Honey, I think I broke the Jolt
Honey, I think I broke the Jolt
I was hoping for a better inaugural Discuss post, but...
So, I got a Rebelle Jolt clone for Kiddo 02 because 01 liked theirs so much. So I thought I'd do the usual stuff like drilling out the air restrictor.
Except this time around, performance has gone way down. Barely flops out of the barrel. I thought I'd try replacing it with some brass (17/32 I think? I should really write this down), but it's even worse now. I'm thinking of drilling out enough space for a Crayola barrel, but I'm kind of afraid I'm just butchering it at this point.
Please advise, and thanks in advance.
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Is there any debris in the plunger tube from the drilling? Also sufficient lube, and a decent air seal?
I don't think there's any debris. A little bit of air restrictor I can't quite get out, but it's shoved out of the way just by putting a dart in. I added some silicone grease for good measure, so it's all lubed up. And the sealing ring is stock, which worked fine before.
I'm betting that bit of AR that gets pushed back is misaligned and ends up blocking the connector between the plunger and the barrel. Jolts have this little 'neck' of tubing between the two, and it's very small. You might want to get back in there with a pair of needlenose pliers or something.
Okay, I think I got it. Because the stupid thing spins around when you try drilling from the front, I had to drill through the plunger tube. Thought I was going to shoot through the back of the barrel for a minute.
Now not only does it work, but it kinda takes off now. I don't own a chronograph, so I just go by the Whoa Test, i.e. I shoot it and go "whoa, that looks fast!"