gun problems

[modd1uk]

hi guys, im new to the paintball scene and im having a problem with my gun, i bought a spyder electra acs about 2 weeks ago and it worked fine, now it doesnt you shoot once and the bolt doesnt recock, at 1st i thought it was the air bottle so i tested it on my mates brand new electra and it works flawlessly, but not on mine, any ideas ?

advice would be appreciated,

cheers guys

 

[Graham-DV8]

If you put the gun away and it was working fine, it might be that the battery is flat or needs recharging (Spyders come with a re chargable one right?)

If not then, make sure everything is nice and clean and lubed up right

 

[SwissTony]

Had a look at the gun diagram and it looks like it has very similar internals to my mates piranha.
Try taking the internals out and clean any paint or muck of the cocking bolt and the inside of the gun, re-lube, re-assemble, then try firing again.
As Graham said, also check the battery

 

[modd1uk]

the battery is fine, its 100% ok, it seems more of a mechanical fault, it just doesnt recock itself at all, you get one shot then you have to recock it, i tried my air bottle on my mates and he fired at full auto with no problems

 

[rst steve]

Have you done any mods to it?
Only reason i ask is i had a Spyder once and put a super charger valve in it and it did the same as yours also if you put to heavy spring in it will not recock.

 

[modd1uk]

no mods at all, completley standard, less than a month old !

 

[modd1uk]

stupid question, but how do i get the bolt out of the gun ? i can take the rear of the gun out, but the bolt has like a screw that you hold to cock it back with, that just hits the back of the gun when i try to remove the bolt

 

[Seejay]

Have a look to see if the striker o-ring is dirty or damaged. if it won't re-cock there is a chance that it could be that. When you say hitting the back of the gun, do you mean the rail, or the part between the upper tube and the lower tube? (if i'm talking sh*te it's because i'm basing it on my old JT, which is very similar)

Chris

 

[Seejay]

wait a second, i know what one you're talking about. you just pull the pin upwards and out, so it come completely out, allowing you to remove the striker and bolt

Chris

 

[modd1uk]

http://shop.paintballarmory.com/mmarmory/images/ELECTRAACS-500.GIF

u see the silver thumb type screw that you use to cock the gun back, how do i remove that as i cant get the bolt out with that still in, hope im making sence