After many shots, my Ataman ap16 had been getting hard to cock. Now it will not cock at all. Is this maintenance and lube situation I can I do it myself ? Should I? I have never taken it apart. I could send it to Pyramid for service. Great gun .
ataman AP 16
- Thread starter john4321
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Agreed -
FIRST thing I do when I get a gun...clean the barrel, then lube the trigger and cocking mechanism.
Put some quality (I use Lucas Gun oil) on the square bar that protrudes from the receiver as you cock it, all four sides. Lightly.
Lube the pivot points on the lever.
Doesn't hurt to put some silicone lube on the pellet probe where it's inside of the receiver, under the cocking lever.
Same thing with the trigger. All sliding, rotating things...need lube.
Where in CA are you ?
Mike
FIRST thing I do when I get a gun...clean the barrel, then lube the trigger and cocking mechanism.
Put some quality (I use Lucas Gun oil) on the square bar that protrudes from the receiver as you cock it, all four sides. Lightly.
Lube the pivot points on the lever.
Doesn't hurt to put some silicone lube on the pellet probe where it's inside of the receiver, under the cocking lever.
Same thing with the trigger. All sliding, rotating things...need lube.
Where in CA are you ?
Mike
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I hate to admit it but it needed to be lubed. my bad. Thank you for your input. I AM BACK SHOOTING !
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Thank you, Mike. I was about to check in with Ataman about my AP16 cocking lever that would no longer cock the pistol. Fortunately, they were closed at the time. Then I searched the blogs and found yours post. I applied a little Hoppes to all moving parts in sight and, lo and behold, I have smooth action again. Once again, the simplest solution, the one I did not think of this time, was the right one. Thanks for your post. You saved me from an embarrassing call to Ataman and you reminded me that "all sliding, rotating things need lube".
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All good. Glad I could help.
Happy to pass on things/ideas that I know will help others.
Mike
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