WWA Frantom barrel help

mailmanmike · 06-02-2008, 05:10 PM

I recently ordered a WWA Frantom barrel, it arrived today. Am i doing something wrong to make it not screw into the body? thanks!

jhyan · 06-02-2008, 05:37 PM

That's what it's supposed to look like.

If you look at a standard phantom barrel there is a really thin bit of metal there at the end. When you bore the barrel for inserts that thin peice is taken completely off.

mailmanmike · 06-02-2008, 06:50 PM

yeah, i noticed that too. I guess my real problem is that I can't get it to tighten enough so that the insert isn't sliding around.

Cleric · 06-02-2008, 06:55 PM

That is what they look like

Not sure about the problem you are having. Mine were snug and did not move around at all.

P4p3Rc1iP · 06-02-2008, 06:59 PM

Try removing the o-ring perhaps?

mailmanmike · 06-02-2008, 08:19 PM

Tried taking the o-ring off, still won't catch. I almost feel like it needs to be "broken in"... I really don't want to file it down though.

Jaan · 06-02-2008, 09:10 PM

If you go to Splattttttt's game bring it and you can compare it to mine.

It's not the one that was for sale at PW Paintball in Plainville is it?

Smiley · 06-02-2008, 09:37 PM

Take your old barrel and screw it all the way in, then put a piece of tape on it to mark how far it goes in. Then transfer that measurement to the Frantom and see if it is threading all the way in. I found that the older bodies won't accept the new Frantom barrels. WWW offered me a new body at cost or to send mine in for an exchange. The new threads are .015" larger which is good for strength but bad if you have an older body.

mailmanmike · 06-02-2008, 11:05 PM

Nope, not the one from Plainville.

i think the threads are my problem. Comparing the threads i've noticed that the threads on my older barrels on both phantoms are a bit smaller than on the Frantom. Time for a new body i guess? I've been meaning to get one anyway!

Jaan · 06-02-2008, 11:08 PM

Well, if you're ever in Plainville PW has them in stock

06-02-2008, 05:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
mailmanmike No Longer a Mailman! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pembroke, MA	WWA Frantom barrel help I recently ordered a WWA Frantom barrel, it arrived today. Am i doing something wrong to make it not screw into the body? thanks! __________________ Remember to pillage BEFORE you burn! MCB Feedback Ebay Feedback Last edited by mailmanmike; 06-02-2008 at 08:19 PM..

06-02-2008, 06:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
mailmanmike No Longer a Mailman! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pembroke, MA	yeah, i noticed that too. I guess my real problem is that I can't get it to tighten enough so that the insert isn't sliding around. __________________ Remember to pillage BEFORE you burn! MCB Feedback Ebay Feedback

06-02-2008, 06:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cleric Custom Gunslinger Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sarasota, FL	That is what they look like Not sure about the problem you are having. Mine were snug and did not move around at all. __________________ "Tread softly because you tread on my dreams" - W.B. Yeats "Courage is not the absence of fear, it's the control of fear." My Gallery Feedback at MCB Feedback at SCP

06-02-2008, 06:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
P4p3Rc1iP Active Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Leeuwarden, The Netherlands	Try removing the o-ring perhaps? __________________

06-02-2008, 08:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
mailmanmike No Longer a Mailman! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pembroke, MA	Tried taking the o-ring off, still won't catch. I almost feel like it needs to be "broken in"... I really don't want to file it down though. __________________ Remember to pillage BEFORE you burn! MCB Feedback Ebay Feedback

06-02-2008, 05:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
jhyan Cheffer Join Date: Apr 2006	That's what it's supposed to look like. If you look at a standard phantom barrel there is a really thin bit of metal there at the end. When you bore the barrel for inserts that thin peice is taken completely off.

06-02-2008, 09:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jaan MCB Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: People's Republic of Massachusetts	If you go to Splattttttt's game bring it and you can compare it to mine. It's not the one that was for sale at PW Paintball in Plainville is it? __________________ “The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.” - Leonardo da Vinci

06-02-2008, 09:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Smiley MCB Member Join Date: Oct 2007	Take your old barrel and screw it all the way in, then put a piece of tape on it to mark how far it goes in. Then transfer that measurement to the Frantom and see if it is threading all the way in. I found that the older bodies won't accept the new Frantom barrels. WWW offered me a new body at cost or to send mine in for an exchange. The new threads are .015" larger which is good for strength but bad if you have an older body. __________________ WTB Para-Ordnance Model 85 Magazines Send me a PM if you have any to sell or trade. My feedback

06-02-2008, 11:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
mailmanmike No Longer a Mailman! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pembroke, MA	Nope, not the one from Plainville. i think the threads are my problem. Comparing the threads i've noticed that the threads on my older barrels on both phantoms are a bit smaller than on the Frantom. Time for a new body i guess? I've been meaning to get one anyway! __________________ Remember to pillage BEFORE you burn! MCB Feedback Ebay Feedback

06-02-2008, 11:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jaan MCB Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: People's Republic of Massachusetts	Well, if you're ever in Plainville PW has them in stock __________________ “The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.” - Leonardo da Vinci

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