striker
12-13-2003, 05:31 PM
So I've got quite stumper here (at least for me) regarding mags.
It all starts yesterday, when I got my hypermag in the mail. After installing it, its not shooting, I mean it would shoot once for every 7-9 times I pulled the trigger. Not good. In further examination (and alot of calls to centerflag) we've discovered that the problem is not on the hyperframes part, but the mag's regulator. Huh. Here's how we know: Originally, we thought the selenoid was bad, but after taking it apart, the selenoid pushed back on my finger pretty hard and definately with enough force to knock the sear. That takes care of that.
The problem is: When my XRTP is gassed up, I can't even manually push the selenoid to engage the sear! What?!? I can only manually push in the selenoid when the RT is degassed. Keep in mind that I have a ULT trigger kit in there with a whole 3 shims, and it really should be pretty easy to engage the sear, expecially since I used a intelliframe with no problems for awhile. So my thinking (and centerflags) is that the reg is somehow bad, becuase there's too much force behind the sear when its gassed up, keeping even my finger power from engaging the sear.
To recap, here's the facts:
1.) The ULT and XRTP worked perfect until the hyperframe came
2.) The Hyperframe definately has enough force behind its selenoid to engage the sear.
3.) For some reason, when the marker is gassed up the selenoid can only fire the marker after the selenoid tries 6-10 times. (aka not enough force in the selenoid, but we know that's not the case. So there has to be too much force behind the sear)
4.) I can't even manually push the plunger on the selenoid to engage the sear when its gassed up! (and if I can't do it, theres no way the selenoid can - hence the fact that there's too much force behind the sear)
Things I've tried and the results:
1.) turning the velocity WAY down.
Result? Nothing new
2.) Turning the flatline tank's input way down
Result? Nothing new, but a new puzzle: I turned it down so far to where there wasn't enough pressure to push the sear down. Then I turned it ever so slightly up to about 400 psi until the sear did finally "cock" and the selenoid's plunger went back. But even then I coulden't manually push the selenoid in!
3.) Changed to a 1.5 carrier on the LX
Result: Nothing
I guess the really puzzling this is that the ULT and XRTP was working perfect until with the Intelli, meaning there wasn't any ungodly force behind the sear, and therefore probably isn't now. Perhaps something is getting stuck inside the hyperframe near the sear and selenoid. I'm looking into that now. Any suggestions?
It all starts yesterday, when I got my hypermag in the mail. After installing it, its not shooting, I mean it would shoot once for every 7-9 times I pulled the trigger. Not good. In further examination (and alot of calls to centerflag) we've discovered that the problem is not on the hyperframes part, but the mag's regulator. Huh. Here's how we know: Originally, we thought the selenoid was bad, but after taking it apart, the selenoid pushed back on my finger pretty hard and definately with enough force to knock the sear. That takes care of that.
The problem is: When my XRTP is gassed up, I can't even manually push the selenoid to engage the sear! What?!? I can only manually push in the selenoid when the RT is degassed. Keep in mind that I have a ULT trigger kit in there with a whole 3 shims, and it really should be pretty easy to engage the sear, expecially since I used a intelliframe with no problems for awhile. So my thinking (and centerflags) is that the reg is somehow bad, becuase there's too much force behind the sear when its gassed up, keeping even my finger power from engaging the sear.
To recap, here's the facts:
1.) The ULT and XRTP worked perfect until the hyperframe came
2.) The Hyperframe definately has enough force behind its selenoid to engage the sear.
3.) For some reason, when the marker is gassed up the selenoid can only fire the marker after the selenoid tries 6-10 times. (aka not enough force in the selenoid, but we know that's not the case. So there has to be too much force behind the sear)
4.) I can't even manually push the plunger on the selenoid to engage the sear when its gassed up! (and if I can't do it, theres no way the selenoid can - hence the fact that there's too much force behind the sear)
Things I've tried and the results:
1.) turning the velocity WAY down.
Result? Nothing new
2.) Turning the flatline tank's input way down
Result? Nothing new, but a new puzzle: I turned it down so far to where there wasn't enough pressure to push the sear down. Then I turned it ever so slightly up to about 400 psi until the sear did finally "cock" and the selenoid's plunger went back. But even then I coulden't manually push the selenoid in!
3.) Changed to a 1.5 carrier on the LX
Result: Nothing
I guess the really puzzling this is that the ULT and XRTP was working perfect until with the Intelli, meaning there wasn't any ungodly force behind the sear, and therefore probably isn't now. Perhaps something is getting stuck inside the hyperframe near the sear and selenoid. I'm looking into that now. Any suggestions?