Annoyed Dad

Sorry if this is a little off topic but I think you guys have the answer I seek. I am looking to paint some plastic magazines from a Walther air rifle, we cannot count to 11 it seems and keep firing with no pellet in the magazine. The magazine has ridges every so often and painting one would put it into view when on the last shot, tried some 3D pearl paint and that just wiped off, tried some acrylic paint and that didn't stick well either. Then I tried a spray can of silver that says suitable for metal and plastic and that is the best so far but (always a but). I thought add a thin layer of superglue to seal it but the paint started to come away. I don't think the paint will stand upto constant use without something to protect it, I have not tried scraping it off yet but don't think it's stuck to the plastic as well as I require. The magazine needs to be manually rotated every time we reload and that section is likely to get a fair bit of finger contact. Last time we were out it got reloaded 40+ times, in a single day. I only need to paint 3x 5mm x10mm pieces. Do you think a laquer over the silver paint will help or is it likely to make the paint chip off? Thanks.

OH NO, What have you guys done now... :) More websites that have never popped up on searches and I have an itchy finger for something basic (spring powered, shotgun or similar) BUT.... of course I clicked the electric tab and have an urge for some new toys... :) Last time we tinkered with them were 2 pistols bought from a gun shop that were fairly powerful and my daughter shot out a lightbulb in the hallway. At least we had safety glasses on that I have seen people with air rifles shoot and not break them. Are the budget spring shotguns any good or should I go electric? PS. It's the Tamiya mini connector in the CA90, forgot to ask her the dimensions. Thanks.

Excellent information, many thanks. Sadly before I read the comments I ordered a replacement hicaps. Although it was not the one listed so we will see what turns up. They said any issues just send them back. If these turns out to be junk I will get the 100 round mag or similar, for the price it's going to be better to buy them than make them. The design of those snaking up and down I assume under spring pressure was what I had in my mind to make but was not sure of how tight a spring could turn. I will investigate the larger battery also, looking at this 800mAh one makes me think how chocolate bars have shrunk over the years for some reason. Daughters looking at some of the outfits so she maybe looking at clubs in the not too distant future, although her working hours suck due to working in a Hotel. Thanks again.

The manual states 8.4v but the shop supplied at 1200mAh 11.1v and said it works better with 11.1v. But that battery was too long for the compartment. 11.1v 800mAh sent as a replacement which is fairly small. The not shooting properly is all down to the magazine I think. It did not unwind instantly once and it seemed OK although there was only about 5 turns on it so not many BB's. I did measure it for battery size but don't have them to hand right now. Cable length seems excessive, you need to bunch it up a fair bit when closing the butt cap. Any idea where to get the magazines from? Looking around mostly out of stock or non UK sellers. I did think about ripping the insides out and just spring feeding them in one straight line but thats sub 30 BB's. Do you have any experience of magazines that run in a fairly tight U shape? Do they work or troublesome? Thanks.

Classic Army CA90 / P90 / CA049P and probably many other names it seems. At first the battery did not fit and having received a much smaller battery that at least does fit we find it does not shoot properly. Not having one before we are being rather cautious not to break anything. Instructions were unclear how many turns to wind the magazine so we gave it one turn and it fired a few BB's. 3 turns and it fired a few more but still not many. Gave it 5 turns and when fitting to the gun we heard what we now know, was the magazine unwinding itself rapidly. From some googling it seems although it's a 300 capacity mag it's likely to shoot 30/50 in one go and may need winding again? Or have I got that wrong? Anyway, I tried winding slightly less and slightly more and it still unwinds when fitting to the gun, tried fitting it slowly and quickly with the same results. Checking the magazine with a strong light and some magnifying glasses I can see cracks all over the magazine. Seems like they picked the worst plastic possible for it. Any tips gratefully received. Thanks.

Here to whinge and whine about a P90 that is making us think we wasted money whilst hoping to get some help and advice. It's my daughters who spotted it in the shop whilst I was buying an air rifle (she is a Stargate SG1 fan) Thanks.