Whats galling

That hurts said:
What's galling ?
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It is also a term used when you spend over £500+ on a springer then having to splash out another chunk again to put a decent / reliable powerplant in it .

Key Aspects of "Galling" (Adjective):
  • Synonyms: Annoying, exasperating, aggravating, rankling, infuriating, displeasing
 
Andy1 said:
Ive been reading someof these post and galling had been mentioned what is actually is galling
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A free added extra with certain break barrel guns of Germanic origin, despite their premium pricing. This ensures you will soon learn the art of 'fettling'. Or paying someone else to do it.
 
Martin Bacon said:
Metal on metal “gouging” basically - where one part is adversely affecting another part and causing damage. Common example is a cocking lever gouging marks on the underside of the cylinder.
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Exactly what my hw99 has....been working on it since Nov! Getting there..
 
Galling is a form of wear caused by adhesion between sliding surfaces. When a material galls, some of it is pulled with the contacting surface, especially if there is a large amount of force compressing the surfaces together. Galling is caused by a combination of friction and adhesion between the surfaces, followed by slipping and tearing of crystal structure beneath the surface.This will generally leave some material stuck or even friction welded to the adjacent surface, whereas the galled material will appear worn, chipped, or even gouged and may have balled-up or torn lumps of material stuck to its surface.

It can happen in an airgun when the cocking arm rubs on the cylinder.
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Those 2 faint parallel lines are caused by galling. I've not had a gun with a bad case but have seen some picture where the galling looks like tramlines!

Cheers
Don

PS Ignore unhelpful posts 3-7!
 
You get with stainless bolts and stainless nuts but it can affect other items with metal metal contact and it can result in gouging of the metal as we see with some airguns .

My HW99s suffered galling . The cocking link wore into the compression cylinder .

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Some members Galling HW35s.

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It's buying an expensive AG from a premium brand who will know all about it and chose to do F-all about it.
That's the height of W@nkerism. Don't deserve our money.
 
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