Need to learn how to work on PCPs

[Headshots]

When I do repairs or mods to my PCPs I lay down a towel on my table so small screws and detent balls and such don't roll off the table. And look for similar airgun videos like Wildcat and Maverick . And lay my parts out in order of removal. Good tools , grease and lube on hand before you start.

 

[Bigragu]

There are silicone rubber mats on amazon, made for techy workers that service electronics and these mats have built in compartments for parts, and some of these mats have magnets inside of them so tiny parts don’t move about. My mat is like 16” x 12”. I only use these on guns I’m unfamiliar with that look like they may be “spring and tiny balls” loaded.

As a plus, these mats are made to be used when soldering so they can take the heat

 

[cavedweller]

I have to many PCPs The problem is I have the brands that do not normally need work, But after 10 or fifteen years ) rings go bad,
I bought a Mutant with a slow leak , I thought it would be an easy fix, I could not find any forms showing how to disassemble the gun .
Seems like we need a site where each gun is listed and shows how to repair it. I sent the gun off for repair , A day latter my 15 year old Cricket started leaking , I am now looking for (How tos on the Cricket) I got another Mutant I have shot the snot out of it still holding air, I have a Veteran 25 bought when they 1st came out still holding air, I got seven other PCPs , I did put a Oring in my RTI Prophet , But that gun is so simple a monkey can work on it, LOL.
WHERE IS ALL THE BOOKS AND HOW TO POST?
Mike

youtube is helpful

 

[airgunmike56]

No safety on the Cricket, I did buy a Oring box for the gun when I bought it, I got it from Wild West air guns if that tells you how long I have had it, Sent it to Earnest Rowe and had it tuned and gone through, I got a color diagram of all the parts , Dont tell you how to take it apart but shows where everything goes, I think I will be alright tinkering with this one,

 

[triggertreat]

I remember well being scared to death when just taking the one stock screw out of my Marauder for the first time. That's how I got started working on mine. I gained much confidence shortly after that seeing just how simple it was to work and knowing there was no air left in it to hurt me. The Slayer was quite the challenge let me tell ya, but I finally master it also when taking it very slowly. The same with the FX Impact. There is nothing wrong with knowing your limits. I am too cheap to send mine off and I don't trust the shipping carriers enough either which leaves me with no other choice but to learn how to repair mine myself.