Degas

[f4milytime]

I have a newb question, How do I let the air out of FDPCP XS60C ?? Without shooting it, I have the hand pump that comes with it, if that is relevant. Thank you

[Busta Cap]

It doesn't come with a degassing tool, but The Flying Dragon's website has a Section under the XS60C's that has good info.  I think you can equalize the pressure and slightly crack the release valve on the pump and allow the air to slowly leak out, but it takes a while when I do that with my B50 using my scuba setup.  I called Mike Melick and he Told Me the fastest way was Just to shoot it until dry, which is the quickest way.  That's what I usually do when working on it.  I love this sweet little shooter!  Have fun!  Check out the site and look at those links-super good info there!  Mike always answers his phone whenever I called and has always been patient with all of my dumb/simple questions.  Happy shooting!

[mikeiniowa]

the easy way is to shoot it down, you can also pull the action from the stock, remove the trigger group, remove the spring adjuster assembly, pull spring and insert a rod and tap the striker manually until exhausted...

[nervoustrigger]

Using the pump like Busta described is my usual way of doing it.

Or if you have access to the valve stem, a variation on the technique Mike described is to take out the spring but leave the hammer.  Then shake the tube like a bottle of salad dressing.  You can just put your thumb over the opening in the back of the air tube to keep the hammer from falling out.  Once you get going, it sounds about like a semi-automatic .22LR operating at the max firing rate!

[Pellgunfun]

Hey guys,

I'm going to De-gas my BAM B50 tonight.  I'll be using the refill adapter and allow it to just bleed out slowly.

When I remove the end cap, is there anything I should be very careful NOT to mess up?  Also when I put the fill cap back on, is there any special prep that needs to be done, do can I just screw it back in and re-fill?

[RayK]

I use the same technique as Busta on my Marauders, but it would not work on my XS 60C.

There is a spring that closes the valve on the XS 60C and that is why cracking the fill valve does not work on this particular gun.

I used both of Mike's suggestions and the suggestion to shoot into a cloth damper (carpet) and they all worked fine.

Since I had it apart, I put the hammer back in, then used a center punch backwards as a rod then tapped the rod to open the valve (like a shot) and the air came out after about 20 to 30 bumps of the hammer.  It actually was not that loud since the barrel was removed.

Later, I assembled the gun and realized that barrel band was backwards (direction matters as the stock mount screw is slightly rearward of center), so I shot it down with the barrel wrapped in a moving blanket and that worked great and was plenty quiet.

Ray

[Busta Cap]

RayK.  Just curious why you don't use your degassing tool on the marauder?