I had my .22 Dreamline Power Pup shooting like a “dream” at 39 ft/lbs with a 600mm barrel… certainly not a high power tune.
It shot a 198 17X (!) 40-Masters… then boom! It sounded like a rimfire as velocity went from 890 to 1009fps on the shot where the valve broke.
The rifle retained both tank pressure and plenum pressure.
I disassembled and found the valve stem broken.
Questions:
Is this common? This rifle has never shot slugs or been tuned above 40 ft/lbs with pellets.
Should I also replace the valve seat? Or should I expect it to seal properly with just a new valve…?
Thanks in advance for sharing your experience with Dreamline v2 valve…
-Ed
It shot a 198 17X (!) 40-Masters… then boom! It sounded like a rimfire as velocity went from 890 to 1009fps on the shot where the valve broke.
The rifle retained both tank pressure and plenum pressure.
I disassembled and found the valve stem broken.
Questions:
Is this common? This rifle has never shot slugs or been tuned above 40 ft/lbs with pellets.
Should I also replace the valve seat? Or should I expect it to seal properly with just a new valve…?
Thanks in advance for sharing your experience with Dreamline v2 valve…
-Ed