Yes, it’s certainly possible that is the case, especially with some of them that have shorter actuation distances. My custom 15g silvers seem to be similar in this way, and even when they were 45g, actuated fairly quickly. I’ve been curious what appreciable difference there is between the standard and silent switches both in feeling and sound. From what I can tell, it seems that they actuate so quickly that it may not even matter too much for me in the end, assuming I don’t bottom out all the time. I have a silent touch, so I certainly hope that’s not the case.
I’m really curious if the spec sheet I shared was accurate, because I prefer a low actuation, and it showed a shared 4mm travel among all silent variants. Perhaps it was simply a matter of mistranslated text? In any case, thank you for the advice. I’ll keep X-Bows in mind and wait for a future sale. Who knows, maybe another vendor will pop up with more reasonable prices in the future. If people like us continue to promote our use of optical tech, we may be so lucky.