Does anyone do a yearly (or at some other interval) tear down, inspect and reseal of their airguns or does everyone just do it on an as needed basis?
Tuning PM on your pcp's
- Thread starter Cbourbeau32
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As needed only for me. And I've been surprised just how infrequently such has been needed considering the complexity of modern PCP air guns.
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Once any of my PCPs are tuned to my liking, I never touch any of my adjustments. If it doesn't leak, its shooting good, and you know you have clean dry air going in, there is no need to disassemble anything.
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Only time I tear one down is when I modify it. So, I clean and oil then but even that is seldom needed in the many thousands of rounds rounds I have put through my gun.
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as needed ...but ... my consensus after being into it more now is that if a handpump has been the main fill method and you value the gun its wise to break it down keep it dried out and treat the metal ..
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only as needed. I figure I can do more damage by tearing down unnecessarily than by running till it needs a tear down. Time is a premium for me as well, and taking time to tear down because something might need a reseal usually means the gun is down for months while I get my act together. Maybe after I retire, I'll have the time needed to become an airgun smith.
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Only when something goes South as life is too short and the HONEY DO list too long, to be poking around with things that are working say amend.
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It just depends. If there is a competition or an out-of-state hunt coming up I may rebuild before those. Otherwise, just around the homestead, I'll wait until I see a reason to rebuild.
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I try to pump (hand pump) when the dew point and RH is really low. (Winter easy, Summer requires A/C) Other than that, I only very lightly lube (silicone oil) my pellets, and lube the AG as instructed in the manual.
If I HAVE to take it apart, probably something major is wrong... for the most part... unless I am improving a trigger, moderator, extending LOP, adding cheek rest, etc. I don't do much modding to my AGs that requires taking them apart.
Then again, I am not seeking more FPE like many who post on AG forums. I like my FPE around 12 for pesting and sometimes that is too much considering pass through and ricochet. To each their own.
If I HAVE to take it apart, probably something major is wrong... for the most part... unless I am improving a trigger, moderator, extending LOP, adding cheek rest, etc. I don't do much modding to my AGs that requires taking them apart.
Then again, I am not seeking more FPE like many who post on AG forums. I like my FPE around 12 for pesting and sometimes that is too much considering pass through and ricochet. To each their own.
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I lube my o-rings at regular intervals, but other than that it's just fix as needed. Which is rather infrequently. A hand pump or compressor will probably need more maintenance and repair than a PCP rifle.
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Fix as needed, but add a few drops of Silicone oil into the Fill probe or hose to lube the fill valve O-ring and to lube other O-rings in the system every 5-10 fills. and lube the moving parts with gun oil once every other month or as needed
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