Journal #6570

Posted 14 years ago2010-05-17 21:24:51 UTC
Tetsu0 Tetsu0Positive Chaos
Went paintballing yesterday for the first time in about 3 years. My Gun hasn't been used since then.
I have a Tippmann 98 Custom (like most people) But i bought it off a friend of mine way back and it had a few modifications.

Response trigger (Excess gas pushes a piston forward which resets the trigger - essentially allows for full auto)
Expansion Chamber - Allows the Liquid CO2 to expand into a gas before entering the gas chamber. Allows for tighter ball grouping.
Bolt cover - so leaves and grime dont clog up the inner workings.

Anyway since i havent used it in a WHILE, i completely forgot that there was a huge problem with the firing system - until i got there and chrono'd in and my gun went spastic and chopped about 8 balls in 1 second.. needless to say i couldnt use my gun... well i found out why:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2042099&id=37403282&l=aaf3a62237

The rear bolt and sear (thing that catches the rear bolt and holds it in position until you pull the trigger) were chipped and rounded off. the combination of both those being so crappy made it almost impossible for the gun to function reliably.

Long story short, i put some detail pictures up and i spent about $42 in replacement parts - a whole new back end bolt-system.

Hopefully this is the only thing wrong and i can finally have a working gun again!

14 Comments

Commented 14 years ago2010-05-17 21:29:33 UTC Comment #49054
Well, at least it's an auto-paintball gun. ;)
It'll work eventually.
Commented 14 years ago2010-05-18 00:54:04 UTC Comment #49044
It's not auto Stock, It's modified to be so. Probably takes a few years off the lifetime of the marker.
Commented 14 years ago2010-05-18 01:20:39 UTC Comment #49043
It always amazes me at how you can modify paintball guns, as well as pellet guns.
Commented 14 years ago2010-05-18 02:55:23 UTC Comment #49045
:) me too. I've spent the last 4 hours watching the Tippmann youtube channel.
Commented 14 years ago2010-05-18 06:33:24 UTC Comment #49052
Am I the only one without a Facebook login?
Commented 14 years ago2010-05-18 07:04:13 UTC Comment #49055
No, I don't use facebook either.
Commented 14 years ago2010-05-18 07:25:08 UTC Comment #49047
No facebook for me!
Commented 14 years ago2010-05-18 08:42:07 UTC Comment #49053
I dont use facebook either
Commented 14 years ago2010-05-18 10:03:32 UTC Comment #49046
Well for all you without a facebook, i updated the link to the public shared link so now everyone can see the album. In hindsight i should've done that before hand, i just forgot that you needed a login to see anything even if i make the album public.
Commented 14 years ago2010-05-18 15:54:21 UTC Comment #49056
Nope, me neither. Now I can see them. But I don't know wtf I'm looking at anyway.
Commented 14 years ago2010-05-18 21:22:57 UTC Comment #49048
I don't use facebook either BUT I'm smarter than everyone else cause I know that facebook requires login to see many pics and all vids, so I have a dummy account.
Commented 14 years ago2010-05-19 10:48:34 UTC Comment #49050
that's a sweet marker! (my last paintball was a VERY old tippmann semi-auto can't remember what model). Hope your problem is sorted now!

i miss playing paintball..... SO much fun! i used to love running up the flanks and catching players off-guard... so funny to watch the way people jump when they get hit and they're totally not expecting it..

P

Commented 14 years ago2010-05-19 12:56:37 UTC Comment #49051
It'd be cool to build a paintball mini-gun :d.
Commented 14 years ago2010-05-19 13:25:32 UTC Comment #49049

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