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P17 Mystery

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Bill_in_TR:
My P17 decided to quit on me very suddenly and I can't figure out what is going on. It was shooting very nicely and I was testing pellets. I finished shooting one particular pellet and put the gun down to get a drink of water. I switched to a different pellet, same weight wadcutter. Pointed the gun at the target and pulled the trigger. It went click and nothing happened!!!

I broke the gun down and changed orings. Just as a precaution I checked for a burr on the air intake hole. I didn't feel anything but did some light sanding anyway. Put it all back together. Had no problems breaking down and reassembling. Loaded a pellet, one that had shot well before. I pulled the trigger and got another click.

I am at a loss for what to do next. I didn't find a thread addressing a similar problem. Is there some other place it could be losing pressure? Or is it not losing pressure and there is something else going on? I hate to give up on the gun because it shot very nicely when it was working.

lefteyeshot:
Sounds like a trigger or hammer problem, not a O ring ir air thing.

JPSAXNC:
Is the gun compressing air? If so and the air is just leaking away, you might replace the o-ring around the valve stem.

Bill_in_TR:
Well I had it completely broken down and changed all the o-rings. But I was checking it out after getting it back together. When I closed the action I got good compression. But I did it in a quiet room with my ear close to the gun. I could hear the air leak after it closed. So I have it apart again to see if I screwed it up the first time but I didn't see anything obvious. So I just replaced the valve o-rings again and we'll see what happens. I haven't got it back together again yet. The wife loves all the little parts and tools on the kitchen table. I'll get it back together after I finish my evening wine and cheese.

Bill_in_TR:
Well I must have screwed something up the first time. I got it back together again after replacing the valve stem o-rings. It is shooting nicely again. Love this gun for what it is. It shoots way better than its price point.

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