homemade quick fix hop nub

[bobfish]

Hi all
Airsofting tomorrow, and realised my p90 doesn't have a nub in it's hop.... obviously no way to get it before tomorrow from a shop, so ... thinking caps on what can I use as a nub until I can buy a proper one?! (i know this won't be long term / ideal / precise)

I have used balled up paper in an m4 the past but it wasn't ideal ...

my thoughts are.. it has to be solid, (ie not going to deform, so no bluetac or chewie)
ideally it has to be curved to an arc the same as 6mm?

what else do nubs ideally have to have?


thanks in advance you're saving my bacon

[Yivo]

Re: homemade quick fix hop nub

A slice from the ink tube of a biro (a wonderful repository for make do and mend airsoft bits) or similar ought to do the trick :D

[loki7491]

Re: homemade quick fix hop nub

Been using biros for years. Definitely a sound option.

[god84]

Re: homemade quick fix hop nub

thats possibly the best idea you'll here. Im currently in work mode so thinking is my strong point atm!

[bobfish]

Re: homemade quick fix hop nub

good thinking!!!


now being a student I'll have to struggle to find a biro! lol

I'll give that a try

[BioSniper]

Re: homemade quick fix hop nub

If not then outer cable sheath has worked well for me in the past espescially if you use silicone types. Almost exactly the same material as a regular nub.

[sj_asc]

Re: homemade quick fix hop nub

Outer sheath from 14AWG silicone wire works best as the poor mans alternative, or heatshrinked 16 but they are very soft. Biro's are hard and too small. If you are going down the biro route, then make sure that it is precisely cut.
This is one I removed from a customers gun the other day, it was causing all sorts of issues.
Biro On the right -