FX Please Help - How to remove air cylinder on FX Wildcat

[BitFrost]

Hey! Need to be able to remove a vital part from my FX Wildcat .25 and I figure the easiest part to remove would be the air cylinder if it just unscrews.
I feel I need to check with you guys if the air cylinder is the easiest vital part to remove and how it is removed safely.
Thanks in advance!

-Krister

MOD EDIT: DISCUSSION MOVED TO MANUFACTURER FEEDBACK SO FX CAN SEE IT AND HOPEFULLY RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTION.

 

[travels4fun]

I never removed the cylinder on my Wildcat but if I had, I would first de-gas the rifle so no pressure remained in the cylinder.. Next I would remove the barrel so I could get a better grip on the cylinder to make unscrewing it a tad easier. That's the best I can offer.

Scott

 

[krasiml]

Cylinder can be unscrewed, but first must drop the pressure in it. This is done by unscrew the bronze plug on the left side with 4 mm hex key, but very slowly and carefully.

Make sure the front of the cylinder pressure gauge shows 0 bar before you unscrew the cylinder.

 

[Enkey]

Hi Bitfrost

Air cylinder wildcat is removable in fx cylinder removable only have to unscrewing don't need drop the pressure in it. Have a security valve.

 

[BitFrost]

Seems there is a difference in replies. Is it necessary or not to bleed the cylinder of air? Is there another vital part that I can remove instead of the air cylinder that is easier?

 

[krasiml]

I'm twice unmount cylinder of my Wildcat and not seen to have a security valve. Maybe I missed it, but I do not believe. Even the first time unmount the regulator, just to see how it was made.
Bitfrost , which part is a need to be removed?

 

[Enkey]

In official web fx airguns places in characteristics cylinder removable and the fx that i have with renovable cylinder have a valve if wildcat dont have fx airguns don't have play whit thing it could be dangerous.

 

[Enkey]

The best option is first drop the pressure in it and later removable and check yourself

 

[ahobie17]

On the Bobcat, there is no need to degass, just unscrew there is a valve in the bottle.

 

[krasiml]

People we are talking specifically about the Wildcat. If you are unsure of 100%, please do not talk about it because someone could get hurt seriously. The air under high pressure is very dangerous. By FХ should think seriously and to sell their guns with model-specific owners manual, and not this general owners manual as now.

 

[ahobie17]

why not do the smart thing and ask the business that sold you the Wildcat. I highly doubt FX uses different cylinder set ups between differing models. different size cylinders yes, but internally I bet they are the same. Yes this is an opinion, but think about it from an engineering point of view, it would cost more money to use differing setups and it makes design since and monetary since to make the the cylinder setups the same. Back to the Bobcat, the cylinder does loose a little gas when unscrewing and then to a certain point before the cylinder is removed it quits out gassing. Personally I wouldn't hesitate to slowly unscrew the cylinder on the Wildcat as the valve will stop air from escaping before the cylinder is completely removed, but that is what I would do.

It wouldn't be my choice to unscrew the brass plug above.

But by all means call the business from where you bought the gun. It's just a phone call away and you will get good advice I'm sure.

 

[Enkey]

You can also write the question in manufacturer feedback and if you're lucky maybe Johan of fx airguns will answer.

 

[BitFrost]

I called the dealer, but they did not have the answer at hand. Airguns is no ones speciality in my country as hunting is not allowed(with airguns).
I need to remove a part from the gun so it is unable to fire. I figured the air cylinder would be the thing to remove. Do I just unscrew without removing anything else?

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

 How about removing the barrel?
John

 

[krasiml]

BitFrost, You can security Wildcat to shoot without removing anything. Where the magazine is placed on the bottom has a threaded hole (3 or 4 mm of the eye). Remove the rear cheek piece and screw the bolt a suitable length into the hole. This will prevent the hammer to hit the valve and the shot is impossible.

 

[BitFrost]

Thanks for the tip @krasiml! However I still need remove a vital part...

The reason I´m asking about this is that the rules and laws in Norway states that for example when leaving the car unattended while keeping a weapon inside, a vital part is to be removed so that if the car is stolen or broken into, the weapon is not able to be fired without going to "great" lengths. I´m paraphrasing but you get the gist.
There are no specific laws on this matter with air rifles so I assume I have to follow the general weapon laws...

What I´m looking for is an EASY/FAST way to remove a vital part without fiddling to much, using screwdrivers and or powertools(would never do that,lol).

Thanks guys!

 

[ncstan]

Remove the magazine put it in Your pocket. Rifle can not fired .A whole lot easier than removing the air cylinder .

 

[BitFrost]

"ncstan"Remove the magazine put it in Your pocket. Rifle can not fired .A whole lot easier than removing the air cylinder .

Just loaded and shot the rifle with some scissors yesterday. The magazine will not do. However, if there was some piece of product that could be put in the magazine slot and make loading impossible, then I guess that would do. But it would have to be difficult to remove. A key release or something clever.

 

[travels4fun]

How about a trigger lock similar to the ones used on firearms shown below?

 

[BitFrost]

Maybe! Thanks for the suggestion. Will do some searching to see if that is and allowed replacement for removing a vital part.