Jortaro

'shmmee', on 25 May 2011 - 10:27 PM, said:

I couldn't see the broken part in your picture, I'm gussing you're referring to the tab on the slide that holds the pin in place? That's the most common break on a mav. Here's two options:

fix with nail That's about what I've done to repair mine when they break - only with a bit of coat hanger instead of a nail.

and:

cocking handle repair with beefy steel bracket.

Thanks for the tip, but the section that is broken is not the bracket that holds the metal pin (thats been fine so faR)

But the orange tab on the compressor that the metal pin uses to pull/push back on to extend/arm the compressor.

And as i stated in first my post the picture is NOT of my broken mav but a stock from this forum to show which gun I'm referring to.

AJAQ, on Nov 7 2007, 12:54 PM, said:

Paint your metallic layer on, then either streak on(brush), or scratch(Paint on, take off), a layer of your top color. (black usually)

tried this method in the past, didn't get the results that i wanted, but i have to say that this method is the best to use for long term guns as the wear and scratches come properly and gives it a much better look, thou for people who wants instant finishes this is not as good

The Bone, on Nov 2 2007, 10:40 PM, said:

I agree- I like Mavericks. I too play inside wars most of the time so the range doesn't bother me. My Maverick rocks- its spray-painted black and a specs of metallic finish. Can someone tell me where to find the mod to open the clip up further?

the mod is pretty easy (even for a newbie such as myself) i found the mod from here http://www.djarkady....=200707&paged=2 thou it does say using a crafting knife can be time consuming and that using a pair of pliers can be faster I recommend against it, as it can cause you to break the unit completely if you go too far so sticking with a crafting knife id better thou you may spend much more time on it.

Great tutorial on this maverick mod, and the pictures really help.

One question thou, when removing the air resrictor, is it nessary to use the straw and foam? I've seen some who just remove the top rod section like you have but done nothing else to it. Just wondering thats all.

Thanks for the Info, so basically from what I gathered,

Blue not as strong

Yellow better parts but more effort needed for modding.

guess it's gonna be yellow one which I'm getting then, need the parts to be strong since I'm such a clutz with tools, not that the color matters anyway since I'm gonna repaint it.

Thanks to all those who posted.