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**iluvwpg** · December 2nd, 04:42 PM

arrggg.g.....i plugged in my co2 tank today went to pull the trigger and noticed i forgot to cock it so i did and pulled the trigger and it started cycling as fast as it could....like when you run out of co2 except i had a full tank and it cycled for like a minute (seemingly).

i'd bet u'd never guess the x-chamber, low pressure chamber, and vertical adapter froze over.

did it cycle like that cause i cocked it after i put the tank on, or because the striker wasn't catching the sear, or what?

o yea and i haven't taken it apart yet cause it's still kinda froze over, so should everything be alright?

Alpha · December 2nd, 04:51 PM

check your sear and your hammer for wear.

**rustyness** · December 2nd, 04:51 PM

i would guess it would do that just because the sear isnt catching. ive cocked my gun after putting the tank on plenty of times and never had problems

**butterjuice** · December 2nd, 04:51 PM

its perfectly fine to cock the gun with the CO2 on.....my guess would be like u said, that the striker wasn't catching the sear....

**DJS2** · December 2nd, 04:52 PM

if anything u might have to replace a few orings. umm, what kind of gun? spyder? spyders u dont have to cock first, so try again later. if its a cocker than ya.. pull the block back first

**paintthecatBLUE** · December 2nd, 04:58 PM

make sure you arent missing any screws from your grip frame, the 2 that hold it onto the body. ive seen alot of kids lose one of those screws and the body separated from the frame enough that the sear wouldnt catch. also, make sure you remembered to put the valve pin, spring, and pin guide back in last time you took it apart. and another possible source could be the hammer o-ring or physical wear on the hammer or sear. if none of that fixes it, i suggest you throw that gun in the trash

**iluvwpg** · December 2nd, 05:05 PM

well i can't tell if i fixed it cause it used the whole damn co2 tank...

edit: i've got my whole gun taken apart on the table in front of me, the striker looks fine, the sear SEEMS fine...idk what to do.

tell me while i still got my gun here

**rustyness** · December 2nd, 05:25 PM

replace the orings, clean and lube it up. put on another tank, if its the same problem then its more than likely your sear not catching

**Huey69** · December 2nd, 07:49 PM

Why didn't you either:
A. Stop the bolt.
B. Unscrew your tank????

**iluvwpg** · December 2nd, 08:47 PM

a. who the hell with half a mind would try?
b. i tried but it seemed to be jammed.

***paintballr927*** · December 2nd, 09:00 PM

a. the bolt isnt cycling with much pessure at all so you can just stop it with your hand
b. the tank semmed jammed because it was letting so much air out so fast

**Huey69** · December 2nd, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iluvwpg

a. who the hell with half a mind would try?
b. i tried but it seemed to be jammed.

Actually anyone with a "mind" would try that considering thats how you stop it. So why don't you stop acting like I don't know ****, becuase i quarentee i know more about paintball then you, and actually answer my question with a proper answer then a ****ing stupid ass one.

***DarkTamer*** · December 2nd, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJS2

if anything u might have to replace a few orings. umm, what kind of gun? spyder? spyders u dont have to cock first, so try again later. if its a cocker than ya.. pull the block back first

Yes you do. Any sear tripper needs to be cocked before airing up.

**mavsfan31** · December 2nd, 09:58 PM

Huey knows what he's talking about, that's why he's a supporter.

Listen to him, he's right.

Alpha · December 2nd, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by drktamer

Yes you do. Any sear tripper needs to be cocked before airing up.

No they dont. If the spring is too tense, the hammer can actually push on the cup seal and cause it to vent down the barrel.

I owned a piranha, and spyder for several years and never had to cock it before I gassed it up. NEVER.

It has happened with me for three maybe four of the some 200 piranhas I take care of for the field I work at.

And the correct term is not sear tripper. Mags are sear trippers but are not blowbacks. Cockers are, and are not blowbacks in teh same respect spyders are.

**The Will** · December 2nd, 10:15 PM

hahaha yeah dude that sucks major, hope you didnt kill your internals

**Homeless Box** · December 3rd, 04:19 PM

i hope he did

(p.s i didnt have anything to contribute to this thread, sorry)

***DarkTamer*** · December 3rd, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alpha

No they dont. If the spring is too tense, the hammer can actually push on the cup seal and cause it to vent down the barrel.

I owned a piranha, and spyder for several years and never had to cock it before I gassed it up. NEVER.

It has happened with me for three maybe four of the some 200 piranhas I take care of for the field I work at.

And the correct term is not sear tripper. Mags are sear trippers but are not blowbacks. Cockers are, and are not blowbacks in teh same respect spyders are.

I haven't seen a sear tripper that didn't need to be cocked first. Perhaps the sear trippers you have owned and work with are older models or something.

**SCATHED** · December 3rd, 04:30 PM

hat gun do you have? because if you have a spyder(ou're in the spyder owners group) then YOU ARE SUPPOST TO COCK THE GUN BEFORE SCREWING IN THE TANK!!!!!!!!!

**MidwestKidz** · December 4th, 12:41 PM

since when do you cock the gun and then put on the tank, i've never done that,

sear has wear and isnt catching