I've always received air rifles empty but I recently received one half full. Anyone else? Absolute first for me.
Is it common for an air rifle to ship with air in it from a company?
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I currently have 7 PCPs' which were all purchased new and they all came filled to over 150 to 200 BAR. I have 3 SCBA tanks and they were all empty when I received them.
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All my rifles purchased in the last 16 months came with at least 150 bar in them. SCBA’s were purchased empty.
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NO Air ordered from across the pound - this for sure...also the orings may be sitting for a while w/o air.
The local dealers airing it up before shipping to you, and shall even leave it overnight to test for any possible leaks.
I ordered two the most expensive airguns from my local AGS, a shortest pickup time is I guess two days.
The local dealers airing it up before shipping to you, and shall even leave it overnight to test for any possible leaks.
I ordered two the most expensive airguns from my local AGS, a shortest pickup time is I guess two days.
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I think they ship with air to ensure the o-rings maintain their seals.
Say you receive an un-aired rifle in the mail, and an o-ring has lost its seal. You try to air it up, are disappointed and contact the company that mailed it to you. Less headaches for the store to mail it with a little air.
Say you receive an un-aired rifle in the mail, and an o-ring has lost its seal. You try to air it up, are disappointed and contact the company that mailed it to you. Less headaches for the store to mail it with a little air.
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Maybe smaller quantities? A box or two? But shipping a fully loaded skid to a regional dealer? That may be freight regulated.
I know no air-mailing batteries already for couple years since the Samsung cellphone battery exploded mid flight over the ocean .
Have you seen recently the container boat got on fire in route from EU to America, the containers full with Porshe's.
OK, OK, what can cut on fire with airguns? Can exploded if the the full air tank gets somehow exposed to high heat...
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Must have bought more then 50 new PCPs in the past 15 years and cannot remember ever getting one empty,.....all my Koreans always come right at 100 BAR
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You cannot ship a tank with pressure in it via plane. If you try to fly with any type of tank, it must have the valve removed. The pressure changes can cause a tank to be a bomb. If they are coming from overseas they are most likely traveling by boat which is no big deal.
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Well, every airgun that comes to the islands comes by plane, ...again every single airgun I got came filled, and obviously by plane
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Change in ambient pressure does not affect a pressurized vessel. They aren’t allowed on aircraft just because of a safety factor. If heated by an onboard fire and the burst disk doesn’t rupture, then you have a problem.
If a cylinder is less than full, say 500 psi, and in a fire, the internal pressure will never reach the psi to blow the burst disk, at some point the aluminum looses its strength and it blows up catastrophically. I’ve seen it with scuba tanks that were in a boat fire, not pretty.
If a cylinder is less than full, say 500 psi, and in a fire, the internal pressure will never reach the psi to blow the burst disk, at some point the aluminum looses its strength and it blows up catastrophically. I’ve seen it with scuba tanks that were in a boat fire, not pretty.
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