PCP, HPA and Co2 guns are not to be taken lightly I was working on one of my PCP rifles last night 6/13 and removed the bolt assembly from my EdGun R3.5M . I accidentally pulled the trigger while moving the rifle out of the way on the work bench. With no bolt assembly to direct the air down the barrel a blast of 3000 psi air was directed towards the rear Yes it left a mark on my right bicep the HP air had enough directed force to actually break the skin. Not a deep cut but deep enough to bleed and it was necessary to stop what I was doing to clean the cut and bandage it . It is easy to do dumb stuff ask Jeff or any of us inveterate tinkerers. Just a small distraction and another story about what not to do comes to light PS; with the bolt assembly removed there is no trigger safety so I should have bled down the air tank or put a block behind the trigger to prevent what happened.
Quote from: Sfttailrdr46 on June 14, 2018, 09:46:10 AMPCP, HPA and Co2 guns are not to be taken lightly I was working on one of my PCP rifles last night 6/13 and removed the bolt assembly from my EdGun R3.5M . I accidentally pulled the trigger while moving the rifle out of the way on the work bench. With no bolt assembly to direct the air down the barrel a blast of 3000 psi air was directed towards the rear Yes it left a mark on my right bicep the HP air had enough directed force to actually break the skin. Not a deep cut but deep enough to bleed and it was necessary to stop what I was doing to clean the cut and bandage it . It is easy to do dumb stuff ask Jeff or any of us inveterate tinkerers. Just a small distraction and another story about what not to do comes to light PS; with the bolt assembly removed there is no trigger safety so I should have bled down the air tank or put a block behind the trigger to prevent what happened. Very easy to do with the R3M.... I "try" to remember to decock the hammer immediately after removing the breech. I place a rag over the hammer, press down with my thumb, pull the trigger and slowly decock the hammer. There have been several times when I lost focus resulting in a loud blast and almost a change of shorts...
Jason will explain better. But you being able to wack the valve open with higher pressure against, and getting a velocity jump would point to too much hammer spring for your setup.
It is easy to do dumb stuff ask Jeff or any of us inveterate tinkerers. Just a small distraction and another story about what not to do comes to light
Quote from: Sfttailrdr46 on June 14, 2018, 09:46:10 AMIt is easy to do dumb stuff ask Jeff or any of us inveterate tinkerers. Just a small distraction and another story about what not to do comes to light Umm. Which "Jeff" are you referring to?