FX Wildcat magazine cycling alignment

[tsmith]

has anyone had any issues with the mag not cycling properly and the probe won’t line up and move forward. Then if I turn the mag and hear it click I skip a pellet.

is it me short cycling the lever? Or is something causing this?

 

[bfd136]

Send it back for warranty

 

[badgerbob]

When you load the mag you must manually turn it until you hear it click it place. Then be sure to pull the lever all the way back. If you still have problems call FX. I had a little learning curve when I got mine last August. No problems since then.

 

[2D1C]

If you took the barrel off? then when re-installing did you have a mag in? if not try again with the mag in until everything cycles, I hope this helped.

 

[bfd136]

I would guessing its the .30 Mine is doing the same thing. I also have the.25 and have never had a problem.

 

[Terryb00]

I have the .30, and like badgerbob said,

when you load the magazine, you must manually turn/rotate the magazine clockwise, until you hear it click. Then it is indexed correctly.

 

[DuncanHynes]

When you load the mag you must manually turn it until you hear it click it place. Then be sure to pull the lever all the way back. If you still have problems call FX. I had a little learning curve when I got mine last August. No problems since then.

Yup, even on .22...push in firmly then slowly rotate down until a small click is heard/felt. Then work the lever slow and deliberate. After I load them this way no issues.

 

[tsmith]

It is an mk1 .25 cal. Have never had it apart. It usually happens when I am cycling fast for a second shot. That’s why I think it is me. It happens in the middle of the magazine. Not always the same spot . And not all the time. Right now my best guess is that in the heat of the moment, hurrying to get off a second shot, I may be cocking the lever too fast or not far enough back?

 

[jking]

I know that the end of the probe can be damaged fairly easily if forced. Kind of crumples it a little so then it's not perfectly straight. You might look it over really close and see if there is any damage causing misalignment.

jk

 

[Gothic_Airgunner]

The 30s sometimes will over spin the magazine when indexing. A simple fix is to put an oring around the nipple on the mag, this will slow it down and fix the indexing issue. Call me Wednesday at Utah Airguns and I can talk you through it.

 

[RM100GUY]

PM sent.

 

[paulemar]

The 30s sometimes will over spin the magazine when indexing. A simple fix is to put an oring around the nipple on the mag, this will slow it down and fix the indexing issue. Call me Wednesday at Utah Airguns and I can talk you through it.

This is a great tip, thanks. I had this difficulty with my new Wildcat MK2 in .30 & knew I'd eventually get used to getting it right. As soon as I read this I went & got my Harbor Freight o-ring kits in SAE & Metric. One of the SAE o-rings fit perfectly & solved the problem when I tried it. I think it was the 3rd smallest o-ring. I then took a toothpick and touched with super glue a couple of tiny spots on the magazine where the o-ring sits to hopefully help secure it in place. It feels much better and the o-ring seems to have made the indexing "click" even sound louder. We'll see if it stays in place. It seemed to be a good fit even without the glue.