Originally posted by paint magnet
The mag is a classic design, made so it doesn't have to be re-made from year to year. Other companies keep shaving inches and metal off their guns; AGD has had one of the most compact designs since 1991. Other companies added regs, AGD guns had them to begin with.
Other companies make their guns faster while AGD guns were capable of 16+ cps in an era where other guns couldn't do half of that. A select few other companies have taken this approach, like Palmer's with their Typhoons or CCI with the Phantom. Some guns just don't need to be changed.
Part of the reason AGD guns haven't changed all that much is because Tom intended them to be backwards compatible so that users could keep their gun and upgrade it rather than shelling out for the latest design just to replace it with each new year (i.e. DM3, 4, 5, 6, 7...). The AutoMag was designed with the user in mind, moreso than making money. How effective is this? I can take Classic valve built in 1994, put on a set of Emag lowers and shoot the 15 bps limit just like every other gun on the market. Hell, Smart Parts claims to have invented electronics, but do you think a Shoebox Shocker can do 15 bps? Can I put a bolt from a 98 STO in a modern Black Magic? Can I clean an Angel with a hose, leave it aired up for 3 months, and still expect it to work?
It all depends on what you want out of your gun. Some have to have a featherweight gun-of-the minute. Some like to know they've invested in quality--because quality always
Other companies make their guns faster while AGD guns were capable of 16+ cps in an era where other guns couldn't do half of that. A select few other companies have taken this approach, like Palmer's with their Typhoons or CCI with the Phantom. Some guns just don't need to be changed.
Part of the reason AGD guns haven't changed all that much is because Tom intended them to be backwards compatible so that users could keep their gun and upgrade it rather than shelling out for the latest design just to replace it with each new year (i.e. DM3, 4, 5, 6, 7...). The AutoMag was designed with the user in mind, moreso than making money. How effective is this? I can take Classic valve built in 1994, put on a set of Emag lowers and shoot the 15 bps limit just like every other gun on the market. Hell, Smart Parts claims to have invented electronics, but do you think a Shoebox Shocker can do 15 bps? Can I put a bolt from a 98 STO in a modern Black Magic? Can I clean an Angel with a hose, leave it aired up for 3 months, and still expect it to work?
It all depends on what you want out of your gun. Some have to have a featherweight gun-of-the minute. Some like to know they've invested in quality--because quality always
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