The maintenance of your gear
should be an essential part of your daily routine. While the majority of
repairs can be outside the expertise of the average person or require
specialized tools, there are a few minor repairs that can be done to your
equipment to keep it in the best operating condition possible. One of the
simplest and easiest repairs that can be done to a B3 air rifle
is installing a new breech seal. This will also help to keep it performing properly.
is installing a new breech seal. This will also help to keep it performing properly.
The first thing you will
need to do is order new breech seals if you don’t have any in stock. My breech
seals were ordered from Archer Air Guns
and arrived in a very timely fashion. They were also decently priced and the
shipping costs were reasonable. The price of an individual breech seal figured
out to be only a $1.75 each. The breech seals came in a package of six for
$6.99. Two packages were ordered since the breech seals in both my B3 air
rifles will be replaced and only two are required (one for each rifle). The
remaining breech seals will be kept for spares.
Next make sure your air
rifle is unloaded. Then, use the lever located under the barrel to cock the rifle
and expose the breech seal. Once the breech seal has been exposed, you will then
be able to access it so that it can be replaced. The breech seal will get hard
and brittle after a while and will affect the power of your B3 rifle if not
replaced on a fairly regular basis. A package of six breech seals should cover
your replacement needs for several years of regular use of your B3.
Once you’ve located the
breech seal, use a screw driver or similar object to pry the old breech seal
out. Once you have the old breech seal out, make sure to get all the old pieces
of seal out and clean the chamber before replacing the seal.
The new breech seal can be
easily installed by hand and then the firing chamber can be closed to set the
breech seal. Total time for this simple repair is less than five minutes and
will keep the power of your B3 at a respectable level.
These air rifles
can often be found at a relatively low cost at yard and garage sales. Many times these air rifles are being sold simply because they have lost power. In most cases, these air rifles only need to have their
breech seal replaced to restore their original power levels.
Got maintenance power?
Staying above
the water line!
Riverwalker
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5 comments:
I need to get a set of those seals, I think I own one of those Chinese underlever cocking action and have ZERO replacement parts for it. A few 'extrys' wouldn't hurt the budget at all - Thanks for bringing this up!
Some of those Chinese air guns are a bargain. They make (made?) the QB 57 bullpup rifles that made a great briefcase sized short range small game / vermin rifle. Heavy little guys (most springers are heavy compared to pneumatic pump powered firearms).
To: anonymous 7:35
The breech seals are cheap enough that replacing them on a fairly regular basis won't break the bank.
It doesn't hurt to keep a few extra parts on hand...just in case.
These B3 air rifles are heavier than they look. I've got two B3's for plinking, small game and varmints...my total investment in both is only $80 (one is scoped and I keep several thousand rounds of ammo for both).
Not real familiar with the QB57 and haven't seen any in my area or I probably would have picked it up.
The QB57 is basically a take-down, single-shot side lever air rifle. It’s a hit with a lot of people but does cost in the $80 to $100 range. You can still buy them “new” but the "condition" is probably going to vary a lot from one air rifle to the next from what I’ve heard.
Thanks anon.
RW
...GodBlessCrosman...hehehe
To: Ken
Crosman is good too...
RW
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