for those of you who doubted that i am magic: broken v7 mechbox

manchovie · February 28th, 2007, 18:20

my m14 and i have a long standing love/hate relationship. it shoots mind blowingly well when it feeds and looks and handles in a way that makes me forget about all other guns. only problem is that the bitch hates me. it keeps pulling crazy apparantly unsolvable stunts on me that would go away when someone else looks at it or behaves in unpleasant ways without any physical issues which go away after it's been disassembled then reassembled only to return during a crucial moment at the next skirmish. needless to say it's been complicated and today it got even more complicated. ladies and gentlemen, i bring you today: broken v7 mechbox!

now i dont know how or when this happened, nor have i heard of this problem before, nor am i looking for any help...merely documenting. just this morning i was browsing redwolf and came across an aftermarket g&p 7mm bearing mechbox and thought to myself "what kind of an idiot would buy that?" turns out it's me

. if it's terrible i'll post about it here. god help them if it's terrible, i miss my terrible harpy succubus of an m14.

CDN_Stalker · February 28th, 2007, 18:44

No kidding!

joaz · February 28th, 2007, 18:47

wow nice cut.

I'm wondering what the other side looks like.

From the pictures it looks like the crack occurred on the thin walls of the upper side first, then it quickly slammed the bottom away.

But anyway, there is no such thing as un-crackable marui box.

manchovie · February 28th, 2007, 18:57

the other side is just fine. the top is a little beefier.

Colin_S · February 28th, 2007, 20:17

Man that is terrible.

LOL with my luck with my M14, I thought I would have been the first to break a mechbox. Well hopefully the G&P will be good, you could always contact JAFA to get you another stock TM but dunno if you want to risk breaking another one.

yanhchan · February 28th, 2007, 20:20

what about trying a bit of JB weld before giving up on it? But then you probably thought of that

LUTNIT · February 28th, 2007, 20:22

Wouldn't be even near strong enough...

Okay, now go get a CA M249 and blow that mechbox and post pics

Tankdude · February 28th, 2007, 20:55

What were the upgrades?

ThunderCactus · February 28th, 2007, 21:19

trust me JB weld aint good for crap, ive seen super glued plastic with more strength, you would have better luck brazing the joint.
ive had a very similar thing happen to me, but the whole front cracked apart but was still holding onto the cylinder so it just shot with more of a metal clangy sound to it lol now THATS good gunsmith upgrading!
i got a guarder reinforced gearbox and its great, only cost me around 100$

manchovie · March 1st, 2007, 01:32

upgrades were pretty simple, nothing extraordinary:
-guarder piston
-guarder spring guide
-guarder nozzle
-sp110
it'd probably be the same price for the 7mm one as for the original tm from jafa (correct me if i'm wrong).
thundercactus: you are probably talking about a v2 breaking, this is not exceptional.

damage · March 1st, 2007, 01:55

Manchovie, Your not the only one. I run into a thread in filairsoft.com. Same broken M14 gearbox.

Looks like this will be a problem with most of TM M14's. Some HK online stores are sold out on their G&P M14 reinforced gearbox. Ever wonder why?

manchovie · March 1st, 2007, 02:46

never noticed. thanks for the heads up mate

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Pip · March 1st, 2007, 23:09

Do you think this is an age issue or an upgrade issue? be interesting to figure out why this happend, i was thinking of upgrading my 14 sometime in the near future, would love to see how things go with the reinforced box. Keep us up to date

Zekk05 · April 24th, 2007, 15:17

to dig up an old thread...

it appears as though mine is about to do the exact same thing as manchovies. Right now, its firing fine, but i can see the crack in the box exactly where his cracked, only the part hasnt come off YET... time to order a new g&p reinforced mechbox I believe.

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February 28th, 2007, 18:20	#1
manchovie Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto	for those of you who doubted that i am magic: broken v7 mechbox my m14 and i have a long standing love/hate relationship. it shoots mind blowingly well when it feeds and looks and handles in a way that makes me forget about all other guns. only problem is that the bitch hates me. it keeps pulling crazy apparantly unsolvable stunts on me that would go away when someone else looks at it or behaves in unpleasant ways without any physical issues which go away after it's been disassembled then reassembled only to return during a crucial moment at the next skirmish. needless to say it's been complicated and today it got even more complicated. ladies and gentlemen, i bring you today: broken v7 mechbox! now i dont know how or when this happened, nor have i heard of this problem before, nor am i looking for any help...merely documenting. just this morning i was browsing redwolf and came across an aftermarket g&p 7mm bearing mechbox and thought to myself "what kind of an idiot would buy that?" turns out it's me . if it's terrible i'll post about it here. god help them if it's terrible, i miss my terrible harpy succubus of an m14. __________________ experienced toronto gun doctor, hundreds of guns serviced manchovie gun doc thread! my b/s rating

February 28th, 2007, 18:44	#2
CDN_Stalker Official ASC Bladesmith Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ont.	No kidding! __________________ STKR Knives http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/STK...17036668380871

February 28th, 2007, 18:57	#4
manchovie Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto	the other side is just fine. the top is a little beefier. __________________ experienced toronto gun doctor, hundreds of guns serviced manchovie gun doc thread! my b/s rating

February 28th, 2007, 18:47	#3
joaz Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2006	wow nice cut. I'm wondering what the other side looks like. From the pictures it looks like the crack occurred on the thin walls of the upper side first, then it quickly slammed the bottom away. But anyway, there is no such thing as un-crackable marui box.

February 28th, 2007, 20:17	#5
Colin_S Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto, Ontario	Man that is terrible. LOL with my luck with my M14, I thought I would have been the first to break a mechbox. Well hopefully the G&P will be good, you could always contact JAFA to get you another stock TM but dunno if you want to risk breaking another one. __________________ Team GHOSTS - Fides et Amicitia Blog: http://www.colinsun.com G-45

February 28th, 2007, 20:20	#6
yanhchan Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Scarborough/Richmond Hill ON	what about trying a bit of JB weld before giving up on it? But then you probably thought of that __________________ YANHCHAN'S AIRSMITHING: AEG repair/Tune up/Upgrades V2/V3 mechboxes, rewiring/reconnecting. Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country ~John F. Kennedy

February 28th, 2007, 20:22	#7
LUTNIT Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ottawa	Wouldn't be even near strong enough... Okay, now go get a CA M249 and blow that mechbox and post pics

February 28th, 2007, 20:55	#8
Tankdude Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Coast, New Brunswick	What were the upgrades?

February 28th, 2007, 21:19	#9
ThunderCactus Not Eye Safe, Pretty Boy Maximus on the field take his picture! Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2007	trust me JB weld aint good for crap, ive seen super glued plastic with more strength, you would have better luck brazing the joint. ive had a very similar thing happen to me, but the whole front cracked apart but was still holding onto the cylinder so it just shot with more of a metal clangy sound to it lol now THATS good gunsmith upgrading! i got a guarder reinforced gearbox and its great, only cost me around 100$

March 1st, 2007, 01:32	#10
manchovie Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto	upgrades were pretty simple, nothing extraordinary: -guarder piston -guarder spring guide -guarder nozzle -sp110 it'd probably be the same price for the 7mm one as for the original tm from jafa (correct me if i'm wrong). thundercactus: you are probably talking about a v2 breaking, this is not exceptional. __________________ experienced toronto gun doctor, hundreds of guns serviced manchovie gun doc thread! my b/s rating

March 1st, 2007, 01:55	#11
damage Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Port Coquitlam, BC	Manchovie, Your not the only one. I run into a thread in filairsoft.com. Same broken M14 gearbox. Looks like this will be a problem with most of TM M14's. Some HK online stores are sold out on their G&P M14 reinforced gearbox. Ever wonder why? __________________ Team P.I.M.P. Vancouver BC -Guntech(PM or E-mail only)

March 1st, 2007, 02:46	#12
manchovie Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto	never noticed. thanks for the heads up mate . __________________ experienced toronto gun doctor, hundreds of guns serviced manchovie gun doc thread! my b/s rating

April 24th, 2007, 15:17	#14
Zekk05 Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Winnipeg	to dig up an old thread... it appears as though mine is about to do the exact same thing as manchovies. Right now, its firing fine, but i can see the crack in the box exactly where his cracked, only the part hasnt come off YET... time to order a new g&p reinforced mechbox I believe.

for those of you who doubted that i am magic: broken v7 mechbox

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