Does this sound about right?

[n4rb]

Follow these steps to fine tune your gun. (I use a proto but I’m sure this will work for other trix’s)

*****Remember that each gun is a different gun. What your settings might work for you might not work for someone else. There are many things that could affect what each person should set their gun to. Some of these include Lube, Mods, Temp., Humidity among other things. *****

1) To get the best setting from your gun, clean and lube your whole gun. (This includes your lpr, hyper2 and bolt)

2) Reset your settings to their stock form. **For a proto** --> Set your dwell to 18, hyper at 3 and your lpr at 5.

3) Turn down your lpr until your bolt only just moves. look into the breach and keep turning it up until you see the bolt move with out any delay (watch the middle of the breach for the lag of the bolt)

4) Find a chrono, drop your dwell down to 12. Try shooting the gun.

5a) If your gun shoots then strap on your hopper and go to the chrono
5b) If your gun does not shoot then up the dwell by 1 at a time until the bolt moves, and the gun shoots.

6) Once your gun is shooting put your hopper on and get some paint. Shoot over the chrono and raise your dwell by 1 until you notice the velocity not rising at all.

***You might have to adjust your lpr as your are adjusting your dwell to get your gun to work correctly. ***

7) Once you find this point turn your dwell down by 2 (you do this because you have to go past the optimal point to realize that you found it)

8) After all that is done turn your velocity to what you like with the hyper2.

9) Go and mow some fools.

[DM5GUNNA]

Yeh sounds about right to me. Right now on my DM im running a LPR of 50 (3 turns out) w/ a dwell of 18. I might try and get the dwell a little bit lower if i can. Maybe the LPR too because im usin a orange bolt

[n4rb]

my proto is just totally inconsistent, so I gotta "tune" it, lol....yeah, since I got it I never messed wit it. Im afraid to break something, anybody wanna do it? lol. Ima ask brad for some help I think.

[DM5GUNNA]

well if its incosistent make sure your LPR and inline ar clean first of all. I will clean my LPR about every 2-3 months and bolt after every time of play. Inline...lol havent cleaned it at all probobly need too but i have to get some strap wrenches lol. Anotehr thing you might want to consider is switching lubes. If your using that crappy dye lube, you might want to change that. I personally use Shocktech's Gun Butta. Slick Honey and Mookies is are excellent lubes also.

By the way do u have any upgrades on it?

[n4rb]

well if its incosistent make sure your LPR and inline ar clean first of all. I will clean my LPR about every 2-3 months and bolt after every time of play. Inline...lol havent cleaned it at all probobly need too but i have to get some strap wrenches lol. Anotehr thing you might want to consider is switching lubes. If your using that crappy dye lube, you might want to change that. I personally use Shocktech's Gun Butta. Slick Honey and Mookies is are excellent lubes also.

By the way do u have any upgrades on it?

hmmm....not really...well...kinda...lol. I dont know what lube, brad lubed itfor me twice, dnt ask me what he used. haha. I got a ccm feedneck, cp trigger, hybrid grips, dye ultralight n a virtue board on it.

[Paco]

Sounds like you got the basics from that top post. It's complicated when you read through it but once you get familiar you learn how to do all that stuff more easily. That's not "fine" tuning though. Adjusting the LPR and inline are regular daily adjustments. Especially as the weather is changing, you will have to do this almost every time you play.

Just a few tips for the colder weather:

Lube is important. The way you clean and lube is just as important as what you use. You want good grease that will not thicken in colder temps. You can make up for some of the difference by using a thinner coating on the bolt but, you will have to clean and relube more often this way.

Batteries are important. A fresh battery can make all the difference in the cold. With lower temps you get slightly less voltage from an older battery that has been in the gun awhile. Swap it out.


LPR tuning is very important. Cold weather means more brittle paint. The lower the LPR, the easier on your paint. But, it is easier to go too low when the temps are cooler. Not enough pressure and you will getdrop off and bolt stick, even with ABS on. The only good solution is to run the pressue on the higher (safer) side and buy better paint. Also, size your barrels a little larger than normal. A step up won't hurt your accuracy but a .691 may be a lot easier on the paint than a .688 is.

Dwell time. Don't run this on the edge because your gun is much less forgiving in the cold. If you don't allow enough time for the bolt you will have a world of problems. Keep a rag handy. I would increase this time for the cold, not decrease. Don't worry about the tiny amount of effeciency you're losing. You won't notice if your gun is down the whole game. Bump it up and play it safe. I'd say start around 20, for most setups.

Next class we'll discuss O-rings and solenoid maintainence.

[DM5GUNNA]

Yeah now that its getting a little bit colder I might get bring my LPR to 60 maybe. I gotta mess around w/ it.