air pistol bottle

[paola]

Do you unscrew your air pistol bottle (cylinder) after each shooting session to save the regulator? or it is not an issue, regulator almost never goes bad?

[RobStubbs]

Do you unscrew your air pistol bottle (cylinder) after each shooting session to save the regulator? or it is not an issue, regulator almost never goes bad?

Most manufacturers advise it (I believe for the seals rather than the regulator). I never unscrew my LP10 cylinder though.

Rob.

[Rover]

I don't either. I think you cause more problems fooling with it than if you leave it alone.

[chuckjordan]

I believe the mainbody threads (on the Steyrs) are aluminium, possibly another alloy on the cylinder. The on/off screwing could cross-thread one time. If you do it daily, you could get more problems.

But, if you practice a lot (250+ shots daily), you're filling the cylinder daily which amounts to the same thing (removing and reattaching the cylinder).

You'll eventually need to replace the orings in the future (possibly 5-10 years depending upon time). But, the low regulator pressure will not wear down those parts as much as the higher regulated AP/AR.

Me? I shoot about 25 shots daily. So my cylinder comes off about every week or so.

[David Levene]

I don't bother removing my Morini cylinder after every shoot.

I do however remove it before every shoot as I cannot see the point of going to the range with anything less than a full cylinder.

Would it make sense to alter the above procedure and remove the cylinder when I've finished shooting? Possibly.

Am I going to bother? Probably not.

[fc60]

Greetings,

I sent the same question to Pilkguns and got this reply...

I assume you mean a Steyr LP2? Leave it attached, but loosen until you hear it hiss. This keeps debris from getting into the regulator or into the cylinder.