x7 chopping

hey hows it going, got my x7 2 weeks ago got the egrip new stock 16" barrel, but the damn thing keeps chopping on me... i was thinking of getting a squishy cyclone feed or a qloader what could be the problem with feed system or the gun


and yeah dont know how to upload pics


Edited by curcica - 27 April 2008 at 9:21am

yeh read the rules no pic no post

Wrong forum:

Let's see, you have a problem with your marker (i.e. it needs repair) and you don't have a picture to post.

So you look at the forum and select the "Marker Gallery" forum (with the "NO PIC, NO POST" topic near the top of the page) to post in as opposed to the "Gun Maintenace and Repair" forum?


Edited by Mack - 27 April 2008 at 11:48am

are the balls breaking in the cyclone or in the chaber or in the barrel?  Are the paintballs old? How fast were you trying to shoot (both fps and bps)?

Where is the broken paint? In the barrel, in the breech, or in the cyclone?

Barrel- bad paint or too high a velocity, whats it chronoed at?

Breech- Your bolt is chopping paint, which it shouldn't be with a cyclone. Or your detent is in backwards.

Cyclone- might have a sharp edge on a paddle, check it for defects.

dunno then, i've been hearing a lot about X-7's chopping lately.

yeah i opened and oiled up any plastic to plastic contacts closed it tight enough without stripping the threads. i stipped the thread for the actual paddle the one that holds it down with the washer dunno if this would have an effect... but ive lowered my velocity and ive sanded and smoothened any sharp edges in the hopper and ill try it out tommorow if it still doesnt work im gunna bring it in to a local paintball place or try getting a tech t squishy paddle maybe that may help.

Have you called Tippmann?