nitro, a fair tank would cost half of that.

[bleachit]

However, a new valve that can take both HPA and CO2 with NO alterations (as in just hook EITHER up and go play) would in my opinion be something worth looking into. And it would help AGD a great deal.

that would be great..but how likely is the release of a valve like that?

[warbeak2099]

The hurricane classic valve was aluminum. Try and find one of those in b/s/t