sanding/ shortening a mag feedneck

[Rather]

the gain is a hopper that is closer to the gun. The idea of the originally long feedneck was it gave the hopper some room to stack up balls so you don't have to shake the hopper very often. If you haveany kind of agitation motor then the extra stack won't matter much.

As for cutting it down. Just be sure to leave yourself enough room to put an elbow on it, so about or around an inch of feedneck left is good.

I've used pipe cutters on my old classic mag with a direct feed stainless body. took me a good while to get it done but It did work! If you do go that route jsut be sure that its a nice sturdy pipe cutter that can take being clamped tight. Mine turned out to be a little lopsided on the edge but that was because mine wasn't a very good one as far as lining up right, made no difference to me when the hopper was on though, I couldn't even tell there was a slight goof in it.

[barjohn]

lol you guys are going to kill your selves.... here is what you do get a angle grinder if you do not already have one. ( example ) http://store.airgun.com/index.cfm?fu...&categoryID=18

then get a ( Zip-cut) wheel for it. Chop the end off slowely with eye protection. Use sandpaper to get off the burrs on it. Do not use cutting fluid with a zip-cut.

If you do not have access to a zipcut or a grinder or you do not feel confidently safe doing it then get a hack-saw and use cutting fluid with it.

Yes the body is made out of stainless steel and that will make it hard to cut but it will still cut. its not like your cutting rock just harddened steel.

The use of cutting fluid will make the cutting easier.

remember to take your body off of the gun so you dont get shards of steel all over your gun and sear. you can jsut wash it off quick after too in your sink.

I cut down my feed neck by like 3/4 of an inch and i like it alot more. i did it at work and took me about 5-10 seconds with a zip cut.

cutting will be made easier if you secure the body in somthing such as a tabletop vice or secure it somehow with vice grips or somthing .

( i know this cause im a welder/fabricator and have been working with all kinds of steel )


any questions PM me.

[asower]

Wow, talk about making the simple extremely difficult! Here is a simple method that I used: take the collar out of the elbow and slide it onto the feed neck. Get a brand new blade for your hack saw or buy the whole deal for a few bucks. Use slow steady strokes and cut right along side of the collar. The collar gives a guide for length and helps to keep your cut straight. Sand or file the rough edges and your done. Only takes about 15 minutes.