Thread: Typhoon F-12 MAXI. Quick Review.

Yep still have the original part.
It actually needs a bit more than some more weld.
The boss that the gas piston hits has thin walls and the weld base metal ripped right out of it exposing the inside of the boss.
It needs a bigger weld and a thicker walled boss.
I have noticed with both the old carrier and the new one there is about a 5mm gap between it and the gas piston when the bolt is closed.
Effectively the gas piston gets up a head of steam before smacking the carrier which would increase the hit on the carrier. This may be by design to delay the bolt opening?? but I bet it increases the wear and tear on the carrier.
A UHMPE shock buff would probably help but would not fix the underlying issue.

If / when it breaks again I will look into it a bit more.
Not confident to run it at a match as yet.
Has not proved itself. Needs to run a couple of slabs with no issues first.