What’s up air gun experts? I recently purchased an AEA Megalodon, I have enjoyed the rifle very much. I had no plans to do anything with it but use it as a long distance hole punch. After shooting it a lot I discovered it produces ample power to use it for deer hunting. Even without a moderator and even being a 50 cal the reduced noise when shooting the rifle makes it appealing to me over a powder burner for hunting and possibly even home defense. You wouldn’t go instantly deaf if you had to discharge it inside and so far it holds its air charge reliably. If I fill the tanks on my Megalodon to the max which is 4500 psi, consistently the first time I shoot it produces something like a half power shot. The slug or pellet will hit 6 to 8 inches low and you can just tell by the noise from discharging as well as the sound of the slug impacting being less tells me it’s around half the power it normally produces. My guess currently is the hammer is not striking the valve hard enough to overcome the air pressure enough to allow enough air to produce a full power shot. Assuming that is not incorrect what could be done? As far as I know there is no way to adjust the hammer spring, I would check the manual but it is an AEA product and they apparently don’t want to waste any paper or ink on anything like an instruction manual. Nothing like buying something you know very little about in general , then it arrives and you think they forgot to include the manual, then you start looking and find out they just don’t even bother with any manual. That fact may have caused me to choose a different brand for my first pcp. I didn’t know though and now I own it so I’ve had to ask a lot of questions to get going with it. This is the reason I referred to everyone as air gun experts at the start of this thread. I have found the answer to all my questions so far here on this site. I appreciate all the info so far and would also appreciate any info anyone might be able to share concerning the half power first shot from maxed out air tanks. If I stop filling the rifle at 4100 to 4200 psi I then get a full power shot without fail, so that is what I have been doing. I guess my question is do I need to even worry about it or just stick to 4200 psi ? I’m concerned the issue may become worse over time and I will regret not trying to deal with it now while there is a warranty, assuming they honor it of course. Thanks for reading all that if you made it to the end. Thanks in advance for any advice also.
Jim
p.s.- I’m not filling it inside and then taking it outside where the temp increases causing the air pressure to rise and exceed 4500 psi, I was warned about that happening before I filled it the first time. Just in case someone thinks that might be what’s causing the issue.
Jim
p.s.- I’m not filling it inside and then taking it outside where the temp increases causing the air pressure to rise and exceed 4500 psi, I was warned about that happening before I filled it the first time. Just in case someone thinks that might be what’s causing the issue.
