Ok I did something stupid. I loaded part of a felt cleaning pellet into my new fx streamline and when I shot it sounded funny. A bit louder than it should and twangy…now each dry fire sounds like that and I fear I’ve ruined something. Part of the pellet came out but I think something may be stuck somewhere. Barrel is clear. What do I do?
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Tuning PCP twang suddenly
- Thread starter jooleyen
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jooleyen, doesn't sound serious initially. Pellet part stuck...probably not. Shoot a mag thought it and see what it sounds and shoots like then. If the sound does not change and your FPS is inconsistent it could be an O-ring. Could be something caught in your suppressor(cleaner) that is causing the problem.
Patrick.
Patrick.
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I did damage the breach ring on one of mine, ( at least that's what I attribute it to), haven't used cleaning pellets since.
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Did you have a moderator on the barrel during the shot? If so make sure nothing is caught in there. I would always remove moderator if using felt pellets. Next I would suspect that your breech o ring may have been displaced. That would be an easy fix; especially if it is still in there and just displaced a bit. You will have to open it up and inspect the oring. I have displaced o rings before by firing accidentally with the bolt open. It happens eventually if you shoot long enough. Hope you get it fixed quickly and inexpensively.
Kenny
Kenny
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Guys thank you for the replies. I figured it out. It just so happened that when I loaded the cleaning pellet into the barrel, my air tank had gotten below regulator pressure on that EXACT SHOT. I attributed the twanginess of the following dry fires to the cleaning pellet, when it had nothing to do with anything. It makes sense that the lower power wasn’t doing the twanging but the higher power was. Checked the air gauge and realized I was at like 130 bar. Refilled and no more twang. It’s like when you’re trying to figure out why an electronic appliance won’t turn on and you finally realize it’s not plugged in!
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I'm glad you got it figured out. An easy fix is always a relief when you are expecting the worst.
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