Scarab Arms scraps plans for a velocity adjustable TGR2
In an insider tip from a Scarab Arms employee we have just been told that the plans to release a velocity adjustment system for the TGR2 have been scrapped. This is a topic that has been of hot debate since Scarab Arms began sending out prototype models to crowdsourced testers in the fall of 2012. From the information we’ve received, Scarab Arms made this decision just now due to ergonomic and space constraints.
So what does this mean for you? If you’ve recently bought a TGR2 with the anticipation of receiving a coupon to order the velocity adjustable back block, you’re not up shit creek yet. Scarab Arms plans to release a spring kit that will allow you to change out your main spring to different options to conform your marker to different fields velocity standards. This kit should be available within a month, no word on costs (if any).
Thoughts from the staff at MagFedPB: Velocity adjustments on the fly have been a standard and a staple of almost every paintball marker for a very long time. Living without this feature will be a deal breaker for some, but the reality is that the majority of players do not change their velocity often. Though a little bit of work, changing a spring is not the end of the world when changes do need to be made. We will watch and see how this effects sales and popularity of the TGR2 marker.
UPDATE: Spring kits will be free to all existing TGR2 owners or owners that do not receive a kit with their marker.
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I like it, that way people will not put the velocity above 280 after they chronoed the marker or inside a game.
Just to follow up on the article from MFPB. After doing testing with the FPS block and the spring block we have found that the fluctuation with the spring block is considerably less then with the FPS adjustable block. Also the upsides to not having an adjustable FPS block are easily explained. Less moving parts. Less seals. And with the replacement of spring taking less then 5 min (when we have all stayed in front of a chrono for more time then that turning a 3mm Allen key) we did not find a downside to a none adjustable block. We will offer replacement spring for people that would like to change there FPS in the next month or 2. As well we will offer at no cost the spring kit to the customers that already have our markers. There will be videos posted in the next week or so showing the FPS fluctuation on HPA.
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Perfect as I just saw the video on how to change spring and noted the jumped from a 250 spring to a 300 which does nothing for me at all. I don’t plan on messing with shims or whatever is talking so guess this marker will sit out till I at least get a 280 spring!!!! or would the kits already be in Markers shipped after this post?
From my understanding the spring kits will not be shipped until mid to late February.