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Yes, that’s correct (your 1st paragraph). Slowing the rate of fire will come from adding weight to the bolt (lead BBs, pellets, etc)...

MacMaster-Carr sells all sorts of mechanical parts, including raw materials. They’re a bit more pricey than the local hardware store but...

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Glad to hear I could help 🙂. The donut … I wouldn’t give up on it just yet. If it registers off the smaller tube then then, yes, it...

If you attach it to the bolt, then the back-and-forth might knock it loose. I like the idea of a donut shaped buffer. I’d try fixing it...

I don’t think adding a spring will do it. I’d fish around to find what stops the bolt’s rearward travel and add a soft plastic stop. The...

Yes, I thought about that also. The telescoping black plastic tubes got my attention. So I decided to compress the black tubes which...

While you’re in there, see if there’s any way to add a recoil buffer. Anything that might soften that bolt slamming against the receiver.

Other than the bolt moving back and forth, the Airsoft M1A1 is not the same as the Umarex Co2 BB gun. I am going to have to take apart...

Another early Day had #3 to rebuild..the last of the Mohegan’s…I think I will call them the …”3 Musketeer’s”….All For One And One For...

Today was a fun day…nor including work that skunked…took out the least expensive pistol in my arsenal but it is one of my most enjoyable...

YouTube has a video “WE Thompson M1A1 Disassembly & Cleaning, Lubrication Guide”. This might be slightly different for Umarex but I...

Put an old pistol scope 4x on a PP700 SA sighted it in @ 25 yards shot 3/4 DOT but just nicked the outside and two inside not too...

A heavier bolt might be all you need. The bolt is most likely alloy and possibly hollow. If so, you can open it up and fill it with lead...

Same here, I do enjoy this community. Yes, I also have the MP40. Added lead to the bolt to slow the firing rate and bring it more in...