barrel not straight on tippy

[pbfreak98c]

My tippy has a slight problem that I assume happened when it was made. when put the barrel on it is not quite straight. it goes to the left about 2/16 of an inch. Was just wandering if anyone had any ideas on how to fix it.

[poisonbullet51]

yah...mine wuz like dat today....more noticeable wit a longer barrel...oh well i sold it to sum sucker:D

[E r y k]

is it the stock barrel?

make sure the barrel oring is on tight... or not broken

make sure you ahve a barrel ring



eryk

[chaos4488]

I fixed a wobbly CP barrel on someones M98C once. The screw by the hopper release needed to be tightened a little but but not so much you couldent depress the mechanism. Some times if you put a O-ring from a air tank behind the threads of the barrel this helps to fix mysterious problems. Hope that helps!!:)

[llSmithll]

E r y k, if im not mistaken, i think its his all american, (sorry dude, my memory is fuzzy from that time)

[E r y k]

the aa doesnt have orings?

[llSmithll]

uhm, yes, if i can remember it, it does

[arson51]

mine is like that, its a tippmann sniper barrel with an oring. i called tippmann and they said it was probably the reciever thereadin not the barrel, because my stock and my sniper barrel are at like a 2 degree angel to the left aswell

[pbfreak98c]

yes it has an oring... it is an AA but thats the third barrel I've had so I know it's not the threads on the barrels. I just thought someone might have some ideas on how to even it out. I tried puting duct tape on the left side near the oring to push it back towards the right.

[E r y k]

try replacing the o-ring all together....

this might sound stupid but are ur reciever halves closed properly? is there something preventing it from closing 100 percent?

[llSmithll]

besides the pints of green spraypaint on it? naw, none i can think of ;)

[pbfreak98c]

yes everything is tight and secure. and about the oring it's not that because I've had 3 different barrels and 3 different orings.

[illusion]

not very much u can do with it!

its a know`n problem on the 98, tippmann know about it.
its the threads on the receiver parts, thats messed up.. thats one of the reason u never going to see the 98 threads on a gun again.

i got 2 98c and they are both going a little to the left...

[arson51]

i guess its a problemb every m98c has. i called tippmann and they said if i sent in the barrel and the gun they woud fix it for free but i have to pay for shipping and im to lazy to do it. aiming a bit to the right is what ill do.

[E r y k]

my tippy is fine, its perfectly straight

[Natural Newbie]

What do you expect from coarse threads, screwing into two cast receiver halves with only one inch of guide? Not exactly what I call precision.

EDIT: Also if you notice some 98's have wobbly barrels too, even with orings on the barrel.

[xavier678]

Originally posted by Natural Newbie
EDIT: Also if you notice some 98's have wobbly barrels too, even with orings on the barrel.

when that happens you can just crank down the sight screw. just not so much it strips

[arson51]

the mp 40 was stamped. the mp44 was stamped. the m16 is stamped. the mg42 was stamped. the ak 47 is stamped. and all of those are the most reliable effective and famous weapons. and they have a design similarity. they were stamped out of iron or alluminum

[Natural Newbie]

Xavier: Since the tolerances are so large on Tippys, and since all the threads on the barrels for Tippys are not exactly the same, tightening the screw may not always work. Ive noticed the stock barrel fits the best. And other aftermarket barrels can wobble. Also I have worked on almost 10 Tippmans so far, and screwed numerous barrels in each of them. Barrels would wobble in one and be fine in the other. Some markers the all the barrels would wobble, some markes none of the barrels would wobble, and some markers on a few of the barrels would wobble. Thats is mostly from the inconsistancy of casting (not stamping, stamping is totally different) and tolerances of barrel manufacturers.

Arson: You are right, all those guns were stamped and they are ausome weapons. However their barrels had much more guide into the gun. What I mean by guide is the barrels on those guns were actually inside the body of the gun much further than the barrel is screwed into the Tippmann. The barrel on the Tippman threads into the body only 1 inch. Im sure the barrels on those guns were mounted inside the body as much as a 12 inches. That would mean the barrel would have less chance of wobbling ue to the further distance between the connecting points. (im not going to explain the trig involved)

[xavier678]

yeah, i know
maby if you put some sort of tape or somthing on the threads of your barrel it would work better, the barrel wobble has never been a problem for me though, guess my tippy is lucky.

[Natural Newbie]

Originally posted by xavier678
guess my tippy is lucky.

It sure is!:)

My barrel wobbles, and I still am trying to fix it. I tried the tape, didn't work to well.

[Turambar]

Mine is lucky as well. Good ole non-wobbly-ness

[Natural Newbie]

No fair :peace:

Maybe I can get 2 new receiver halves from Tippmann :wink2: :idea:

[arson51]

yeah barrel mouting mattes. my barrel dosent wobble but i can move it left to right.

[Natural Newbie]

I should have been clearer, what I meant by wobbling/wiggling was left to right. But yea, the barrel mounting is critical, and although the barrel can be removed faster than barrels on other markers, it is not precise. But hey, it still shoots paintballs right?:D

[arson51]

best mount system is cocker. worst is automag twistlock

[Natural Newbie]

Yea, the cockers are really precise, although since there is no o-ring to act as a buffer sometimes barrels can get stuck. Ive seen many twistlocks get stuck too...

[SaVaC]

my barrel aligns to the left too :(

although it dosnt wobbel when it's all the way screwed in...

I wish i could fix my alignment though, i've had way too many barrel breaks, and i'm thinkin that my alignment is to blame