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whats the deal with dry firing a airgun ,,so many answers,i try never to do it Raw says it will bend valves
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Well, "dry firing" here refers to allowing the hammer to strike the valve under full spring tension with no air source (bottle empty or removed). That definitely can damage the valve as the system is designed to operate with back pressure from the bottle that reduces the effective force of the hammer on the valve. It seems I learn something everyday about airguns! It never stops. (And I hope it never does ;-).)
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That's what they were using with the 20mm Airgun with the 1150gr bullet Mr Hollowpoint made...Crazy I say just Crazy....Yep Extreme Airguns is very Extreme......Then throw in mrhollowpoint hahaha...
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That's what they were using with the 20mm Airgun with the 1150gr bullet Mr Hollowpoint made...Crazy I say just Crazy....Yep Extreme Airguns is very Extreme......Then throw in mrhollowpoint hahaha...
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I'm a little paranoid about going about the trigger adjustment. My understanding is that the trigger can be tested after each adjustment by holding on to the cocking lever in the rearward position while squeezing the trigger, and then slowly allowing the cocking lever to move to the forward position. That way, the hammer cannot slam into the valve. But I want to be crystal clear about this before I try it.
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Are you posting from an app? I've seen this happen with apps. Apps can have OCD too, I guess!
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Marco - you can do that as you described or now that you have it out of the stock - screw back in the aired up bottle for trigger test.
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Mick, thanks for that
. This is what I want to do. That way, if somehow the hammer does strike the valve, there will be a pressurized air source to prevent valve damage. Plus, real-fire can be done without reassembling the stock. It appears that the stock might be able to be removed without removing the bottle first. It would involve an angling of the receiver to clear the stock. I hate to break the o-ring seal on the bottle. I had mad leakage issues with my Impact from frequent bottle swaps. I am going to use a pony bottle in the field to re-fill my bottle instead of using a spare bottle.Upvote 0
Yup no need to remove the bottle before the stock. My stock fit pretty snug but it comes right out with just the stock bolt removed
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Dairyboy, thanks so much for that! I looked closely at the configuration and, even though the part of the stock at the bottle connection is curved somewhat around the bottle, it does appear that the stock could be removed w/o unscrewing the bottle. It's nice to know that this can be done. I have an HM 1000x .357 (130 ft-lbf regulated). I'm assuming that your rifle is configured the same way as mine. Is this correct?
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Well HM1000X .30. I'm assuming it should be very similar. Wouldn't hurt to check that area while removing to make sure
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OK, good; they are identical according to the owners manual. When you remove the stock, do you need to angle it to separate it from the action w/ the bottle attached?"Dairyboy"Well HM1000X .30. I'm assuming it should be very similar. Wouldn't hurt to check that area while removing to make sure
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Well, removed the stock; had to take the bottle off first; I just couldn't get clearance. I hate to remove that thing. I had so many leakage issues with my Impact; I want to keep that thing screwed in permanently. I need to get a tricked-out vice mounted on my workbench before I adjust the trigger though. Projects, projects, projects...
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