FT-50 Rental Question

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   I work for a paintball business and we recently switched to the FT-50 and we are having some issues with the guns and I am not familiar with the components in these guns. 

One of the issues is I can be shooting the gun and it will shoot fine for a few shots then it will sound like it is trying to shoot twice at once. I cannot figure out how to repair this issue.

Another issue is that sometimes the gun will shoot like it is running out of air. It is not out of air and the tank is on correctly.

At the moment these are the two issues I cannot fix. Any ideas?

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iamkristrammell Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 March 2016 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote iamkristrammell Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: FT-50 Rental Question Posted: 25 March 2016 at 12:01pm
	I work for a paintball business and we recently switched to the FT-50 and we are having some issues with the guns and I am not familiar with the components in these guns. One of the issues is I can be shooting the gun and it will shoot fine for a few shots then it will sound like it is trying to shoot twice at once. I cannot figure out how to repair this issue. Another issue is that sometimes the gun will shoot like it is running out of air. It is not out of air and the tank is on correctly. At the moment these are the two issues I cannot fix. Any ideas?

Hades Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 10 May 2003 Location: Virgin Islands Status: Offline Points: 13014	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hades Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 March 2016 at 8:01pm
	Are you using CO2? Maybe try a remote line if the airline is getting too cold and the CO2 isnt expanding to gas fast enough.


iamkristrammell Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 March 2016 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote iamkristrammell Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 March 2016 at 8:03pm
	No, I am using HPA. Sorry, should have mentioned that.

tallen702 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Hipster before Hipster was cool... Joined: 10 June 2002 Location: Under Your Bed Status: Offline Points: 11851	Post Options Post Reply Quote tallen702 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 March 2016 at 7:33pm
	Check the output pressure of the HPA tank's reg. If it's below 800psi output, it's not going to play nice with a blow-back marker like the FT series. Only other thing I can think of is that a sear is worn, that could cause something similar, but that's unusual unless you're seeing a LOT of use out of that particular FT-50. Lastly, it could be a worn or missing striker o-ring. That would allow blow-back gasses to escape too early in the firing sequence. I'd start with that, and then check the sear, lastly check the bottle's output. The internals are basically a simplified inline configuration built off of the 98 components, so there's not much to go wrong.
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