Shimming the spring may work as a fix but is not a final solution
Well, my solution to add a washer behind the spring in the R2D2 may not be the final solution to the indexing problem for some, but it's fixed mine for over 3K rounds so far. And now I'm thinking that the extra spring pressure from my washer, may also prevent the R2D2 piston from breaking, by softening the blow.
I meant not a final production solution
Preventing plunger (piston) from headbanging the tower and break - agreed, I was thinking of shortening the plunger so the spring would take the blow but that would allow the plunger to move higher, possibly damage the contact points between plunger (17) and racket (19)
...so shimming the spring if shortening the piston might be the right thing to do
or just change the plunger every 3599 shots, its no biggie
Ok towle, true that the washer may not be a production solution, but changing broken parts every 3+4K shots is not really a good production solution either. At least not for a semi auto that goes through thousands of rounds in a very short period of time. Heck, I've shot well over 3K rounds in just six weeks of ownership without even trying. So could mine be getting ready to break too?
I think the solution is using the proper material to withstand the forces of the design. IMO, the piston and maybe the rotary gear...parts 17&19, should be made of something like titanium or some other material that is up to the task. Then provide an upgrade to existing models.
I'm not bashing Edgun here. I love there guns, and I currently own two now. The indexing design is truely genius in my opinion. Just needs some tweaking. JMHO.
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