I was interested in the light weight of the AEA Element, so I bought one to see what it was like. This lightness is accomplished by using carbon fiber for some of the guns parts. I have also purchased an adapter from DonnyFL to allow use of a moderator. This gun has internal baffles, but is still not back yard friendly. With this setup, the pressure inside the barrel cover blows the cover off the glued aluminum threads that hold it to the receiver. Has anyone else had this problem and a possible fix?
AEA Element
- Thread starter jland48
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I’ll have to look at mine tomorrow to see how it is held on but I’ve not had any issues.
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Dave
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When I had mine, I had 3d printed an adapter and had no issues. The shroud was pretty much trapped between the little adapter on the front of the block and the adapter I made. There wasn't a production adapter at the time.
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Maybe I don’t understand how the Donny works. I don’t use a moderator besides what is built in. The factory shroud is just sandwiched between the receiver adapter (it has an oring there and is not glued) and a retainer that screws into the factory moderator.
Dave
Dave
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Cleaned and reglued yesterday. Installed larger diameter Donny moderator in hopes of decreasing back pressure. Shot a while today and one of the items must have fixed the problem. Shroud stayed in place and accuracy returned after re-sighting. This really a fine little light gun, hope it works out to be dependable.
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I have been shooting the Element for a while now after re-gluing carbon fiber shroud and going to a larger diameter Donny. I turned the power down a little bit and it is shooting 25.39's at around 900fps. I am also getting 20 good shots with the standard air tank. This little gun is accurate with multiple projectiles I have tried. In fact the gun is so light it is hard to hold steady and that's even with a large Hawke scope. Not sure what would happen if I went up to the larger tank. I think that would make it weigh 4.5lbs.
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Man I love that gun. I have an HP Varmint inbound right now, and if it turns out as nice as the reviews say, I may need to add an Element to the stable.
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I have been shooting 25.39s and while the accuracy is pretty good I wouldn't call it excellent. This weight pellet seems to shoot best in my Element. I feel like the upgrade kit would help this gun, but have been unable to locate one. You can get around 14 shots then the poi starts straying.
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I had the same problem first day and first pellet out the gun, have not took another shot yet except a No Pellet Shot to see if it would happen without a pellet in the chamber & all seemed OK. I been looking to see if it was glued onto the end cap with threads or not because its a very tight fit when i pushed it back on. Did you notify the place you bought it and did they offer a repair or trade? I also having a hard time locating a spare Magazine or Barrel Shroud, seems everywhere i search they are sold out. Keep us posted K.
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I think when I had this problem it was caused by the moderator causing back pressure in the shroud. I went up to a larger diameter moderator and cleaned and reglued and it has held up since. I love this little gun, and I have been trying to find the upgrade kit with larger tank and regulator.
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