PF thingy question

[hAppy]

hey on the powerfeed of my mag
theres a little rubber band looking thing
what does it do? what if it comes off

im considering anoing my chrome body cus i want a black one... but no one will trade me

so my friend could ano it for me, but i think that plastic thing would melt off, but it looks useless to me

[56kSomeGuy]

You cannot anno it since it is made out of steel..

[WickeDKlowN]

First off, you cannot anno a 'mag. But you can Powder Coat it. Second, what rubberband thingy are you talking about? the only thing i can think of it the o-ring on the PF plug.

[hAppy]

o0o0o thanks!

the thing im talkin bout is
you know where the feed tube is... well where it connects to the main body theres this little rubber looking thing that is crammed there

[ChucktheMAGician]

I've seen those and wondered the same. It's at the base of the powerfeed where it was welded? to the body. Maybe it was to cover rough welding? Free up for you, surely someone knows!

[ChucktheMAGician]

I took the question to the chat room and kaiser_bob said that it was for air dampening, to make it a bit quieter, and to protect the joint. There's a pic on Dansims minimag on http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5895&perpage=30&pagenumber=29 Ok now I will sleep better!;) :rolleyes: :D

[hAppy]

o0o0o thanks dude

[Jonesie]

It's nothing more than a black rubber ASA o-ring, and it serves little to no purpose.

Some people put them on to cover the holes where the PF is welded to the body. It should have no effect on sound or anything else. The only benefit I could imagine is keeping water out of the breech, but then there's that BIG hole in the PF. ;)

Later ~ Dave

[Russ]

Like Jonsie said, it's just an ASA O-ring...I happen to think it just makes the gun look better with it on. It can help to keep paint out of the breech, if the gun gets hit. It can also be removed quite easily. And no, you can't anno aluminum...

[Jonesie]

Originally posted by Russ
And no, you can't anno aluminum...

Actually Russ, you CAN anno aluminum, but you CAN'T anno Steel! ;)

Dave

[Russ]

Doh, I feel so...silly :o

[hAppy]

thanks guys
i guess i cant ano it ill find someone to powdercoat it

[Toakes22]

PM paintballbeaver. He does powder coating at a great price.

[hAppy]

thanks will do

[litestab]

how do you get an 0-ring there without breaking it

[hAppy]

i have no idea, it came like that

[litestab]

nevermind i got one on there, hurt my fingers! lol

wonder how i'll get it off...

[hAppy]

ehh what was the point if it doesnt benefit

[litestab]

more or less, if i take a gun hit, to keep the paint out of there, i put a black one on so i looks kinda good too