"Kai Dessecker" <violentj924@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> I am looking for some help, and thought this would be the best place to
go!
> I have a Spyder Imagine, and it never fails...everytime i try to play,
> within the first few shots of playing i chop a ball! I have a Shocktech
> Superfly bolt (does it with my stock bolt also, so I'm guessing its not
the
> bolt). I use a Halo TSA hopper and dont think I am out-shooting the
> feed....I usually am playing around 250 fps and it is pretty consistent.
> After i take a few shots, it chops a ball, but then will normally shoot
fine
> after i tear it all down and re-assemble it...I am just really tired of
> doing this EVERY time i play and am looking for suggestions on how to stop
> this from happening! Any input would be great! Thanks
>
> Kai
>
>

Tear it down, lube, and re assemble right before play.

I am sure its not breaking in the barrel, it is chopping right in the feed
neck and jams the bolt...I know the difference between a chop and breaks in
the barrel. I always tear my marker down before i go to play and clean and
oil everything thouroughly! There is usually half a ball left in the feed
neck and the rest is smashed and jams in the bolt.


"Sparky Polastri" <jafiwam@MuNGEDyahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Kai Dessecker" <violentj924@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:n5-dnU4RM8wdzFLdRVn-vg@adelphia.com...
> > I am looking for some help, and thought this would be the best place to
> go!
> > I have a Spyder Imagine, and it never fails...everytime i try to play,
> > within the first few shots of playing i chop a ball! I have a Shocktech
> > Superfly bolt (does it with my stock bolt also, so I'm guessing its not
> the
> > bolt). I use a Halo TSA hopper and dont think I am out-shooting the
> > feed....I usually am playing around 250 fps and it is pretty consistent.
> > After i take a few shots, it chops a ball, but then will normally shoot
> fine
> > after i tear it all down and re-assemble it...I am just really tired of
> > doing this EVERY time i play and am looking for suggestions on how to
stop
> > this from happening! Any input would be great! Thanks
> >
> > Kai
> >
> >
>
> Tear it down, lube, and re assemble right before play.
>
>
>
>

Is it vertical feed or power feed?
--


-=GriFter=-


"Kai Dessecker" <violentj924@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:jtCdnRhKTZ8m6VLdRVn-iQ@adelphia.com...
| I am sure its not breaking in the barrel, it is chopping right in the feed
| neck and jams the bolt...I know the difference between a chop and breaks
in
| the barrel. I always tear my marker down before i go to play and clean and
| oil everything thouroughly! There is usually half a ball left in the feed
| neck and the rest is smashed and jams in the bolt.
|
|
| "Sparky Polastri" <jafiwam@MuNGEDyahoo.com> wrote in message
| news:40cf68bd$1_2@newspeer2.tds.net...
| >
| > "Kai Dessecker" <violentj924@adelphia.net> wrote in message
| > news:n5-dnU4RM8wdzFLdRVn-vg@adelphia.com...
| > > I am looking for some help, and thought this would be the best place
to
| > go!
| > > I have a Spyder Imagine, and it never fails...everytime i try to play,
| > > within the first few shots of playing i chop a ball! I have a
Shocktech
| > > Superfly bolt (does it with my stock bolt also, so I'm guessing its
not
| > the
| > > bolt). I use a Halo TSA hopper and dont think I am out-shooting the
| > > feed....I usually am playing around 250 fps and it is pretty
consistent.
| > > After i take a few shots, it chops a ball, but then will normally
shoot
| > fine
| > > after i tear it all down and re-assemble it...I am just really tired
of
| > > doing this EVERY time i play and am looking for suggestions on how to
| stop
| > > this from happening! Any input would be great! Thanks
| > >
| > > Kai
| > >
| > >
| >
| > Tear it down, lube, and re assemble right before play.
| >
| >
| >
| >
|
|

I had a Spyder once... Once...
I finally gave up on mine. It was a POS right out of the box. Did
the same crap you are talking about, it was a TL+ and choped paint
like a mad man... I found a delrin bolt and that helped a little and
I put a Armson barrel on it and got the best results with Marbilizer
paint. I also shot about 250fps, only cause that POS would not shoot
any faster.

Best advise: don't throw good money after bad. Dump the POS and get a
Tippmann...

Learned my lesson after spending around $300 for a $169 gun...

Good luck to ya, I hope you have better results working out your ball
chopping problems than I did...

Stallion...
www.mnmilitia.com


On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 15:44:00 -0400, "Kai Dessecker"
<violentj924@adelphia.net> wrote:

>I am looking for some help, and thought this would be the best place to go!
>I have a Spyder Imagine, and it never fails...everytime i try to play,
>within the first few shots of playing i chop a ball! I have a Shocktech
>Superfly bolt (does it with my stock bolt also, so I'm guessing its not the
>bolt). I use a Halo TSA hopper and dont think I am out-shooting the
>feed....I usually am playing around 250 fps and it is pretty consistent.
>After i take a few shots, it chops a ball, but then will normally shoot fine
>after i tear it all down and re-assemble it...I am just really tired of
>doing this EVERY time i play and am looking for suggestions on how to stop
>this from happening! Any input would be great! Thanks
>
>Kai
>

"Stallion" <Idontpostmyemail@myplace.com> wrote in message
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> Stallion...
> www.mnmilitia.com

Drivel from an idiot who plays paintball and pretends it's the army

Sounds more like your hopper's not kicking in fast enough, or that you're using
cheap paint. If it's only within the first few shots, it might also be the
velocity spiking before a seal sets right. Not common, but possible. Try dry
firing it a few times before putting paint through it. Otherwise, I've never
heard of that problem through anything, so it could just be a bad bolt or
something

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 03:54:18 GMT, "Jon C" <news@jonnythan.com> wrote:

>"Stallion" <Idontpostmyemail@myplace.com> wrote in message
>news:3levc0p947utg7sbvc6il3r6m042omimog@4ax.com.. .
>
>> Stallion...
>> www.mnmilitia.com
>
>Drivel from an idiot who plays paintball and pretends it's the army
>

Perhaps, but that doesn't address his problem does it? I believe the
subject was "chopping paint" if you have had an experience with a
Spyder that is similar, please tell us how you in all your great
knowledge fixed it. I know I would like to know how the problem can
be fixed, if I could have fixed my Spyder, perhaps I would still be
using it, I doubt it, I'm kinda liking my A5 these days, but you never
know...

One more thing Kai, you sound knowledgeable, so you probably already
checked this, but one of the other problems I had with my Spyder was
the ball detention spring, if you can call it that. It was jammed up
and wouldn't release like it should and caused the balls to break in
the chamber, make sure whatever the Imagine is using for ball
retention is working properly.

Sorry my knowledge is not as great as Jon's, but perhaps he can find
it in his heart to grace us with his knowledge and cure your ills...

Good luck...

Stallion...
www.mnmilitia.com

"Jon C" <news@jonnythan.com> wrote in message
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> "Stallion" <Idontpostmyemail@myplace.com> wrote in message
> news:3levc0p947utg7sbvc6il3r6m042omimog@4ax.com...
>
> > Stallion...
> > www.mnmilitia.com
>
> Drivel from an idiot who plays paintball and pretends it's the army
>
>

At least they could have choosen something besides coven for the high rank.
What are they witches?

Besides if they have fun playing that way and getting "ranks" and having
fun doing it and not killing anyone more power to them.