Benjamin TRAIL NP.....New purchase

[ezman604]

oh, and as far as not making a difference why a rifle is returned. The difference is a rifle returned for a deffect is not your fault, a rifle returned because you pushed to hard, is.

oh and as far as putting a drop of oil in your compression chamber every 500 shots or so, your right, I would'nt do that either. I put a drop of silicone based oil in the chamber every 2 or 300 shots. Every time you shoot, air temperatures in the compression chamber rise to around 2000 degrees. That kind wear and tear is brutal on the internal walls. The oil protects the chamber walls from all that punishment. Again, follow your owners manual when it comes to careing for your rifle. Theres a reason they write those things.

Just curious, you work for Crosman or as a design engineer for one of the other airgun manufacturers?

[redsoxvw]

Question on the NP with Center Point scopes.  Was the rings already mounted to the scope when opening the package? I'm trying to determine if the gun I  purchased(From Bass Pro) was new and not returned item. There are alot gouges in the metal on the right side of the barrel at the pivot point.  Not sure if this is factory defect or damage from a previous owner.

When mine arrived from pyramid, the rings were attached to the scope already, I had no scratches anywhere on the gun or gouges. I will note, that I had to loosen the scope rings and adjust them to fit the rail, as they were slightly too far apart to line up properly.....Hope that helps ya out HighNoon.............


Ive been doing a boat load of reading lately, And agree with what most of the folks on here are saying........Ezman, you really brought up some good points and I appreciate you taking the time too post some info. And I whole heartily agree with the manual being a basis to start "Minimum" ....

I did however pick up some Benjamin Discovery 14.1gr hollow points at the Bass pro shop yesterday.........Variety is the spice of life right LOL......

[High Noon]

Thanks for the Info Redsoxvw.

[gene_sc]

oh and as far as putting a drop of oil in your compression chamber every 500 shots or so, your right, I wouldn't do that either. I put a drop of silicone based oil in the chamber every 2 or 300 shots. Every time you shoot, air temperatures in the compression chamber rise to around 2000 degrees. That kind wear and tear is brutal on the internal walls. The oil protects the chamber walls from all that punishment. Again, follow your owners manual when it comes to careing for your rifle. Theres a reason they write those things.

Many years ago air gun manufacturers used leather seals. It was appropriate to put a drop of oil every so often to keep the leather soft. Any oil will detonate in the chamber when gun is fired. Thus detonation. With the new poly seals the need for putting a drop of oil in the chamber for keeping seal soft is no longer needed. We do not suggest or promote anyone with a new springer or gas ram to  put oil or any lubricant in there air gun combustion chamber. This will burn the seal and eventually harden and it will no longer be plyable to the chamber.

[crowkilla]

The exterme air temp happens ina fraction of a second in the air chamber. Now you know.

[Rocker1]

Mr. crowkilla how many ags have you had apart ?? On hands experience far exceeds  what you read, EXPERIENCE is the key here. And no i don't know!! David

[SciGuy]

21 grain will eventually ruin your piston(gas leak).

Really don't buy this at all.  Well I guess I'll find out as my Trail NP AW loves the heavy HN Baracudas at 21.14 gr