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  • Chrishew09
    Psalm 119:9
    • Oct 2005
    • 657

    #1

    Crooked Freak Kit??

    Anyone have a problem with then freak kit being crooked?
    When I look down the barrel the insert is off center, is there a way to fix that maybe with new o-rings in the back??
    Sometimes it causes barrel breaks other times not a problems, most likely b/c of the paint i use that day.

    Any suggestions......
  • GroovYChickeN 2.o
    Groovy...

    • Jan 2007
    • 322

    #2
    I have the same problem with a SS back. Only thing I could find was to buy a new one.

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    • maglover728
      Boomer!
      • Apr 2004
      • 1093

      #3
      Wait one minute! Are you saying that a Smart Parts product isn't living up to the hype?






      LOL

      I am sorry for your troubles but I find this amusing. Would SP let you return or exchange it for one that is properly milled?
      stay proud, Stay mechanical!

      And my feed back is at: http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1771790#post1771790

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      • Southpaw
        Registered User
        • Aug 2003
        • 534

        #4
        I would contact SP or whoever you purchased it from to correct the problem
        I think there for, I am I think. am I?

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        • ProblemKinder
          Colossians 3:8
          • Aug 2006
          • 861

          #5
          i would send a bomb to SP headquarters. then when the building explodes try to catch a new insert as it flies by with the other shrapnel.

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          • d4m4don3
            does anyone read my posts?
            • Sep 2005
            • 1228

            #6
            it depends, sometimes if you rotate the insert it sometimes lines up better, try that before going to sp or buying another back

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            • Chrishew09
              Psalm 119:9
              • Oct 2005
              • 657

              #7
              I bought it used on AO, and I tried all the inserts and rotating them, no luck.

              Maybe if i get new o-rings on for the back?

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              • MoeMag
                Still here.
                • Dec 2005
                • 1821

                #8
                Just get a normal barrel. Dye Boomstick FTW.
                Smartparts sucks. Their Quality control sucks. I have backs that do the same thing, and insets that are bored off center, Al ones with bad anno burrs, and SS ones that are obviously were not honed because they are rippled on the inside. Good idea, but its just a PITA.

                I have a full SS and Al kits, 1 SS AC back, 1 Al AC back,1 Al Imp back, a Deadlywind barrel, and more tips than I know what to do with... Inserts are goofy. Just get nice paint and a nice barrel. Thankfully I have a unusually nice SS .689 that goes in the DW barrel otherwise it would be in the back of the closet too.

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                • braaatz
                  member
                  • May 2001
                  • 206

                  #9
                  Originally posted by d4m4don3
                  it depends, sometimes if you rotate the insert it sometimes lines up better, try that before going to sp or buying another back
                  Ive noticed the same thing, and this is exactly what i do.^^^
                  It has worked everytime.
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                  • d4m4don3
                    does anyone read my posts?
                    • Sep 2005
                    • 1228

                    #10
                    Latches showed it to me when I met him the 1st time.
                    Last edited by d4m4don3; 05-29-2007, 04:33 PM.

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                    • Chrishew09
                      Psalm 119:9
                      • Oct 2005
                      • 657

                      #11
                      I just tried spinning the insert and that seemed to work, man SP quality control isn't the best.

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                      • paint magnet
                        Member # 10,261
                        • Dec 2001
                        • 2488

                        #12
                        Everything Smart Parts makes is "crooked,'' in one way or another.
                        My feedback

                        Made in USA - it matters.

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                        • Badmovies.org
                          Mostly harmless
                          • Nov 2002
                          • 250

                          #13
                          Originally posted by paint magnet
                          Everything Smart Parts makes is "crooked,'' in one way or another.
                          I agree. The sooner that company dies, the better for paintball.

                          I have a 2007 Powerlyte Scepter kit and am quite happy with it. Actually, I have two, one for each marker.
                          Andrew Borntreger
                          Champion of cinematic disasters

                          Black automag powerfeed w/lvl 10
                          14" All American
                          Intelliframe w/Hogue grips
                          12 volt Revolution w/X-Board
                          Gas-Thru Stock w/88 ci 4500psi tank
                          Modified tactical carbine harness

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                          • hobbesTZ
                            :dodgy:
                            • Aug 2002
                            • 2219

                            #14
                            I don't want Smart Parts to die, I rather like my Shocker

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                            • Chrishew09
                              Psalm 119:9
                              • Oct 2005
                              • 657

                              #15
                              Yeah, I am not partial to SP products either but it was a good deal and I couldn't pass it up. Maybe I'll sell the front and back, and buy a deadlywinds barrel.....

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