I guess I should better explain what I am trying to accomplish. I have a Raptor and it has the adjustable ninja reg and the 350cc tank. My reg creeps 200-300 or so psi over night but also the reg pressure will drop as the tank pressure drops and it refreshes to a lower pressure than what is set at when shooting. For example I have my reg set to 1650. After a few shots it will only reset to 1500, and overnight it will rise to 1800. I don't know for sure since this is my first bout with a ninja reg, but I am pretty confident it needs a rebuild. I have a kit on the way. I am fully aware that my reg is probably not operating at 100% and my opinion on how well it works will likely change after a rebuild. It may also need new springs, but again I am not certain about that. The way my Raptor is set up, and this may be the same for all Raptors and not specific to how mine is setup, but the difference in a few hundred psi, equates to 50-70 fps in .30. This may not be a big deal to some, but it is to me. Thats almost an inch poi difference at 50 yards, which in and of itself is not that big of a deal when just out shooting groups, but if I am hunting and my first shot is off by that much at that range, it is the difference in a miss, a hit or a maim especially on larger quarry.
I have had other guns with Huma regs and they have always been top notch, and manufacturers are now including them in a lot of the new guns and Huma is steadily increasing the styles and fitments they offer. The new Brocock bottle guns have a drop down block with the reg built in that is externally adjustable. I like this design and would like to have one on my Raptor. For me it would accomplish 2 things; moving the weight of the bottle back a few inches and changing how the gun looks. I understand these are small changes and while looks are subjective, I do think having the bottle right up against the body of the gun instead of 3-4" out would look "cleaner", i.e. less open space between the barrel and the top of the bottle and the line from the bottom of the forearm would continue to the bottom line of the bottle with almost no break. I think it would look even better if the front of the forearm were to taper off matching the curve of the neck of the bottle. Now on top of those things I also think that the huma reg would be a bit more consistent and need rebuilding less as they are specifically designed and engineered for pcp applications, whereas the ninja regs were adapted from the paintball arena.
For me, the Raptor is a platform. It is a base that can be built upon and changed to suit each individual and this is just one of the changes that I would like to make to have it suit me. If this is a change that others would also like to make, then I encourage you to let Huma know you are interested. Thats all I am trying to say here.
