Posted by: Dale "Head_Hunters" DuPont on July 07, 2003 at 08:41:47

It wouldn't be your hoses. They can only affect the recocking. Not possible to affect velocity. Your paint might be too small, if it is rolling down the barrel 3-4 inches between shots, their velocity will do exactly what you describe. To check this, just hold your barrel straight down. If the ball rolls out onto the ground, we have a good clue. But they don't always roll out until the wide part of the ball hangs a barrel wall. So do another check. Just tilt the barrel slightly uphill between shots. Gravity will keep it from rolling down the barrel. If that clears it up, then go paint or barrel shopping. Remember, the detent only prevents double feeds and the ball is in FRONT of the detent with the bolt closed. A relatively new marker? Try lubing the internals. A drop of 3 in 1 Oil into the air hole where you screw the tank into. Take your barrel off so you don't oil it too and dry fire it about 15 times. Sometimes the regs are assembled dry and you need to lube them. Your paint might be too small. If it is rolling down the barrel 3-4 inches between shots, their velocity will be exactly what you describe. To check this, just hold your barrel straight down. If the ball rolls out onto the ground, we have a good clue. But they don't always roll out until the wide part of the ball hangs a barrel wall. So do another check. Just tilt the barrel slightly uphill between shots. Gravity will keep it from rolling down the barrel. If that clears it up, then go paint or barrel shopping. If not, hold it straight up and try that. If the paint is REALLY small, the closing bolt will 'Kick' the ball down the barrel several inches. By chance is it doing the famous "burping" scenerio? The sear jumps over the sear lug allowing the hammer spring to push the hammer into the valve stem and open it partially as the pneumatics move forward closing the bolt. The result can be a very low velocity second shot. AND they can be in that 'every other shot' scenerio you described as well. That would be a timing issue involving the sear lug depth AND / OR 3 way length AND / OR the cocking rod/ram length. Let us know what it turned out to be...

Follow Ups: questions Steve "Sneaky Man" Herman 16:39:30 07/07/03 (2) If it is Burping, Dale "Head_Hunters" DuPont 11:52:30 07/09/03 (1) retimed... Steve "Sneaky Man" Herman 17:19:22 07/09/03 (0) Post a Followup Show your name as: DefaultRealnameBothNickname E-Mail address (eg: joeschmoe@aol.com): Show your e-mail address? DefaultYesNo Your Password: Don't have a password? CLICK HERE - Forgot your password? CLICK HERE Subject: Subject:Message: : It wouldn't be your hoses. They can only affect the recocking. Not possible to affect velocity. : Your paint might be too small, if it is rolling down the barrel 3-4 inches between shots, their velocity will do exactly what you describe. : To check this, just hold your barrel straight down. If the ball rolls out onto the ground, we have a good clue. But they don't always roll out until the wide part of the ball hangs a barrel wall. So do another check. Just tilt the barrel slightly uphill between shots. Gravity will keep it from rolling down the barrel. If that clears it up, then go paint or barrel shopping. Remember, the detent only prevents double feeds and the ball is in FRONT of the detent with the bolt closed. : A relatively new marker? : Try lubing the internals. A drop of 3 in 1 Oil into the air hole where you screw the tank into. : Take your barrel off so you don't oil it too and dry fire it about 15 times. Sometimes the regs are assembled dry and you need to lube them. : Your paint might be too small. If it is rolling down the barrel 3-4 inches between shots, their velocity will be exactly what you describe. : To check this, just hold your barrel straight down. If the ball rolls out onto the ground, we have a good clue. But they don't always roll out until the wide part of the ball hangs a barrel wall. So do another check. Just tilt the barrel slightly uphill between shots. Gravity will keep it from rolling down the barrel. If that clears it up, then go paint or barrel shopping. If not, hold it straight up and try that. If the paint is REALLY small, the closing bolt will 'Kick' the ball down the barrel several inches. : By chance is it doing the famous "burping" scenerio? The sear jumps over the sear lug allowing the hammer spring to push the hammer into the valve stem and open it partially as the pneumatics move forward closing the bolt. The result can be a very low velocity second shot. : AND they can be in that 'every other shot' scenerio you described as well. That would be a timing issue involving the sear lug depth AND / OR 3 way length AND / OR the cocking rod/ram length. : Let us know what it turned out to be... [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ WARPIG Tech Talk - Autococker / Minicocker ]