Okay, I know this isn't an automag problem, so I hope I"m not breaking any rules, but AO is the place I come most, and I'd like to get the input of anyone who can help.
I went paintballing last weekend, and during lunch, my Sterling randomly started spewing co2. I unscrewed the tank immediately, so it wouldn't hurt anything, and looked at where the co2 was coming out. It turned out to be the hardline fitting. It was leaking out around the actual line. So I looked at it, and realized that the screws holding the hardline had been loosened a bit, unintentionally, while playing. So I tightened them back down, stuck the fitting back over the hardline, put some oil in the asa, and aired it back up. The first thing I noticed was that the hardline almost tried to bend itself, to push out of the fitting. It doesn't leak, but is this normal, for the hardline to slide a little bit in the fitting when you air it up? It looks like instead of just holding the air pressure, the hardline is feeling the force of holding itself in the correct shape, and I'm worried that it will bend itself after a while. Am I worrying needlessly? I've never used hardline until this marker, and this is only the second time I've played with it. I'm planning on taking it again this sunday though, so I'd like to check this out first. Thanks.
On a side note, the front screw tends to unscrew itself as well. Anyone got any creative ways to make it stay screwed in, other than glue?
I went paintballing last weekend, and during lunch, my Sterling randomly started spewing co2. I unscrewed the tank immediately, so it wouldn't hurt anything, and looked at where the co2 was coming out. It turned out to be the hardline fitting. It was leaking out around the actual line. So I looked at it, and realized that the screws holding the hardline had been loosened a bit, unintentionally, while playing. So I tightened them back down, stuck the fitting back over the hardline, put some oil in the asa, and aired it back up. The first thing I noticed was that the hardline almost tried to bend itself, to push out of the fitting. It doesn't leak, but is this normal, for the hardline to slide a little bit in the fitting when you air it up? It looks like instead of just holding the air pressure, the hardline is feeling the force of holding itself in the correct shape, and I'm worried that it will bend itself after a while. Am I worrying needlessly? I've never used hardline until this marker, and this is only the second time I've played with it. I'm planning on taking it again this sunday though, so I'd like to check this out first. Thanks.
On a side note, the front screw tends to unscrew itself as well. Anyone got any creative ways to make it stay screwed in, other than glue?
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