Does de-cocking a PCP on an empty rifle releive the pressure stored in the 'chamber area' for the next shot or is it better to unload the weapon and just dry fire it? It's easy either way I just want to know, technically, which action will be the best to reduce the pressure on "O" rings involved during storage. Thanks.
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There is no secondary air chamber that gets filled when you cock a pcp. The air used for the shot cycle comes from the large reservoir on the pcp and in regulated pcp rifles there is a pre chamber that fills with the regulated air but its still on the back side of the valve and part of the main reservoir. So you just de cock a pcp and thats it there is no need to fire it.
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well having a rifle without any air is not good for your seals. You should keep air in the gun when keeping it put so the o rings have constant pressure sounds weird I know. That will keep the orings good longer than zero air.
far de cocking the rifle, it didn't let any air out or anything is just releases the hammer spring. I usually just de cock the gun and put it up
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