Tac-1 leaks. Help!

[Coralis]

the level 10 will be the most gentle on paint when using the longest spring.

[secretweaponevan]

Edit: ^ good point Coralis. A longer spring would reduce forward thrust.

If you are using really brittle paint, you can tune it by using a smaller carrier. The risk is bolt stick, but it can help with brittle paint.

Also, if the hole in the side of the bolt's tube is clogged with crud or something, that could explain it, but that would be really rare.

I did the "finger" testing with a squeegie down the barrel (not as brave as you to use a finger, as anything mechanical can, and will, eventually fail). So, I did the hang a paintball from electrical tape deally. It worked amazing, until I dropped it down a little too far and shot a paintball into a box of comics on a shelf in the garage.

It was a bounce though.

[athomas]

I am able to charge the gun fine. I get a hopper load of paint and fire the gun. The gun shoots great for about 10-15 shots then nothing. I have to make slight velocity adjustments to get it to fire again.

Most likely, you are getting bolt stick. That means you have a carrier that is too tight.

Another possible cause of bolt stick like this is the ULT tuning.

[aznmarkofdafiji]

UPDATE!! Ok so I went to the field this morning to play a few games. I showed up early and did some more tuning. I tuned up pretty good where I have no leaks. The gun was shooting great on the field but I started chopping paint like crazy the last few games. This is my first time using a mag with a lvl 10 so I'm not sure how gentle the bolt should be when you stick your finger down the feedneck but when I did the bolt wasn't exactly gentle. If my finger was a paintball it would have exploded instantly explaining why I was blending so much paint. My velocity is set around 280-290. My question is what adjustments should I make to keep the lvl 10 from slamming forward even if my finger is in the way simulating ball jam?

You can try changing the spring to a larger one. That's about it.

When I do the finger test I put my finger right next to the bolt before firing, and it has always chuffs->reset this way.


2 questions:

1)What's your tuning set up?
2)What kind of hopper are you using?

[secretweaponevan]

When I do the finger test I put my finger right next to the bolt before firing, and it has always chuffs->reset this way.

Yep, aznmark is correct. If the bolt encounters a ball that would chop, it will do it within the first 1/8" of travel or so. That is when it will reset.

I should have re-read my post for clarity, because I left something important out.
This would have been more clear:

I did the "finger" testing with a squeegie down the barrel (not as brave as you to use a finger, as anything mechanical can, and will, eventually fail). The bolt would slam into the squeegie really hard so I decided to test with a paintball dangling from electrical tape like on one of the AGD videos I saw. It worked amazing. (until I dropped it down a little too far and shot a paintball into a box of comics on a shelf in the garage. )

[stompdown]

Thanks guys I will change to a larger spring. I understand now about the bolt. I think the problem also was that I was using old paint and I got stuck using a cheap gravity hopper cause the vl eye force loader I ordered came in jacked up so I had to send it back. This gun really seemed a little too compicated at first but with all the great help I've been recieving I'm sure to be pro at this soon enough. I've got a good understanding now on troubleshooting. It's nice to know your gun inside and out so you know exactly what you should do to correct any problems. Thanks again