Since I have not been shooting for a couple of months I started wondering what would be the best way to store an air rifle. Should you empty the air reservoir? Would that cause some deformation in the orings? Would it be best to keep about 50 bar in the reservoir? I have had them stored away for about two months now with 100 bar in the reservoir and no problems. They do hold the pressure pretty well. They are both Cricket Bullpups in 22 and 25 cals.
Airgun Storage
- Thread starter cactusjack
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Keep pressurized or empty or anywhere in between is not damaging to the gun!
Mine are all kept full. I fill after every shooting session!
Thurmond
Mine are all kept full. I fill after every shooting session!
Thurmond
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I kind of wonder though, both my Texan and Bulldog came to me with that tanks completely empty, when I tried to fill them I discovered I had to cock them to close the hammer valve.
If the valve was open to the elements and different humidity wouldn't that be an issue?
If the valve was open to the elements and different humidity wouldn't that be an issue?
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Thanks for the input. I usually keep mine as mentioned above at approx 100 bar. I think it would be better that way and maybe every now and then fire a round or two if you are not going to be shooting it very often. Willie14228, If the tank has some air pressure in it I would think the valve would be closed by the ambient pressure in which case you would have a closed system.
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Air tanks are ductile; they stretch with the pressure over time. O-rings take a set too, under high pressure.
It's not good to store them empty, I forget why. So I store mine with something like 100 psi in them.
It's not good to store them empty, I forget why. So I store mine with something like 100 psi in them.
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