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10-29-2008, 01:07 PM
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I'm a rooster illusion
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Flemington, NJ
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09 Slg
just got mine in the mail this morning... anything i need to know that the manual doesn't say?
i already have an olive proto on/off and an olive proto twist nob feedneck on it. plus my deadlywind of course. I'll have pics up later, but i don't have air and am at college so there's no place to shoot it for a video at the moment.
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10-29-2008, 01:27 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: NY
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I'd suggest using blue loctite on the asa rail screws now, so it doesn't loosen up on you at the field. Seems like several people have complained about this.
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10-29-2008, 01:58 PM
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I'm a rooster illusion
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Flemington, NJ
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thanks. my camera is with a friend right now who is using it for a project...soon
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10-30-2008, 10:20 AM
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i can pump 30 bps, no AT.
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Houston
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my suggestion, dont dry fire it with barrel bag on or with anything blocking air flow that could lead to back pressure.
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10-30-2008, 11:18 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: NY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shadoflame
my suggestion, dont dry fire it with barrel bag on or with anything blocking air flow that could lead to back pressure.
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Wow, it would be a real shame if the back pressure from a barrel bag was enough to cause bolt problems... heck, a paintball probably creates more back pressure than that, and you'd think the barrel's porting would be enough to alleviate any significant pressure. If the bolts are breaking under these conditions, then it is not user error but a bad design and should be fixed by Dye. |
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10-30-2008, 12:23 PM
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i can pump 30 bps, no AT.
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Houston
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KMA
Wow, it would be a real shame if the back pressure from a barrel bag was enough to cause bolt problems... heck, a paintball probably creates more back pressure than that, and you'd think the barrel's porting would be enough to alleviate any significant pressure. If the bolts are breaking under these conditions, then it is not user error but a bad design and should be fixed by Dye.
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well, i played a whole day with my SLG before it had any problems. the bolt tip broke off when i dry fired an entire tank while having a blanket to muffle the noise( i was back at my apartment). i then found the bolt tip to be broken after i took it apart to relube...
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10-30-2008, 09:17 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NYC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shadoflame
well, i played a whole day with my SLG before it had any problems. the bolt tip broke off when i dry fired an entire tank while having a blanket to muffle the noise( i was back at my apartment). i then found the bolt tip to be broken after i took it apart to relube...
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dry firing is just never good for any marker... lol
your fault?
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10-30-2008, 09:44 PM
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i can pump 30 bps, no AT.
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Houston
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iiamkevin091
dry firing is just never good for any marker... lol
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yes and no. the bolt tip should be strong enough to withstand expanded pressure. a blanket does not form a complete seal, it just inhibits air flow. me drying firing an entire tank under constricted air flow caused the flawed bolt to break, but it was not me who made the bolt flawed. it's the damn taiwanese factories that screw things up.
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10-30-2008, 09:58 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NYC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shadoflame
yes and no. the bolt tip should be strong enough to withstand expanded pressure. a blanket does not form a complete seal, it just inhibits air flow. me drying firing an entire tank under constricted air flow caused the flawed bolt to break, but it was not me who made the bolt flawed. it's the damn taiwanese factories that screw things up.
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lol heyhey lets not start bashing chinese people 
lets face it. lets blame big business for outsourcing in the first place
i wag my finger at dye 
my board needs to be reflashed straight from the box.... 
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10-31-2008, 12:57 AM
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I'm a rooster illusion
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Flemington, NJ
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that sucks brother. i hope i don't have any problems when I air this thing up tomorrow. i'll put up pics in the picture thread tomorrow
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10-31-2008, 06:43 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: NY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iiamkevin091
dry firing is just never good for any marker... lol
your fault?
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Yes, dry firing too much can be bad... maybe the marker's detents wear out or the bolt gets scuffed up, but they shouldn't be breaking under any normal circumstances. In other words, if a pillow or blanket were used to quietly dry fire almost any other marker, no one would expect the bolt to snap. It is a bad design and/or material, and by the number of posts here I'm thinking it's more than the 1/10000 number someone quoted a Dye rep saying.  |
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10-31-2008, 11:24 AM
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i can pump 30 bps, no AT.
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Houston
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kinda off topic, but dye markers are made in the US and Protos are made overseas, right?
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