[Flarebrass]

@wind_comm: I used a cutting edge on a dremel. for all 3 it took me about 10-15 minutes.

@K3vX: Unfortunately I do not have a lower battery as I only have 11.1's and rifles. I do not believe it is moving to fast, as after more observations, firing semi 30 times in a row, the nozzle still moved irregularly (from being all the way back to sticking 3-4 mm into the hopup chamber, more so the latter than the former). Unfortunately with these gears, a sector clip is of no use, as the Siegetek sector gear has a build in over sized round "nub" which goes almost all the way to the gear shaft. The mags are PTS and feed very will in both my other rifles (as well as the bb's), so I think we can rule those out as well (keeping in mind PTS Emags are the mag of choice for 416's due to the modified magwell). Noticing, after those 30 shots, that for at least 5 of them the nozzle was all the way in the recoiled position towards the gearbox; which in theory means it isn't too long. There is something (whether it be overspin or what have you) that is catching it just a tiny bit forward each time and it finished anywhere from 0mm - 4mm in the HU. Frankly I am still stumped on how to adjust this w/o an AB mosfet.

@Lurking: Sometimes the nozzle goes all the way back (which shows it can), but more often than not, its a couple mm into the HU. I will pull it out some time this week and check the length of the VFC one compared to this one, but after seeing that it could go all the way back towards the gearbox has me thinking otherwise. The motor is a high torque and speed neo motor so it should have enough kick to do anything. Maybe it has too much kick for a lower ratio gear set (even after short stroking?). I haven't had a chance to chroni it as it hasnt even been able to fire a bb yet. For the Emag, they spray out super fast, so the spring seems ok. When the mag is in the well, there is no vertical or horizontal wiggle. I will try another mag tonight, but the nozzle seems to be (probably connected to a larger problem somewhere) blocking the feed itself. No idea how to truly fix this issue. The main question is, how to I make the nozzle stay recoiled ALL the time. That is, the magic question haha.

@pestobanana: Would overspin not create an issue with the nub on the sector gear to finish in different places, therefore leaving the nozzle in different places and creating a feeding issue? I will try turning it upside down and see if I can, by hand, put a single bb down in the hop up. I mentioned to another helpful hand above that more often than not the nozzle is a few mm into the magwell, preventing it from feeding, BUT I have seen it a few times go all the way back, which means its not too long, therefore must be another problem. I will cycle it as you said and get it in the rear position and see if a bb slides down inside. If it does, what does that mean? Do we go back to the overspin stopping at random different intervals, therefore putting the nozzle in different places and unable to feed?

Other than an AB mosfet, would using bushings rather than bearings make a difference? (I know it will slow the gears down slightly, but will it be enough? Is it that dramatic of a difference?).

Thanks again for all your brain power guys. It really helps to have more than one head on things and together, I am sure we can figure this out! Thanks a ton!

Cheers,

Flarebrass