Padding a loose slide

The Saint · February 28th, 2006, 02:55

I've recently purchased a WE Dragon. As those who own one can attest, the slide sits a bit loose on the lower receiver, allowing it to wobble sideways. I was wondering how feasible would it be to pad the gap with a little bit of aluminum tape to reduce the wobble. Having little experience with aluminum tape or metal slides, I don't know how they'd mix together. Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance.

Raw Deal · February 28th, 2006, 03:13

The tape will just make a mess.As long as the gap does not look defective, I would leave it alone.

CDN_Stalker · February 28th, 2006, 09:17

I worked on two WE Dragons last weekend, didn't find the slides at all loose, at least not any more so than other GBBs I've worked on. I did find a couple issues with them that I fixed though, but a loose slide wasn't one of them.

Black_Orchid · February 28th, 2006, 10:43

As long as it doesn't effect its performance, I wouldn't touch it. If it does, maybe you should take it to a gun doctor.

Stalker, what problems did you find with the Dragons that you worked on out of curiosity?

firemachine69 · February 28th, 2006, 13:24

A tighter slide isn't always desirable...

CDN_Stalker · February 28th, 2006, 13:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black_Orchid

As long as it doesn't effect its performance, I wouldn't touch it. If it does, maybe you should take it to a gun doctor.

Stalker, what problems did you find with the Dragons that you worked on out of curiosity?

Well, one of the grip safties had popped out before delivery, and because of that the middle flat spring wasn't sitting on the hammer sear, causing the hammer to not latch back. The same gun didn't have enough oil in the blowback boat/nozzle, so the hammer would also catch on the underside of the slide and jam it open. Had to put a finger in to pull the hammer down to release the slide. After I sorted out the flat spring needing to be put on the hammer sear, the gun started working properly. Which is good because it was only shooting in full auto. Lol

The other issue I found on one, but was able to fix and prevent on the other, was a peice of the inner slide was jamming on the hammer/valve linkage return lever. When the hammer hits, the linkage moves forward to strike the release valve, then the cycling slide trips the lever which pulls the linkage backwards to reset it. Basically, I used a needle file to angle and round off both the lever backside and the part of the slide that kept jamming into it.

Aside from those, there haven't been any other problems I've found (ok, one had a leaky mag and still does). Considering that I'd never even seen the inside of any type of HiCapa before last week, I figured things out pretty good! :lol:

The Saint · February 28th, 2006, 15:42

Fair enough, I'll leave her as she is. Will finally get to see how she shoots outside Saturday. Thanks folks. :tup:

CDN_Stalker · February 28th, 2006, 16:07

The 30ft in my basement I use as a range, it shot pretty damn good, roughly about the same as my fully upgraded (including a 6.04mm tightbore) G19 using 0.30g BBs. I got the sights on the Dragon set (is cool, the adjust screws click!) and was able to get decent 4" groups at the point of aim with 0.25g BBs and propane. Am sure you'll be quite happy with it's performance! Just sucks you have to take it apart to adjust the hop up.

Home	Forums	Register	Gallery	FAQ	Calendar
Retailers	Community	News/Info	International Retailers	IRC	Today's Posts

British Columbia	Alberta
BCAC	EAR
Op-For	JOC
Northern Arms Airsoft	Skunkworx Airsoft
Airsoft Kelowna	RAAT
Prince George Airsoft	Manitoba
Saskatchewan	MAA
SK Airsoft	Ontario
PDW	Airsoft Ottawa
South Sask Mercs	Snow Dragons
Quebec	1st Ranger Platoon
PQAC	Wolfpack Tactical
1st Pathfinders Regiment	TTAC3
Quebec Airsoft
MTX Airsoft	Atlantic
FAQc	Atlantic Airsoft

February 28th, 2006, 02:55	#1
The Saint Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Quebec	Padding a loose slide I've recently purchased a WE Dragon. As those who own one can attest, the slide sits a bit loose on the lower receiver, allowing it to wobble sideways. I was wondering how feasible would it be to pad the gap with a little bit of aluminum tape to reduce the wobble. Having little experience with aluminum tape or metal slides, I don't know how they'd mix together. Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance. __________________ "The Bird of Hermes is My Name, Eating My Wings to Make Me Tame."

February 28th, 2006, 03:13	#2
Raw Deal Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Taranna	The tape will just make a mess.As long as the gap does not look defective, I would leave it alone. __________________ Gary Paul Johnston: on selecting a new MEU (SOC) 1911 pistol-Whatever happens,there's no doubt that a "few good men" will once again carry the finest combat pistol in the world and we can only pray that a lot of bad men will regret it. Coyote tan is the new black...

February 28th, 2006, 09:17	#3
CDN_Stalker Official ASC Bladesmith Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ont.	I worked on two WE Dragons last weekend, didn't find the slides at all loose, at least not any more so than other GBBs I've worked on. I did find a couple issues with them that I fixed though, but a loose slide wasn't one of them. __________________ STKR Knives http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/STK...17036668380871

February 28th, 2006, 10:43	#4
Black_Orchid Trader rating Join Date: May 2005 Location: London, UK (Formerly Calgary, Alberta)	As long as it doesn't effect its performance, I wouldn't touch it. If it does, maybe you should take it to a gun doctor. Stalker, what problems did you find with the Dragons that you worked on out of curiosity? __________________ "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." -Mark Twain

February 28th, 2006, 15:42	#7
The Saint Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Quebec	Fair enough, I'll leave her as she is. Will finally get to see how she shoots outside Saturday. Thanks folks. :tup: __________________ "The Bird of Hermes is My Name, Eating My Wings to Make Me Tame."

February 28th, 2006, 16:07	#8
CDN_Stalker Official ASC Bladesmith Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ont.	The 30ft in my basement I use as a range, it shot pretty damn good, roughly about the same as my fully upgraded (including a 6.04mm tightbore) G19 using 0.30g BBs. I got the sights on the Dragon set (is cool, the adjust screws click!) and was able to get decent 4" groups at the point of aim with 0.25g BBs and propane. Am sure you'll be quite happy with it's performance! Just sucks you have to take it apart to adjust the hop up. __________________ STKR Knives http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/STK...17036668380871

Padding a loose slide

Upgrades & Modifications