To Remote or Not to Remote

[Ruffneck142000]

I have met people that like remotes and those who don't. I am thinking about getting one and would like to know some of the pro's and con's of using remote lines.

[UTLadiesMan]

Pros:
Marker is smaller (harder to get shot out on the marker)
You don't need an anti-siphon tube (with CO2)
You can have a bigger tank

Cons:
Belt is heavier
Harder to run (because your belt is heavier)
Much easier to get shot out on the back
Offhanded shooting is much harder, manuverability is decreased
If you already have an anti-siphon tube, you need to get rid of it

[Ruffneck142000]

OK, so are you for or against using remotes?

[UTLadiesMan]

Depends on what you're looking for.

[Magnus55]

I play with a remote. It's very useful. It lightens the gun quite a bit and allows you to snap shoot faster. It can be a little cumbersome at first, but after a while you get used to the addition of the remote, and the weight taken off of your gun more than compromises for the minor lack of agility. You'll still have full range of motion, only your arms and gun will be able to be moved faster since your tank is on your back, which is much better for load bearing than your wrists and arms that would have to hold up the tank and the gun every time you shoot. It may put your tank at a vulnerable position like at your hip or by your spine, and if it's shot there you will automatically get a break, but normally most hits on your back or hips would break anyways, so it's not much of a problem. besides when it's on your gun the tank is a larger and more vulnerable target than when it is strapped to you. It may be a little painful to run if you don't strap it down tightly and it bounces against you, but all you have to do is tighten your harness and pad it a little bit and you'll be fine. You'll be able to move faster and better balanced, than if you had the tank in addition to your gun in your hand. If you play woodsball and like to crawl and go into thick underbrush your remote may get tangled from time to time, but for most part it won't. Finally, since the gun is shorter without the protruding tank out the back, you can get into tighter more compact positons for snap shooting or other things that you wouldn't normally be able to do without a remote.

Thats just my opinion though. :)

[Ruffneck142000]

OK, the biggest problem that people seem to complain about is that they can't switch hands to shoot very easily because the cord would be across there body. Does that give you any problems?

[Magnus55]

Well normally I have my gun in my right hand and my tank on my left hip. Right now I have one of those JT harnesses designed to hold two pods vertical from the belt. I took out one of the pods and run my 14oz from in there, so the remote is going from my left hip across my chest to my gun in my right hand. I tried having both tank and gun on my right side but it made me feel off balanced and my gun and tank would hit from time to time. The way I have it now, my remote is streched out the further than if I were to switch it to my left hand (which I do from time to time to shoot out of the left side of bunkers) so I have no problem with that. I could see how if you had the tank strapped to the small of your back, that might be a problem switching from hand to hand, but if you have a good remote it should be able to stretch and move without any problem. :)

[UTLadiesMan]

Originally posted by Magnus55
Finally, since the gun is shorter without the protruding tank out the back, you can get into tighter more compact positons for snap shooting or other things that you wouldn't normally be able to do without a remote.

Not always... on my mag my tank doesn't go past the marker on either the barrel side, or the back side. It sits completely underneath the gun.

[tacoboy]

i like remote, with a good harness, my first harness was junk, and i hated playing remote, i got a redz for my second one, which was like $5 more than my junk one, and now i love it, go figure

[Magnus55]

But still, the tank is added bulk somewhere on your gun, if it's sticking out the back, or underneath on a drop foward it's still making your gun a bigger target.

[UTLadiesMan]

Originally posted by Magnus55
But still, the tank is added bulk somewhere on your gun, if it's sticking out the back, or underneath on a drop foward it's still making your gun a bigger target.

Absolutely correct. I still see the biggest advantage of a remote of moving target area from the exposed part of your gun while snap shooting, to the less exposed back. (But I just hate being tucked in the bunker, and having a lucky hit placed on your back)

But if you want to be tight while snap shooting, you can use either. True the tank makes a somewhat bigger target, but the biggest reason to play tight while snap shooting is your body, not the tank.

[PAiN]

i dont really like my remote because it makes my gun feel out of balanse...
but if you want one i can sell yuo mine just pm me