Slight Tac Problems

[athomas]

The red spring is the one most of us use for best all round performance.

[Needmorepaintball]

The red spring is the one most of us use for best all round performance.

I will work with it tomorrow and see if I am able to level out my velocity, now that I know the Foamie isnt required :)

I will post my results tomorrow. Hopefully this will help someone down the line (other than me of course lol)

[Needmorepaintball]

Ok guys, good news is my velocity did even out quite a bit now that she has been properly tuned. I still do have a couple questions (of course :)) For the new record, We now are using the Red Spring, #1.5 carrier, and 1-3 shims (see below).

1 - As long as I kept the velocity high, all was good. I was consistently in the low 300's. So naturally I wanted it lower, so I turned the nut down, not even a 1/4 turn, more like an 1/8 of a turn. Then she wouldn't fire. Does this mean I need to up the carrier size?

2 - When I am working on the Lvl 10's "No Chop" ability, I have come up with 2 options. With No shims in the gun, the bolt "Almost Always" hits the squeegie, backs up and resets. With 1 shim, it hits the Squeegie much harder, and takes longer to reset, and it much louder. With 2 shims, it bounces between option 1 and 2. Sometimes it hits easy and resets quickly, sometimes it hits hard and takes longer to reset. So I am assuming no shims is the way to go correct?

3 - A field I will be going to in the near future has a FPS limit of 250. I cannot turn my velocity below 270 before the gun no longer functions. I am assuming I need to use the #2 carrier (since I am currently using #1.5) to compensate for the bolt not moving as fast. Or could I just use the shorter spring? How do I go from working nearly perfect now, to 250fps without too much more hassle?

I know I am a college student that has a lot of dumb questions, but I really appreciate all you guys walking me through this. I appreciate you all

[athomas]

1. Once you have the level 10 tuned with the proper carrier sizes and number of shims, it is tuned for all velocities. If the gun won't fire at lower velocities, then it means you are using a bolt spring that is too stiff for your setup. You need to go to a lighter bolt spring. If you are using the grey spring, go to the red spring. If you are using the red spring, go to the short gold spring.

2. shims don't affect the amount of force the bolt hits with. Shims only affect how far the bolt must travel before it can reset if it hits a blockage. One shim shortens the distance by 0.010". If your shims are causing the problems you are experiencing, then there may be a piece of debris in there as well. If you put too many shims in, sometimes you will push the carrier oring against the backing washer and cause it to compress inward on the bolt stem causing bolt stick, thus acting like a carrier that is too tight. Due to the small distances that the shims change, most of the time you never need them anyway.

3. Use the shortest spring.

No question is a bad question.