mag questions

[Pig-Demon]

since my questions about the mag in the mag forums are un answed i have come here

1. what is "blowforward"?
2. what psi do they run at?
3. are they quieter than cockers?
4. are they easy to upgrade?
5. are they easy to maintain?
6. are they delicate (as a cocker)?
7. why are they so small?
8. will it work with anti-sipon co2 until i can save up for n2?
9. is it an over all good gun.

i am looking into this one. for $300. good deal? comes with smart parts progressive barrel!

[ss115]

1.?
2.?
3. No, at least not a my field.
4. Yes, but no where near as many upgrades as cockers.
5. Very easy
6. No
7. They're bigger in real life, trust me (still small though).
8. Yes, Mags work on co2, but not that well IMO.
9.Yes, but if you can save $50 more, buy an Impulse! ;)]

EDIT: I've changed my mind, that is a pretty good deal.

[Wuzup101]

Go to www.warpig.com and read the discription of differnt bolt configs in the tech section...it will explain exactly what an blowforward marker does...like how it opperates. Blow forward is the method of the bolt cycling...like how cockers are closed bolt blow back...and spyders are open bolt blowback.

[davidb]

1. Blowforward is a method of operation in which the bolt constantly sits in the back position (the gun is always cocked), and it uses air pressure to push forward (Blowforward) the bolt, which is being pushed back by a spring (as opposed to blowback, where the spring pushes forward and the air blows back). When the trigger is pulled, the sear lets go of the bolt, and the air pressure built up behind it pushes it forward and is released into the chamber simultaneously. The spring then pulls the bolt back into the cocked position, and the gun is ready to fire again.
2. Mags run at between 350 and 400 PSI, roughly. If anybody tells you something like 700-800, that is the pressure that is going into the AIR valve, the output of which is about 350 (comparable to an Autococker).
3. Mags and Cockers, with the right barrels, can both be very quiet. A mag with a Progressive would be much quieter than a stock Cocker, but both are very quiet guns.
4. Easy to upgrade... If by that you mean "are there a lot of upgrades", then yes, but the AGD stock and aftermarket parts are generally going to be the best ones available. First upgrade I would get would be an Intelliframe.
5. That depends on your definition of easy. The answer could either be Definitely or Hell Yes.
6. I'm not going to overexplain this one. Simply put, they are extremely durable guns.
7. Because it's a very simple, effective design, and because you want your gun as small as you can get it.
8. Yes, but do get N2 eventually.
9. It is an overall excellent gun.