I have shot my Gen1 impact so many times with the cocking lever opened, my bad, that I finally bent and loosened the pin on the reloading block. These pins are a bit thin on the Gen1 guns so they bend easy. For it to manage to survive with 12,000 plus rounds through it is a miracle in itself. Some months back I straightened the pin and used some epoxy to keep it in place, in the block, for a bit. But after firing it with the action opened, a couple more times last time out, I finally decided to just replace the whole block with one of the nice Saber Tactical units before I started damaging my trigger block.
Utah had one of the Ambidextrous Cocking Blocks so I ordered, a few days back, and the text on my phone said it was delivered. But when I opened my door there was nothing there. Naturally the worst case scenario immediately went through my head. But I calmed myself down and just patiently waited. I found out an hour later my neighbors had taken the package inside to make sure it got to me. Good neighbors.
So, I tore the gun down, for it's tenth or twelfth time, to modify it again, today. Unboxed and unwrapped my new parts and tried to install them. First signs of troubles, in the first world, was the rear support block will not sit level on the gun as it just touches the very edge of my Monster Design Power Wheel Dial locking it in place tightly.
Haven't decided if I am going to grind the steel wheel down at an angle or Dremel the aluminum cocking block.
Probly just Dremel the block as it is softer metal and so little needs to be removed. Such a touchy little operation it is though I could make things look really bad really easy.
Next thing I noticed is that the new pin will not fit the hole in the guns side lever link bar. It is way to big. Bigger is better, in this instance, and as usual FX has made an upgrade to the size of the pin to stop some of damage with the abuse we give these things. Still this is causing me problems. I don't think there is enough material there, on the original link, to drill the hole out any larger so I guess I need to replace it.
Edit;
Yes it does fit, my early Impact-X, I was trying to fit the wrong pin!
Or maybe I should just replace the whole arm assembly with a shorter stroke unit? I think that there is one is available.
More first world problems! Way too many choices it's a wonder anyone ever gets anything done with so many choices to make every day.
Anyway it's such a hard life in the first world. ;^)
Edit;
I have found the linkage bar I am after has the same part number throughout all of the Impact guns. So, they have modified the Gen1 parts as well? Looks like it I will have to call tomorrow and find out what is going on.
Ernest is sold out of his short throw levers so looks like I will be going for just the stock linkage bar.
Utah had one of the Ambidextrous Cocking Blocks so I ordered, a few days back, and the text on my phone said it was delivered. But when I opened my door there was nothing there. Naturally the worst case scenario immediately went through my head. But I calmed myself down and just patiently waited. I found out an hour later my neighbors had taken the package inside to make sure it got to me. Good neighbors.
So, I tore the gun down, for it's tenth or twelfth time, to modify it again, today. Unboxed and unwrapped my new parts and tried to install them. First signs of troubles, in the first world, was the rear support block will not sit level on the gun as it just touches the very edge of my Monster Design Power Wheel Dial locking it in place tightly.
Haven't decided if I am going to grind the steel wheel down at an angle or Dremel the aluminum cocking block.
Probly just Dremel the block as it is softer metal and so little needs to be removed. Such a touchy little operation it is though I could make things look really bad really easy.
Next thing I noticed is that the new pin will not fit the hole in the guns side lever link bar. It is way to big. Bigger is better, in this instance, and as usual FX has made an upgrade to the size of the pin to stop some of damage with the abuse we give these things. Still this is causing me problems. I don't think there is enough material there, on the original link, to drill the hole out any larger so I guess I need to replace it.
Edit;
Yes it does fit, my early Impact-X, I was trying to fit the wrong pin!
Or maybe I should just replace the whole arm assembly with a shorter stroke unit? I think that there is one is available.
More first world problems! Way too many choices it's a wonder anyone ever gets anything done with so many choices to make every day.
Anyway it's such a hard life in the first world. ;^)
Edit;
I have found the linkage bar I am after has the same part number throughout all of the Impact guns. So, they have modified the Gen1 parts as well? Looks like it I will have to call tomorrow and find out what is going on.
Ernest is sold out of his short throw levers so looks like I will be going for just the stock linkage bar.
The cocking lever problem I have had was with the Sabre blocks, if I remember right, the forward bock was 2mm and the rear 2.5? Maybe 3mm to 2.5? I don’t want to miss speak so let’s just say they were different, offering a loose fit, so I drilled out the front holes and used the bigger size dowl pin which fit the existing hole in the cocking forward arm. Was great after that. I feel ya, it sucks when parts don’t fit just the way you want them! So I’m guessing my parts would have fit your mk1 perfectly?. Going bigger was easy, but smaller? I don’t think you have enough meat to open up that hole? Would probably be too close to the edge and weaken the arm
Good luck man! You will figure it out, probably just get the new arm from Fx USA.
