alex chang Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 First time I fielded the gun i could not get it to work. It seemed like i was getting light strikes, as i was using propane and it was fairly hot. I emptied gas on mag, filled with a small amount of green gas and had the same issue. I removed the flow valve and noticed one of the o rings was completely mangled, it was almost flat like a washer. If you stand up the valve vertical with the impact portion facing up, the oring on the bottom was the bad one (the one that seals the valve). Removed and replaced with one at local hardware store and it was up and running in no time. JUST FYI if you seem to be getting light strikes check your flow valve before tinkering with the hammer spring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NonEx Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Are you talking about the magazine valve or what ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alex chang Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 The flow valve on the actual magazine. I thought the valve wasn't opening due to weak hammer spring or too much pressure inside the magazine. Turns out the o ring was deformed and not allowing the valve to open freely when struck. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NonEx Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Great, I will check my mags and replace the o-rings. I got plenty of spares to use! Might be part of my issue as I had "light strike" symptoms ocasionally. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
icolater Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 This GBB is riddled with problems, pity, it has a nice feel and looks good when new, but after fixing the bogy hop unit (took ages) it worked well for about 200 rounds then the burst fire issue started, fixed that(took ages) then the mags start to leak because of crappy O ring, so in the bin it went. I hope the VFC version is going to be better because I really like the look & feel of the M&P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gixxer3000 Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Something just broke off on my outer barrel and now it jams every shot and vents gas :/ Anyone know how to get a replacement outer barrel? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WTF?Shane Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Great, I will check my mags and replace the o-rings. I got plenty of spares to use! Might be part of my issue as I had "light strike" symptoms ocasionally. Any update to this? I was also having light hammer strikes today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NonEx Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 No, haven't gotten around to it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norotor Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 http://overhoppers.wordpress.com/2013/07/14/hk3p-slide-we-mp/ I posted this in the news thread about the hk3p m&p, figured it actually belonged here. Seems he ordered a trademarked slide directly from WE, and has the option of ordering the trademarked frame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NonEx Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) To me it sounds like semi-BS. It might be from a WE partner but for WE directly to send out trademarked parts like that, I very much doubt it. Either way good for him. I got mine in the mail coming to me! By the way, price for me was $132 USD, so not the previously stated 180. Also, from what I have gathered these are made by the "infamous" "Ghost Island" "shop" or whatever they are. Still unlcear as to who or what that/they are and/or their relationship with WE... Edited July 23, 2013 by NonEx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squad 701 Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 The more expensive Hong Kong price was probably accredited to the fact they shipped it from Taiwan, or maybe they were just milking it a bit :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NonEx Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Sounds like moo-moo milking because everything else I have gotten from KIC Taiwan has been on par with HK prices. They bump up the price from the website abit for foreign customers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WTF?Shane Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Pulled out the output valve from all my mags. They look perfectly alright. Maybe a combination of running propane and warm weather and increased pressure within the magazine and combination of weakened hammer spring. When troubleshooting the other day, the gun shot normal after about 10 or 12 weak shots and manually cycling the slide. It did it with every new mag (topped off bbs and gas) I put in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TnL Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 off the top of my head im guessing the valve knocker or knocker disconnect is worn down, and the higher pressure is enough to push the knocker back over the diconnector early before the cycle is complete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WTF?Shane Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Thanks, TnL. I'll look into it when I build up the competence to pull apart the fire control group. Going to do some more troubleshooting with newly lubed o-rings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uscmCorps Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 I bought the HK3P version of the WE M&P. It immediately had issues alternating between going to full auto or not reseting the hammer. The store (Hero Arms) cautioned me beforehand this was common. I had the store do the upgrade which appears to have resolved all the issues. Markings are like ... crazy shallow, but the overall finish is better than the OEM non-marking M&P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NonEx Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 What the... Your trades on that one is even less visible than on mine... Strange. Also sucks to hear about the fire issues. Will have to check mine out and fix it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uscmCorps Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Well, the iphone quality pics doesn't help. But yeah. That's the current standard for the HK3P trades on the WE M&P. In person, it's not as bad, but they are definitely thin and shallow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WTF?Shane Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 (edited) uscm, who makes that threaded outer barrel and thread protector? Looks sweet. Haven't been messing with my M&P much, but using green gas and I haven't had much problems with light hammer strikes. I did find one magazine did it but it was sitting in my rig for a few hours. I still would like to change out the hammer spring. A pic of mine in a HSP INCOG and D3 rig. Edited August 19, 2013 by WTF?Shane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bladerunner168 Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Off topic but a hat tip for fitting so much stuff onto your PlateMINUS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uscmCorps Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 uscm, who makes that threaded outer barrel and thread protector? Looks sweet. It's actually made by WE ... but the BS branding on the package says American Defense Manufacturing (ADM). Basically it's a WE barrel insert which comes with a thread protector. They've done the threaded inserts before as a prepainted orange plastic thing for US sales. And I've seen the threaded part in black too. But never with a thread protector which was why I bought it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vzx Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Hi all - new here to Arnies. Anyway, my front sights fell off during a game (kind of my fault, I noticed the securing rod starting to stick out but didn't think much of it). I know some have mentioned that RS front sights are likely to work on it with little/no modication. Has anyone installed RS/aftermarket sights on this? If so, which sights did you install? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WTF?Shane Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 I did some comparison with RS M&P sights and it will not fit. Maybe if you find a sight with similar footprint to the OEM WE M&P front sight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fabio Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Despite the Trades being light and shallow its still a nice better touch then no trades at all. Have been debating whether i should pick a M&P up or wait for a Marui Version Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 You're best holding off until VFC come out with theres. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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