[DaWaffleGoblin]

Thanks for your replies gents! I appreciate the feedback. Thanks for the kudos on the kickassery of the green bucking Spike, coming from a gun doc too so credibility gets a +1! I am a fan of the green and was glad to see it in my gun! No loss of performance yet, in fact it's running nicer (I think so anyways) since I took a crack at shimming the gearbox. I happen to have a ton of teflon tape kicking around (I'm a big DIY type man) so I'll give it a shot. If I find I'm "eating rice krispies with a coke spoon" as Rusty so eloquently put it (lol), maybe then I'll try a bucking such as the PDI W-Hold. Again thanks!