Board Thread:Questions and answers/@comment-28773666-20160702234557/@comment-27306930-20160705181108

You've covered a lot of ground here, so let me start at the beginning. If I'm understanding you correctly BigShock, it occasionally misfires while priming.

I believe that is caused by plunger misalignment where the rod gets twisted slightly and the pins on the end of the rod don't align with the catches in the handle. It literally slips off the priming handle. Disassemble, align as best you can by eye, and reassemble.

SAs with intermittent range are most often caused by misalignment of the cylinder with the plunger pad and resulting misalignment of the AR pin. When I modified several SAs with the "speed load" mod, the problem got measurably worse due to the loose fit between the cylinder and the hexagonal advance gear. Unfortunately, there's not a lot that can be easily done to fix loose cylinders. You can try swapping cylinders or advance mech with another SA.

My experience with the StrongArm AR has been that removing it does little to improve performance, and often has the opposite effect. I advise against it. As Hogan said, a plunger pad is always a good idea, especially if you upgrade the spring.

As far as ranges, unmodified it is comparable to all XD blasters. Nothing special really. The OMW final kit and the removal of dart posts will allow you to use stefans, which have dramatically higher velocity and much improved range.

Good luck there Big.