CCM Series5 RF Feedneck Mod.

Shiba-Kun · 07-24-2007, 08:01 PM

This modification of the stock CCM feedneck came about by necessity rather then some grand scheme.

About 1.5 weeks ago I was playing on a airball field when on the breakout my loader decided to detach from from gun. I had to get one of the other players to lay down some covering fire so I could scurry out from my bunker and retrieve my loader.

Anyhow... the problem was that the fine threading CCM used on the feedneck had stripped out. Basically I was done using my S5RF for the evening.

My friend took the OEM CCM RF port and neck and did a reduction job on it. He got one of his friends to weld it back together and then I glass beaded the neck as the final touch. Later on I'll send it back out for reannodizing.

My buddy had the idea of remounting the feedneck at an angle so it tilts back over the gun. So now the loader is slightly less likely to get hit, plus the center of gravity of the marker seems a little better. Plus I'll not need to worry about my threads stripping out ever again which was the original prob.

Synops of the mod: Welded. Shorter feedneck, plus it's tilted slightly to the left for better center of gravity.

Original picture of what the gun's feedneck used to look like. As you can tell, it sat up pretty high.

What it looks like now:

It sits a good 1/2" lower. Plus maybe 5 degrees of list to the left. Firing some Reball at home seems OK. So while Reball is marginally smaller then a regular paintball, I don't have any feeding worries.

tac0cat · 08-06-2007, 05:37 PM

looks good, that was a bummer when you broke it. but now i think i need to buy one, break it, and have derrick do some mods on it to fix it.

this it tom btw.

WSCopic · 08-06-2007, 05:41 PM

So, the screws stripped out, or the clamping part that goes into the elbow?

Shiba-Kun · 08-06-2007, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by tac0cat

looks good, that was a bummer when you broke it. but now i think i need to buy one, break it, and have derrick do some mods on it to fix it.

this it tom btw.

Hi Thomas. I remember you were there when it happened.

Shiba-Kun · 08-06-2007, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSCopic

So, the screws stripped out, or the clamping part that goes into the elbow?

The threading that connected the clamp to the feed elbow. Not the actual screws holding the elbow to the gun body.

I don't know if I did a good job of explaining it, but I hope that helps.

07-24-2007, 08:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Shiba-Kun MCB Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,378	CCM Series5 RF Feedneck Mod. This modification of the stock CCM feedneck came about by necessity rather then some grand scheme. About 1.5 weeks ago I was playing on a airball field when on the breakout my loader decided to detach from from gun. I had to get one of the other players to lay down some covering fire so I could scurry out from my bunker and retrieve my loader. Anyhow... the problem was that the fine threading CCM used on the feedneck had stripped out. Basically I was done using my S5RF for the evening. My friend took the OEM CCM RF port and neck and did a reduction job on it. He got one of his friends to weld it back together and then I glass beaded the neck as the final touch. Later on I'll send it back out for reannodizing. My buddy had the idea of remounting the feedneck at an angle so it tilts back over the gun. So now the loader is slightly less likely to get hit, plus the center of gravity of the marker seems a little better. Plus I'll not need to worry about my threads stripping out ever again which was the original prob. Synops of the mod: Welded. Shorter feedneck, plus it's tilted slightly to the left for better center of gravity. Original picture of what the gun's feedneck used to look like. As you can tell, it sat up pretty high. What it looks like now: It sits a good 1/2" lower. Plus maybe 5 degrees of list to the left. Firing some Reball at home seems OK. So while Reball is marginally smaller then a regular paintball, I don't have any feeding worries.

08-06-2007, 05:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
WSCopic MCB Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 396	So, the screws stripped out, or the clamping part that goes into the elbow? __________________ I have become one of the "Old Paintball Guys" at my field. Not sure if I am sad or proud.

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08-06-2007, 05:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
tac0cat Rec Poster Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 40	looks good, that was a bummer when you broke it. but now i think i need to buy one, break it, and have derrick do some mods on it to fix it. this it tom btw.