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162 cylinder mount

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:33 pm
by jak10x1
Hi Shooters, do any of you lube the threaded area where the cylinder screws to the mount?

#2 do you relieve the pressure by loosing the cylinder a few turns if your not going to use the AP for a week or 2 or do you just leave it tight?

Thanks, John

Re: 162 cylinder mount

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:10 am
by David Levene
jak10x1 wrote:Hi Shooters, do any of you lube the threaded area where the cylinder screws to the mount?

#2 do you relieve the pressure by loosing the cylinder a few turns if your not going to use the AP for a week or 2 or do you just leave it tight?
I have used a bit of silicon grease on the threads which, IMHO, was a big mistake. Instead of making the threads smoother it seemed to just make them tighter.

I leave the cylinder on the gun, frequently for several weeks at a time (I really must get back to shooting more). I don't know if it's the recommended thing to do but it hasn't caused me any problems.

For some reason I always unscrew the cylinder on my LP5; mainly just because I always have.