Board Thread:Rumor discussion/@comment-38565009-20200615015308/@comment-27306930-20200729010526

I have both a Regulator and a HyperFire. Just to be clear, they both use the same conveyor belt system. So they both suffer from the exact same kinds of jamming/feeding issues.

Part of the problem is the tooth on the conveyor belt. It does not protrude very far, and it slams into the tail end of the darts at pretty high speeds. As a result, it shreds the back end of the darts. Especially cheap darts. Once the back edge is worn down, the tooth won't grab it consistently, and you get misfires and jams.

I'm not sure what's going on with your HyperFire Thinkbui, but it should be considerably faster than your Regulator. I've put mine on the chrono and my stock Regulator shot* about 3-4 DPS, whereas my HyperFire shoots about 5-6 DPS. The difference should be quite noticeable.

And I also agree with you, I think the Regulator was a victim of bad timing, price, and maybe bulk. It has some idiosyncrasies, but it's a very cool blaster, and the number of included attachments is insane. Burst mode is very cool too.

* I burned up my Regulator using IMRs. It was stock for 1 day before the fire. I subsequently rewired it for IMRs and it's semi-auto now. But it shoots 95 FPS.