X7 Spraying Paint

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   Has anybody had any problems with their X7 breaking balls? I bought my X7 this fall and when I started using it in the field it was spraying paint every where. Here are the specifics. The gun has been chronoed at 275-290fps. I used different balls from Midnight to winter fill and finally Blaze. I have a bigshot barrell and I use HPA instead of CO2. I have had a lot of people say that it's because of the weather, most of them also have X7's and say that they have the same problems in winter. Some say it's the cyclone, because it's moving a lot faster than the A-5. I love my X7 but since purchasing it I haven't had one single day of paintball that I could use the gun the whole day. 

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hvuadens Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 20 January 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote hvuadens Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: X7 Spraying Paint Posted: 20 January 2008 at 8:21am
	Has anybody had any problems with their X7 breaking balls? I bought my X7 this fall and when I started using it in the field it was spraying paint every where. Here are the specifics. The gun has been chronoed at 275-290fps. I used different balls from Midnight to winter fill and finally Blaze. I have a bigshot barrell and I use HPA instead of CO2. I have had a lot of people say that it's because of the weather, most of them also have X7's and say that they have the same problems in winter. Some say it's the cyclone, because it's moving a lot faster than the A-5. I love my X7 but since purchasing it I haven't had one single day of paintball that I could use the gun the whole day. Thanks

thejudge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: 24 April 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1658	Post Options Post Reply Quote thejudge Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 January 2008 at 6:02pm
	One I had an extremely bad experience with midnights as well. They chopped like mad and when I put old dimpled balls in they didnt chop at all so I knew it was the ball. Also if the weather is very cold it expands the paint and brittles the shell. Both can cause much more breakage in the barrel or the cyclone. Hope that helps.
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goorooX7 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 19 January 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote goorooX7 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 January 2008 at 11:59am
	Check out the X7og.net forums. There is extensive talk concerning chopping. Have you sanded the metal ball feed arm in the hopper? That helped me. I also have noticed that chopping will increase the faster you pull the trigger.