CA Hicap Magazine Misfeed

deltaop1 · January 6th, 2007, 21:54

When I purchased my CA M15A4 Carbine it came stock with a CA hicap 300 round magazine. This magazine seems to misfeed BBs when I use it (i.e. the BBs don't seem to be entering the AEG). I tried my CA M15A4 with a CA lowcap magazine and that works well, it's just the hicap mag that I an having problems with.

I did lube the hicap mag's BB channel with a bit of silicone oil and I made sure that once I loaded BBs into the hicap mag that I used the mag's bottom wheel to make sure the BBs stacked up to the top of the feed channel. I'm not sure what else I should/can try so I thought I would seek opinions here please.

I also notice that BBs sit on top of a spring in the lowcap mags. I don't see the same thing in the hicap mag unless the spring is buried inside the mag. I guess my point here is what pushes the BBs up the channel and into the AEG in a hicap mag?

If you have any suggestions or experience with this problem please post. Many thanks all.

Guardian · January 6th, 2007, 23:34

maybe you are not aware but... You have to wind the wheel on the bottom of the high cap mag every so often.

deltaop1 · January 6th, 2007, 23:54

Thanks for your reply Guardian!

In terms of winding up the BBs so they move up the hicap mags BB channel I did do that. I can see the first BB is sitting just below the opening that feeds into the rifle. I will try winding up the BBs even more just in case I didn't apply enough force.

I should also mention that the problem occurs right from the start of the insertion of the magazine. It's not that I fired off 30 shots before I ran into this problem.

Thanks once again for all the help, I will retry it.

Mantelope · January 7th, 2007, 00:02

Are you only winding it until the BBs come to the top? If so, you've got to wind it a LOT more, so the spring will actually have some tension in it allowing the hicap to feed the rest of the BBs. Wind until the clicking sound changes.

deltaop1 · January 7th, 2007, 02:15

Thank you Harleyb!

I didn't realize you needed to wind it to build up spring tension so up to now all I was doing was winding it up to the point where the BB flowed to the top of the channel. In hindsight I should have realized that perhaps I should crank it more

Thank you for enlightening me on that fact, the manual didn't really point this out. I will retry my hicap in this manner.

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January 6th, 2007, 21:54	#1
deltaop1 Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario	CA Hicap Magazine Misfeed When I purchased my CA M15A4 Carbine it came stock with a CA hicap 300 round magazine. This magazine seems to misfeed BBs when I use it (i.e. the BBs don't seem to be entering the AEG). I tried my CA M15A4 with a CA lowcap magazine and that works well, it's just the hicap mag that I an having problems with. I did lube the hicap mag's BB channel with a bit of silicone oil and I made sure that once I loaded BBs into the hicap mag that I used the mag's bottom wheel to make sure the BBs stacked up to the top of the feed channel. I'm not sure what else I should/can try so I thought I would seek opinions here please. I also notice that BBs sit on top of a spring in the lowcap mags. I don't see the same thing in the hicap mag unless the spring is buried inside the mag. I guess my point here is what pushes the BBs up the channel and into the AEG in a hicap mag? If you have any suggestions or experience with this problem please post. Many thanks all.

January 6th, 2007, 23:34	#2
Guardian Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ajax-Pickering (GTA)	maybe you are not aware but... You have to wind the wheel on the bottom of the high cap mag every so often. __________________ "Sex is one of the 9 reasons for reincarnation, the other 8 are unimportant." Henry Miller Guardian’s airsoft projects @ http://www3.sympatico.ca/aftershock/

January 7th, 2007, 00:02	#4
Mantelope Scotty aka harleyb Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto, Ontario	Are you only winding it until the BBs come to the top? If so, you've got to wind it a LOT more, so the spring will actually have some tension in it allowing the hicap to feed the rest of the BBs. Wind until the clicking sound changes. __________________

January 6th, 2007, 23:54	#3
deltaop1 Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario	Thanks for your reply Guardian! In terms of winding up the BBs so they move up the hicap mags BB channel I did do that. I can see the first BB is sitting just below the opening that feeds into the rifle. I will try winding up the BBs even more just in case I didn't apply enough force. I should also mention that the problem occurs right from the start of the insertion of the magazine. It's not that I fired off 30 shots before I ran into this problem. Thanks once again for all the help, I will retry it.

January 7th, 2007, 02:15	#5
deltaop1 Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario	Thank you Harleyb! I didn't realize you needed to wind it to build up spring tension so up to now all I was doing was winding it up to the point where the BB flowed to the top of the channel. In hindsight I should have realized that perhaps I should crank it more Thank you for enlightening me on that fact, the manual didn't really point this out. I will retry my hicap in this manner.

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