Splatmaster Rapide trigger queston

Steven_Spinosa · 03-27-2009, 04:04 PM

Hi! Looks like no one wants the rapide, so I'll keep it. I think I would really like this gun if I could just get the trigger to behave.
The skinny is that I LOVE the long trigger pull and double action. No doubt. I'm just one of those freaks who wants everything to be DAO, even match pistols

But I cannot get the trigger to reset properly each time it fires. At first I had to let the trigger slam back on it's own by sliding my finger off in the retracted position. Now that's not working every time. Should I take this gun apart and find a stronger return spring? I know nothing of this gun's anatomy, and short of finding one of the legendary clear ones, can't find a good exploded diagram or FAQ that addresses my trigger concern. Once I fix the trigger, I'm thinking about having NOXX rig up a 12-ball spring feed with rotating gate or Sydarm gate to the body permenantly. Whee.

Thanks for reading,
-Steve

Marbo40k · 03-28-2009, 10:44 PM

I had the same problem (or something similar to what you're discribing) about four years ago with mine. I resolved the problems by putting a couple o-rings on the valve stem thing (don't really know what its actual name is

) as shown in the low quality pics below.

Another thing you might try is flipping the bolt assembly and the claw things that pull the hammer back (again with the technical names

) upsidedown. What can happen is the claws that pull the hammer back can wear grooves in the sides of the body causing them to slip off the hammer too early.

I don't know if this was the right way to fix the problem but it hasn't done again for four years so...

Anyways, I hope this helps a little

03-27-2009, 04:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Steven_Spinosa MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh	Splatmaster Rapide trigger queston Hi! Looks like no one wants the rapide, so I'll keep it. I think I would really like this gun if I could just get the trigger to behave. The skinny is that I LOVE the long trigger pull and double action. No doubt. I'm just one of those freaks who wants everything to be DAO, even match pistols But I cannot get the trigger to reset properly each time it fires. At first I had to let the trigger slam back on it's own by sliding my finger off in the retracted position. Now that's not working every time. Should I take this gun apart and find a stronger return spring? I know nothing of this gun's anatomy, and short of finding one of the legendary clear ones, can't find a good exploded diagram or FAQ that addresses my trigger concern. Once I fix the trigger, I'm thinking about having NOXX rig up a 12-ball spring feed with rotating gate or Sydarm gate to the body permenantly. Whee. Thanks for reading, -Steve __________________ Look at your PPS Typhoon. If it has "ARGUS" written on it's ram sleeve, I want it back. I was the first owner, and will start keeping $500 in my paypal account to dispense to you immediately. Chain armor made to order. http://www.StalwartArmor.com

03-28-2009, 10:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Marbo40k Capitalist Pig Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oregon	I had the same problem (or something similar to what you're discribing) about four years ago with mine. I resolved the problems by putting a couple o-rings on the valve stem thing (don't really know what its actual name is ) as shown in the low quality pics below. Another thing you might try is flipping the bolt assembly and the claw things that pull the hammer back (again with the technical names ) upsidedown. What can happen is the claws that pull the hammer back can wear grooves in the sides of the body causing them to slip off the hammer too early. I don't know if this was the right way to fix the problem but it hasn't done again for four years so... Anyways, I hope this helps a little __________________ My feedback: http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...-feedback.html

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