You've finally received that sweet looking SPPS Magno-trigger but how do you adjust it so you can acquire the full benefit from it? It's very simple and I'll show you how in this article. As an added bonus I will discuss the different ways to use these triggers as well.

What do these adjusters actually do?

If you read the description for our SPPS Magno-triggers, you'll notice that they are both 2-way adjustable. The top adjuster is for the pre-play and center adjuster for post-play adjustments. This means that the top adjuster controls the forward and backward swing measurement or stroke of the trigger and the adjuster in the middle of the trigger stops the trigger from going back any further than necessary after the micro switch has been activated. Combine these two adjustments with a lighter than stock micro switch and even a novice can easily max a Spyder to it's top rate of fire potential with some practice of walking, twitching or raking the trigger.

Pre-play Adjustment

After reading the detailed instructions that came with your SPPS Magno-trigger and finding out how simple it was to install, you will most likely want to adjust it. Start with the top pre-play adjuster. We have moved the position of this adjuster from its normal location to move it away from the striker exhaust port. We have also supplied a stainless steel round head screw to avoid digging into the bottom of the body as the stock Kingman triggers with a set screw adjuster do. The set screws can eventually cause the trigger to bind and stick after extended use. The further in you adjust the screw, the further forward the position of the trigger will be from the micro switch. The further out you adjust the screw, the closer the trigger will be to the micro switch. If you've never adjusted the stock trigger before, you may wonder why the trigger isn't moving forward or backwards while adjusting it. The trigger frame must be attached to the body before you can actually see the final results of the adjustment. You do not have to attach it with the 2 screws that hold the body and trigger frame together to check the results. You can simply hold the trigger frame and body together with your hand temporarily and check your adjustment. You can adjust the trigger to where it is setting on the micro switch if you'd like. This is  not suggested for safety purposes as this could cause you to inadvertently touch the trigger while the trigger frame is turned on and shoot someone unintended. Personally I think it's better to have it at least .25 - 1mm away from the micro switch but I suppose everybody has their own preferences.

Post-play Adjustment:

It is suggested to have the trigger frame attached to the body when performing this adjustment but not absolutely necessary. The post-play adjustment will stop the trigger from going back any further than necessary after activating the micro switch. This can be fine tuned by first turning the trigger frame on and slowly pulling the trigger. See exactly where in the stroke the trigger sets off the micro switch. If the trigger travels any further past that point you should adjust the set screw adjuster inward to minimize any excess travel. Keep adjusting it inward a small increment at a time and slowly pull the trigger after each adjustment. You'll eventually reach the point  where it will completely cease to trip the micro switch. Once it reaches this point, adjust it back out til it trips the switch once again. When it does, you have reached the bare minimum that this adjustment can be set at. Try walking the trigger at this point and make sure that it doesn't miss any shots. If it does miss some shots and it's not due to your not letting the trigger return forward long enough to reset the micro switch, you may consider adjusting it out a bit more til you can attain a consistent fast rate of fire with no pauses in the shot rhythm.

That's all there is to setting the adjusters on your new SPPS Magno-trigger. As I stated earlier, installing a 50 gram micro switch will help bring your new trigger to it's full rate of fire potential with a little bit of practice.

Walking, Twitching and Raking/Fanning the Trigger

With the introduction of electronic trigger activation to paintball markers, we have found many different ways to hit the trigger to make them throw paint faster. Let's go through a few of them

Walking: Walking the trigger is using more than one finger and alternating them back and forth in contact with the trigger. Kind of like taking your index and middle finger and alternating them on a flat surface like a person that's walking. Try using different parts of your fingers like the tops, mid section and thicker bottom portion. You can bend your fingers and use the tips of them to hit the trigger as well. Don't restrict yourself to hitting any particular part of the trigger either. Move your fingers to different parts of the trigger like the top, mid, sides and bottom portion of the trigger. I've found that I can hit the left or right edge of my Dragon's Tail trigger and rip very well rather than strictly using the flat front surface of the trigger.

Twitching: Twitching the trigger is laying one or more fingers on the trigger and more less vibrating it/them in a constant contact. As in walking, don't restrict yourself to one particular spot on the trigger. I've found that I can rest my finger on the bottom inside portion of the trigger guard and pull it back just touching the bottom of the Dragon's Tail and rip just by twitching my finger.

Raking/Fanning: Raking the trigger or known as fanning as well, is using one finger in a bent 90* angle perpendicular to the trigger. Once in this position you can quickly move the end portion of your finger up and down across a hump or high spot on the trigger  contacting it to shoot your marker. To demonstrate what I mean hold a pencil in a horizontal position, now rub your finger up and down across the end of it. For every back and forth contact with the trigger hump you can get two shots and the faster you move your finger back and forth the faster you can rip shots off. This will definitely take some practice but if you can get good at it, you can effortlessly rip tons of paint from your marker. I've found it's best to lay your thumb on the trigger frame somewhere to stabilize your hand when doing this.

When performing any of these techniques, don't restrict yourself to any particular style or the way someone else shoots. Experiment with the different styles, finger positions and contact points of the trigger and find your particular nitch. You may inadvertently discover you have a talent that you never knew you had.

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