My barrel's bent! [Archive] - Paintball Forums

1Speed

08-30-2003, 05:42 PM

Does anyone know how i can straighten my barrel? This'll be tough because it's not completely metal. It's a 32 degrees carbonfiber(picture below). It the style with half metal and half carbonfiber. This is the route of all the problems i've been having with my 98c. It has a very slight curve and because of this my marker chops paintballs and sputters all the time. I dont know what to do!

edit - yes i know this isn't exactly the most correct forum to post this question in.

DaveEllis

08-30-2003, 05:44 PM

Just call 32* and get it replaced....dont try to straigten it yourself

Scottc1988

08-30-2003, 06:25 PM

I see no bend on ur barrel.

Turambar

08-30-2003, 06:48 PM

Like Ellis said, call up 32º and send it back.

1Speed

08-30-2003, 06:50 PM

It's just slightly bent, ya you probably cant see in the picture. You definitely tell when I screw it into my marker because it's out of align a bit. It kinda wobbles.

hybrid-sniper

08-30-2003, 09:15 PM

its either the barrel or your markers threads are off, this happened with my custom 98, i'd look down the center of the gun looking at the sight tab, and the barrel would be just a little to the left, nothing big. but still dont rule it out.
although the problem more then likely is your barrel

asanchezm

08-31-2003, 01:09 PM

Tippmanns 98 have that problem of misalignment of the barrel. That is why they changed how the barrel attaches to the gun with the A5.

1Speed

08-31-2003, 02:51 PM

But it was aligned fine before. You're saying that because my fall(thats how i bent the barrel) it misaligned it just like that? How(if its not that my barrel is bent of course)?

Kowz_76

08-31-2003, 05:42 PM

Try a different barrel and see if it's out of line, if not, call 32°

BOB_IS_COOL

09-01-2003, 06:13 AM

ya just try your stock barrel.

MrTiggleBitties

09-01-2003, 06:22 AM

You can live with a stock for a week

1Speed

09-01-2003, 04:19 PM

Well since my gun has been not working for quite a while now I seem to have developed a paranoia and am wanting to put the blame on SOME part of marker or my barrel. I played yesterday and used my stock barrel I continued to have to same problems. So I guess my 32* barrel isn't actually bent now... So now I've narrowed it down to the threading on the marker itself. After every game I had to re-tighten my barrel(this happens with both my 32 and stock barrel). It kept slowly unscrewing, sometimes a quarter of a turn. This has to be the problem right? It makes sense. But the only question is, how do I fix it?

asanchezm

09-01-2003, 05:04 PM

Ask the guys at tippmann. Maybe they can fix it for free.

Never underestimate tippmann customer support.

Sprayer Prayer

09-01-2003, 05:15 PM

I might know the problem to the loose barrel...

Check to see if the o-ring is on the barrel.

If u dont know what im talking about...its the o-ring thats just right beside the threads of the barrel.

Tootles

1Speed

09-01-2003, 06:10 PM

no its there. I can't send it to Tippmann cause it would cost me a fortune to send my 98 from canada to the states and then back again and then on top of that the cost to repair it. I dont have warranty anymore.