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delta76 · August 16th, 2009, 19:01

Today I took a hi-capa mag out for some plinking and when I started to fill it the mag began to leak from the fill valve. I let the mag empty and started thinking about the 50 dollars I was going to have to spend. Then I decided I'd take it apart and soak the valve and o-rings in silicone oil for 20 minutes. Well I've put it back together and tada! It's working I can expend a full mag's worth of BB's on one tank fill.

My question is, is this just a temporary fix? Will the mag continue to leak through an inaudible slow leak or have I really fixed the problem? I think the issue is that I have one of those Madbull Aluminum adapters with the silicone oil reservoir that you fill every once in a while as opposed to every 8 mag fills. Does anyone have a ballpark figure on how often to refill the reservoir to avoid drying out seals? Either way I'll pay better attention to that in the future.

August 16th, 2009, 19:01	#1
delta76 Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Toronto	Hi-Capa Mag leak repair Today I took a hi-capa mag out for some plinking and when I started to fill it the mag began to leak from the fill valve. I let the mag empty and started thinking about the 50 dollars I was going to have to spend. Then I decided I'd take it apart and soak the valve and o-rings in silicone oil for 20 minutes. Well I've put it back together and tada! It's working I can expend a full mag's worth of BB's on one tank fill. My question is, is this just a temporary fix? Will the mag continue to leak through an inaudible slow leak or have I really fixed the problem? I think the issue is that I have one of those Madbull Aluminum adapters with the silicone oil reservoir that you fill every once in a while as opposed to every 8 mag fills. Does anyone have a ballpark figure on how often to refill the reservoir to avoid drying out seals? Either way I'll pay better attention to that in the future.