LX problems

[rmhawk]

I have installed my level 10 on my brand new minimag. 1.5 carrier, 2 shims, worked great for 40-60 shots. Then disaster! Massive leak down barrel. Went smaller carrier, less/more shims, changing the o-rings, the whole 9 yards. Nothing, still leaks. Then took out the regulator, pulled out the on/off valve, oiled, put back together. No leak. Fired 20-30 shots and guess what, disaster. Barrel leak, again. What am i doing wrong? When i press on the trigger slightly, the leak stops. Please Help!!!

[BlackVCG]

Run it with the 1.5 carrier and NO shims. Make sure your field strip screw is tightened with an allen wrench. Use the short "gold" spring.

[rmhawk]

after some time (3 hours) i got it to work. 1.0 carrier, 2 shims, medium spring. Now i get a small leak every 50-100 shots. i just press lightly on the trigger or fire one shot and it stops. Any suggestions??? thank you

[BlackVCG]

Remove the two shims.

[tmnothing]

Where is the small leak coming from? Also... make sure that your gas lines arent leaking. I had a brand new minimag and it was leaking out of the threads of the 90 degree elbow in the vertical adapter. The whole time I was installing my LX I thought it was leaking down the barrel.

[rmhawk]

i am positive it is not the elbows. yesterday i shot about 300 rounds out of it, no leaks whatsoever. i'll stick with what i got until i hear it leak again, then i'll try removing the shims. thanks for all the help!

[rmhawk]

i played with my mag for the first time today. leaked at first, but then i took out the shims and went with the 1.0 carrier, worked great all day! Now, as i look down my armson barrel i noticed a cut in the middle inside. could this be the cause of my ball breaking in the barrel 3 times today?? please let me know. its a brand new barrel so if the deep scratch inside causes the ball to break, i'll send it back.

[Grasshopper]

Yea, a deep cut in the barrel is very likley causing the barrel breaks. Since it's brand new, I'd exchange it.

[rmhawk]

yet another problem. I played on saturday all day, no problems. then i gassed it up today and it leaked doen the barrel again! i have the 1.0 carrrier and NO shims. what do i do?? im running out of carriers here!

[Dayspring]

Move down to the .5 carrier. Your oring is wearing in. This is perfectly normal. Just remember to use the current oring.

[rmhawk]

i have moved down to the last carrier, 0 carrier and NO shims, still a barrel leak, NOW WHAT?

[tmnothing]

I installed a LX in my first mag (1.5 carrier/2 shims) and after about 2-3 cases I had to move to 1.0 carrier/0 shims but I havn't had to switch it again. Once the o-ring breaks in you shouldnt have to go down more than one carrier. If your gun is still leaking with the 0 carrier and it will shoot with the long/med spring, I would suggest starting over with a new carrier o-ring. Even though you are supposed to keep the same o-ring when switching around carriers, you really have no other choice.