Thanks Odoyle,
No, very easily could be leaking on the threads ...is this common?
How is this done? -> If not, then give it couple quick deliberate fill blasts of forced high pressure air when at low pressure.
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Tuning RAW HM1000x - Bottle O-Ring Leakage
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Thanks Odoyle,
No, very easily could be leaking on the threads ...is this common?
How is this done? -> If not, then give it couple quick deliberate fill blasts of forced high pressure air when at low pressure.
Yeah Cliff,
Many of the o-rings can be purchased on Amazon or Ebay - 100 for less than $10, unfortunately some have to be ordered from the UK being BS dimensions and are pretty pricey.
RAW charges an "Arm & a Leg" for OEM sets.
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Concerning Theoben bottle orings...I don't know if RAW bottles/threads are the same...however...I've had my Rapid for 16+ years, in the beginning the bottle had to be removed to fill and it "ate" oring's almost every time, sooo I took a close look at the bottle threads, I was a machinist and an expert on metal working, it was obvious when the bottle was unscrewed under any pressure the oring was forced into the rear of the threads which had a TERRIBLE burr that "cut" the oring so I carefully deburred the last thread and polished the sealing serface also, so the oring had a shoulder of sorts to rest against when unscrewing...problem solved... as for the grease, I been using the 33 on that oring forever...less is more, it just keeps the rubber from gaulding when under pressure, especially when just filled, for the last turn or two. I made an oring installing tool to protect it when installing. Had David Slade upgrade the gun 
to the quick fill in '16 and reseal, it's still solid as a rock today.
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