I have a riffe competitor #2xs. Riffe says it should used 3 20" 9/16" bands. These bands are a real pain to load underwater. I was wondering if anyone knew how the gun would react if I used 3 24" 9/16" bands? FYI I have the 5/16" threaded shaft.
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I have a lot more power pulling down to my hip than to my chest.
You can include your back and abs more curling your body into the hip pull. But I think PatMyGreen is right. Technique.
I can't possibly chest load my Riffe Baja and have to really stretch to reach the bands to even start loading it down to my hip. But you will lose a lot of power lengthening the bands. Notice that it's that last inch or so that's hard to get when cocking it?
Cocking a gun is like lifting heavy things, you should never have to use your back.
You won't have a problem with the last couple inches when you learn to chest load properly .
FYI, if I could hip load either of my Competitors I would shorten the bands until I couldn't hip load anymore.
Chris
If I put the butt of my Baja in my chest, I can't reach the bands.
If you are chest loading the gun properly you don't have to "reach" the band. Lots of Railguns, Euroguns, and Mid-Handles are MUCH longer than your Baja, all are chest loaded. Your "reach the bands" issue is a non-problem with proper technique. Ya know... I did link a tutorial on my first post...
Chris