ICS 551 - Feeding issue

[rattleyah]

running ICS Mi45 low caps. Shoots fine for a while then starts missing, bb's roll out the end. clear it out, start over.. shoots for while then miss fires again. seems better on full auto, mis-feeds more on semi. could I need some silcone? or possibly new bucking? gun has about 20,000 bb thru it

[Moonschlagen]

Check to make sure the bucking isn't ripped and the hop unit is still funtioning correctly. Also, never lube the hopup directly.

[rattleyah]

Thanks

[CDN_Stalker]

Actually sometimes the only and best fix is to lube the hop up directly, no other way to fix a feeding issue. Just takes a hundred or two rounds to get the hop up back to normal. Dusty dirty or dry hop up rubber is the prime cause of misfeeding, ad too many people these days say never to get any oil near the hop up, is false, old school (and the gun's manual) says a drop or two in the feedtube is standard maintanance for an AEG. Really, the idea of never put oil on your hop up comes from bolt action sniper rifles, which never have a feeding problem as far as getting the BB into the chamber. AEGs need a semi slick hop up breech in order for a BB to pass through (imagine being born without any lube involved, just a dry....... ya, you don't want to experience that!). No pass through, nozzle keeps hitting the stuck BB til either the BB or the nozzle breaks. Which would you prefer, a hop up that you need to waste a couple mags of ammo to get it back to normal after oiling? Or replacing a busted nozzle/other internal parts?

[MaciekA]

Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

Which would you prefer, a hop up that you need to waste a couple mags of ammo to get it back to normal after oiling? Or replacing a busted nozzle/other internal parts?

I'm one of the people that say never put oil in your hopup, but the above idea isn't so bad. If all else fails and it just plain doesn't work, why not experiment?

[jordan7831]

I usually just take a Q tip and very lightly swap the hop up of my guns. Seems to work fine for me.

[CDN_Stalker]

Originally Posted by MaciekA

I'm one of the people that say never put oil in your hopup, but the above idea isn't so bad. If all else fails and it just plain doesn't work, why not experiment?

Actually isn't an experiment, it's a requirement in some conditions (aka. sandy/dusty). But even still, guns not shot for a while and end up jamming (like rental guns), I've fixed a few dozen out in the field on game day, just my a drop or so in the feeding tube, and cycling the gun. Works every time. Obviously for the likes of you, would be the last thing to try, nothing wrong with that, just the damage that can occur from avoiding lube can cause major headaches.

[rattleyah]

Thank a lot. A little oil is a lot cheaper that a trip to the mechanic

[MaciekA]

Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

Actually isn't an experiment, it's a requirement in some conditions (aka. sandy/dusty). But even still, guns not shot for a while and end up jamming (like rental guns), I've fixed a few dozen out in the field on game day, just my a drop or so in the feeding tube, and cycling the gun. Works every time. Obviously for the likes of you, would be the last thing to try, nothing wrong with that, just the damage that can occur from avoiding lube can cause major headaches.

Did you find this was more from just grime/dirt or from some kind of drying out effect?

[rattleyah]

CDN Stalker. You were 100% on it. A little oil. And she's firing. Flawlessly. Thanks again