Cold Weather/Poor Paint

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  • Mav D MagMan
    1Lt
    • Dec 2001
    • 669

    #1

    Cold Weather/Poor Paint

    For Starters, the setup:

    AGD 3.2 Emag, X-Valved
    LVL 10, 2.5/2? Carrier, good fit (no stick, no leak) and small spring
    Freak Barrel (usually sized well).

    I run my mag at every practice, we usually pick up Diablo Formula 13 or some plain box, which shoots decently. Normal day, I experience absolutely zero chops, no barrel breaks.

    Last two events I take my mag to, disaster. Both times at the chrono the paint refused to leave the barrel (not chops, not even exploding on the breach).

    I'm thinking weather is an issue here so I'll describe that as well as the paint.

    First event - cooler (50s) and raining. Paint was poor but consistently fired out of an LP Impulse, almost zero barrel breaks.

    Second event - cold (low 40s). Paint was worthless, chops every fifty or so shots from pretty much everything we attempted to shoot.

    My mag steps up to the plate, and cheesed all of the paint (not one ball out the barrel). Second event, just to be sure, I threw my Titanium boomstick on there, and same issues.

    I'd like to say I just upped the spring size to get the pressure down some, but the mag doesn't seem to want to fire consistently with any setup other than what I have (yes it's well oiled, good input fro a Flatline).

    Is this a common problem for cold weather magger's or do just need to spend some tinker time and get the Level 10 dialed in? I would really like to get this reliably shooting tournament crud paint so I can keep it as my primary, I even have a Predator on the way!

    Thanks,
    Will

    *Edit* I have ran my mag mid spring back home, as retarded as it may sound, any high altitude players have issues keeping their mag firing consistently? I'm at 7,258 ft for reference.

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