X-mag reanno tolerances

[cyrus-the-virus]

Just wondering, how well would an X-mag or an SFL mag take to being reannoed?

just wondering

Cy

[Chaos_Theory!]

They re ano fine. Theres not much to worry about since the main part of the gun (the valve) is a totally seperate part. The only real thing to worry about is the steel ring inside the body. Mags are some of the most tolerant guns because of their design. They can have a decent amount of thickness added or taken away and function great.

[gruntbull]

Actually with X's and E's some of the bodies are a different alloy than the rest, they have a potential (Not definitive) to become different shades of the same color.

[Chaos_Theory!]

Very true, i was gonna post that but focused on tolerances because of his thread title. Most seem to come out great with a few exceptions. The main ones that come to mind are going_homes mags.

[Tao]

Very true, i was gonna post that but focused on tolerances because of his thread title. Most seem to come out great with a few exceptions. The main ones that come to mind are going_homes mags.

Whats with the alloys and anodizing then? Different colours? I would think this would be a good thing for a faded anno job?

[Chaos_Theory!]

Yeah the colors turn out different shades among parts because of the diff alloys. Most ive seen have come out fine but a few were obviously diff shades.

[Tao]

How about barrels? Should the anodizing to the inside of a barrel be left as is when the rest is anodized?

[Chaos_Theory!]

Depending on what anodizer you go with they will plug the barrel so the inside doesnt get re anodized. Others anodize the whole thing. This will change the bore size a little bit and gets rid of the glossy finish inside as well. Dont worry though, there is no noticable difference in performance.

[olinar]

i think the alloy difference doesnt apply to darker colors such as black though. correct me if im wrong anyone.

[Chaos_Theory!]

Im pretty sure color doesnt matter. The colors just bind different with the diff alloys. going_home had a mag or two with blue (which i consider a darker color) go wrong.

[maglover728]

Depending on what anodizer you go with they will plug the barrel so the inside doesnt get re anodized. Others anodize the whole thing. This will change the bore size a little bit and gets rid of the glossy finish inside as well. Dont worry though, there is no noticable difference in performance.

How do they plug a ported barrel?

[mostpeople]

How do they plug a ported barrel?

Very carefully and time-consumingly.

I would think it would be relatively easy, but then again I know nothing about the whole process other than there is acid involved and stuff :)

[gruntbull]

we dont plug ported barrels, we have done it but to do it you are looking at a few hrs of work, that isnt cheap.

[mostpeople]

but you can re-anno x-valves right?

[cyrus-the-virus]

but you can re-anno x-valves right?

no you can't, sorry.

Ok now say I got an SFL X-mag body and I wanted to reanno it, would I lose any of the detail on the gun when I reanno?

How about if I get it pollised rather than dusted?