Impact not feeding a pellet from magazine every time.

[lefty]

My 25 Impact is not feeding a pellet into the barrel every time. It misses about 2 to 3 times a Side Shot mag. It also happens with the original mag. This just started happening. Obviously something changed. Any ideas on what is happening?.

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[Theman406]

Did you check feeding block screws ? Top one on feeding block and side one for pellet probe?

 

[Yo]

Sounds like either a loose pellet probe or just out of adjustment. No big deal. Yo!

 

[FX-USA]

Hi Tom, 

Please feel free to contact our technicians on Monday about this issue, you can email them at [email protected] and they will contact you as soon as possible or you can call in to our North Carolina head quarters and speak with someone. 


Regards, 

FX Airguns Customer Service Support

 

[tor47]

I have found out the small rubber balls in the gun can make it worse if they are missing. When using the side shot mag, only the 2 upper balls should be present, while the other are to be taken out (if you installed the sideshot bracket yourself). If all balls are missing, the mag will have a loose fit, and may not be angled 90 degree toward the probe.

 

[Yo]

I have found out the small rubber balls in the gun can make it worse if they are missing. When using the side shot mag, only the 2 upper balls should be present, while the other are to be taken out (if you installed the sideshot bracket yourself). If all balls are missing, the mag will have a loose fit, and may not be angled 90 degree toward the probe.

Now THAT is a very viable observation worth noting... Yo!

 

[lefty]

I installed the two top balls and that tightened up the mag. I shot a full mag. without any failures. There is still a slight alignment problem as I had to play with the mag to feed on a couple. Thanks to all for the help. It is almost dark now so I will test again in the morning.

Tom

 

[Patrick]

I have the same problem as I got my rifle.

i have loosen up the screw of the slider a bit ( under the cheek piece ) and tighten up the pellet Probe cause that was loose. Only tighten up the pellet probe hasn’t fixed the problem.

cheers

Patrick

 

[lefty]

Thanks Patrick. The probe was tight and I checked the travel of the probe and it goes back past the slot for the magazine.

 

[Deafdog]

Hi Lefty,Patrick

Check out this video

https://youtu.be/ZUV9WNcKu2c

Regards

Deafdog

 

[Patrick]

Thanks Patrick. The probe was tight and I checked the travel of the probe and it goes back past the slot for the magazine.

Well ok, then it’s possible that u have to adjust the screw under the cheek piece.

 

[Patrick]

Hi Lefty,Patrick

Check out this video



https://youtu.be/ZUV9WNcKu2c



Regards

Deafdog

Thanks, I’ve already seen that Vid.

 

[lefty]

FX contacted me about the problem. I was not aware that there are Six rubber balls. I saw only four. The two I put back in thinking they were the upper two were actually the middle two. The Tech had me remove them leaving the two above the barrel in. This helped but did not solve the problem. The last full Sideshot mag I fired had two air shots (no pellet) in the first three shots. I tried the original mag and had an air shot with it. I will contact FX again for help. They have been very responsive. The Sideshot system is new. I had no problems with the original mag prior to installation of the Sideshot.

Tom

 

[Glem.Chally]

I put a wrap of electrical tape around the inside of the mag after taking it apart and seems to have fixed the issue.

Pointing at where here. Seems the area the pellet/slug goes is too loose gives them room to flip over in .25.

Also gave it an extra turn of spring tension. 

 

[Guest]

i toohave problems . this is the second magazine i have to return as the pellet probe is hitting on the wheel every time. the only pellet that cycles perfectly is the jsb 13.43 redesigned anything less than that it will not work.

 

[lefty]

I contacted FX again and told them that I was still having problems with the mag. I could feel when a pellet went into the barrel. When it did not I tapped the mag and then it would rotate and present a pellet. I just received an email from FX stating that a new mag was on the way and a return box for the defective mag. Fantastic service!! This is why I have a new Wildcat III 30 on order. PA says not until 7/13.

 

[lefty]

Received the new mag from FX. So far I have shot 2 full mags of JSB 34 pellets without a problem. Slugs fed well too. I noted that the new mag seems to have more spring tension than the old one. Hopefully, the problem is resolved. Thank you FX.

Tom

 

[Mrshosted]

Hummm, maybe contact 

Saber Tactical and get a metal magazine