98 Custom on Nitrogen / Flatline / Remote Line / ShockTech Bolt /Dark Horizon Hammer / Smarty Ion
Strengths:
Titanium
Weaknesses:
Pricey
Review:
The Dark Horizon works. End of story. Simple physics should prove to anyone that doubts this that : mass + velocity = impact.
Don't believe it? Shoot yourself with your marker....now throw a brick at your foot. Which hurt worse?
The bolt on a 98 is a chunk of aluminum that will - in a lot of instances....crack the rear housing on the markers after long usage.
The titanium hammer is about 60% lighter in mass than the stock one. Less mass traveling = less internal weight being thrown back and forth in the housing.
This equals far less recoil, as well as overall weight on the marker itself. The marker will also shoot faster....especailly if you have an RT installed.
Simple stuff.
Conclusion:
Want your marker to act like a new one? get the DH Titanium.
help marker yes, but also hurt marker. Lighter valves can also offset the dwell time of a valve. Thus a spring kit is needed along with some tinkering to get that dwell just right.
Agreed - I even went so far as to ask the "tech" at DH why this occured ....even when they TELL YOU that spring changes are not required. - Never answered my question.
I guess I was lucky - no spring change needed. What's your set up?
Good point.
Lots of neat stuff about the 98s. It's the small block of markers. You can do so many things to it that it's unreal...including run over it.
Simple design - very tough - cheap - easy to work on - reliable - upgradable - EVERYBODY makes parts for it.
Headed to D-Day tomorrow with the new RT & Titanium hammer. I'll let ya know how it went!
Having issues with the hammer. I too, believe that it needs a stronger spring.....
*Yep - needed the Maddman kit. Stock spring is too light to make the Titanium function properly.
* Also - customer support from Dark Horizon ..... sucks. Well, it can't really suck if it doesn't exist, can it.
Last edited on Tuesday, June 21st, 2005 at 7:28 pm PST
Sorry to correct you on this but it's:
mass * velocity = force (impact)
so it depends on how high you drop the brick =D
but on a side note spring kit really did help my gun out and with a RT you can keep up with very expensive guns...
quote:Originally posted by Unti Sorry to correct you on this but it's:
mass * velocity = force (impact)
so it depends on how high you drop the brick =D
but on a side note spring kit really did help my gun out and with a RT you can keep up with very expensive guns...
