so the pellet probe is loose, hitting the bottom of the breach. I suppose this could explain why he had a hard time loading it. It may have sheared the skirt off n sent the pellet with part of the skirt flying. It could also still be jacking up the skirts on most of my pellets, giving very erratic flight. I assume it’s supposed to be rigid and not touching the walls of the brass breach ring. True? Also, the ball head to my Allen wrench broke off into that grub screw. Any bright ideas?
Impact blues update: pellet probe
- Thread starter DrOcean
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Never use ball headed allen wrench ends to crack a hex screw loose! Been there done that...PITA to remove. Can try an extractor.
I hope you get it worked out. GL
I hope you get it worked out. GL
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Try using some valve lapping compound on the end of a good Allen wrench to grip the broken piece and back it out of its lock, then use a magnet to remove the piece. If the grub screw has lock tight on it warm it with a cigar torch then you should be able to back it out.
Some time a small left handed drill bit, real slow may back the screw with the broken piece out.
Or take a small high quality dental pick (German made) and pick at it until it work free. Good luck
Some time a small left handed drill bit, real slow may back the screw with the broken piece out.
Or take a small high quality dental pick (German made) and pick at it until it work free. Good luck
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Here’s a tip for you guys (in an effort to give back albeit in a small way). I’ve always used bow string wax to keep screws from backing out on their own. U can still break em free easily. Dip the screw in it n work it onto the threads a ways n screw it in. Better than loctite if u ever want to get it undone. And super cheap. And doesn’t ever really go bad.
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Use a center punch or small nail, put it on top of the broken piece and give it a solid tap with whatever. The broken piece should be free and fall out when you tilt the gun. The probe has a fairly deep hole in it's side that the grub screw goes into. If you want to remove the pellet probe you have to back that grub screw out until the probe can fall out the back. The probe goes inside an o-ring in the brass barrel inlet. Be sure the o-ring wasn't damaged by the probe. Put a little silicone grease on the probe when you're done, just where it goes into the o-ring.
Take care not to flare the socket of the grub screw when using a punch or nail.
Take care not to flare the socket of the grub screw when using a punch or nail.
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maybe taping it around the screw or upside down with a punch or something to vibrate the broken ball out or like Mrshosted said a pick and wd40 to help lube it.
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A very precise drop of wd40, let it set a min, then a rare earth magnet pulled it right out! Now to see about the wobbly probe...
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Someone (cant remember who) drilled out the probe screw hole and taped it for a little bigger set screw.
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True, also you might find resistance in the pellet probe if the probe feeder block has a more distance than 45mm to edge of butt plate. Or if the barrel (brass part) is not flush with the butt plate of the impact (Shorter or longer, it happens)
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