I've been struggling with my MK23 mag for a while now. I did everything the same but with a different sealant and haven't removed the valve. I'll try it this way. Cheers!
Ive never had to go to the extent of using epoxy or sealent. I just give the O rings a nice bath for a few days and lets them swell up again. I feel using sealent is a way to ruin a mag. I recently fixed a friends mag that was "fixed" using this method, and it was a pain to take apart and clean... All i did was change the O ring with a well lubed up one and she was like new. But the way I look at it, this method is like last resort.
Trinity Black I understand that but I’ve tried many methods including the one you mentioned and it eventually fails again and again But some of us just want that permanent fix and if was to fail in which mine never have pop the pins out and the body and base plate will separate. Agreed there are many methods this is one of many
@@gunsmithy6188 my other question is how cold does it get where you play? This year the coldest it got was around -3°C where i play so using the mk23 hasn't been too bad. But i still kept warmers in my pouches :p some friends of mine on reddit who live in Cali say they don't have as many problems as I do, I assume because of the weather :p
@@gunsmithy6188 little update, it got down to -10°/-15° C and the mags ive fixed still function, but you can definitely tell there is a loss of gas efficiency with the cold. All we can hope is TM makes a better design on their seal :D ... hopefully lol
I had problems with 4 mags. Tried the sealant approach but still leaked. However I found a spare O ring for my piston in my sniper whacked that in and pressured up nicely.
Whats the size of the o-ring in the mag? Mine is totaly broken so i can't measure it anymore. Never thought off the SMX-Polymer to use in the mag :-) I'm now using 4 stti mags and they are hpa at the moment.. Would like to run the mk23 on greengas in the summer with the original mags.
Gunsmithy Much thanks! One more question, I noticed you were using a razor blade to cut the edge off of the pin you drilled out. Is it a soft metal or plastic?
Nice tutorial! I use loctite rtv blue but it is very flexible and not that durable, sometimes pieces come off in the mag and blocks the valve. I will try soudal but there is the flexi and turbo... Will the flexi not be better because it is more flexible and more of a sealant than the turbo?
theFunmonkey24 Thank you Their are a few brands out there Also Evostick sticks like shit But as long as it’s ALL BONDING and All SEALING you should be good
@@gunsmithy6188 Oke super, I'm getting the soudal flexi and turbo 125ml and will test those to see if there is actualy any difference :P I'm just curious :P Thanks a lot mate! I'm hoping you will make more teching videos, I really like them!
