Tuning FX Impact M3 - Barrel liner and carbon sleeve stuck.

Normally it pulls right out with a pair of pliers and haven't had any marking using the pliers but I also stay away from the end of the barrel not to mess up the crown is the liner glued to the sleeve

What about freezing it ?

Try to wear a latex glove.

Push a tight slug through the liner with a wood dowel from the breech.

Loosen the barrel lock grub screw 

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Knipex soft jaw pliers is what I'd use.

Maybe you have some gunk in the part that holds the liner on the breech end. It holds the liner about 3 inches. You can heat the barrel house quite a bit and the loctite will let go and the parts will unscrew. 

I had a CS that was tight too, I ended up just swapping it end for end and started the push-on. It went on MUCH easier. I know that the liners are supposed to be straight, but I think that there might be a slight, minor taper to some as it was nowhere near as tight by swapping end to end.

mike

Possibly a bent or out of round barrel housing

Or liner or carbon fiber sleeve or combination of them all.

this thread.. seemed closest to my Dreamline barrel liner o-ring issue.. 22 cal ..swaping out stx for superior standard liner..

I had no problem removing the liner.. however.. the rings stayed in the barrel.. i have a cf sleeve to replace the rings..

I fished out the one closest to the front of the liner.. there is another one.. back about 2/3rd back front the muzzle.. I tired a 25 cal patch worm.. i tried blocking the ports and adding compressed air.. ( silly.. i know but.. hey.. desperate)

if anyone has encountered the same issue.. and solved it.. please respond..

thank you

Be Well All

Poke them out with a long dowel, cleaning rod etc...

Chuck-in-Ohio said:

Poke them out with a long dowel, cleaning rod etc...

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thank you brother.. made perfect sense.. i had an old 22lr cleaning setup in my stuff..

doing that brought on a new quandary.. there was actually was not another o-ring in there.. what i did find was... a label that said Smooth Twist Superior .. I bought the gun preowned and like new.. since there was only 1 o-ring i suspect that they changed the liner already?? or it came with only 1 o-ring.. but.. it kind of looks like there are 2 o-ring marks on the liner??

head scratcher.. I marked the rifling at each end of both liners.. they appear to be the same.. twist rate i mean..

so i have to ask is the twist rate on the STX the same as the Superior? seems like they would be different..

the new liner has a factory stamp on the liner stating it is a Superior.. the old liner has no marks.. other then the ones that look like a o-ring mark.. however the mark does not seem to rub off.. dang .. anyone got a clue??

i am shooting a email to fx to see what they think..

Be Well All

The exact same thing happened to me on a .25 compact Impact.

When I pulled the liner initially, one of the o rings rolling back peeled the STX Superior label off of the liner.
When I reassembled it, the label was packed into the bottom of the barrel sleeve.

Glad to hear that you got it sorted, best of luck with it!

Thanks

The irony here is.. I first bought a new Superior Heavy liner from Utah Air Guns

Then I saw the chart from Ted.. Called them and sent the supetior heavy back (27 bucks shipping) so now I am in this liner $150 plus and I don't need it... FROWN..

They sent out the regular Superior.. Now I find out I already had a Superior liner..

Dang man..

Anyone need a brand new 500mm 22 cal Superior liner.. for attractive price or trade?

Ammo or other stuff..

Be Well All