Field Impressions of various equipment

Took my abominations out to the field today and got some time in with them.

Trracerized Mag

Mag seemed to work just fine; the Gorilla Glue I used to mount the rail seems to be strong enough to hold the Rip Clip.  Very fun gun to play with; very versatile.  Not quite the death machine that my Q-loaded X-valved Y-Gripped gun is, but plenty good enough for rec.

Doc's Mag to Cocker Adapter

Worked fine as well; I had one break, but given all the equipment I was trying out simultaneously, I could not tell what caused it.  Possibly caused by the step from the adapter into the Freak barrel, possibly a chop (did not have time to tune the LX bolt); I don't know.  No velocity/consistency issues.  Very, very consistent.  Like, retardedly consistent.

SA-17 Magazine

Worked fine on the mag.  Definitely not a piece of equipment you want to use when it's raining though...  That was a disaster.  The big hump that obscures sighting down the barrel is a bit of a bummer, but oh well.

Mounting it mag-backwards is convenient for reloading, but potentially jabs you in the face.  Also, it blocks the use of the rail for a possible sight/scope.  So I think forward is the way to go.

The feed plug is a BITCH to rotate.  Recommend using lots of grease to help make it easier.

Dangerous Power RAPS v2

Had this on the mag.  Works quite well.  They didn't include screws in the package though, cheap fuckers.  Only caveat is it has air ports out the sides (instead of inline like my Bob Long Cam Drive) due to the lever.  However, it does have ports on both sides so you can pneu it or put a gauge on it.

Empire Trracer

Had difficulty shouldering the Trracer; need some sort of cover on my 13ci tank.  Was also butting against my hydration pack strap, which is relatively new for me as well.  Quite the red letter day now that I think about it.  Compounding the problem was the regulator I put on the back, which I could not quite get cranked high enough, was kind of poking my face, and eventually blew a piston o-ring for which I have no replacements.  They really should have made provisions for at least a regulator-as-upgrade-that-doesn't-jam-into-your-face.

The gun's not too bad, but nowhere near as consistent as my mag.  A bit long for my tastes; have a WWA tip on order to shorten things up.  Would like to move the pump foregrip closer in as well; need to figure that one out.

Still, very fun to play with.  Just not my "business" gun.

Rip Clip

Definitely the biggest disappointment of the day.  From testing at home, I knew it would be inconsistent...  but the damn thing jammed up BAD as soon as I tried to use it.  With a short stack, it was fine (which will probably be fine as I'm going to use it really with a tac cap), but with a packed hopper, it totally jammed up.  From initial troubleshooting, it looks like paint is getting bound up on that noodly spring in front of the beads.  And instead of being deflected, the paint wedges itself in there REALLY tight.

Wound up just saying fuck it and pulling the SA-17 mag off the Trracer and putting it on the mag.  That worked totally fine.  I had some doubt about my little Frankenstein, but if the SA-17 mag works just fine, then the Rip Clip is to blame in that malfunction.