OriginUK Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Maybe adda bit of electrical tape on to mag catch (not the magazine themselves but the mag release/catch)? Keep adding a bit each time till the mags feed. Will try something like that now. Surely that suggests a tolerance problem in the lower receiver, either with the mag catch, or lower itself though? Which means I got a bit of a lemon?...(e.g. return/replace) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) I hesitate to say this, but it might be best to not alter it and take it back. Ask if you can have a replacement that works out of the box (tested before being shipped to you), but I've heard horror stories when it comes to zero one. But then again, some people swear by them. Maybe get in touch with WE Europe via their Facebook page, see if they can offer any help/advice? Edited July 26, 2014 by Habakure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OriginUK Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 I hesitate to say this, but it might be best to not alter it and take it back. Ask if you can have a replacement that works out of the box (tested before being shipped to you), but I've heard horror stories when it comes to zero one. But then again, some people swear by them. Maybe get in touch with WE Europe via their Facebook page, see if they can offer any help/advice? Don't see anyway to contact WE Europe on FB, can't post or message them? I can't even buy a new lower, as they aren't available anywhere. I guess I'm going to have to wait until monday now and contact Zero One, and hope for a replacement. Just seems odd that there is no way to fix the problem in the gun itself. Even if I remove the mag catch/release fully I don't see what I could possibly do with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Add tape to the part that connects with the magazine. That will lift it higher and this will/should help it to feed better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OriginUK Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Add tape to the part that connects with the magazine. That will lift it higher and this will/should help it to feed better. Do you mean the mag release, that the mag sits on? Not sure I can, as when you press that in (to release the mag) it moves into a slot that it won't fit into if I make it bigger? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) I know what you mean, the slot in the lower receiver that the mag release rests in. Maybe try adding tape into the hole of each mag, that that mag release connects with? Edited July 26, 2014 by Habakure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Get your mag. Take the base plate off. Undo screw and remove guts from shell. Now get an o-ring that's the width of the wobble you need to fill in. Doesn't have to be an o-ring, could be a folded up wad of paper but you'd at least want it to be water proof. Place it between the guts and the shell, aligned at the hole where the screw goes through to keep it in place. Put screw and base plate back. Alternatively you can put a spacer at the top of the mag too between the top of the mag shell and the top of the guts but you'll need something thin and rigid like a cut up credit card or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OriginUK Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 I don't really want to be "fixing" every mag I ever buy though. As much as I don't want to, I'm gonna have to return it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) You're well within your right to do so. It is unable to perform the one act it was built for (firing bb's). Edited July 27, 2014 by Habakure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OriginUK Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 It's back with ZeroOne now, so hopefully they'll just send me a new one...when they get round to looking at it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 Let us know what they say/do, cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OriginUK Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Apparently they fixed it, instead of replaced. The guy on the phone told me they've replaced all the parts in the mag-well. I'm not sure if they mean the entire lower, or just the mag catch etc. It's on it's way back, so we'll see when it gets here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OriginUK Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Has anyone had any issues with screw threads stripping? Never had it happen on any other gun, but now the screws that hold that barrel in place are simply ruined. Threads either on the screws, or more likely the upper reciever, have stripped so badly that they will need drilling out. Poor quality metal used by WE? Was about to buy another SCAR, but this has kinda put me off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jkpics Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Not a general problem on the SCAR, maybe they have been loose and got beaten to hell or somebody over tightened them at some point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OriginUK Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 It was new.. maybe I over tightened them, but I didn't really force anything, and I only had them out once. Wouldn't have thought any decent material would be stripped by that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jkpics Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Strange, I use a stright handle tool for all that stuff, to easy to over tighten with angled grip tools and loctite 243. But the good thing about WE is that you get out you manual and just order some new parts from the diagram. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frexion Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 I've just converted my CB SCAR into open bolt one. And i realized 1 problem with my new v2 mag, it's misfeed after 4-5 shots. But i also find the solution: get 1-2 mm card insert between gas router set (magazine lips) and the magazine itself. It worked for me. Apparently, the magazine lips doesnt tall enough to feed the nozzle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Philbucknall Posted September 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 That's intereting I did an OB conversion for a friend the other day and apart from it probably being quite hot fps wise it had no issues with feeding from the V2 mags. I wonder if it has anything to do with wear on the guide rails maybe for the bolt carrier as this gun hadn't been used a lot at all prior to converting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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