N/A How should I store my airguns, with air or without air?
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With air or without air is going to eventually cause a failure. It’s just the nature of a PCP. But without air the issues will come sooner.
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I always store my guns full pressure. If my gun is max 3000 psi, I store it at 3000 psi. If it's 3600 psi, I store at 3600 psi. Never have a problem.
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I have always shot my rifles down, not refilling before putting them away with great success. My daughter shot on her HS rifle team and now shoots in college. 10M air rifles like Walther, FWB, etc have removable air cylinders. They unscrew the air cylinders enough to not allow air into the reg and squeeze off a couple shots to release air from the reg at the end of each practice. They never have problems.
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I’ve been told by a FX tech to store them a little above reg setpoint, I usually leave it between 130-160 bar. You need pressure to keep the seals from getting out of shape but higher pressure just stresses everything for no reason.
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I store my FX with air above the regulator pressure, but not at max fill pressure. This puts less stress on the the tank, so the lifetime of the tank increases.
My Steyr lp50 at the other hand, I store without air. This gun has a removable bottle and is made to be stored without air.
Keep in mind, due to temperature changes the pressure changes inside the gun and creates a flexing stress on the tank. This stress is not much, but it is there. Also, keep in mind that alot of guns have orings that are set due to the pressure. If the pressure disapears, the orings can't get back to their original shape, which causes leaks. And at last, filling the tank from 0 to max pressure, creates alot more wear in the short term, compared to the flex due to the temperature variation. My advise, would be to make a compromise out of the three effects, based on the storage time.
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It has a LOT of reading already written on the subject ! No waiting, just read away, same folks answering those questions as will answer your...question.
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