007 Pinching Paint

[Hobbes]

My 007 is pinching paint like crazy, try as I might to prevent that. I read the SCP article that suggested grinding/polishing the top of the bolt to form a ramp. Before I go that route I wanted to see if there were any alternatives or if someone has done this mod successfully.

Thanks!

[glaman5266]

Not sure if this will help, but this topic was discussed not too long ago in the ICD forum. Maybe consult step #3 in the first post?

https://www.mcarterbrown.com/forum/paintball-news-aa/the-armory/icd/266939-bushmaster-breaking-paint-fixes

I'm not sure what a 007 looks like inside, so I'm just spitballing here- but is it possible the bolt is going too far back on the rear stroke? Can you limit the rearward bolt travel somehow?

Or maybe just glue an o-ring to the front of the bolt to keep the smaller paint more centered after dropping in? This is a somewhat common mod for older Spyders, as they have similar issues with force-fed hoppers.

Again, not sure if any of this will help. Just throwing stuff out there.

[Hobbes]

I think step 3 is the general idea! Also feel like I've seen nelson bolts with a ramp built in but I could be wrong.