AEA AEA semiauto after a week of ownership

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There is a small valve between the bottle and the fill port. If you remove the bottle and look inside the receiver you can see it. I believe it is held in by a small allen. That is what causes mine to leak when it comes out the fill port. I believe it is 72 and 73 on schematic.

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Sicumj said:
There is a small valve between the bottle and the fill port. If you remove the bottle and look inside the receiver you can see it. I believe it is held in by a small allen. That is what causes mine to leak when it comes out the fill port. I believe it is 72 and 73 on schematic.

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its the fill port on the reg on my sf…have u fully disassembled one?
 
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I bought my SS off another member here. His was also in bolt action. According to him that is the way it came (bolt action) from the dealer. Along with the equipment to change over to SA. Bending the springs on the mags is the best way I have found to repair the mags. I don't know why they don't make their HP mags like they do for the Terminator which are made from aluminum. I have had 0 issues with those mags.

I would disagree that the Notos is a better gun than the SS. I have shot the Notos and it is a decent gun for the money but underpowered for hunting anything but birds and chipmunks IMO. The Notos has many plastic parts which helps keep its weight down, but 700 fps doesn't work for my use. Triggers on the Notos can be improved easily though and the left hand lever is nice for a lefty like me. Overall I shoot an AEA everyday and an AEA is the first rifle I reach for also.
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AEA (especially the HP SS series) are for people who love air guns and like to maintain them. The people that throw a fit about them just want to pull a trigger like they do with firearms. I have an AEA HP SS .30 that works just fine. I've had to replace the valve pin twice, but it is not very hard to do. The valve pin is the true weak spot (IMO) of the HP SS series. The magazine breaks and you pop another one in. Annoying but quick remedy. The valve pin breaks and your down for 20-30 minutes plus refilling the air tube. I keep spare magazines and valve pins so I'm ready for it.
 
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MWS said:
AEA (especially the HP SS series) are for people who love air guns and like to maintain them. The people that throw a fit about them just want to pull a trigger like they do with firearms. I have an AEA HP SS .30 that works just fine. I've had to replace the valve pin twice, but it is not very hard to do. The valve pin is the true weak spot (IMO) of the HP SS series. The magazine breaks and you pop another one in. Annoying but quick remedy. The valve pin breaks and your down for 20-30 minutes plus refilling the air tube. I keep spare magazines and valve pins so I'm ready for it.
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Yor first sentence matches my experience, the part where they stop working at least.
The best solution I found for mine was to sell it.

I can have fun with many much cheaper airguns.
Why should I torture myself and spend $500+ doing it?

Life is too short for such crappy airguns.
 
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MWS said:
AEA (especially the HP SS series) are for people who love air guns and like to maintain them. The people that throw a fit about them just want to pull a trigger like they do with firearms. I have an AEA HP SS .30 that works just fine. I've had to replace the valve pin twice, but it is not very hard to do. The valve pin is the true weak spot (IMO) of the HP SS series. The magazine breaks and you pop another one in. Annoying but quick remedy. The valve pin breaks and your down for 20-30 minutes plus refilling the air tube. I keep spare magazines and valve pins so I'm ready for it.
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You need to get aftermarket Poppets. I use PEEK valves I make. None have broken. Draw back is sealing. You will have to cock your gun to seal when zero pressure is in the tank.
 
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