Tuning If you think you broke your Airforce Texan **READ THIS!**

[davidsng]

Okay. Listen up. I bought a new RMPA trigger for my Texan, installed it, then tested the trigger. The bolt slide forward without my valve in. I knew it was stupid to do, but I was too excited to test the trigger. The gun immediately started to act weird and cooked with grinding force. I thought a broke it because the automatic safety would not dis-engauge and the gun was jamming. Then when it did get the safety to work, it would not cock.

I lost several nights of sleep over this. I thought the externals were broken and would have to buy a new gun. I thought it was a major failure.

Then I calledl Doug from Maddog stocks. He told me to remove this piece.

Thus piece is what makes the safety automaticly engage. It is located at the top pin at the trigger assembly. I took it out and ALL strange issues were gone! IMMEDIATELY!

It is hard to believe that little piece was causing all my issues, but it was.

I HOPE THIS INFO HELP YOU ALL!

 

[Hoffman9517]

Should be removed apon arrival in my opinion !

 

[durbs75]

I remove this on all of my Airforce rifles!!!

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

Hate auto safeties, personally do not use safeties unless forced and have been know to disable one. New people who might not know that AF auto- safety is also your Anti-bear trap to protect your figures which naturally are your safety but sometimes letting others enjoy .............. .
John

 

[Roachcreek]

I removed mine, however to get it to cock now, the trigger needs to be pulled again after firing to reset it.

Works fine otherwise.

Regards,

Roachcreek

 

[Airgunmann]

Yup when I had my 257 talon with noble valve it was the first thing I did got rid of the auto safety

 

[rodjava]

Anybody with a step by step instructions on how to deactivate the safety on a .257 LSS? A vid would be even better......

 

[Chickenthief]

All righty then!

Tore mine down again to do pics but it needs to be done so all can avoid this pesky lawyer turd.

First remove the handlre 5/32" hex

Next remove the front "stock" 1/8" hex

Remove trigger guard 1/8" hex

Remove front trigger screw 1/8" hex

Remove rear trigger screw 5/32" hex

Remove trigger "blade" and safety "blade" 1/16" hex. Mine was crazy tight one screw on the safety stripped the hex and had to be removed with wice grips.

"Theres no pic!"

Here's the innards, please note the positions of the springs, they are different!

Tap out the set pin for the transfer bar (i used a small torx bit to do this. From right side with all the print.

Remove transfer bar

Tap out this pin

And your auto reset transfer thingamajig will rattle out

Assemble in reverse order and try to index the pins with the indentations in the frame.
This is what a pin looks like and you see the splines and why they have to go out from right to left and why it's best to try to index then again in the holes.

If this is still foggy, holler and i'll try to explain and take more pics.

 

[Chickenthief]

Pressed for time and doing this instruction didnt make up for this ;-) But it needed to be done!
I'll tear down my scope rail and show hot i did away with scope slide. That and show how i made a bipod adaptor.

 

[rodjava]

Fantastic and Thank you!

All righty then!

Tore mine down again to do pics but it needs to be done so all can avoid this pesky lawyer turd.

First remove the handlre 5/32" hex
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Next remove the front "stock" 1/8" hex
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Remove trigger guard 1/8" hex
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Remove front trigger screw 1/8" hex
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Remove rear trigger screw 5/32" hex
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Remove trigger "blade" and safety "blade" 1/16" hex. Mine was crazy tight one screw on the safety stripped the hex and had to be removed with wice grips.

"Theres no pic!"

Here's the innards, please note the positions of the springs, they are different!
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Tap out the set pin for the transfer bar (i used a small torx bit to do this. From right side with all the print.
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Remove transfer bar
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Tap out this pin
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And your auto reset transfer thingamajig will rattle out

Assemble in reverse order and try to index the pins with the indentations in the frame.
This is what a pin looks like and you see the splines and why they have to go out from right to left and why it's best to try to index then again in the holes.
View attachment 300518

If this is still foggy, holler and i'll try to explain and take more pics.

 

[rodjava]

ChickenTheif,
I finally got around to mod the safety.
I'm glad I had your guide to walk me through the mod.
Thank you for taking the time.

Rod in San Francisco

 

[Andrews87]

So right now I’m trying to sort my Texan out, I was shooting it the other day I fired two shots and when I went to load the third one, the charging handle went down, but my safety and trigger was stuck The charging handle is also stuck in the closed position. Do you think that part is what’s causing the problem?

Okay. Listen up. I bought a new RMPA trigger for my Texan, installed it, then tested the trigger. The bolt slide forward without my valve in. I knew it was stupid to do, but I was too excited to test the trigger. The gun immediately started to act weird and cooked with grinding force. I thought a broke it because the automatic safety would not dis-engauge and the gun was jamming. Then when it did get the safety to work, it would not cock.

I lost several nights of sleep over this. I thought the externals were broken and would have to buy a new gun. I thought it was a major failure.

Then I calledl Doug from Maddog stocks. He told me to remove this piece.

View attachment 196160

Thus piece is what makes the safety automaticly engage. It is located at the top pin at the trigger assembly. I took it out and ALL strange issues were gone! IMMEDIATELY!

It is hard to believe that little piece was causing all my issues, but it was.

I HOPE THIS INFO HELP YOU ALL!

 

[Airgunmann]

Yeah that's the part causing you the grief I had to remove the one on my Talon condor what ever you want to call it my Texan I haven't had to remove it yet mine hasn't bound up yet but I dont shoot it that much