CCI Dropout Changer Question

BassDude · 01-22-2012, 09:12 PM

Hello all,

I finally got a Phantom, which is what I have had me eyes on since I started playing paintball. I played stock class for the first time and loved it. I can't wait to get out and do it again as soon as possible.

Anyways, I have a dropout changer on my Phantom, and I had a 15 round feed tube. Well, it's really hard to use the dropout with a 15 round feed tube, so I cut it down to 13. Here's the result:

Now, the question I have is this: is that angle of the feed tube okay? There is definitely a difference in the space between the feed tube and dropout changer as you go down the feed tube, because the feed gate pushes against the dropout changer. Is that something to worry about, or will it be just fine?

Thanks for all your help!

volunteer paintball · 01-22-2012, 09:14 PM

its fine, they all do that unless you take some of the plastic out of the feed gate.

Exdee · 01-22-2012, 09:23 PM

Yeah, it's normal for that little angle to be there. Just screw in the feedtube like normal. I've got a 10 rounder on mine, nothin' to worry about

BassDude · 01-22-2012, 09:54 PM

Awesome. Good to know. Thanks for the quick responses!

B.R. · 01-26-2012, 01:28 PM

i threw the plastic part in the mill and releaved it a little so it sits flat.
you could do the same thing w/ a rounded file.
i just went until the feedgate material was almost sticking through.
like stated above it isnt neccasary but maybe a bit ocd about the slight angle....

BassDude · 02-03-2012, 04:31 PM

Another dropout related questions to those that use them as well as any stock class player.

Is it natural to lose air when screwing in the 12 gram? I have noticed that no matter how fast I crank the dropout knob down, there will always be air leaking out for a very short amount of time. However, it still kinda irks me. The changer is brand new. Maybe I need to break in the seal or something?

I don't know if this is just the way it goes, something common in dropouts, or something that just shouldn't be happening at all. Thanks for the help!

Legolas · 02-03-2012, 07:09 PM

Usually, I just hear golden silence when screwing in 12 grams. Maybe time for a new cupseal. A small hiss is probably no big deal, but it might be freezing the seal and that small hiss could eventually become a big hiss.

Either way, a small hiss is not catastrophic nor is a new cupseal a big expense (and it's nice to have a spare).

BassDude · 02-03-2012, 07:34 PM

I have a new cupseal in currently. It is a hiss coming from where the 12 gram punctures. Which makes me think it could be the puncture pin seal.

Maybe the puncture pin seal? However, it is new as well...

Legolas · 02-03-2012, 10:17 PM

as long as the leak stops, maybe not much to do about it. Oh, yeah--whoops--when I said cup seal the first time, I meant puncture pin seal. Small chips or frozen spots on the face of that may be causing a small amount of gas to escape before you get enough pressure on the back of the 12g to seal it up.

There is at least one thread about someone experimenting with different types of sealant to create their own puncture seals with success. Try a search--it may be in the pump or redux threads.

B.R. · 02-03-2012, 10:26 PM

i get a little loss w/ the dropout. the threads arent as steep as the bucket changer.
if things are slow paced enough ill snug the knob on the 12y til its about to puncture then crank on it firmly.
im going to stop this is starting to sound bad...

01-22-2012, 09:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
BassDude Active Member Join Date: Apr 2011	CCI Dropout Changer Question Hello all, I finally got a Phantom, which is what I have had me eyes on since I started playing paintball. I played stock class for the first time and loved it. I can't wait to get out and do it again as soon as possible. Anyways, I have a dropout changer on my Phantom, and I had a 15 round feed tube. Well, it's really hard to use the dropout with a 15 round feed tube, so I cut it down to 13. Here's the result: Now, the question I have is this: is that angle of the feed tube okay? There is definitely a difference in the space between the feed tube and dropout changer as you go down the feed tube, because the feed gate pushes against the dropout changer. Is that something to worry about, or will it be just fine? Thanks for all your help!

01-22-2012, 09:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
volunteer paintball MCB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Between Kentucky and Alabama/Georgia	its fine, they all do that unless you take some of the plastic out of the feed gate. __________________ Lapco T8 barrel "May we never forget the ones that came before, the ones we have now, and the ones that will come after us." the 343 brothers i never met the reason we do this my feedback

01-22-2012, 09:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Exdee Quit shootin' my swoosh. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest	Yeah, it's normal for that little angle to be there. Just screw in the feedtube like normal. I've got a 10 rounder on mine, nothin' to worry about __________________ Even quicker and easier way to get a Phantom rifle! Just buy mine! Relatively easy and cheap way to make a Phantom rifle! I got as much balls as a roman candle. Feedback!

01-26-2012, 01:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
B.R. THE NEW PA Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: ne Pa	i threw the plastic part in the mill and releaved it a little so it sits flat. you could do the same thing w/ a rounded file. i just went until the feedgate material was almost sticking through. like stated above it isnt neccasary but maybe a bit ocd about the slight angle.... __________________ FEEDBACK http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...-feedback.html this big tranformer came through a town like 30 miles from my hometown!!

02-03-2012, 07:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Legolas Elven Pump SDM/DM Join Date: Oct 2008	Usually, I just hear golden silence when screwing in 12 grams. Maybe time for a new cupseal. A small hiss is probably no big deal, but it might be freezing the seal and that small hiss could eventually become a big hiss. Either way, a small hiss is not catastrophic nor is a new cupseal a big expense (and it's nice to have a spare). __________________ "Certainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else thereafter." Ernest Hemingway, "On the Blue Water," Esquire, April 1936 In the world I see - you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty car pool lane of some abandoned superhighway. Visit my Etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/crowsnestwampum

01-22-2012, 09:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
BassDude Active Member Join Date: Apr 2011	Awesome. Good to know. Thanks for the quick responses!

02-03-2012, 04:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
BassDude Active Member Join Date: Apr 2011	Another dropout related questions to those that use them as well as any stock class player. Is it natural to lose air when screwing in the 12 gram? I have noticed that no matter how fast I crank the dropout knob down, there will always be air leaking out for a very short amount of time. However, it still kinda irks me. The changer is brand new. Maybe I need to break in the seal or something? I don't know if this is just the way it goes, something common in dropouts, or something that just shouldn't be happening at all. Thanks for the help!

02-03-2012, 07:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
BassDude Active Member Join Date: Apr 2011	I have a new cupseal in currently. It is a hiss coming from where the 12 gram punctures. Which makes me think it could be the puncture pin seal. Maybe the puncture pin seal? However, it is new as well...

02-03-2012, 10:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
Legolas Elven Pump SDM/DM Join Date: Oct 2008	as long as the leak stops, maybe not much to do about it. Oh, yeah--whoops--when I said cup seal the first time, I meant puncture pin seal. Small chips or frozen spots on the face of that may be causing a small amount of gas to escape before you get enough pressure on the back of the 12g to seal it up. There is at least one thread about someone experimenting with different types of sealant to create their own puncture seals with success. Try a search--it may be in the pump or redux threads. __________________ "Certainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else thereafter." Ernest Hemingway, "On the Blue Water," Esquire, April 1936 In the world I see - you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty car pool lane of some abandoned superhighway. Visit my Etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/crowsnestwampum

02-03-2012, 10:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
B.R. THE NEW PA Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: ne Pa	i get a little loss w/ the dropout. the threads arent as steep as the bucket changer. if things are slow paced enough ill snug the knob on the 12y til its about to puncture then crank on it firmly. im going to stop this is starting to sound bad... __________________ FEEDBACK http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...-feedback.html this big tranformer came through a town like 30 miles from my hometown!!

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