sniper rifle problem.

vlad2009

so i bought this rifle of some one brought it home tooka few shots and it bassicaly stopped working. when ever i pull the bolt back at the end its just sort snaps back and like shoots. does anyone know how i can fix it.

so i pull the bolt back all the way, when i try to push it forward it just shoots, and the bolt goes back itself. although the pellets dont come out.

can anyone help?

1man3letters

is it gas or spring? what sniper is it 2? did u try taking it apart to check has anything (broken bbs ,dirt , grit etc) got somewhere it shouldnt be?

vlad2009

it is spring, i was gonna take it appart but then i noticed the screws are stripped which the seller didn't mention. im gonna try get those screws ou some how and replace them with new ones.

1man3letters

what model is it? (L96 etc) after you get it apart and if everthing looks grand you should contact the seller , if it came for him he'd probly know alot of the in and outs of the item

vlad2009

its a smith and wesson i-bolt

Puding

sounds like it is slam firing, normally happens at high fps when the sear gives way , at low fps it could just be a faulty sear giving same results , did you buy it as a private sale or from a shop?

vlad2009

yeah its slam firing, private sale.

vlad2009

so i left the rifle in the box and then 20 minutes later took it out to see if i can hacksaw the screws, and its working again. strange.

im gonna try to get them screws out and replace them, and also have a look inside see whats goin on.

1man3letters

glad its workin for ya agian man, but yea id agree take it apart when ya get the chance to make sure problem doesnt come back

vlad2009

same happening thing again, i looked at videos on youtube and there is this one 111 which is exactly what happens with mine except his is just an L96

MonkeyGuy

I had a problem with worn sears before so I replaced them, after a few hundred shots it started giving trouble again. It was just a matter of taking it apart, cleaning and re-lubing everything and tightening everything up properly. Best of luck with it because they're so much fun!

vlad2009

little update. so i finally managed to get rid of the stripped screw, they were absolutely mangled. there was really no proper problem, the sears are like brand new, the real problem was that everything was loose.

so i tightend everything up BUT however that part which you have to kinda unjam to get the trigger box off (im not sure what its called, its like this little silver thing that you push out and then the trigger box comes off the barrel)
its completly loose, i wraped a tiny layer of tape around it and stuck it back in, its a bit loose but i don't know how to get the little bastard to stick back in. does anyone have any good ideas how i can get it to stay there aprt from the dodgy tape job?

thanks.

btw i forgot to mention, it works properly now.

Elite ferrit

you should buy a new trigger see-er i had the exact same problem