Spindrifter
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Just wondering about tinkering with it and voiding the warranty if it’s leaking air from the get go?
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Spindrifter
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There’s a lot of oil around the regulator/cylinder joint.
Richie#
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How much has it dropped?
Richie#
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Likely to be oring lube if its been slathered on
Spindrifter
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Well, I pumped it to 120bar first day just to see and it had dropped to 80 next day. I’ve just put 250 in it and done 40 shots and back up to 250 to see if it holds but it looks like the needle is creeping down….
Spindrifter
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It’s my first use of a stirrup pump on a pcp, I’m wondering if the heat of the pumping causes it to drop off a bit as it cools?
Spindrifter
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I think I was just watching your YouTube videos about it - is that you, with the dog?
valevelo
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You may see it settle 5-10 bar depending on the gauge, but that sounds like a leak to me
Spindrifter
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Thanks for this, I’m expecting a bit of a dip because of temperature and wot not but it was quite a bit less overnight. 40 bar less? 120-80.
joe average
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If it’s dropping 40 bar overnight then it is leaking
Spindrifter
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Dang.
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Maybe, is the dog an idiot?
Spindrifter
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Yes: “hasn’t got the brains he was born with”.
Richie#
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Pop a ballon over the barrel and over the gauge end of the air tube(it will stretch to fit) give it 24hrs .
If its neither of those some minor stripping will be needed.
Very easy to work on though.
Cost will be pence for the orings
Spindrifter
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Thanks I’ll give it a go.
Craftysod
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Was offered 1 today brand new ,had to resist
Dudd I
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@Spindrifter , if it's leaking n new, just take it back. No point in voiding anything
Fattrucker
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Well (cheap) chronoed my .22 Ap1000 when I first got it and it was running a little spicey for my liking at 11.6/11.7ft/lb with JSB Exacts.
Added a few 3d external mods in black. Internally gave it a good clean . It really did need it BTW. Accuracy improved slightly but it wasn't bad to begin with .
A couple of friends wanted to borrow my chrono to check their rifles at our permission so it was out I checked mine again.
Same pellets etc . Now it's running VERY hot . With ZERO internal shenanigans being done except the barrel clean.
Before I fit the lightened hammer spring and dive into TP and reg tuning is there some other factor or problem I should be looking at to correct this "problem" shall we say ?
Fattrucker
Added a few 3d external mods in black. Internally gave it a good clean . It really did need it BTW. Accuracy improved slightly but it wasn't bad to begin with .
A couple of friends wanted to borrow my chrono to check their rifles at our permission so it was out I checked mine again.
Same pellets etc . Now it's running VERY hot . With ZERO internal shenanigans being done except the barrel clean.
Before I fit the lightened hammer spring and dive into TP and reg tuning is there some other factor or problem I should be looking at to correct this "problem" shall we say ?
Fattrucker
Got my AP900 a couple of weeks ago from Vector Air and loving the it but I've a question, im a relative newbie to air guns, only picked up my very first air rifle 6mnths ago so the answer may well be me.....
Went to the local range and despite a full mag, the AP900 did 2 blank shots, i.e. pulled trigger and nothing happened. is this just normal or could it be something Im doing wrong?
*when I say nothing happened, I mean it felt like a normal trigger pull, its just no pellet came out*
Admittedly, my HW100KT has never done this.
Interestingly, I was at the range with my nephew who was trying out his new Snowpeake PR900 which uses the same magazines and his did it too. Infact both our rifles did it a couple of times enough for my nephew to lose a bit of confidence in his new rifle.
Any ideas? my nephew was trying out his first rifle which he got only 1 week ago. Hes under my instruction so its possibly something Im screwing up for us both
Went to the local range and despite a full mag, the AP900 did 2 blank shots, i.e. pulled trigger and nothing happened. is this just normal or could it be something Im doing wrong?
*when I say nothing happened, I mean it felt like a normal trigger pull, its just no pellet came out*
Admittedly, my HW100KT has never done this.
Interestingly, I was at the range with my nephew who was trying out his new Snowpeake PR900 which uses the same magazines and his did it too. Infact both our rifles did it a couple of times enough for my nephew to lose a bit of confidence in his new rifle.
Any ideas? my nephew was trying out his first rifle which he got only 1 week ago. Hes under my instruction so its possibly something Im screwing up for us both
Berber
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I think the first thing I’d do is put the lightened hammer spring in, and turn the Reg in about 1/4 to 3/8 of a turn. That should easily put you legal. Then test with Exact Heavies or Bisley magnums to see how close to legal you are. The other common changes usually add more power. They will still help your rifle fire more smoothly and consistently, so are worth the effort.