User's Manual

Half the guns sent in for repair are dirty, poorly lubed, or have a
damaged striker O-ring. Check these items first.
Double firing (2 or more firing cycles on a single trigger pull):
• Trigger mechanism is dirty - clean it.
• Recock force is too high - Adjust front valve spring.
• Striker is badly worn - inspect and replace if worn.
• Trigger is badly worn - remove (by airsmith); replace if needed.
• Sear is badly worn - remove (by airsmith); replace if needed.
• Sear spring has fallen off or is broken - fix or replace.
NOTE: Double firing when your gun beats down is normal; double firing
otherwise is a safety hazard and must be remedied immediately.
Gun “beats down” and fails to recock:
• Air supply is cold—give it time to warm up.
• Air supply is low—replenish it.
• Bolt and/or striker, are dirty or need lube - clean and lubricate.
• Sticky O-rings on bolt or striker (they are torn or too hard) - install new ones.
• Leaky O-rings on bolt or striker (they are torn or worn) - install new ones.
• Air bottle valve isn’t fully open - tighten bottle (don’t force it); replace bottle.
• Air bottle is too tight - loosen it (don’t force it); replace bottle.
• Cup seal is partially unscrewed from valve pin - retighten it.
• Velocity adjustment screw is too far in - unscrew and chronograph.
Velocity drops and gun “beats down” during rapid firing:
• Bottle valve isn’t fully open.
• Sliding parts need lubrication.
Velocity is very erratic (>20 fps between shots):
• O-rings on bolt or striker are nicked or torn - install new ones.
• Lube is sticky (including buildup) - clean gun and apply AIRLUBE™.
• Cup seal is loose on valve pin - retighten it.
• There is liquid C02 in the gun - is your bottle over-filled?
• Air bottle valve isn’t fully open - screw bottle further (don’t force it);
replace bottle.
• Your paintballs are not round or they vary in diameter - get better paint.
• Barrel is dirty (residue can be very hard to see) - clean with swab.
• Striker spring is bent or binding - replace it.
Accuracy is degraded:
• Paint residue or other moisture somewhere in gun - clean.
• Paintball gelatin in the barrel - clean.
• Barrel is scratched or bent - replace.
Excessive paintball breakage:
• Too much recock force.
• Paintball gelatin in barrel - clean with swab.
• Defective paintballs - get better paint.
• Defective barrel - polish or replace barrel.
• Burr on end of bolt - polish it off.
Paintball chopped in chamber by bolt:
• Bad paintballs - get better paint.
• (during an isolated shot) Ball retention spring is mis-adjusted - adjust.
• (during rapid firing) Firing rate exceeded rate at which paintballs
entered gun - check that feed path is clear OR replace paintball loader
with one which will feed paintballs into gun faster.
• Only a few paintballs left in feed system - reload.
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