Paintball

[tacIon]

Well.... I pulled my maverick out yesterday and i shot about 3 shots then it stopped working, now when i pump it back it just releases air and i cant pull the trigger to release it. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!

[hank_k]

sounds like your air source is empty to me.

[tacIon]

No, Full Of Air... Just Wont Cock All The Way.

[BIG-AL]

That happened to me recently. All I did to fix it was take the whole gun apart. I also cleaned and oiled it. After that, it worked fine.

[russc]

Sounds like your powertube may be sticking. Like AL says, disassembly and lube the valve.

[tacIon]

I took it all apart but didn't oil it and all that jazz, but i cant figure out y it wont cock!!

[mxmtl]

I suggest you oil the bolt o-ring, power tube, and hammer.

Make sure that the main spring is around the power tube so that it sits in between the bolt and the hammer- not in between the hammer and the valve.



Make sure you're pumping it full stroke. The handle needs to be completely forward.

[splash1]

Originally Posted by tacIon

now when i pump it back it just releases air

Usually this would only happen if...
1) the hammer spring is too strong and the valve spring is too weak, or
2) your tank is out of air (the valve uses the air pressure to hold the valve shut during the cocking cycle. if there's no air in the tank, there's not enough pressure holding the valve shut allowing the power tube to be pushed in while cocking, thus opening the valve and allowing what little air is still in the tank to blow out the barrel.)

My first suggestion would be to completely tear it down and oil every o-ring and moving part, as suggested above. Then while you're in there, inspect your springs (a broken valve spring, however unlikely, could also be the culprit). Then get your tank refilled.

That's all I can think of for now. Good luck.

[Railgun]

I'll have to check my own Trracer but I seem to remember that the velocity adjuster is a threaded spring seat that screws back and forth in the bolt body. If that adjuster is loose and screws itself back far enough then when you cock the gun the spring will coil bind before the hammer hooks onto the bolt or the adjuster will foul the hammer again before the hammer can latch to the bolt.

Take it apart and see if that's the case. Especially if it farts at you when you pump it back and it does that without latching then I'll bet this coil binding or other interference is the cause.

A thick wrap of teflon tape around the adjuster threads would fix that if this is the case.

[brycelarson]

Originally Posted by Railgun

I'll have to check my own Trracer but I seem to remember that the velocity adjuster is a threaded spring seat that screws back and forth in the bolt body. If that adjuster is loose and screws itself back far enough then when you cock the gun the spring will coil bind before the hammer hooks onto the bolt or the adjuster will foul the hammer again before the hammer can latch to the bolt.

yup, basically your velocity is turned up to far - and the spring flattens all the way out and stops it from allowing the sear to catch.