When should you clean and relube the spring and piston. Where can you purchase a parachute piston seal for the TX?
TX200 Maintenance
- Thread starter mrjohns
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Well the tx200 may be one of the easiest and quickest springer type rifles that I have to break down. I take out the 4 stock screws. Then take out the bolt that the front trigger guard screw goes into while holding a little down pressure on the barrel end with the back end of the action against a table top. That bolt that the trigger guard screw goes into has loosened on my rifle before so I Loctite it with the other stock screws.
during reassembly.
Edit: sorry didn't answer your question about when? That rifle is so easy to break down I would do it anytime to get to know your rifle a little better?
here is a service video and a link to seal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg2U78vl67I
http://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/Air_Arms_Piston_Seal_Fits_TX200_Pro_Sport_Air_Rifles/4083
during reassembly.
Edit: sorry didn't answer your question about when? That rifle is so easy to break down I would do it anytime to get to know your rifle a little better?
here is a service video and a link to seal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg2U78vl67I
http://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/Air_Arms_Piston_Seal_Fits_TX200_Pro_Sport_Air_Rifles/4083
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I have a ProSport. It's the same internals. My answer would be when you take it out of the box. Right before you mount a scope. Everyone talks about these rifles shooting like they are tuned right out of the box. I don't agree with that at all. Mine shot fine but had a lot of buzz. So after a couple hundred shots, I disassembled it and lubed the spring to dampen the buzz. This made it nearly tolerable but still not like my R1's. So after about 1000 shots. I ditched the factory internals and installed the Vortek kit with their seal. This is the way the gun should shoot. Now it's perfect. I am not getting the velocities they posted, but I am in the mid 800's, which kills paper just fine. They are great guns but they can be greatly improved.
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Springers don't need much maintenance. In fact, too much lube should be avoided. Seals also last a very long time.
The main reason to dig into a springer is to improve the shot cycle and get the shooting characteristics more too your liking. Or if you notice a big change in velocity, which likely reflects a broken spring.
A Vortek or JM kit will improve your TX. Once you get it installed, you should be good for at least 10,000 shots. I have at least 20,000 shots on the Vortek kit in my pro sport.
Good luck
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The main reason to dig into a springer is to improve the shot cycle and get the shooting characteristics more too your liking. Or if you notice a big change in velocity, which likely reflects a broken spring.
A Vortek or JM kit will improve your TX. Once you get it installed, you should be good for at least 10,000 shots. I have at least 20,000 shots on the Vortek kit in my pro sport.
Good luck
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