The Irony of Mags Reliabilty

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  • TheBigRaguPB4L
    Proud Loser!
    • May 2001
    • 1639

    #1

    The Irony of Mags Reliabilty

    I came accross a problem with my emag the other day that i would imagine others would actually have as well. For the first time in quite a while(i'd estimate around a 1-1.5 years) my emag went down. I had a really hard leak coming out of the front almost like it was missing an on/off oring. Anyways, i took it to my toolbox and was about to start working on it when i realized, i didn't know what was wrong with it. I couldn't think of what the problem was. It had been so long that i had to worry about fixing my mag that i forgot what leaks and little tricks to figure out where the problem was. I messed with it through trial and error for about 5 minutes until i decided to just switch to one of my back-ups for the night.

    I know i'm not the only one with this problem. Anyone else forget how to fix their mag?
    http://www.automags.org/forums/showt...light=feedback

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  • CoFFeY[NiTrO]
    battle royale
    • Sep 2001
    • 3222

    #2
    I had to send my Xmag to Havoc, he is fixing mine right now.

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    • LaW
      Why play?
      • Oct 2000
      • 3124

      #3
      eh I have had a mag for almost 6 years now in some way or another, so fixing a mag is just natural for me if it has to be fixed...
      Taking a long needed leave of the sport to finish school and tour the country

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      • FutureMagOwner
        Registered User
        • Dec 2001
        • 3354

        #4
        my emag is acting odd too and i forget how to tune a level 10 to fix it or what else could be causing it

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        • Lohman446
          Useful posts: 7
          • Jun 2003
          • 9315

          #5
          Look at the bolt spring - if it is below the top of the bolt its age could cause your problems... my friggin bolt spring leaks like once a month and I have to repalce it in my X-valved mechanical mag... stupid spring.
          "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. Its not" - Dr Suess

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          • Python14
            Norsk
            • Jun 2001
            • 3343

            #6
            When my mag went down for the first time, we had to go through counseling because it was such a shock.
            BLOODY MURDER!

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            • speedyejl
              Hi!
              • May 2002
              • 1202

              #7
              Assuming its you have LX check the carrier oring, mine messed me up bad. My carrier oring was too tight and I didnt relize this for a while. The bolt basically had FSDO, and it would double feed from time to time, along with just jamming up. I figured it out when I came across an indirect mention to this in the xmag manual. Now I'm at the next largest carrier and it has a little leak from time to time. I'd rather have it leak than not shoot though




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              • Halliday
                Level 10
                • Oct 2000
                • 1655

                #8
                If you want to keep sharp on how to fix Mags, read the Tech dept here or be a Mod of a Mag paintball forum.


                Super Moderator at Pbreview.com

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                • LittlePaintballBoy

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Python14
                  When my mag went down for the first time, we had to go through counseling because it was such a shock.
                  SIGGED!!!

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                  • wobbles82
                    To The 5
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 604

                    #10
                    My mag goes down a lot actually, lol, but I still dont remember what im doing. Its just me prolly...
                    2 da k da 2 Timmah.

                    Oh..it shoots da 620:1 .No problemo.

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                    • Jeffy-CanCon
                      veteran rec player
                      • May 2003
                      • 1309

                      #11
                      The two times my Mag went down on me, I had no clue what it was. It had been years since I'd seen the video, or read the manual. Fortunately, most of my friends use Mags, and some of them are technically minded.

                      Jeff P
                      Secretary
                      The Canadian Contingent Paintball Club
                      Cousins - EMR - PaintStorm - Odyssey - StraightShot

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