Half a Tin????!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?
Oh My..........
Just out of curiosity ... What Caliber Was she shooting??
.22???
Stuart
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Needing some help with wildcat MK3
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Oh My..........
Just out of curiosity ... What Caliber Was she shooting??
.22???
Stuart
She only shot the first quarter, the second quarter was lodged in the barrel. I think the Evol has met it’s match!
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.25Half a Tin????!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?
Oh My..........
Just out of curiosity ... What Caliber Was she shooting??
.22???
Stuart
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Makes me wonder if the barrel lock grub screws were even first loosened to initially remove the barrel, lol
What’s scary is this may end up on day in the classifieds!
What’s scary is this may end up on day in the classifieds!
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Hi SB888,
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FX Airguns USA
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It made me think, that the guide for the barrel alignment, i was not aware it was a little pin like this.
Which again make me wonder, why on the Maverick FX have used that silly little ball for the power wheel click, drill the hole a bit deeper and use the same little pin as for the barrel guide, and BOOM you have 1 less thing you need to have in inventory.
And people owning a Maverick and taking it apart, dont have to fear loosing that stupid little steel ball, as i assume a greased up 5 mm long pin sitting in a hole would be way less prone to getting lost.
And also making me think why a Dane have to give advise to Swedes, it is usually us Danes that are the thick ones in that Scandinavian relationship.
Which again make me wonder, why on the Maverick FX have used that silly little ball for the power wheel click, drill the hole a bit deeper and use the same little pin as for the barrel guide, and BOOM you have 1 less thing you need to have in inventory.
And people owning a Maverick and taking it apart, dont have to fear loosing that stupid little steel ball, as i assume a greased up 5 mm long pin sitting in a hole would be way less prone to getting lost.
And also making me think why a Dane have to give advise to Swedes, it is usually us Danes that are the thick ones in that Scandinavian relationship.
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With the damage to the receiver.. Tearing out the indexing Pin....
a single Grub-screw wouldn't stop the barrel movement with that pounding.
But maybe with a little modifications....
I went the route of Ernest Rowe... using 2 Grub-screws to secure the barrel for Tensioning....
But I also cut a groove for the grub-screw to sit in.
Also I can crank the Screws down without the fear of boogering the barrel extension up.
But even with these mods..... I am not sure it would hold up to a 5 lb sledge hammer!!
Stuart
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Lol, when and if I ever get this thing working again, when I deliver it, I am going to collect all the hammers and ball bats I can findWith the damage to the receiver.. Tearing out the indexing Pin....
a single Grub-screw wouldn't stop the barrel movement with that pounding.
But maybe with a little modifications....
I went the route of Ernest Rowe... using 2 Grub-screws to secure the barrel for Tensioning....
But I also cut a groove for the grub-screw to sit in.
Also I can crank the Screws down without the fear of boogering the barrel extension up.
But even with these mods..... I am not sure it would hold up to a 5 lb sledge hammer!!
Stuart
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I would call fx and get a return authorization number and ship it in for your um friend. They will fix it up.
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Wow, I'm impressed with FX's C.S. I had no idea they were even on here. I guess I need to buy that Wildcat MKIII compact now.
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Ok, got the barrel out and the sleeve that goes on the transfer port. I got the sleeve off but can't get the transfer port loose from the silver part. Tried a little heat but not much. Maybe I need more. How do you hold the sleeve and turn the transfer port? Also does the pin look like it is in the right position?
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FX does use high strength Loctite..Green..
It will need a little heat!
Using a glove to hold silver barrel extension, apply heat to the brass transfer port.
Once it start to smoke a little.... but it in a vice..
Use a punch in the Round transfer port and turn it off..
The brass transfer port is internally threaded FYI.....
It will need a little heat!
Using a glove to hold silver barrel extension, apply heat to the brass transfer port.
Once it start to smoke a little.... but it in a vice..
Use a punch in the Round transfer port and turn it off..
The brass transfer port is internally threaded FYI.....
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Ok, I have the parts coming. My only concern now is the orientation of the transfer port. I got the pin in its slot but I'm not sure if it is going to stay when I push the barrel through. I thought about trying to JB weld it in place with a toothpick or something but don't want to mess it up. If someone could take a picture of how far the transfer port sticks in the block, I think I can get it to work. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again, Bob
Thanks again, Bob
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Thank you I did get it off. I called the guys at UA and they said to just use some blue loctite and I should be fine
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I totally had to destroy the transfer hole part, when i wanted to put the dual hole transfer port on my Maverick.
From the RC world i am used to heating to get stuff apart, but what ever FX had done / used, well not something i have seen before, so the brass ended up totally mutilated.
I was heating way past my comfort zone using a propane weed burner, and still i had to crank down on the " poo " like a SOB,,, that was pretty much a let down, me not being able to use the original part again.
FX should only use the weakest Locktite i think, that work fine for all the RC stuff i have messed with
BTW i have not used locktite on anything, and the now 700 mm Maverick shoot just fine, or at least A LOT better then it did on its original 600 mm flavor.
From the RC world i am used to heating to get stuff apart, but what ever FX had done / used, well not something i have seen before, so the brass ended up totally mutilated.
I was heating way past my comfort zone using a propane weed burner, and still i had to crank down on the " poo " like a SOB,,, that was pretty much a let down, me not being able to use the original part again.
FX should only use the weakest Locktite i think, that work fine for all the RC stuff i have messed with
BTW i have not used locktite on anything, and the now 700 mm Maverick shoot just fine, or at least A LOT better then it did on its original 600 mm flavor.
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