(more pictures in 2nd post)
Specs:
- Dye PM5 ultralite frame
- Violent Series Scythe delrin trigger
- Proto on/off ASA
- WGP bullet LPR
- MAC-33 solenoid valve
- Pneumadyne air fittings
- custom piston
- custom safety
Prerequisites:
This will work on any Automag with an RT valve or better. An RT on/off assembly is preferred, but a ULT will work too. You will also need a long RT-length rail. You might be able to use a shorter rail, I suppose, but not with a standard foregrip. The frame comes with all the screws you need, and it has a homemade compact L wrench for adjusting the LPR. (A normal Allen key won’t fit.) Installing this should be as easy as removing your frame and ASA, removing the arm from your sear, and then installing this pneumag frame and reinstalling air lines. You might need to make a few adjustments to the LPR if your tank setup is different than mine, but that’s easy and I can talk you through it.
There are a few things you should know before buying this frame.
- The safety work great and looks good, but it’s small. It’s only 1/8” diameter instead of the usual 3/16” that AGD uses. I wanted to go bigger (I prefer 1/4" pins myself), but the top of the frame is so thin that I didn’t want to use a bigger hole and potentially weaken the frame. So, I went with a 1/8” pin instead.
- The grips don’t fit quite right.
(All Dye UL frames have this problem with OEM grips.)If all the screws are installed, the grips will bulge out at the center of the frame and there's a big crack between the grips and the frame. (I have a picture of this in the next post.) My fix for this problem has always been to leave the bottom screws out. The grips have no trouble staying in place without them, so why bother? Another solution is to enlarge the screw holes and trim the top of the grips so they can move up a little, but I’m not going to do that unless the buyer asks me to. Edit on 10/18/2025: If you buy new grips from Dye, that should solve this problem. Check out the video in Post #10 below. - The parts aren't new. That said, with the exception of the LPR, everything is in really good shape. Barely a scratch or nick anywhere. The LPR does have some bad tool marks, but it's all hidden in the frame. I did rebuild the LPR with an OEM kit right before making this frame, so it should be good to go for a long time. And if the scratches on the LPR really bother you, you can buy a new bullet LPR somewhere and swap it in. Super easy fix.
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