How to fix a paintball gun at home with tips

by steven m. Paintball Trainer

Every paintball gun owners know how awesome the device is! The shooting game is a lot of fun as well as tricky to defeat your opponents. However, like any other machine, you may have trouble with a paintball gun that needs to be fixed.

Steve Miller, the blogger on My Frisk explains,"a good paintball gun may serve you for years. Yet, you may find some unpredictable and invisible issues at any time. Caring and fixing issues will make your gun lasting longer."

In case of minor issues, it's possible to fix them at home with some little effort. But, critical issues should be handled by a professional.

 

Common issues you may face

You may face a variety of issues in the life span of a paintball gun. Here are six common problems professionals usually deal with.

• Leakage of air source adaptor: a very common issue, happens due to the O ring of the gas tank.
• Double firing: this strange incident happens while the air tank is low.
• Leakage of the gun front : usually the issue is caused by a bad O ring in front of volumizer.
• Unexpected rolling down : if you use paintballs smaller than the barrel diameter, the balls can roll down.
• Gun unable to recock : the problem mostly happens if your air tank is empty.
• Barrel leakage: fixing a leaking barrel is a tough job and you may need professional help.

 

Tips to fix the basic issues

You can really fix some problems at home. Check the tips to make a quick fix for minor issues.

1. Check if the gun is clean inside and outside if it doesn’t recock.
2. Inspect if the air tank is filled if you face recocking issues as well.
3. Replace the sear spring in case of double firing issues.
4. Change the O ring if you face the front leakage.
5. If the dwell parameter is set to slow by default, set it fast.
6. If paintballs don’t shoot, check if the it matches the gun.
7. Check all small parts and replace the damaged ones for a better experience.

 

When to go to an expert

Small issues like O ring replacement and jamming can be fixed at home. But, you should go to an expert when you fail to fix it. Besides, if you notice the same complications frequently, there must be something wrong and meet an expert. A professional will check the gun, identify the issue and fix it. He will replace damaged parts and set a new one if needed.

 

Self-fixing safety

You should care about safety while you are trying to fix it at home.

A. Cover the barrel with sleeves.

B. Be careful so that no dirt, water and moisture can insert in the barrel.

C. After the fixing, practice shooting at an empty place.

 

A paintball gun is usable for a long while. Besides, learn the basic troubleshooting and fix accordingly to make it last longer. If you don't like to face problem check out 300 reviews.

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Created on Apr 8th 2020 22:26. Viewed 253 times.

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