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Crunchmeister · February 8th, 2008, 00:55

OK. As a few of you know from other threads, I was one of the unlucky ones that had a crap P226 whos innner gas block rail wore down quickly, causing the slide to not lock back upon emptying the magazine. Well, these upgrades have solved the problem.

I had a bunch of upgrade parts on the way, plus the seller shipped me a whole new upper slide assembly for my P226 since it had broken so quickly. I received that slide today, and proceeded with the upgrades. It ended well, but I did encounter some issues along the way.

The list of parts I got for it is as follows:

Creative metal slide and outer barrel (comes with a spring and piston head)
Guarder steel spring guide
Guarder enhanced recoil and hammer springs
Nineball 6.03 mm inner barrel
King Arms air seal chamber

I THOUGHT I had also ordered a Guarder enhanced nozzle, but it would seem that I didn't order it after all. I'll have to get that next time.

So, I proceeded to install all the parts and lube everything up to get it working nice and smooth. Took all of about 15 minutes to get everything back together again. One thing that had me concerned was the tightness of the new piston head in the chamber. And it turned out I was correct.

I racked the slide back the first time, and OMG... The feel was nice and the sound of the metal was awesome. I took a first shot at my target, and it was very accurate. Pulling the trigger a second time, no BB fired. Same with the 3rd shot. It turns out that the piston head is too tight and doesn't allow the nozzle to move freely.

So I took out the new head and installed the old piston lid. The gun fired hard and straight - but only for about 10 shots. Then, it just drained its gas. I refilled and continued firing. I got about 8 shots that time. I repeated a third time to complete the mag, and upon firing the last round, the slide didn't lock back. I refilled with propane and tried dry-firing and the slide wasn't travelling back far enough to lock it.

I figured the recoil spring was too stiff, so I replaced it with the stock one. This helped improve my gas mileage. I managed to get about 15 shots before the mag drained off. So I replaced the stock hammer spring.

That fixed the problem - at least for now. I can now get off a full mag of BBs on one charge, with enough pressure to lock the slide back when I'm empty. However, these 'downgrades' have robbed it of the extra power my upgrade parts gained it.

Next time I order from eHobby Asia, I'll be ordering that enhanced nozzle I thought I had ordered. perhaps the new piston head will for better with it and help get everything back up to where it should be with all these new parts.

So that's where it is for now. I'll be happy if I can get all those other upgrade parts working with it eventually. I do hope the enhanced nozzle will help. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas on what the problem could be, then I'm all ears (or eyes, in this case). But for now, I'm pretty pleased with the gun and its new metal slide.

February 8th, 2008, 00:55	#1
Crunchmeister Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In your bedroom going though your underwear drawer	Upgrade progress of my TM P226 OK. As a few of you know from other threads, I was one of the unlucky ones that had a crap P226 whos innner gas block rail wore down quickly, causing the slide to not lock back upon emptying the magazine. Well, these upgrades have solved the problem. I had a bunch of upgrade parts on the way, plus the seller shipped me a whole new upper slide assembly for my P226 since it had broken so quickly. I received that slide today, and proceeded with the upgrades. It ended well, but I did encounter some issues along the way. The list of parts I got for it is as follows: Creative metal slide and outer barrel (comes with a spring and piston head) Guarder steel spring guide Guarder enhanced recoil and hammer springs Nineball 6.03 mm inner barrel King Arms air seal chamber I THOUGHT I had also ordered a Guarder enhanced nozzle, but it would seem that I didn't order it after all. I'll have to get that next time. So, I proceeded to install all the parts and lube everything up to get it working nice and smooth. Took all of about 15 minutes to get everything back together again. One thing that had me concerned was the tightness of the new piston head in the chamber. And it turned out I was correct. I racked the slide back the first time, and OMG... The feel was nice and the sound of the metal was awesome. I took a first shot at my target, and it was very accurate. Pulling the trigger a second time, no BB fired. Same with the 3rd shot. It turns out that the piston head is too tight and doesn't allow the nozzle to move freely. So I took out the new head and installed the old piston lid. The gun fired hard and straight - but only for about 10 shots. Then, it just drained its gas. I refilled and continued firing. I got about 8 shots that time. I repeated a third time to complete the mag, and upon firing the last round, the slide didn't lock back. I refilled with propane and tried dry-firing and the slide wasn't travelling back far enough to lock it. I figured the recoil spring was too stiff, so I replaced it with the stock one. This helped improve my gas mileage. I managed to get about 15 shots before the mag drained off. So I replaced the stock hammer spring. That fixed the problem - at least for now. I can now get off a full mag of BBs on one charge, with enough pressure to lock the slide back when I'm empty. However, these 'downgrades' have robbed it of the extra power my upgrade parts gained it. Next time I order from eHobby Asia, I'll be ordering that enhanced nozzle I thought I had ordered. perhaps the new piston head will for better with it and help get everything back up to where it should be with all these new parts. So that's where it is for now. I'll be happy if I can get all those other upgrade parts working with it eventually. I do hope the enhanced nozzle will help. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas on what the problem could be, then I'm all ears (or eyes, in this case). But for now, I'm pretty pleased with the gun and its new metal slide. __________________ Last edited by Crunchmeister; February 12th, 2008 at 19:08..