10 days in and a brand new Wildcat MK3 BT hasn't functioned more than a few mags without having to be worked on. The gun arrived with @ 195 bar and we shot 3 mags through it, maybe 10 pellets sighting it in then 2 mags each. We filled the bottle and left. The next morning it had leaked about half the bottle out. Refill and I could hear a small hiss coming from the bottle area. Pulled the bottle and the stock then screwed the bottle on. The hissing turned or grew into a full blown rush of air coming out around the reg adjusting screw. Received a reg rebuild kit a week later and installed all new o-rings. Filled the bottle and found it about half full the next morning. Pulled the bottle, degassed and removed the reg adjusting screw to find the outer o-ring all chewed up when the reg was only ran up to 150bar. Ordered 50 sets of o-rings and installed 2 new ones on the reg screw this evening. Filled the bottle and slowly began to open the first reg. When it got up near 100bar I could hear air rushing through and filling the plenum but it never equalized. Found it leaking out the barrel. So now I assume the main valve seals have given up the ghost
I hear these guns can be iffy, but once you work out the bugs they can be reliable. However I'm so tired of fighting it already and since it's under warranty, I suppose it will be going in for warranty work. Any advice or personal experiences you guys can share would be welcomed.
I hear these guns can be iffy, but once you work out the bugs they can be reliable. However I'm so tired of fighting it already and since it's under warranty, I suppose it will be going in for warranty work. Any advice or personal experiences you guys can share would be welcomed.