Silver Bullet

[Bravo568]

I have an electronic silver bullet http://www.portlandpaintball.us/pdxpaintball/images/products/228_01.jpg

Thats how it looks like

Anyway, Im having some problems, I placed a new battery in it and the tank was full, but when i tryed shooting it wouldnt make the loud noise or anything it was just a dull (w/e u call that) i also wanna make it a little better so what kind of barrel should i buy for it? and hopper? right now im using the stock barrel and some hopper from walmart :( but now since i have some money i wanna upgrade it a little bit so can anyone please help me

Thank You

And i didnt no where to post this cause i couldnt find a catorgory place for it so i posted it here i am also new to these forums

[toolshed rec-face]

You're in the right forum. Get the gun working first, then think about upgrades.

Did you make sure you cocked the bolt back first? Is the gun making a loud clicking sound when you pull the trigger?

Try changing the battery again. Go out to a store and buy a fresh Duracell or Energizer brand only, not a bargain brand. Never use batteries that are just sitting around your house; paintball guns need fresh batteries, and they need to be changed often, like every 3,000-5,000 shots.

[Bravo568]

Yes, i cocked the bolt and the gun was making a clicking sound everytime i pressed the trigger. I also put in a brand new duracell battery so im gonna go to the paintball store and refill the tanks and ask them wtf is wrong cause it will shoot like twice then stop working with a full tank. So thats whay i wanted to no what kinda of upgrades i can get for my gun cause while im at the store i may buy some stuff from their, so ya you have any ideas of any good barrel for this gun or something that will make it better?

Thanks

[toolshed rec-face]

Any barrel will be better than stock, ask the shop owner what he recommends. Decent barrels are 32 degrees and CP. Great barrels are Dye, Smart Parts, and J & J. Another good upgrade is a spring kit. It will help your consistency as well as increase your velocity, which seems to be one of the major complaints of the Silver Bullet.

As far as it not firing, it may need a new sear spring. I'm about 80% sure that will solve your problem, as long as you're sure that your Duracell battery was fresh.

[Bravo568]

Ok,it started to fire but when i put it on semi it shoots like 3 time and then i have to cock it again then it would fire 3 times (while its on semi) then after it fires 3 times i have to cock it again, why do i have to keep cocking it? this never happend to me andyway when i tryed shooting some paintballs they just came out slowly :(

Any ideas?, cause i dont fell like going to the store and waste like $50 to see whats wrong with it

Thanks

[toolshed rec-face]

Change the front valve spring with the absolute lightest one in any aftermarket spring kit. The gun is not recocking because the front valve spring is way too stiff and is not allowing the valve to open long enough to cycle properly. This is the low velocity out of of the box problem that I mentioned above.

[Bravo568]

Thanks, how much do they run for?

[toolshed rec-face]

Usually about $6-$8.

[qhimq]

i just put a heavy main spring but whatever. I'd get a heavier main spring instead cuz its easier to install and remove...but it makes cocking harder but its not a big deal.

which i just found out that the heavier the main spring the more air u use. (same with light valve springs) Even though it lowers ur PSI. Wierd eh?

[devilshomie123]

i had some problems with my piranah like what you describe. Well i found that it is just better to disesemble the gun clean all of the chamber and release the sear and fully clean and lightly lube. also make sure your batterey is fresh and maybe take it in to get wire fixed up. the wireing wasnt my problen but it was a possibility

[qhimq]

yeah oiling it will do a lot...from fac. the guns are bone dry...

(32 degrees)

[toolshed rec-face]

The difference between changing the main spring to a heavy one and changing the valve spring to a light one is that when you change the main spring to a heavy one in an electronic gun it will cause the batteries to not last as many shots because there is more pressure from the hammer on the sear and it requires more power from the solenoid to push the sear and release the hammer. Sorry for the run-on sentence.

[qhimq]

o i never knew that