I was wrong about the gun being built without o-rings but the situation is worse. The two front holes where the trigger plate is bolted to the receiver were drilled way deeper than required and cut through both sides of the chamber around the barrel where the transfer port is. The o-rings that seal the radial transfer ports on the barrel get broken up and blown into those two slots as high pressure air exits the holes between the air tube and receiver with every shot. I emailed Fox Air Power today to inquire about a new receiver since that's the best way to fix the problem. They said they would forward my information to their tech so I'm still waiting on an answer.
I don't think so, I think this particular one had a defect since no one else has reported the same. I'm confident the company will stand behind their product and help solve the problem. Everyone makes mistakes, it's how you fix them that matters so I want to give them a chance. I like the gun and think it's an excellent value for the performance.
Looks like you were right. I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt but Fox Air Power says they're all made that way and this is their first time hearing of this problem so it must just need new o-rings to blast out into the bolt holes with each shot. The over drilled holes line up with the forward most barrel o-ring on this one so there is no support to seal the o-ring or keep it in place.
I'm glad you have the ability and tooling to fix on your own. Do you think their all like that?
