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KWA M4 not firing properly
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:51 pm
by TokenTech89
i read on another thread about the bucking issue, but wwith my friends M4, it won't shoot semi, but will shot every other one in full auto.
Any thoughts about this problem.
Re: KWA M4 not firing properly
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:23 pm
by Dominum
What do you mean it will shoot every other one in full auto? Do you mean that when in semi it functions the same as full auto, or something else? Be extremely specific as to what the symptoms are.
Re: KWA M4 not firing properly
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:31 pm
by TokenTech89
it doesn't double feed. rather it alternates between dry fire and actually firing a bb out. in semi fire, it doesn't fire any shots at all, basically dry firing the entire time in semi mode.
Re: KWA M4 not firing properly
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:33 pm
by Dominum
OK, so, in full auto the gun only fires a BB out every other cycle; In semi auto, it does nothing but dry fire?
Re: KWA M4 not firing properly
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:36 pm
by TokenTech89
Dominum wrote:OK, so, in full auto the gun only fires a BB out every other cycle; In semi auto, it does nothing but dry fire?
exactly.

Re: KWA M4 not firing properly
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:41 pm
by Dominum
Is it entirely stock?
When it does fire, does it do so with a normal trajectory, or does it basically roll out of the barrel?
Have you fired it with the hopup turned all the way off?
Re: KWA M4 not firing properly
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:44 pm
by TokenTech89
it is entirely stock, no internal upgrades what so ever.
when it does fire, it shoots out like it would. we brought it out to Op24 in hopes of using it, but we could not because of the problem
and I tried it not long ago with the hop-up all the way off and all the way up. both gave the same results.
it is really confusing with this one....
Re: KWA M4 not firing properly
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:48 pm
by Dominum
Can you take quality video of the magwell when firing in both settings so that I can see how far back the airnozzle is going during it's cycle?
Re: KWA M4 not firing properly
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:12 pm
by TokenTech89
i took a look inside the magwell, and did a few test shots, the airnozzel diesn't go fully back after the trigger was released. both in semi and in full auto. a little still sticks out, preventing the next bb from sliding up.
Re: KWA M4 not firing properly
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:56 pm
by Dominum
That could be a number of things, but the easy fix is to shim the chamber against the shell.
Re: KWA M4 not firing properly
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:58 pm
by TokenTech89
Dominum wrote:That could be a number of things, but the easy fix is to shim the chamber against the shell.
that, my friend, is where i will leave that up to the professionals to do. i hope the ace hardware store can do repairs like that, or someone near here can do that
Re: KWA M4 not firing properly
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:21 pm
by Dominum
I don't think the ACE hardware store guys know what a hopup chamber even looks like. It's not hard, just put something between the two.
Re: KWA M4 not firing properly
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:36 am
by TokenTech89
true but still, i rather let someone who has done it before than i try to do it and mess it up. who is close to charleston, or sumter area that can possibly fix it?
Re: KWA M4 not firing properly
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:20 am
by Star_folder
I suggest going through the Services Sale forum. It's at the bottom of the main page. There are a few of us that offer tech work, I could take a look at it, but I live in lexington.