which light gun

[langdoguk]

just wondering what light guns are easy to add to a cab , its for my daughters cab so probably just for duck hunt etc , looking for a cheap and easy to install one ( if there are any) , also what kind of connection would I need it to have ? 
never used a gun with mame yet so the easier the better.
cheers Craig

[Fozzy The Bear]

Try using the forum search before asking questions that have been answered many times before.

You also posted this in hardware reviews... this section is for specific reviews of hardware and not for general questions which, belong in the main forum.

The answer to your question however is, go to:
http://www.hkems.com/m_main.htm
and look at the LCD TopGun

Then take a look at the thread:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=48982.0
It's a long thread... but it has all the answers you need in it.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

[langdoguk]

sorry , I normally do have a look but I was looking at one on ebay this morning and thought I might get a reply before I could find anything.
Thanks for the links I'll look through them , it was just a last minute ' I think I'll get a gun for some games ' and I'm a big novis half the time I it all gets to advanced for me (half , think I mean most ).
Live and learn 

sorry about posting in the wrong section , I usually beg for help in the software section .

[btp2k2]

I just picked up the ACT Labs gun....I am pretty happy with it.

Although, in my opinion, it does feel rather light and a tad on the plactic (cheap) side.....not sure how well it will stand up to punishment from the kids

[XtremeDragoon]

Craig Conway is that you? But your name is Spystyle...

[btp2k2]

A follow up to my Act Labs gun.....

The Act Labs gun has since been sent back and a Top Gun has been ordered. The Act Labs gun is way to cheap and plastic feeling....even the old Nintendo Zapper felt stronger.

[Chris]

A follow up to my Act Labs gun.....

The Act Labs gun has since been sent back and a Top Gun has been ordered. The Act Labs gun is way to cheap and plastic feeling....even the old Nintendo Zapper felt stronger.

Act-Labs has replacement guns available in a more arcade-like shell:

[btp2k2]

True....however, this replacement gun costs another 30.00, on top of the 79 to 99 you paid for the VGA box/gun in the first place.

You are much better off just to get the Top Gun...it is a fraction of the cost and feels great.

[Chris]

Unfortunately, the TopGun isn't really an option for me... it reportedly has a minimum range of 5 or 6 feet, and my game room is just too small for that.

[Tiger-Heli]

MKChamp has a couple of ActLab guns for sale, you might shoot him a PM.

I think the LCD TopGun is a better option, but the ActLabs is probably easier to setup and use.

[Flip_Willie]

  Perhaps it is just me, but I was somewhat disappointed with the quality of the LCD Topguns.  Maybe my hopes were to high, though.

  I recently bought two.  First of all, one didn't work out of the box.  I am not sure what is wrong with it.  For some reason I can't get it passed calibration, even when very far away.

  The other one worked fine, but it took me quite a while to get the software working correctly.

  I am sure that "Operator error" is at least 50-80% responsible for the previous problems though.

 On the other hand, it still feels cheap.  When the Recoil is on, it seems like it is going to fall apart.  However, unless you are going to do something like Fozzy the Bear did and hack the gun and mount it into a deactivated Sterling L2A3 Sub Machine Gun, I think they are all going to feel somewhat cheap.

  Of course, I don't mean to say that the gun isn't good; perhaps it is the best gun for your money on the market.  I haven't tried any other guns so I wouldn't know.  Also, I have heard numerous people talk of how well the gun works, so it's probably just my experience with them.

  Anyway, just an opinion.

Just as it is,
Flip Willie