Are there companies out there that are better quality than others? Or all o rings pretty much the same?
Other O rings/seals
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I'm sure o-rings and more and The O- ring store have better quality than aliexpress and a lot of ebay.
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Stick with good suppliers/brands, 0-rings and More, McMaster-Carr, Metric 0-rings among others. 0-rings have a shelf life. IMHO you are better off buying a bunch of singles than a 'kit'. If you mess one up no loss you'll have plenty in reserve. Of course if you order from 0-rings and more, a AGN sponsor, you also get some delicious taffy.
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O-ring Store, O-rings & More or Mcmaster-Carr are 3 inexpensive, dependable & fast shipping places for good quality rings. Personally I go with Mcmaster-Carr most often but have used all 3. No problems.
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Well, those are some great suggestions but if country of origin is important to you, McMaster Carr gets the metric 70 durometer o'rings from Thailand.
Just do a search for USA made o-rings for the USA manufacturers.
If you want "better quality" o-rings, get fresh ones. Formulas and compositions are very close to identical to each other, no need to shop big stores, they may have old -rings sitting on the shelf.
I have found AliExpress to provide fresh and good quality o-rings, others may not have but I'll continue to order from them until I find they don't.
Just do a search for USA made o-rings for the USA manufacturers.
If you want "better quality" o-rings, get fresh ones. Formulas and compositions are very close to identical to each other, no need to shop big stores, they may have old -rings sitting on the shelf.
I have found AliExpress to provide fresh and good quality o-rings, others may not have but I'll continue to order from them until I find they don't.
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If we were worried about country of origin we wouldn't be buying so many air guns. Just a thought.
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