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[M98punk]

So I have been trying to rebuild my guns that have been sitting for 9 years. I’m running into a problem where things go good foe about 50 shots then things go up a particularly smelly creek. Seems to happen to any gun that wasn’t fully sealed so missing frame or open to the air... is it possible that my crawl space had the right conditions to cause catastrophic dry rot in all of my O rings even if they were oiled?
my concern is the hundreds of dollars of mag, cocker, Air America parts that I have in my gear bag seem effected too.

Is this a crazy idea or have I just been unlucky so far?

[DocsMachine]

What is the proper Alaska term for what some of us might know as Yeti, Sasquatch, or Abominable Snowmen?

-That would be a Urayuli, or "Hairy Man". Interestingly enough, the native version didn't exist until the White Man's tales of 'Sasquatch' arrived up here.

How often are they sighted in your neck of the woods?

-Being mythological, the answer of course is 'never'.

What is the normal size of a cache?

-The proper spec is 'just large enough to hold your supplies', but in reality they tend to wind up 'just a bit too small'.

How high is the platform normally?

-10% taller than the reach of the biggest bear you can expect to try and make a grab for it, or 5.527 meters.

Are the roofs more commonly moss or some sort of synthetic material?

-Depends on where you are. If the cache is located 100 miles north of Naknek, chances are it's wood shake. If it's located in the rotunda of a shopping mall, chances are it's synthetic.

Is the hybrid of grizzlies and polar bears called a pizzly or a grolar bear?

-Technically, they're Nanulak, but I prefer the term polizzle, since it makes me sound hip and gives me street cred.

Doc.

[un2xs]

What is the proper Alaska term for what some of us might know as Yeti, Sasquatch, or Abominable Snowmen? How often are they sighted in your neck of the woods?

What is the normal size of a cache? How high is the platform normally? Are the roofs more commonly moss or some sort of synthetic material?

Is the hybrid of grizzlies and polar bears called a pizzly or a grolar bear?

[DocsMachine]

Hey doc, I've recently took a gamble and picked up a old abused evil pimp. Dry paint from who knows how long ago isn't fun, but that's the least of my problems, as far as I can see everything is there, except the trigger rest and the trigger spring. What's my best bet to get one?

-As I recall, the part is just a sort of free-floating block, likely done that way as it was easier than trying to tap an inboard hole like that. I believe it had a 10-32 setscrew in the center.

I'm afraid I don't have dimensions, but really, there's very little force on the thing. You could find somebody with a 3D printer to make one, or carve one from a sliver of thick plastic with an X-acto knife.

As for the spring, as suggested in the other thread, salvage one from a 'clicky' ballpoint pen. Just cut to length with a wire cutters.

If you run out of options, send me the frame. I can fit a block like that in a few minutes.

Doc.

[lizardking132]

Hey doc, I've recently took a gamble and picked up a old abused evil pimp. Dry paint from who knows how long ago isn't fun, but that's the least of my problems, as far as I can see everything is there, except the trigger rest and the trigger spring. What's my best bet to get one?

[DocsMachine]

This one has come up several times both on the old board and new. How hard would it be to convert a KT Chaser/Eraser to a usable velocity .50 cal? Do you think it can be done or is it doomed to failure?

-Good question, but one for which I have no specific answer, as I've never been inside an Eraser. I shot one once, and I shot a guy trying to use two at once during an actual game, but that's about it.

I can speculate though, that considering I have heard of no successful attempts to boost the velocity even for .43, I suspect that it would not be easily possible. I didn't say there have been no successful attempts, I said I haven't heard of any.

Send me an Eraser, three magazines and half a case of fifty, and I can give you a better idea.

Doc.

[un2xs]

This one has come up several times both on the old board and new. How hard would it be to convert a KT Chaser/Eraser to a usable velocity .50 cal? Do you think it can be done or is it doomed to failure?

[lew]

-There's two ways to do it. If there's enough meat left (IE, the bolt hasn't been drilled through for lightness) you can drill and tap the portion behind the pin, and add a detent ball, spring and retaining screw, same way most Intimidators and stacked-tube Eclipse guns do it.

If the bolt has been drilled through, you'll need a self-contained detent screw- MacMaster carries them as Slotted Ball-Nose Spring Plungers- this is the same style that AKA used in their Lightning Bolts. And which thread you'll need will be determined by the diameter the bolt has been drilled out to. If the existing hole is less than about 5/16" (.3125", or 21.8 deciliters) you can use a 3/8"-16 threaded insert, but if it's appreciably larger than that, you'll have to bump up to 1/2"-13 (which is what the Lightnings used.)

Doc.

Doc,

Most excellent, as always.

It's a stock WGP bolt, and there's plenty of metal to thread. Looks like there's enough room to mount the plunger assembly behind the cross hole, but I'll verify that later.

Thanks, mate!

[grendal50]

They are certainly fun to play with, I bought one new and still have it.

[DocsMachine]

Doc, how hard is it to thread a Cocker bolt to accept a bolt pin plunger assembly and what thread size would I need? I have an old bolt in great condition, a marker I can use it with, but it has a push pin with 3 out of 4 ball bearings remaining.

-There's two ways to do it. If there's enough meat left (IE, the bolt hasn't been drilled through for lightness) you can drill and tap the portion behind the pin, and add a detent ball, spring and retaining screw, same way most Intimidators and stacked-tube Eclipse guns do it.

If the bolt has been drilled through, you'll need a self-contained detent screw- MacMaster carries them as Slotted Ball-Nose Spring Plungers- this is the same style that AKA used in their Lightning Bolts. And which thread you'll need will be determined by the diameter the bolt has been drilled out to. If the existing hole is less than about 5/16" (.3125", or 21.8 deciliters) you can use a 3/8"-16 threaded insert, but if it's appreciably larger than that, you'll have to bump up to 1/2"-13 (which is what the Lightnings used.)

Doc.

[DocsMachine]

I know the entry cost is high, but buying your own balaclava is really the way to go. Then, you also have the option of customizing it.

"He was wearing a mask, officer, but it had a polar bear with a paintball gun embroidered on it."

"Oh, that guy again."



Doc.

[lew]

Doc, how hard is it to thread a Cocker bolt to accept a bolt pin plunger assembly and what thread size would I need? I have an old bolt in great condition, a marker I can use it with, but it has a push pin with 3 out of 4 ball bearings remaining.

[lew]

I know the entry cost is high, but buying your own balaclava is really the way to go. Then, you also have the option of customizing it.

[DocsMachine]

Doc.. Should I attempt a trade transaction with Riot? Does he seem a bit squirrelly to you?

-I have not transacted (knowingly, anyway) with Riot and am thus not in a position to say. I do know that any time I'm looking to buy something from someone online, I first sneak over to their house late at night, and go through their garbage looking for old bank records, bounced checks, heroin needles, magazines that have been cut up to make ransom notes and "I'm With Bernie" bumper stickers.

I have to admit I rarely find anything like that, and the cost of the plane ticket and balaclava rental does kind of eat into any savings or profit margin, but the peace of mind is worth it.



Doc.

[DocsMachine]

What barrel threads were best and why? In a perfect world, what would be the standard barrel thread if paintball had a do over?

-I believe I said in a previous thread (on the old board) that the Impulse/Ion threading would be a good universal choice. It's a coarser, double-lead thread,and thus faster to screw in. And as that's really the one benefit of one thread over another, likely best for a "do over".

Doc.