Dye Titanium barrel problem....

[mikeanywhere]

I have recently got myself two Dye Titinaium barells (12 & 14") and they screw in lovely when used on my Angel LCD.

However, I just tried to put them into my IR3 and they will not go in all the way (oh errr missus!!!) - any suggestions would be good as to why not and what can be done to rectify!!!

Cheers

 

[Philip]

Get an e-cocker or bushy

Seriously, do all your barrels do it, is that gap about the size of an o-ring?

 

[mikeanywhere]

Thanks for feedback and yes I would soooooooo luv a cocker - NOT!!!!


Anyway, yes the gap is just a tad bigger than the size of an o-ring.

 

[Philip]

Do the barrels have o-rings on them, because im sure they normally do.

 

[mikeanywhere]

none on any of the barrels I have to date - they all fit into both the LCD & IR3 except for the two Dye

 

[Mark]

Just live with the gap, and Phillip although an O ring would solve the gap problem, the only time you put an O ring on a barrel normally is when it unscrews itself when fireing (like Shockers)

 

[mikeanywhere]

Thanks Mark, appreciate the advice. Will try it tomorrow at the South West League tournie and see if it is a prob.

My concern was that by having a gap at the front will also mean a gap towards the breach = choppy/messy paint everywhere.

 

[Mark]

Originally posted by mikeanywhere
Thanks Mark, appreciate the advice. Will try it tomorrow at the South West League tournie and see if it is a prob.

My concern was that by having a gap at the front will also mean a gap towards the breach = choppy/messy paint everywhere.

I would guess that if you were able to look through the breech you will find that the back of the barrel is all the way in...so no gap there and if you were to compare side by side the Titanium and a normal Dye barrel I would also guess you will find the unthreaded part is longer by the amount of the gap you have found at the front of the Angel (I do seem to remember when I was looking at a Titanium barrel it had a slight gap too (this was on an LCD btw)

 

[Collier]

As to rectifying the problem I guess you could machine a little off the back section thus allowing it to screw in completely.

Paul.

 

[paintyerass]

Your barrels should have Orings on , the reason for this is the difference in thermal expansion rates. titanium does not expand
as much as aluminium, so in hotter weather the barrel will tend to walk off.