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hammerli AP40
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:07 am
by yana
Bought a sechand AP40. Its should be 3yrs old. Is that the steel barrelled 1 already?
Also heard they tend to break cilinder seals often; you should empty the chamber from air before unscrewing the cilinder totally, etc.
Is this indeed an issue?
Re: hammerli AP40
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:30 am
by RobStubbs
yana wrote:Bought a sechand AP40. Its should be 3yrs old. Is that the steel barrelled 1 already?
Also heard they tend to break cilinder seals often; you should empty the chamber from air before unscrewing the cilinder totally, etc.
Is this indeed an issue?
I would be very suprised if you had to do anything other than just unscrew the cylinder. I can't see any reason why seals should have to be treated any different to other air pistols, they all work in pretty much the same way.
Rob.
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:18 pm
by Rutty
We have a club AP40 and it does need a new cylinder seal a bit more frequently than most other pistols. However it is just a small O ring and very easy to fit using the conical guide supplied with the pistol.
Rutty
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 2:12 pm
by joel
I'm very gentle with mine and no problems so far. I use a nice grease, very slight amount, and that seems to help.
Joel