Tippmann X7 cleaning and etc.

Question

I bought a X7 about 3 weeks ago and haven't gone paintballing yet because I don't have an air tank yet. I have a few questions to ask:

1. This is my first marker and I am a little nervous about taking it apart...there are a lot of little pieces, any pointers?

2. How often should I have to clean the Tippmann so the cyclone feed doesn't chop the balls and so the marker preforms as it is new?

3. How do I clean the gun and what parts do I have to oil?

and...

4. If i break an O-Ring, where do I go to buy another one?

I plan to use air with this marker. I would rather have people who own and clean a Tippmann X7 marker. If you can help that would be great. Thanks!:P

Answer 1

For the taking it apart part...its a tippmann, there fairly easy to understand once you take it apart once or twice, just keep the parts in a plastic bag and try no to lose them. People say clean your marker after every game and stuff, but personally i only clean my 98 custom about once a month, you can clean it more if you want, but you wont really need too. To clean it just wipe down the outside with a damp cloth, then wipe dry, and for the inside, if the oil is looking black and dirty, wipe it off the moving parts and add some new oil. The parts you oil are; Back bolt, front bolt, any o-rings, and any other moving parts. If you break an o-ring you can buy new ones at any paintball shop, offline, and if you have the old one you can usually find a new one at a hardware store.

Answer 2

1. tippmanns are nice because you really dont have to take them apart too much, but if you do, its not too hard to put everything back. Just read the manual.

2.Again, its a tippy so you dont have to keep cleaning it. A good idea is to buy good paintballs not walmart or ***** paintballs. A good brand will be clean when it runs through the gun, and a bad one might break leaving gunk in it.

3. Oil the orings on your bolt.

4. You can buy like 100 orings at actionvillage.com for about $10 =)

Answer 3

David Beckham-

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