Just purchased a sig Sauer P320 with some .177 pellets I loaded the ammo in got 3 shots and it jammed. Is there a specific pellet that I'm supposed to use and maybe some kind of lube maybe silicone. Some advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance
Air Arms CO2 pistols
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if you went to PA and looked at reviews, prone to jam is mentioned more than once
and these type of belt feed mags have a bad history of malfunctions
i would think a flat nose pellet is a must and lube yes but what kind for which mag
i have read that lube as in white grease can help
i believe it is more than the gun can do to pull the belt around the mag housing but i have never owned one of the belt mag pistols because they are prone to jamming
and these type of belt feed mags have a bad history of malfunctions
i would think a flat nose pellet is a must and lube yes but what kind for which mag
i have read that lube as in white grease can help
i believe it is more than the gun can do to pull the belt around the mag housing but i have never owned one of the belt mag pistols because they are prone to jamming
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I've got a gen5 Glock with a belt magazine. I haven't experienced jams, but when I got it the trigger pull was so heavy it was almost unshootable. I lubed it with both moly grease and silicone spray lube and that made a major difference. Shooting about 500 shots through it also helped. The trigger is still awful, but much, much better than when I got it.
In general, I agree with marflow 777 belt fed magazines are a flawed design. There's just too much friction present in them for the trigger mechanism to overcome. Maybe if they were made of a different material and had roller bearings or something they might work better. I notice that some of the UK versions of these pistols use little cylinders instead of belts. That would limit the capacity significantly, but I imagine it also improves the trigger pull greatly.
In general, I agree with marflow 777 belt fed magazines are a flawed design. There's just too much friction present in them for the trigger mechanism to overcome. Maybe if they were made of a different material and had roller bearings or something they might work better. I notice that some of the UK versions of these pistols use little cylinders instead of belts. That would limit the capacity significantly, but I imagine it also improves the trigger pull greatly.
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I have a few belt mag replicas and to prevent jam ups I found that liberal dosing of each link in the belt with silicon oil solved any issues. I lather the stuff in the tray housing as well. Its cheap to buy, if you get it as "treadmill silicon oil". no more feed problems of jam ups since I started using it.
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Indeed, there are some that use internal cylinders instead of belts. They are essentially revolvers internally. And they experience a similar heavy trigger as the trigger pull must also rotate the cylinder (in double action).
The only CO2 semi-auto pellet pistol Iknow of that uses neither belts nor cylinders is the Crosman 600, a true carbine auto loader.
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I've got one myself and it's a fantastic gun. They're much more accurate and powerful as well. I wanted one the moment I first saw MrBulk's posts on the old Yellow Forum of modified Crosman 600's and wheel barrows full of dead rats.
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Yes, they are amazing pistols. The only mod I made to mine is a longer barrel …. for a tad more power and accuracy, not that if needed it
. I’d like to get an ambidextrous grip for it someday so I could shoot with either hand. Upvote 0
They are pellet picky, have you tried some roundnose pellets? A friend of mine once owned this pistol and i think he used the el cheapo h&n excite pellets in it, he never got an issue as long as the co2 capsule was full.
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Two things.
Best results are with wadcutters.
Push the pellet in until it bottoms out.
I put a tiny little bit of krytox grease under the belt and it works pretty well. Better than having oil leaking everywhere. I have only had a couple of jams before greasing and those were with round nose pellets sliding back and forth. When you push them in until they bottom out, it flairs the skirt a tad.
Best results are with wadcutters.
Push the pellet in until it bottoms out.
I put a tiny little bit of krytox grease under the belt and it works pretty well. Better than having oil leaking everywhere. I have only had a couple of jams before greasing and those were with round nose pellets sliding back and forth. When you push them in until they bottom out, it flairs the skirt a tad.
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