I just bought a new sig 552 and bb's are shattering (inside the barrel and coming out of the barrel birdshot style) and the magazine isn't feeding the last couple bb's.
given the symptoms anyone knows what's up?
Is the mag fitting the way it should or is it a little loose?
Are you using new or old BBs?
new bb's and the mag is snug, barrel is clean.
they just come out in 20 piecse about twice a mag... and the next bb just falls out.
:cry: :cry: :cry:
wow
sounds like it might be overpowered if its shattering the bbs. I've never heard of this. Did you check the power (joules) when you bought it?
Its probably best to just take it into your local airsoft shop and let them have a look at it. I'm sure its nothing serious.
Is it brand new?
yea, its quite loud too
but its tokyo marui and brand new! how could it be overpower'd? i do have the tendency to makes things go wrong with equipment...
Chances are that its not the same problem I had with my Systema; but just as a check I'd check that the piston is tightly connected to the piston head.
My systema piston and head slowly seperated over several games, and the futher it seperated the worse it would become at shattering BB's (to the point that it refused to fire any further).
Once it stopped firing completely, and the parts had fully seperated, you could heard a noticeable rattle when you shook the gun.
After disasembly, and screwing the parts tight together with locktite, she's genki agian.
Ghost Wrote:Chances are that its not the same problem I had with my Systema; but just as a check I'd check that the piston is tightly connected to the piston head.
My systema piston and head slowly seperated over several games, and the futher it seperated the worse it would become at shattering BB's (to the point that it refused to fire any further).
Once it stopped firing completely, and the parts had fully seperated, you could heard a noticeable rattle when you shook the gun.
After disasembly, and screwing the parts tight together with locktite, she's genki agian.
No rattle yet. Ill have to test her further.
Prob a little bit more info required (revolves around your nozzle/hopup)...
1) Can you confirm that your nozzle is pushing the BB's into the rubber bucking/hopup chamber properly and smoothly?
2) It doesn't smash on the 1st BB but on subsequent BB's right? i.e. are you having a BB jam first, then subsequent BBs get smashed behind?
As for not feeding the last few BB's, is this a highcap? If so that seems quite normal with bottom-fed AEG's. If it's std/mid caps sounds like your spring isn't pushing your BB's high enough. I'm gathering that you've got good engagement between your mag and the AEG - and further seems to be confirmed when you said that your broken BB's are coming out of the barrel rather than from the magwell.
Q Wrote:Prob a little bit more info required (revolves around your nozzle/hopup)...
1) Can you confirm that your nozzle is pushing the BB's into the rubber bucking/hopup chamber properly and smoothly?
2) It doesn't smash on the 1st BB but on subsequent BB's right? i.e. are you having a BB jam first, then subsequent BBs get smashed behind?
As for not feeding the last few BB's, is this a highcap? If so that seems quite normal with bottom-fed AEG's. If it's std/mid caps sounds like your spring isn't pushing your BB's high enough. I'm gathering that you've got good engagement between your mag and the AEG - and further seems to be confirmed when you said that your broken BB's are coming out of the barrel rather than from the magwell.
1) no idea? its my first airsoft gun really.
2) on full auto, the bb's get smashed. the first 10 go thru fine, and then the shattering begins.
its just a normal 40 round mag, no high caps...
Yes it does sound like your BB's are getting jammed in the hopup chamber. Suggest you clean your barrel. Since it's a new AEG, recommend that you bring it back to the shop. You can try to fix it yourself, but if something is wrong it's better not to risk having to void warranty, etc.
As for not feeding all your BBs in a std cap, that potentially (not certain!) sounds like a dodgy spring in your mags. Better let the shop know.
If you don't mind warranty and wanna get your hands dirty, then of course there's lots more we can do to check ;-).
Mate I would take it back as Q said.
As for not feeding all the BB's thats normal, you will always be left with a about 4 or 5 BB's left in the neck of the hop feed. This is more common in the old Marui variants and the 552 is extremely old, about 10 years in fact and you may find that some stay in the mag itself.
Take a look at the top of the magazine, does it have a little latch next to the whole where the BB's come out of by pulling this latch back you will release the BB's. If you do this is a new version magazine and there is a problem with the mag. If it doesn't have the release latch then its an original magazine and you will always have about 4 or 5 BB's left inside. The only way to get these out is to invert the gun and fire.
Also can you tell me what battery you are using?
Marui actually recommend the Sig 552 should be run using a 7.2v batttery you could use an 8.4 v at a push for a standard unmodified gun. but if you are using a higher capacity battery you may find that the gun isn't able to feed fast enough and thus chopping your BB's.
it was the hop!
i turned it all the way down and no shredded bb's. the gun still misfires about 3 per mag, however i'm gonna assume its a sweet spot on the hop and a little twiddling will fix it!
im using 8.4v battery
its fixed.
just had to fiddle with the hop. the last 3 or 4 bb's don't load but I hear that's normal! thanks for all the help and happy airsofting! can't wit to test out me new gear the next game!