So I bought a Benjamin Wildfire just to play with it. When I got it in the mail all the air was leaking out the barrel when I tried to fill the tank. Any hints tips or suggestions on this or should I just throw it out?
Benjamin wildfire air leaking out the barrel
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I would just try to shoot it a few times. Sounds like it might have some debris (aka:crap) on the sealing surface of the poppet.
Mike.
Mike.
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I second mscottleeman. My old career used to do that. Try cocking the gun slowly while filling the gun with air. You may have to dry fire a few times while doing this. Try it and pm me if it doesnt work. Oh are you using a hand pump or a tank? If your using a hand pump it will be more difficult. If using a hand pump try dry firing and if it still wont fill cock the bolt open and pump a bit to loosen the debris.
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I had a new discovery that had the same issue and the tech at Pyramid Air told me to put a drop of silicone oil in the fill port of the gun, fill it with air and dry fire a few times rapidly. It worked for me and must have helped dislodge any debris that was holding the valve open.
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If the air tube is empty---cock the gun to fill it
the hammer and it's spring are holding the poppet valve open
once you have air pressure in it ,you won't need to do this for a refill
the hammer and it's spring are holding the poppet valve open
once you have air pressure in it ,you won't need to do this for a refill
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So question again. I finally have time to work on the wildfire and the air tube does not hold air. It just leaks out. So the question is does this tube have 2000psi to it at all times?
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