My mag sploded

[Tek2974]

So, cleaning it up and oiling it, getting ready to play tomorrow. Everything's assembled and time to dry fire test. Rip about 100 rounds then a torrent of air comes down the bolt and doesn't stop until the trigger's held down. Notice my springs a bit short (old) so I put a new one on, and take the lvl 10 off to take a shim out when I notice this:




And there's a fine copper powder all around the bumper and the area that contacts that of the bolt...... what the

I have an IT body and some people have said there were tolerance issues, could this be one? The only way I see this scrapping down is if the bolt goes so far forward it goes past tip and catches on the return...that's not supposed to happen though, is it?

Some days I think I should of stuck w/ my problem free 'cockers....

p.s. now it's chuffing every once and a while and the bolt doesn't reset.

[maniacmechanic]

is the power tube mushroomed out where it meets the tip ? , tip also looks very worn , that may be your powder , possible bent stem in your bolt ??

[athomas]

It does look like the end of the bolt is hitting the power tube tip. I don't know if it is actually going past the end of the powertube, but it is definately going sideways when it reaches the end. I've seen this before on a similar body. I just can't remember what the cause was.

[factoid]

If you're getting leaking you should put in a smaller carrier for your level 10. Keep the same o-ring though.

Can't say what caused the grinding. Could be bad alignment. Don't know much about that particular body. Does it have a rail bushing? That causes problems on standard bodies and rails if they're missing.

[Ando]

Ck to see if that body has the ring and washer in it

You might have just blew through the breach of the body.

[Tek2974]

ring and washer are in and in good shape......if i take my lvl 10 off my other gun and put it on this one, it just slides down over w/ no resistance from the o ring at all, i try the lvl 10 from the gun i'm having problems with to the other one, and it slides down w/ alot of resistance

[Hobbez]

Is it just me, or does that power tube look bent in those pictures?

[athomas]

Is the valve tight when the field strip screw is tight? Make sure it doesn't rock at all. If it does, check the length of the field strip screw.

[SSP REAPER]

It seems like your bolt stem may be bent. It does happen with age. Replace the bolt with the other assembly and see if it works in the mag. A bent bolt stem can cause the problems you listed. I'd say replace the bolt and you should be alright once again.