WTF my gun blew up

pipefitter316 · April 26th, 2009, 22:15

I have had my m4 reworked and everything seem fine other then a battery issue, today it worked great all day got some kills and no issues except mag feed. At the end of the day i notice my hop up broke, got home went to reclear the gun fired once then stopped, saw a crack where the front flips up on the pin then looked into the magwell and my mech box got a huge crack. now i didnt hit the gun off anything while playing so if you have any idea all this may have happen cause im in a funk wondering why my gun blew up.

lemegacool · April 26th, 2009, 22:19

was your mechbox old? what fps were you firing?... v2 mechboxes have a bad habit of cracking in the front...

pipefitter316 · April 26th, 2009, 22:25

thats exctly where it cracked, it just blows me away that this gun had such a major failure, mechbox receiver and hopup all at once. Is that normal?

mcguyver · April 26th, 2009, 22:29

It's not uncommon for Ver 2 guns to have that failure. It used to be a cold weather + M120 = kaboom sort of thing.

It used to happen to Marui guns, and clones are susceptable as well. Even some "reinforced" mechboxes have died this way.

Shirley · April 26th, 2009, 22:31

What hop-up is it? 1 piece or 2 piece? Plastic or metal 1 piece or plastic 2 piece?

lemegacool · April 26th, 2009, 22:32

well the mechbox can continue to work even when snapped, but when the piston smashes the cylinder head the gearbox isnt absorbing the shock anymore... your hop up an receiver are absorbing this shock ... sad but sounds like the mechbox snapped at the start of your game and progressively destroyed the hop up and finally the receiver.

pipefitter316 · April 26th, 2009, 22:32

but the hopup and receiver broke too would this be related to the mechbox breaking. I believe it was upgraded with tm parts, and it chornied at 310.

pipefitter316 · April 26th, 2009, 22:33

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Originally Posted by Mr.Hitman

What hop-up is it? 1 piece or 2 piece? Plastic or metal 1 piece or plastic 2 piece?

hopup was plastic dont know if its 2 or 1 piece.

lemegacool · April 26th, 2009, 22:35

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Originally Posted by pipefitter316

but the hopup and receiver broke too would this be related to the mechbox breaking. I believe it was upgraded with tm parts, and it chornied at 310.

thats exaclty what i was saying your hop up and receiver was receiving the shock of the piston directly

Shirley · April 26th, 2009, 22:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by pipefitter316

but the hopup and receiver broke too would this be related to the mechbox breaking. I believe it was upgraded with tm parts, and it chornied at 310.

If it's a TM stock M4, then it is weird for it to break like that. TM's have a 2 piece for M4, and that the 2 piece breakes really easily. The second piece of the hop-up is screwed onto the lower reciever where it is very fragile. You would need to remove those in order to remove the mechbox out of the reciever. So in that case, the front smashing into the hop-up is supposed to happen for it to break. the the second piece of the hop up bashed into the front of the reciever making the reciever to break.

pipefitter316 · April 26th, 2009, 22:37

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Originally Posted by lemegacool

thats exaclty what i was saying your hop up and receiver was receiving the shock of the piston directly

damn fucking piston nearly snapped my gun in 2.

lemegacool · April 26th, 2009, 22:42

it happened to my first gun ever a shitty mp5... it completely destroyed all the hop up and studs inside the gun giving me a great 260$ wall hanger

pipefitter316 · April 26th, 2009, 22:46

to make matters worst my pistol mag is leaking, not a good day for my guns

cbcsteve · April 27th, 2009, 01:10

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Originally Posted by pipefitter316

to make matters worst my pistol mag is leaking, not a good day for my guns

Did you lube it? Sometimes lubbing it with silicon oil 1-3 drops and letting it soak in for a while helps
If you did, one thing I did once was filling that valve hole with a small pool of lube and then letting it sit over night and it worked again

ILLusion · April 27th, 2009, 04:42

what piston head are you using?

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April 26th, 2009, 22:15	#1
pipefitter316 Trader rating Join Date: May 2008 Location: everywhere	WTF my gun blew up I have had my m4 reworked and everything seem fine other then a battery issue, today it worked great all day got some kills and no issues except mag feed. At the end of the day i notice my hop up broke, got home went to reclear the gun fired once then stopped, saw a crack where the front flips up on the pin then looked into the magwell and my mech box got a huge crack. now i didnt hit the gun off anything while playing so if you have any idea all this may have happen cause im in a funk wondering why my gun blew up.

April 26th, 2009, 22:19	#2
lemegacool Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: notre dame des prairies /quebec	was your mechbox old? what fps were you firing?... v2 mechboxes have a bad habit of cracking in the front... __________________ member of fire team NOM. my other regular forum: www.toyotanation.com / gen3,gen4 camry

April 26th, 2009, 22:29	#4
mcguyver Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Northern Alberta	It's not uncommon for Ver 2 guns to have that failure. It used to be a cold weather + M120 = kaboom sort of thing. It used to happen to Marui guns, and clones are susceptable as well. Even some "reinforced" mechboxes have died this way. __________________ Age verifier Northern Alberta Democracy is two wolves and a sheep discussing what's for dinner. Freedom is the wolves limping away while the sheep reloads. Never confuse freedom with democracy.

April 26th, 2009, 22:25	#3
pipefitter316 Trader rating Join Date: May 2008 Location: everywhere	thats exctly where it cracked, it just blows me away that this gun had such a major failure, mechbox receiver and hopup all at once. Is that normal?

April 26th, 2009, 22:31	#5
Shirley A-56 aka Mr.Hitman Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto, ON	What hop-up is it? 1 piece or 2 piece? Plastic or metal 1 piece or plastic 2 piece? __________________ CANADIAN AIRSOFT PRACTICAL SHOOTING (CAPS) CAPS DIRECTOR # 0047

April 26th, 2009, 22:32	#6
lemegacool Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: notre dame des prairies /quebec	well the mechbox can continue to work even when snapped, but when the piston smashes the cylinder head the gearbox isnt absorbing the shock anymore... your hop up an receiver are absorbing this shock ... sad but sounds like the mechbox snapped at the start of your game and progressively destroyed the hop up and finally the receiver. __________________ member of fire team NOM. my other regular forum: www.toyotanation.com / gen3,gen4 camry

April 26th, 2009, 22:42	#12
lemegacool Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: notre dame des prairies /quebec	it happened to my first gun ever a shitty mp5... it completely destroyed all the hop up and studs inside the gun giving me a great 260$ wall hanger __________________ member of fire team NOM. my other regular forum: www.toyotanation.com / gen3,gen4 camry

April 26th, 2009, 22:46	#13
pipefitter316 Trader rating Join Date: May 2008 Location: everywhere	to make matters worst my pistol mag is leaking, not a good day for my guns

April 27th, 2009, 04:42	#15
ILLusion GBB Whisperer Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto	what piston head are you using? __________________ *Advanced Airsoft Armaments and Enhancements* Quick to the gun, sure of your grip. Quick to the threat, sure of your shot. Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas Accuracy, Power, Speed

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