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  • AT&T
    Registered User
    • Oct 2007
    • 30

    #1

    Twistlock bodies and barrels

    Ok, I looked through the FAQ's, but no luck. I don't know, maybe I was in the wrong place. Anyway, I got a minimag recently. First non threaded body. Do the twistlock barrels come in left or right flavors? How do you know which you have? The hopper will sit on the upper right of the marker so the paint feeds in the top left. Thanks in advance everyone.
  • Justus
    Justech.us

    • Nov 2010
    • 1515

    #2
    Twistlock barrels come in Right, Left, and Center. Some barrels can go right or left. I'm not sure if a barrel can be right, left and center.

    If your hopper sits on the upper right and it's a powerfeed body, then you'll need a Twistlock-Left barrel. Insert with the feed hole up, and twist left to lock it in place.

    My Feedback Thread

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    • AT&T
      Registered User
      • Oct 2007
      • 30

      #3
      Ok! I figured it was something like that. Thanks!

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      • splatplayer
        Registered User
        • Jul 2010
        • 290

        #4
        if you need a barrel I have a bunch in this thread. They are both left or right
        http://automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=258301

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        • GEE TEE
          jake the peg

          • Jul 2011
          • 349

          #5
          A lot of aftermarket barrels come with slotting to suit left or right configuration, but one of them is usually blocked at the end with milling unfinished.

          You can easily file the closed slot to open it fully making the barrel a universal fit. I've done this on at least 10 of mine so far so they fit both my L/F mag and R/F minimag bodies.
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          • esperto96
            Registered User
            • Feb 2006
            • 33

            #6
            Originally posted by GEE TEE
            A lot of aftermarket barrels come with slotting to suit left or right configuration, but one of them is usually blocked at the end with milling unfinished.

            You can easily file the closed slot to open it fully making the barrel a universal fit. I've done this on at least 10 of mine so far so they fit both my L/F mag and R/F minimag bodies.
            I've got one of these with the blocked off slot. It baffles me as to why they would "almost" finish the job when a fraction of a second more on the mill and it could be all done? It doesn't hurt anything to have complete channels for left and right feeds.

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            • sjrtk
              Clown under the bed
              • May 2009
              • 828

              #7
              Originally posted by esperto96
              I've got one of these with the blocked off slot. It baffles me as to why they would "almost" finish the job when a fraction of a second more on the mill and it could be all done? It doesn't hurt anything to have complete channels for left and right feeds.
              No not at all. I have done it to a couple of my old twist locks. You just have to remember not to over twist when removing the barrel. That is also why they didn't finish the milling on them for the most part.

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              • GEE TEE
                jake the peg

                • Jul 2011
                • 349

                #8
                The blanked off slot helps to stop you twisting the barrel the wrong way and blocking the feed neck
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                • Ando
                  Magusmaximus
                  • Jun 2009
                  • 4144

                  #9
                  Originally posted by GEE TEE
                  The blanked off slot helps to stop you twisting the barrel the wrong way and blocking the feed neck
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