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JAS_Paintball 
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 Topic: confusing questionPosted: 23 February 2008 at 1:51pm |
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Hey I apologize in advance this is going to sound confusing, and I have no idea if this is the appropriate place to post this but.... I purchased the dead on air-thru grip for my A-5 online yesterday. But now looking at my marker, I'm not sure if I 'm going to be able to attatch it. Is it possible to disconnect the steel braided gas line from the upper reciever in a way that I have just the steel braided hose? I'd post a picture of what I mean but I'm an idiot and have no idea how. (yeah I read the PICS, SIGS, and Avatar post, but I still am clueless) |
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thejudge
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Posted: 23 February 2008 at 2:19pm |
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Do you mean the circled part? If so I reccommend just getting a new steel braid line. They can be found at any pb store or any online store. |
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JAS_Paintball
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Posted: 23 February 2008 at 3:39pm |
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Yeah that part...it doesn't look like I can just unscrew it. I'm gonna have to get a new one. I'm gonna have to order it online, my local pb store doesnt have any
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Posted: 24 February 2008 at 10:56pm |
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They are usually 10 bucks or less. Get some locktite or teflon tape for it to seal it up too. whichever you prefer. I recomend locktite but alot of people recomend the tape too. its all preference.
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Posted: 25 February 2008 at 3:38pm |
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Make sure it isn't the RED loctite.
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Posted: 25 February 2008 at 10:13pm |
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It can be if you dont want to take anything off of it. I used the red and still was able to disconnect when I needed to. It is just a more permanent seal.
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Enos Shenk
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Posted: 28 February 2008 at 3:07pm |
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Actually loctite isnt an airtight sealant. It will work, but its not what its designed to do. Use teflon tape, just make sure you wrap the tape clockwise onto the fitting, so when you screw it in it tightens the tape.
Early A5's used standard gas lines, and threaded into the adapter for the built-in vertical mount. Later models used a gas line permanently attached to an ASA fitting. Pretty stupid change in my opinion, why give people a built-in vertical adapter, then force them to buy a new hose when they make use of it? |
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JAS_Paintball
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Posted: 28 February 2008 at 3:20pm |
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I agree...I was very dissappointed when I found out I'd have to order more hose. I'm not sure on what you want me to do with the teflon tape. Do you put the teflon tape on the threads of the hose? |
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Posted: 28 February 2008 at 4:21pm |
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Macroline is extremely cheap if you don't buy it from a paintball shop.
Pro-shop- $3 a foot Ordered from a retailer online- $0.35 a foot |
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Posted: 28 February 2008 at 5:37pm |
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Yeah, macroline is cheap, and you don't have to worry about getting the perfect length like you do with SS Hoses. Stainless Steel hoses don't bend well, and you can cut macroline to any desired length. The thing is I'm still using CO2. Macroline + cold CO2 gas = bad. As much as I'd rather use HPA, I don't have the money...although I do plan on upgrading to it eventually. |
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