I just received a new Benjamin Kratos. It arrived with no air in the tank. I hooked it up to my compressor and I heard a click then the sound of air coming from the chamber area and out of the barrel. I cocked the gun first to make sure the hammer was not resting on the valve. Does anyone have any ideas on how to address this problem?
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Tuning New Kratos will not fill
- Thread starter Mh0261
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Try to fill from bottle/tank first , a good strong shot of air will usually do the trick , then finish as you normally would
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Fit a pellet into the breach before trying to fill. If that does not work, fit another pellet into the breach. Usually, two pellets are enough back pressure the valve.
Use caution... Treat it as it a loaded gun!
Fit a pellet into the breach before trying to fill. If that does not work, fit another pellet into the breach. Usually, two pellets are enough back pressure the valve.
Use caution... Treat it as it a loaded gun!
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This seems to be an ongoing problem with the Benjamin Craftsman series. Unless you have a tank to rush some air in, you are out of luck when they ship empty. I got my Kratos from AOA and it shipped with air, so no problem. Akela was from Crosman and shipped empty and I tried filling it slow from my tank and it leaked even with it cocked. I had to really slam some air in to get it to work,
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That's TWO PELLETS (Double loaded on purpose) If only ONE pellet is loaded it may not be enough resistance and just shoot out unintentionally as its being filled.
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We are currently investigating and correcting any issue that would relate to this problem slow filling from 0psi. But the guns will initially fill with the use of an SCBA tank.
Thank you, The Benjamin team
Thank you, The Benjamin team
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I haven't had any problems filling my Kratos yet. The gun arrived with air in it from AOA. The one thing I find different when filling this gun from my compressor is I hear a click when tank and compressor pressure equalize. This is my only PCP that will make this noise when filling.
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I got my new Kratos today and am also having the same problem filling the empty tank. I will try the 2 pellets at once Idea.
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Heck I put 10 pellets in and it still doesn't begin to fill. Guess I need to try and locate a quick fill station somewhere. Maybe I can take off the shroud and plug the barrel. It is my first pellet gun.
Update that didn't work either. What a drag!
Update that didn't work either. What a drag!
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I was told by others that had issues, that they took the gun out of the stock and put it on the dash board of a car and parked it in the sun for a few hours. Getting the bottle hot made the valve seat and the rifle took air. Make sure you get those pellets out of gun before you try anything else!!!! Good luck.
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I took the gun to a dealer that fills the PCP guns and they could not get the tank to take air either. Sent the gun back. So now on the search again. It is hard to find one that is in stock anywhere after I find one or more that I may choose. Kind of a drag!
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What a shame to be subjected to something like this! If someone is new to PCPs this has to be a bad experience. Enough so that it could turn them away from this great hobby. Crosman/Benjamin should at least put some air in each gun to prevent this repetitive problem. Would that be too much to ask??
Until people start demanding a refund and purchasing something else I don't see the issue getting resolved quickly.
Until people start demanding a refund and purchasing something else I don't see the issue getting resolved quickly.
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I just ran into the same problem. I was using a air cylinder to attempt to fill it. I tried the one pellet method, it did not work. Guess I will be calling Benjamin in the morning.
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I had the same problem. it took several times of filling the gun to get it to finally seal tight. once you get it full dry fire it about 15 times to get things moving. I am lucky to have a dive shop near me who is gerat about filling the rifle directly.
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I hooked it up to my scuba bottle a gave it a few quick jolts. The leaking stopped, but the air gauge reads zero. I am going to try it again shortly.
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I had access to two Kratos 22 caliber rifles. One would not fill no matter what I tried as described in my previous post. I called Crosman and they were very helpful, a call tag has been emailed for gun #1. The second gun filled using the scuba bottle method. I scoped it up and fired 24 rounds threw it. The chronograph show the first shot at 990, the last shot 910. Still had plenty of air left. I then decided to refill the gun using my Hill Hand pump, no problems worked like a champ. Later in the week I will head outdoors and check the accuracy. Although I had problems with Gun #1 I think they are probably a good gun for money. There is a small problem with air fill issue, but I am sure Crosman will address it.
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The Kratos came back from Benjamin a week ago, sorry I forgot to post. Gun functions normally, came with 3000 lbs of air. The process did not take very long, I am happy with the gun and the service I received.
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