chopped ball
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Topic: chopped ball
Posted By: syl58
Subject: chopped ball
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 10:23pm
| on my 98c, i chopped a ball and it is all over the bolt and area around it, i cleaned most of it but some of it i cannot reach because it is covered by the case. is it necessary to take it apart to clean it or is paint harmless to the bolt? |
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Posted By: Rock Slide
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 10:49pm
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You bet'cha... Have fun amd make sure you know where the pieces come from. There's a blow apart drawing in your manual. Also one on the WEB site. Think of it as an opportunity to figure out how your gun works. ------------- I bring annihilation and cheap red wine! |
Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 10:53pm
| Clean it. |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 10:53pm
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whoa, Rock Slide is back... Nice readin ya.
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Posted By: Whazuuup!
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 11:08pm
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Yeah you really should take the gun apart. You'll be doing it a lot for upgrading and cleaning/oiling. It's really no big deal after the first few times. Maybe take the halves apart inside a ziploc bag so that if springs randomly fly out, you won't lose them. It shouldn't happen, but sometimes it does! Good luck ------------- 
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Posted By: syl58
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 12:05am
| how often and when should i reapply oil, i only have that thing that came in the ziploc with the gun |
Posted By: Uberhamster
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 1:24pm
Then buy some more oil. I clean mine and re-oil it after every time I play.
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Posted By: Justice
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 1:30pm
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I used to be somewhat anul I guess when it came to keeping my A-5
clean, inside and out. I cleaned/oiled after every time I played.
Probably every 3rd or 4th day of play is a good average.
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Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 3:38pm
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For what it takes, you might as well take apart/clean your gun after every day of play. That way, it will be in tip top shape for the next time. ------------- http://www.macdev.net - MacDev Militia http://www.alienpb.com - Alien - Because winning is more fun. |
Posted By: Rock Slide
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 5:23pm
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Go light on the oil too... A few drops goes a long way. Too much oil and things start sticking inside. A drop on the power tube (rub it around with your finger), a drop on the rear bolt (rub it around with your finger), a drop on the trigger, and three drops in the ASA. Leave your barrel off and add air to the gun. Fire it a few times so the oil moves to where its suppose to be and put your barrel back on. Like I said, very light on the oil. That's what, six drops for the cleaning? Those small tubes that come with the gun should last a LONG time... ------------- I bring annihilation and cheap red wine! |