Balls jamming in Classic Automag feedneck

[Rathje]

Hi guys.

I have a Classic 68 Automag, and decided to take it out yesterday and run it for the first time with my Invert Halo Too loader. It's a left-angled feedneck you have to attach a plastic elbow to. Has a rectangular section of the feedneck removed so you can see the balls dropping into the breach. A turn knob on the end allows you to prevent the balls from feeding into the gun if you want.

I started up the Halo, and immediately started shooting blanks. I looked and found that the balls were being pushed into the bottom of the feedneck, and instead of dropping into the breach, they were just hanging there in the feedneck. I had to stick my finger in the rectangular window to force the balls to drop.

I removed the Halo, and switched to a Tacamo gravity hopper, and the balls didn't jam anymore but fed in easily.

This makes me think the problem was that the Halo was putting too much pressure on the ball-stack, and was causing the balls to get hung up in the feed neck.

I know my Halo has different ball-stack pressure settings. But have you guys run into this before? Is there a quick fix for this problem? Thanks.

[OPBN]

Some of the powerfeed plugs didnt work well with forcefed hoppers. I forget the difference, but sure someone here will have the info shortly.

[Hobbez]

Make sure your barrel is aligned properly. Don't rely on your twistlock groove to get it right, they get old and can let your breech rotate a little too far and the lip catches balls.

If your powerfeed plug is the style that has the little flat lip on the bottom edge, forcefeed loaders will give you fits. The parabolic style is the best (has a smooth curve all the way) or evan the really cheezy spider ones that are just a flat wedge will work. Im sure someone here can hook you up if you need one, or email Tunaman.

[Rathje]

Make sure your barrel is aligned properly. Don't rely on your twistlock groove to get it right, they get old and can let your breech rotate a little too far and the lip catches balls.

If your powerfeed plug is the style that has the little flat lip on the bottom edge, forcefeed loaders will give you fits. The parabolic style is the best (has a smooth curve all the way) or evan the really cheezy spider ones that are just a flat wedge will work. Im sure someone here can hook you up if you need one, or email Tunaman.

The plug I've got has a "lip" that is scooped out in a curve. When I was playing, I had that curved lip turned to the 12 o'clock position. I also looked to make sure the twist-lock barrel wasn't creating any snags.

I'm wondering if maybe turning the lip to the 3 o'clock or 9 o'clock positions will make a difference.

Is the Revy a "forcefeed" loader? I've seen a lot of Automaggots running those.

[Spider-TW]

check with this...



Old plugs are mean and some were worse than the one in that pic. The new plugs feed great.

[xero28]

check with this...



Old plugs are mean and some were worse than the one in that pic. The new plugs feed great.

/\/\/\/\ This. I had the same problem the first time I played with my warp feed. The force-fed balls were getting caught up on the powerfeed plug. I got a new plug and problem solved. The other way you can tell what kind of powerfeed plug you have is by the little part sticking out that you use to turn the plug on the outside. If the sides are flat (square), then you have an old one. If the sides are curved, then you have a new one.

[Rathje]

check with this...



Old plugs are mean and some were worse than the one in that pic. The new plugs feed great.

Yeah, I definitely have a "flat" plug. Flatter than the one you are showing in that picture. And it doesn't have a rounded "butt", it's actually a hexagon.

Where do I get the right plug? Does AGD sell them?

[xero28]

AGD or TunaMan. I'd check Tuna first.