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== Automag RT ==

=== Development ===

Airgun Designs introduced the '''Automag RT''' in 1996.[4]

RT stood for '''Reactive Trigger'''.

=== Reactive trigger system ===

The Automag RT incorporated a valve and trigger system that used gas pressure to return the trigger after firing.

The system was intended to support rapid mechanical firing.

=== Compressed-air operation ===

The RT was designed for compressed-air use.

Its operating characteristics differed from earlier Automag models that could be configured for CO2.

=== High firing rates ===

Contemporary WARPIG reporting described the RT as capable of extremely high firing rates without substantial velocity drop-off.[4]

The figures reported in promotional and technical demonstrations should not be confused with ordinary field firing rates.

=== Tournament implications ===

The reactive trigger attracted attention because of its potential firing speed.

It also contributed to debate about the boundaries between conventional semiautomatic operation and trigger-assisted firing.