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There may be a number of reasons why your airsoft gun wont shoot. The reasons range from simple wiring issues to more serious ones like gears with broken teeth.
First, here are a few reasons why an airsoft gun wont shoot:
Reason 1: You Used Low Quality BBs
Low quality BBs can damage your airsoft Gun in many ways. The first one is that a poorly made airsoft BB leaves fragments within your airsoft gun and this will cause the gears to start jamming up and breaking.
The other way that poorly made airsoft BBs damage airsoft guns is reducing the accuracy of the trajectory of your shot. This happens when BBs that have seams scratch the barrel and start deforming it. With enough wear and tear, the barrel starts pointing your BBs the wrong direction.
Choosing the right BBs will extend the lifespan of your airsoft gun and reduce the number times that it jams
How to Fix This
Use high quality BBs: The best quality BBs are double polished and have no seams. They need to be perfectly round and have consistency from BB to BB. Cheap bbs come with a lot of inconsistencies and seams on the bb body.
A good way of testing for consistency is picking a handfull of BBs from the bag and looking carefully at each bb for imperfections. Brands with a low number of BBs that are deformed are the best to use.
The best BB brands are perfectly smooth and have no seams. This prevents them from scratching the inner barrel of your airsoft gun and changing the internal dynamics of how your gun shoots.
Making sure that you have the right BBs for your gun also helps to prevent jamming. If your gun uses a metal gearbox, you will need to use 0.20gram BBs or higher.
Here is a short video by John Douch on why you should not use cheap bbs
If your gun does nothing when you pull the trigger, even on a full charge, its possible that you have blown the fuse to your gun.
One reason for this happening is when the gears jam and the gun trys to send too much energy to free up the gun.
Another problem is the wiring tangling together with the motor pinion causing a short circuit. When two wires that are not supposed to touch come into contact, this will cause a short circuit.
The other reason may be that you are using the wrong fuse for your gun. Check with the manufacturer to find out the appropriate fuse for your gun if this is the problem.
Airsoft Gun Jams On Semi Gloss
How to Fix a Broken Fuse on an Airsoft Gun
Here is a video explaining where to find your airsoft gun’s fuse and how to replace it.
You can tell that a fuse is blown by checking if the wire going through the fuse is all connected. If it is broken or discolored, then is probably blown. Another way to check if it its the fuse is to connect the two ends without the fuse and try to shoot the gun. If it shoots ,then you know that it is the fuse.
A blown fuse is likely the symptom of a bigger problem. If the problem keeps recurring, you will need to investigate further to find the root cause.
If the problem is wiring short circuiting, you will need to do rewiring of the airsoft gun. This can be a daunting task and here is a video that will give you an idea of what is involved.
This normally happens when black residue builds up on your trigger contacts. This is due to arcing that happens on the trigger contacts. Single fire puts a lot of carbon on the trigger contacts due to arcing. This is usually over a long period and the gun may work fine for a while but when the carbon builds up, the gun may eventually stop working.
How to fix burnt trigger contacts on your airsoft gun
This is actually a quick fix: take apart your gun and clean the tips with a soft damp cloth. Make sure everything is dry before assembling the airsoft gun back together.
When cleaning the gun doesn’t help, then you can try the solution given by Jeffie Jeff. This will involve replacing the contacts so please read up on how to replace the contacts in your own airsoft gun before you open up your airsoft gun.
Other Reasons
Reason 4: Worn Out Motor Brush Springs
Airsoft Gun Jams On Semi Auto Pistols
Reason 5: Cut Wires on the Airsoft Gun
Reason 6: Locked/Jammed Gearbox
Reason 7: Broken Gears
Reason 8: Burnt Trigger Contacts
Reason 9: Stripped Piston