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  • psychowarden
    Registered User
    • Oct 2005
    • 1118

    #1

    Really inefficienct

    I know that mags arent known for being efficient, but I am haveing really bad efficiency. My tank wasnt entirely full, it is a 72/4500, filled to about 2000psi, but I kinda expected more than a hopper and a half. Also, whenever the tank gets to about 1000 psi, the gun starts to leak out the hole on the side of the valve. Please help me.
  • warbeak2099
    That is my foot!
    • Jan 2004
    • 4447

    #2
    Woah, 300rds off of any 4500psi tank is wierd. It dounds like you have a leak somewhere. Perhaps a small, slow but steady leak. Over how much time did the tank empty itself? It started at 2000psi and mags will stop shooting at around 500-700psi. Over how long a period of time did it take to drain that 1500-1300psi? If the gun was sitting around for a while, it might have been a small leak.
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    • psychowarden
      Registered User
      • Oct 2005
      • 1118

      #3
      It was shooting most of the time, two minutes maybe without shooting. As sad as it is, Im not really enjoying this X-mag so far.

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      • psychowarden
        Registered User
        • Oct 2005
        • 1118

        #4
        Well, if a Mag stops shooting at about 700 PSI, then I would say Im getting about 300 shots off of 1300 psi...is that normal? I am just lucky that I get all day air tomorrow at the tournament.

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        • 11 Bravo
          Predatored Karta Mag
          • May 2005
          • 1247

          #5
          300 per 1300 psi sounds like its a little below normal. For an example I use the stock spring on my valve and get around 1,000 shots from my 68/4500. (never gets a good fill so probably more like 68/4000)

          Efficiency is going to depend on a lot of things such as: what spring you use, size carrier and also what barrel your using.

          I imagine that if you take the time to tune the gun, you will be happy with it.
          Last edited by 11 Bravo; 11-05-2005, 03:26 PM.

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          • psychowarden
            Registered User
            • Oct 2005
            • 1118

            #6
            OK, I feel stupid, I found the cause of my bad efficiency, the elbow for my hose was loose dang, I feel stupid, but that still doesnt explain the leak out the side. Rougue, where is that pin located? Is dissasembly of the reg required.

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            • 11 Bravo
              Predatored Karta Mag
              • May 2005
              • 1247

              #7
              [QUOTE=psychowarden] OK, I feel stupid, I found the cause of my bad efficiency, the elbow for my hose was loose dang, I feel stupid,


              Yay!!

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              • psychowarden
                Registered User
                • Oct 2005
                • 1118

                #8
                So....how do I take the two halves apart? And if its just debris, thats good. I dont think it needs to be oiled, I put a few drops in the ASA before I aired it up.

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                • psychowarden
                  Registered User
                  • Oct 2005
                  • 1118

                  #9
                  Thanks for the help rouge. Ill let you know after tomorrow how it all worked.

                  :EDIT: I swear, my own stupidity will be the death of me, and my markers. I just pulled a long piece of teflon tape out of my Reg assembly and could possibly explain why I was getting some pretty high fluctuations in my FPS readings. Wait, Im not done yet. I took apart everything, and took my frame off. I put it back on, and pulled the trigger and nothing happened. So I took it off again, and examined it, nothing looked broken. So I put it back on, scrolled through the settings, and Lo and behold, I had the eyes on so I could sit there and pull the trigger all day, nothing would happen.

                  Now take note, this isnt the first time something like this has happened. I reversed the cupseal in my Torid X once, I forgot to hammer spring in my Phantom once, and my Piranha...well that one wasnt my fault.
                  Last edited by psychowarden; 11-05-2005, 05:27 PM.

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                  • Troen
                    Registered User
                    • Jul 2005
                    • 413

                    #10
                    i get about 4-500 on a 45 CuI tank filled to 3000. just thought id share if anyone was using a stubby

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