Hi All,
I was just wondering if anyone else is have "issues" with the locking type drop tube. The kind that has a collar that you tighten down around your hopper's neck by twisting the outer collar by hand.
I got one as an upgrade for my GZ (it fits on STO's also), but it never worked for my old hoppers. I guess they're tapered so when I try to lock the collar down, it just pushed the hoppers out of the drop tube, so I took the collar off and went back to my old drop tube...until HB and I cracked my hopper. I got a replacement from the VL table (cool guys, they treated me right) and the neck on my new shell was too fat to fit in my old drop tube..."cool" I thought as I broke out my chromed locking drop tube that I haven't been able to use. I popped that one on, and forced my new hopper neck into the drop tube...the darn thing is still too fat and there's no room to tighten the locking collar. I get it about a quarter turn down and it's not going any further. It holds my hopper in great, but the hopper sticks up higher in the air, and the slits in the feed tube are exposed for sand/dirt/water/paint to get into 'cause the collar doesn't come down far enough to cover them. I don't want to mess with sanding the neck, 'cause I don't want to take a chance on the hopper slipping out when I try to lock it down, like my old hoppers did. I can't even get the hopper off the drop tube now, I just unscrew the drop tube from the gun, put the old one back on to protect the threads, and pack the hopper away with the drop tube stuck to it.
I'm debating whether to keep it high in the air like it currently is, trying to trim the prongs on the drop tube (shortening the drop tube by cutting off a portion of the top)(it's nickle plated so that might ruin the plating, letting it flake off all over) so I can get the hopper lower and cover the slits ups, or just deciding to put a hose clamp on the thing (assuming i can get the hopper off of it to remove the locking collar) until I can get a Chipley locking drop tube. I also am debating about going ghetto and finding a locking ring for a scope and using that to lock down the feed tube neck onto the hopper neck.
Also, I got a black locking drop tube, but it actually doesn't fit onto the threading on my gun body. I thought Worr Games were the only ones that had an easily removeable threaded drop tube? The black locking drop tube is too small in diameter.
Hey, if anyone has any useful suggestions I'd appreciate it.
Thank You,
Ray
I was just wondering if anyone else is have "issues" with the locking type drop tube. The kind that has a collar that you tighten down around your hopper's neck by twisting the outer collar by hand.
I got one as an upgrade for my GZ (it fits on STO's also), but it never worked for my old hoppers. I guess they're tapered so when I try to lock the collar down, it just pushed the hoppers out of the drop tube, so I took the collar off and went back to my old drop tube...until HB and I cracked my hopper. I got a replacement from the VL table (cool guys, they treated me right) and the neck on my new shell was too fat to fit in my old drop tube..."cool" I thought as I broke out my chromed locking drop tube that I haven't been able to use. I popped that one on, and forced my new hopper neck into the drop tube...the darn thing is still too fat and there's no room to tighten the locking collar. I get it about a quarter turn down and it's not going any further. It holds my hopper in great, but the hopper sticks up higher in the air, and the slits in the feed tube are exposed for sand/dirt/water/paint to get into 'cause the collar doesn't come down far enough to cover them. I don't want to mess with sanding the neck, 'cause I don't want to take a chance on the hopper slipping out when I try to lock it down, like my old hoppers did. I can't even get the hopper off the drop tube now, I just unscrew the drop tube from the gun, put the old one back on to protect the threads, and pack the hopper away with the drop tube stuck to it.
I'm debating whether to keep it high in the air like it currently is, trying to trim the prongs on the drop tube (shortening the drop tube by cutting off a portion of the top)(it's nickle plated so that might ruin the plating, letting it flake off all over) so I can get the hopper lower and cover the slits ups, or just deciding to put a hose clamp on the thing (assuming i can get the hopper off of it to remove the locking collar) until I can get a Chipley locking drop tube. I also am debating about going ghetto and finding a locking ring for a scope and using that to lock down the feed tube neck onto the hopper neck.
Also, I got a black locking drop tube, but it actually doesn't fit onto the threading on my gun body. I thought Worr Games were the only ones that had an easily removeable threaded drop tube? The black locking drop tube is too small in diameter.
Hey, if anyone has any useful suggestions I'd appreciate it.
Thank You,
Ray
