Afternoon everyone,
I just came in from hand pumping my Gauntlet 2 in .25. I have a feeling it has an air leak but maybe it’s more or less normal and maybe I’m doing something wrong. About a week or so ago it was pumped up to about 3000 psi. It is supposed to be cocked and locked to firing position before filling. After filling I fired one round and propped it up in the corner until yesterday. It hadn’t leaked down completely but it was close, maybe 200 psi. I hand pumped it back to 2000 last night and left it cocked and locked, disconnected the pump and called it a day. This morning, with air temp 5-10 degrees warmer, it had lost about 400 psi. I brought it back to 2000 and stopped. Thats a lot of work! I’ll check again this afternoon. Could it be leaking down because it’s cocked or is there more likely simply a leak that needs attention? I can at this point just fill it and shoot but I usually keep at least one filled at all times. I have others but it bugs me when there’s a known problem on pretty much anything. I haven’t had this rifle very long so I haven’t figured out what is normal for this one. What do you think? Thanks.
Rick H.
I just came in from hand pumping my Gauntlet 2 in .25. I have a feeling it has an air leak but maybe it’s more or less normal and maybe I’m doing something wrong. About a week or so ago it was pumped up to about 3000 psi. It is supposed to be cocked and locked to firing position before filling. After filling I fired one round and propped it up in the corner until yesterday. It hadn’t leaked down completely but it was close, maybe 200 psi. I hand pumped it back to 2000 last night and left it cocked and locked, disconnected the pump and called it a day. This morning, with air temp 5-10 degrees warmer, it had lost about 400 psi. I brought it back to 2000 and stopped. Thats a lot of work! I’ll check again this afternoon. Could it be leaking down because it’s cocked or is there more likely simply a leak that needs attention? I can at this point just fill it and shoot but I usually keep at least one filled at all times. I have others but it bugs me when there’s a known problem on pretty much anything. I haven’t had this rifle very long so I haven’t figured out what is normal for this one. What do you think? Thanks.
Rick H.