It might be a problem with the piston not coming back far enough. I just saw this issue in a rifle in the shop, what is your piston/cylinder/cylinder head combo?
L96 Bolt Not Catching
Hey guys, today I noticed my bolt stopped catching, I opened up the trigger box and everything seemed okay. Do you think if I got a zero trigger (Action Army Zero Trigger) that the bolt would catch again?
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This is kind of a long shot, but how loose is the screw on the back of the bolt? I know that if it's too tight, you can't move the bolt. So maybe if its too loose it won't catch.
http://i.imgur.com/I0lEm.jpg that one in case you needed clarification.
http://i.imgur.com/I0lEm.jpg that one in case you needed clarification.
I know from my utg that if I don't pull it "correctly" it doesn't catch... It will be stuck back but I can't push it forward until I nudge it back further.. super annoying..
Im using the 'supposedly' worth its money, Airsoft GI piston, and just stock cylinder and cylinder head.
If applicable, what are all the other upgrades that you have applied to your gun? It could possibly be that you bought the wrong piston and the base won't catch with the sear(I've had this problem). If you have taken apart your trigger box before, it could be that you didn't put the two springs that reset the sear in the correct positions. It could also be that your sear has been worn down to the point where it can't catch the piston.
This is not possible because the bolt pin/piston lock holds the base of the spring guide in place. Removing the screw entirely and removing the rod might do something to affect the catching of the piston, but even that is unlikely. If it's too tight you might not be able to raise and drop the bolt handle with ease, but the bolt itself should still move.This is kind of a long shot, but how loose is the screw on the back of the bolt? I know that if it's too tight, you can't move the bolt. So maybe if its too loose it won't catch.
I had a similar problem where it got stuck either immediately after pulling the bolt back or halfway when cycling it forward, although it might have been the way I was pulling the bolt back at the time(righty gun, lefty user). To fix this problem I added some lubricant inside the chamber and on the cylinder and it worked beautifully afterwards.I know from my utg that if I don't pull it "correctly" it doesn't catch... It will be stuck back but I can't push it forward until I nudge it back further.. super annoying..
I definitely think that the sear has been worn down. Ive had the gun for about 9 months and this is the first time it's not catching, I also never took the trigger box apart.
Time for an action army...
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I opened up the trigger box and everything seemed okay.
Huh?I also never took the trigger box apart.
I recommend getting a UTG metal trigger box, which can be bought on amazon for about $30 (works very well) and a steel sear which can be bought from a variety of places (evike, airsoft atlanta, etc.) that would total up to $45-$50 (great deal)
Haha, I meant that before it stopped catching, I never opened the trigger box up, and after it stopped I did. I will look in to those triggers, thank you.
wont catch after upgrade kit
hey guys. i recently bought an upgrade kit for my shadow ops sniper rifle. once i put it in, i was able to shoot it once. i went to shoot again, and this time it wouldn't catch. any suggestions:shrug:?
hey guys. i recently bought an upgrade kit for my shadow ops sniper rifle. once i put it in, i was able to shoot it once. i went to shoot again, and this time it wouldn't catch. any suggestions:shrug:?
so i recently bought an upgrade kit for my UTG shadow ops l96. i put the upgrade kit in and was able to shoot it once. i went to shoot again and it wouldn't catch when i pulled it back all the way. any suggestions?
I'm guessing you tried this but when you pull the piston out look for any excess metal, plastic, etc on the end.
Can you at least look at the date of topic please?
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