strange mine clicks counter clockwise 25+ times... are you saying free spinning meaning it still clicks but you don't see it moving the air chamber any?
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Western Airguns Rattler .357
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Mine was clicking counter clockwise 12 times from how it was set from the factory. I made a small mark with a sharpie on the wheel to mark the original location and then turned it 12 times from there, at which point it seemed to run out of detents to "click" and felt like it could freely spin.
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i've let mine sit for about 7 days now and the mpa gauge is dropping from 25mpa to 22mpa. may be slow leak i will let it sit another 7 days and see if it goes below 20mpa.
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I'm having the exact same issue... I have been letting mine sit since Wednesday and it's dropped from 25 to 22 already. Looking like it's going back if it keeps it up.
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the tech support says drop from 25 to 22 can be expected after a full fill because of air settling. if it continues to drop below 20 he said will send label to return fix.
since it is only showing on first gauge, if it is a leak it is limited to bottle/gauge/foster connection area. the second regulated chamber is holding steady pressure for me. i may see if he can talk me thru self testing.
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Oh, interesting. Please do keep us posted! It looks like the second regulated chamber is holding for me as well. I can't remember what exactly it came at, but it's sitting at 16.5/17 for the regulated pressure. That sound about right for yours?
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yes 16.5
he said the range from factory is between 14 to 17 but below 14 may lead to magazine cycling issues so on the higher end is better.
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If they regulated pressure is below the bottle pressure you might still have a leak after the 1st regulator. The higher pressure in the tank would just keep filling it back up.
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sadly my Rattler continued its slow leak about 3mpa per week. they sent me shipping label and i'm sending it back hopefully they can stop the leak because the pcp is awesome otherwise. it'll be a long 3 weeks...
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ordered rattler from Michigan airguns, the one i have came with the back barrel cages loose tried to tighten them up by loosening barrel screws and knocking them back a taste to tighten the fit didn't work got to live with it being loose, do you other rattler owners have this problem or non problem? but this just kind of bugs me feel the quality is lacking because of this fault.
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Are you talking about the plastic insets that fill the rectangular gaps around the barrel? If so yes mine are loose too but they don't rattle or make noise. There's a video from FTairguns joking about them also saying the Rattler has rattling parts in Spanish at the 3min 40sec mark.
Does yours slow leak air? Fill it up to 25mpa and let it sit 1 week let me know.
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Just a follow-up: I ended up leaving my rattler sitting long enough that the pressure dropped to 1.25 mpa and I noticed that the regulator gauge had also dropped to match (which makes me wonder if the leak is on the regulator side of things like was suggested by Drummie earlier in the thread). I'm shipping mine in for repairs as well.
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I have never laid hands on an lcs but from what I have seen and people I have talked too, yes. I think the ergonomics and looks of the huben are top notch and it makes as much or more power, and I believe it's even got a shorter overall length. The bottom rail on the lcs looks kinda flimsy and so I'm glad to see the rattler incorporate that band that locks the lower rail, bottle, and barrel together. I prefer how the tube looks on the huben over bottles but I'm still planning to get a rattler, also the huben fills to 5000 psi which is cool, means I can tether to a 4500 psi bottle without a regulator between them, valve full open. Hubens can be ammo picky, and I do not shoot pellets with mine, so take that into consideration. I described the slug issues I had and what I had to do to rectify them.
If you're considering between the two, maybe consider the sidewinder as well. I made that post before that gun was revealed. Especially if a removable magazine is important to you. I personally like the integral ones but many do not
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yes the cover that has the so called m-lock slots. i agree they don't actually rattle or make noise, just urks me, paying 2800.00 for a gun that has loose parts is all.
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The only thing that concerns me is the slow leak but it's something that they have to fix or replace with a new pcp so I'm not worried about it that much. As for mark2 versions since this is essentially a redesign of the LCS SK19 it's technically a mark2 version of that pcp.
I'll update when I get it back and ask exactly where the leak was.
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