Crosman CO2 Pistol Owners

[Simplemann]

I have a question for the Crosman CO2 pistol owners out there. I have a 2300S that I've shot 1300 pellets, a couple of weeks ago I noticed a very slight ticking/dripping noise coming from the tube there is no issues with the operation of the pistol it shoots very well. To hear the noise you must put the pistols tube up to your ear its that slight. I contacted Crosman and spoke to a tech and he said that's not normal and stated it might be too much oil. I put a drop of Pellgunoil on every cartridge as instructed per the instructions. The tech advised putting oil on every third cartridge. I've done as he recommended and I'm still hearing the sound . I don't understand what's causing the sound the pistol works fine. I asked the tech what would cause this sound since there is no pressure and he said either too much oil or the spring??. Is there still pressure inside the valve after you remove the cartridge? I wouldn't think so.. He said to send it in and they would check it, I really don't what to go through all that especially since the pistol is working fine. So for all you Crosman CO2 pistol especially the 2300S owners out there have you notice this slight sound coming from the tube after removing the cartridge?? You most likely would have to put the tube near your ear to hear it.

When you first remove the cartridge the tick/drip is about every 2 seconds. The crazy part is I would check it hours later and its still doing it however I would say its every 10 seconds and would progressively get longer between the tick/drip noise until it finally stops but can take up to 24 hours and then you don't hear it anymore. I know I'm being anal about it but inquiring minds what to know???

 

[Kgphotos]

I only own one Crosman co2 pistol and it definitely doesn’t do that. Out of curiosity have you tried to dry fire the pistol after the empty cartridge is removed. Sounds strange but maybe there is still a little pressure in the valve and dry firing might relieve it. I’m no expert on these pistols so that theory is just a wild a$$ guess.
Kenny

 

[Mike_Lenardon]

That's the weirdest thing I've ever heard of.

Do you hear voices in there also?
just kidding on the voices

 

[pdxFrank]

my thoughts in no particular order...


stick it in a big ziplock bag to see it expand if leaking.

take a compressor to it, blowing out any excess oil or debris.

oil about every 3rd cartridge is what i do too.

good cleaning.

just spit-ballin' here, but maybe it's some sort of metal creak? is it cold/hot outside?
i tend to leave my guns, especially co2 and their cartridges, out for a half hour or so before shooting. to acclimate the gun and gas.

 

[Simplemann]

I only own one Crosman co2 pistol and it definitely doesn’t do that. Out of curiosity have you tried to dry fire the pistol after the empty cartridge is removed. Sounds strange but maybe there is still a little pressure in the valve and dry firing might relieve it. I’m no expert on these pistols so that theory is just a wild a$$ guess.
Kenny

Yeah I thought about that also and it still make the sound.

 

[Simplemann]

my thoughts in no particular order...


stick it in a big ziplock bag to see it expand if leaking.

take a compressor to it, blowing out any excess oil or debris.

oil about every 3rd cartridge is what i do too.

good cleaning.

just spit-ballin' here, but maybe it's some sort of metal creak? is it cold/hot outside?
i tend to leave my guns, especially co2 and their cartridges, out for a half hour or so before shooting. to acclimate the gun and gas.

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Im in Florida so its pretty warm

 

[badger5th]

That sounds bizarre, nothing like that ever happened to me. So no CO2 capsule, let it sit two hours, and you still hear noises from the gun?

Dripping noise? Regarding the oil I don't use an actual drop on mine. I put a film of oil on the cartridge nipple with my finger. A full drop with every CO2 change plus lots of shooting I could see oil building up inside BUT that would have to be a lot of oil and a lot of shooting. Have you ever seen liquid drip out of the gun? Can't be CO2 since it can't stay liquid at standard atmosphere and temps.

 

[MileHighAirGunner]

Are you sure it's not the plastic grips? Are they a little loose maybe flexing or rubbing on the frame a little bit when you handle the gun?
Ticking noises from expanding and contracting metal isn't going to last for hours. How long does you car exhaust system tick and click after shutting the engine off? It isn't making that noise hours later, and it gets a whole lot hotter than your pellet gun does.
The springs in the gun don't do anything but sit there unless you cock and shot the gun. So I don't know how a spring makes noise when you aren't in the act of shooting the gun
How oil would have anything to do with it is beyond me. I put a small drop of oil on all my cartridges before shooting. I typically only shot one cartridge in a sitting unless I break out the 600 which can burn through gas and lead like it's going out of style because it's a lot of fun to shoot. I have more than a half dozen Crosman CO2 pistols and rifles, all but two of them are 22xx variants, and have never heard any ticking, clicking or dripping noises from any of them.

 

[badger5th]

I had a faulty valve on one of my 2240's once. The CO2 was audibly leaking out the muzzle and was creating a fountain of CO2 "snow" (dry ice snow) which looked pretty cool..

 

[otis1016]

It seems clear to me your gun is haunted. I mean it IS October. Sorry, couldn’t help myself. This is strange as has been stated. If there is no gas in the gun and it isn’t going through a serious pressure or humidity/temp change then what’s left? The gun is basically in an inert state and shouldn’t be doing anything.

Rick H.

 

[Simplemann]

That sounds bizarre, nothing like that ever happened to me. So no CO2 capsule, let it sit two hours, and you still hear noises from the gun?

Dripping noise? Regarding the oil I don't use an actual drop on mine. I put a film of oil on the cartridge nipple with my finger. A full drop with every CO2 change plus lots of shooting I could see oil building up inside BUT that would have to be a lot of oil and a lot of shooting. Have you ever seen liquid drip out of the gun? Can't be CO2 since it can't stay liquid at standard atmosphere and temps.

Yes I agree bizarre. I just checked it after 8 hours and you hear a very slight tick every 10 seconds . This is my first CO2 pistol so Im following the instructions and it saids put a drop every cartridge but I'll try you way of doing it. No oil dripping out. Im sure by tomorrow it will stop. The pistol shoots great its just the ticking sound. Like I said you will not hear it unless you unscrew the cap and put the tube up to your ear so unless you are really listening you won't hear it.

 

[Simplemann]

Are you sure it's not the plastic grips? Are they a little loose maybe flexing or rubbing on the frame a little bit when you handle the gun?
Ticking noises from expanding and contracting metal isn't going to last for hours. How long does you car exhaust system tick and click after shutting the engine off? It isn't making that noise hours later, and it gets a whole lot hotter than your pellet gun does.
The springs in the gun don't do anything but sit there unless you cock and shot the gun. So I don't know how a spring makes noise when you aren't in the act of shooting the gun
How oil would have anything to do with it is beyond me. I put a small drop of oil on all my cartridges before shooting. I typically only shot one cartridge in a sitting unless I break out the 600 which can burn through gas and lead like it's going out of style because it's a lot of fun to shoot. I have more than a half dozen Crosman CO2 pistols and rifles, all but two of them are 22xx variants, and have never heard any ticking, clicking or dripping noises from any of them.

No its not the grips, but thank you for the input.

 

[AirNGasman]

I've said many times airguns are as idiosyncratic as their owners. It's just talking to itself... and you should be ashamed of eavesdropping on the conversation!

 

[Simplemann]

It seems clear to me your gun is haunted. I mean it IS October. Sorry, couldn’t help myself. This is strange as has been stated. If there is no gas in the gun and it isn’t going through a serious pressure or humidity/temp change then what’s left? The gun is basically in an inert state and shouldn’t be doing anything.

Rick H.

The pistol functions perfectly its that little tick noise. If there was a way for me to record it and post it here so that you could hear the sound so you know I'm not hearing things I'd do it.

 

[bluemoon_wulf]

I am guessing you go thru the whole cartridge real quick? The others are saying heat. I say you are freezing the chamber shooting so fast the CO2 never warms up. Then taking the cold gun into a/c house... It slowly warms.
That's my guess based on my cold co tubes, and ruining the modded valve.

 

[Simplemann]

I am guessing you go thru the whole cartridge real quick? The others are saying heat. I say you are freezing the chamber shooting so fast the CO2 never warms up. Then taking the cold gun into a/c house... It slowly warms.
That's my guess based on my cold co tubes, and ruining the modded valve.

I don't know what real quick is? It takes me about little over an hour to shoot 100 pellets. When I remove the cartridge its slightly cool and doesn't have much pressure. Thanks for your input .

 

[nervoustrig]

Many O-ring materials are permeable to CO2. An affected O-ring will swell and then when the cartridge is removed, you can hear a faint popping as the trapped CO2 escapes and the O-ring returns to its original size.

 

[Simplemann]

Many O-ring materials are permeable to CO2. An affected O-ring will swell and then when the cartridge is removed, you can hear a faint popping as the trapped CO2 escapes and the O-ring returns to its original size.

Interesting!! Thanks for your input

 

[badger5th]

Yes I agree bizarre. I just checked it after 8 hours and you hear a very slight tick every 10 seconds . This is my first CO2 pistol so Im following the instructions and it saids put a drop every cartridge but I'll try you way of doing it. No oil dripping out. Im sure by tomorrow it will stop. The pistol shoots great its just the ticking sound. Like I said you will not hear it unless you unscrew the cap and put the tube up to your ear so unless you are really listening you won't hear it.

It will never stop.... Send for the priest!