Taipan Thats unfortunate

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Been lucky with leakers until now.

There's a dozen PCPs in the cabinet with no issues and just noticed that my 10 yo HW100 is sloooowly loosing pressure over a week. Not surprising as my main pesting gun, that rifle has seen a heck of a lot of use.

The leak is not enough to be a problem, more as a minor nuisance. I'll order an o-ring kit and schedule the reseal as a next winter project.

In the meantime, it's business as usual.

Cheers!
 
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Motorhead said:
Air out Reg vent hole ... Inner spool x2 o-rings, and/or the other o-ring under the tapered bottom cap. ( So 3 critical there + a 4th under adjuster cap. )
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So do I remove the whole top part? And the circlip on the bottom to get there?

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With calipers MEASURE the over all lenght before turning / unscrewing the cap/screen end !!
Take out set screw and unscrew it. Under it you will find an o-ring sealing the seat from air bypassing it.
* When reassembling shown section, screw back together to measured distance & fine turn rotation by making note where the threads have been damaged by the set screw by looking threw the threaded hole of said set screw.
 
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Motorhead said:
With calipers MEASURE the over all lenght before turning / unscrewing the cap/screen end !!
Take out set screw and unscrew it. Under it you will find an o-ring sealing the seat from air bypassing it.
* When reassembling shown section, screw back together to measured distance & fine turn rotation by making note where the threads have been damaged by the set screw by looking threw the threaded hole of said set screw.
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Good deal thanks!
 
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@ Dairyboy - Dillon I sent you a P.M.; I am fairly certain you have to login to post. Have you received it?

I have resealed over a dozen Taipan Veterans & that is precisely why I P.M.’d you. A number of years ago, a well known member (now a vender) from another forum posted oring sizes for the Taipan Veteran. Yippee, as to my knowledge there was/has never been anything posted regarding this topic from the original manufacturer - at that time they were made in the Ukraine. Ah huh you guessed it - I placed an order from the same establishment as yourself. Back then they charged a flat rate shipping of $3.75. The airtube oring size called out was 21mm x 3mm! Wrong! Wait, hold on & let me finish. Taipan Veterans manufactured in the Ukraine have an airtube oring size of 23mm x 3mm; while the Taipan Veterans made in the Czech Republic take 21mm x 3mm & those guns did come with a manual that lists the oring sizes.

I write this for all who, at one time or another, have been misinformed & that definitely includes me.

To this other well known member (now vender) from another forum; I have to believe this misinformation was given unintentionally as at that time the Taipan Veteran’s 1st shipment had not yet hit U.S. shores. Perhaps he felt nothing would change? I dunno; but I do know I have quite the stock pile of 21mm x 3mm orings. On an upbeat note, I already had a generous supply to reseal the newer Taipan Veterans made in the Czech Republic. So there you have it!

God Bless, Stay safe & healthy

RadioFlyer
 
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airgunmike56 said:
Don't mess with them old mutants,, Sell them to me and buy you a new gun,,,,
Mike
Looking for the 177 mutants,,,,
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I have never seen in 12 years a 177 mutant for sale, not a picture, not even a post in AGN since the beginning of this website, i have heard about it in the old GTA fourum .. so it must be a really wanted gun. And a non sale item for the guy who has one in his collection..
 
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