Gabbiano Bands

[panzerkrafft]

Almost happened me to!
On my second day of using the gun,suddenly that little plastic clip just was'nt there anymore, the instant solution was some woodenstick i found on the bottom and back home i made some threading in one of the holes and mounted a stainless m5 bolt!

 

[Broseidon]

Weird - I just went and looked at my gun, it would take me quite a lot of effort to actually remove the plastic clip so I can't see it falling out very easily.

Have you changed the bands many times in the past? You might have weakened it - it looks quite brittle.

 

[spaghetti]

Never had this issue, or heard anybody had any before you. But I can see it happening, and in facts I didn't trust much the given clip. So I made my own custom, shaping the iron wire of a paper clip. It works ok and it's still there after years (I love these low-tech DIY solutions, always the most efficient).
Hope this helps. Sorry for your bad luck!