My Matador will not cock or set the trigger. The pellet probe clears the breach on the back stroke, but when returned forward the trigger is non responsive. Help!
Tuning Edgun R5M cocking problem
- Thread starter Bogey47
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Is the safety on? Did you adjust the trigger? If so back it off some. If no good call Brian tomorrow and he can walk you through. Good Luck!
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THIS ☝ and you might want to check your both sides springs are still attached to their cocking levers.
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There is a spring that tensions rod between the trigger and sear, it may be too loose. When I adjusted mine to lighten the trigger pull, if I went too far the gun wouldn't always cock. This is depending on if the gun is facing up or down. In one direction the rod's weight is helping or hurting the ability to cock.
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Remove the stock and check if you have proper sear engagement like the pic below when it is cocked.
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If the trigger is set too light it will not cock. Or, if the trigger linkage is rubbing against something. Take off the stock and see if it cocks easier. I bought a plastic stock and noticed it did this a little more than the laminate. Quick fix with a Dremel.
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Did you perhaps increase the HST from the original setting? If so you may need to adjust the trigger a hair.
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Thanks for the help guys. I found the problem. As Peskadot suggested I checked the trigger sear window. I noticed that the cocking wheel,my term, was not rotating enough to set the sear. After many attempts to engage the sear I peered into the rear of the action with a flashlight. Eureka! There were three old corroded pellets mushed up in the rear of the action. My gun is only 6 mo +/- old. Draw your own conclusions.
Shooting great now. I am a happy man.
Shooting great now. I am a happy man.
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My r5m does the same thing, somehow a pellet falls into the action jamming up the works. Remove stock and shake it out, not sure how the pellet is falling out of the magazine
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Shorter pellets like jsb 18 have to be seat into the mag. Longer pellets don't. Slugs always fall out unless you put a thicker tighter o-ring on the magazine.
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